Sign up for 5280's weekly e-newsletters. Want the latest restaurant scoop? The latest happenings around town? Access to exclusive events and deals just for 5280 readers? This Saturday, the Democratic Convention in Denver will be 100 days away. How big an affair will it be? Reading this DNCC press release today, it’s hard not to start getting excited:
- Nearly 200,000 square feet of media space has been allocated. Initial plans are complete for the media pavilions located outside the Pepsi Center that will provide workspace for many of the nearly 15,000 members of the media expected to attend the Convention.
- Space has been allocated for more than 100 production trucks, media workspace trailers and broadcast transmission vehicles.
- 17,000 hotel rooms in the Denver metro area are reserved….Meeting space reserved at 100+ hotels and the Colorado Convention Center
Posted at 3:42 pm by Jeralyn Merritt
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Until yesterday, Colorado had one superdelegate slot open. It was going to go to either Mayor John Hickenlooper or former Mayor Federico Pena. Yesterday, Mayor Hickenlooper, who has been neutral in the presidential campaign and intends to remain so, withdrew his name from consideration. Pena is an Obama supporter.
The Mayor’s explanation makes sense:
[He] said he is already credentialed for the convention Aug. 25-28 and that he would have plenty to do as the mayor of the host city. …I’ve been focused on other things,” he said. He also pointed out that he didn’t seek out the at-large position but was instead nominated for it.
Mayor Hickenlooper’s neutrality is important while the nomination process is ongoing. It’s not going to come down to a fight on the floor of the convention, so his vote wouldn’t make or break either candidate. This way, he keeps the good will of all of Denver’s citizens, regardless of whom they have supported in the campaign.
Posted at 10:41 am by Jeralyn Merritt
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I’ve used Denver’s light rail many times…on weekends. Yesterday, I thought I’d test the weekday rail commute from Littleton to the office downtown. Maybe it’s the inreasing pain at the pump, or an effort to pollute less, but it’s crossed my mind frequently and I was going to check it out. No big deal. Right?
8:21: I arrived at the RTD Littleton Downtown Station thinking I’d park and and be on the train in 5 minutes. I trolled the lot a few times, crossing paths with other drivers seeking an available spot as if we were playing a game of musical chairs, but was unable to find a spot. I noticed a sign directing me to an overflow lot not far away. Okay, I could walk a few blocks.
8:28: I drove the maze of one-way streets in Old Town Littleton imagining an oasis of asphalt with maybe a car or two scattered across an abundance of available parking. After all, this is an overflow lot, a place to go if the main lot is full.
8:32: I pulled up to the entrance of the Overflow Parking Lot and was greeted by a sea of parked cars. No way. I cruised the lanes in disbelief. After a few minutes of circling I stopped to consider my next move when I noticed lines of cars parked street side. Maybe I could browse the neighborhood and get lucky. Minutes passed, several streets explored and all I found were signs labeled “No Parking” or “2 Hour Limit”. I kept going. » Continue reading this entry…
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With light sweet crude closing at $125.80 on Tuesday – just a half a buck off its all-time high set the previous day, Washington D.C. is full of calls to do something about the skyrocketing cost of energy, or at least appear to be doing something.
Hillary Clinton and John McCain have proposed suspending the gas tax over the peak summer driving season (a concept we never really understood, since it seems like people drive plenty in the winter, too, and need oil to heat their houses).
Another interesting proposal is a bit further along. The Senate today passed, by an astounding 97-1 margin, a bill to direct the Bush administration to stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until oil prices drop below $75 a barrel. And both the genesis of the idea and its lonely opposition outside the White House hail from Colorado.
The plan originated with Aspen-based oil consultant Philip K. Verleger, who was director of the Office of Domestic Energy Policy under President Carter. The lone Senator to vote against the plan? None other than Wayne Allard.
Some backstory: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is an artifact of the Arab oil embargo of 1973-74, which helped to usher in that era’s stagflation — a sputtering economy hamstrung by persistent inflation. Congress created it to insulate the country from the effects of future oil supply disruptions. “It’s like the fire extinguisher in case of emergency,” said White House press secretary Dana Perino, defending the administration’s plan to fill the SPR to brimming.
It has a capacity of 727 million barrels of oil, but until President Bush, in a 2001 directive, ordered it filled, it had never held more than 592 million barrels. And, despite Perino’s metaphor, the Reserve has been accessed several times, including a non-emergency sale in 1996 (curiously, an election year), under President Clinton, to stimulate the economy. There’s even an obscure provision in a 1975 treaty with Israel that requires the U.S. to sell oil to Israel for five years in emergency situations.
And, 700 million barrels sounds like a lot, but the U.S. currently uses about 21 million barrels of oil a day, 12 million of which is imported. So, even at capacity, a fully stocked reserve could offset about two months’ of disruption to imported supplies.
Stranger yet, according to its web site, the Reserve currently sits at 702 million barrels, meaning that the Senate vote will divert a maximum of 25 million barrels – a little over a day’s supply.
Stranger even than that, the Bush administration has been stockpiling oil in the Reserve at the rate of about 70,000 barrels a day, or .3 percent of national demand. So with crude at $125.80 a barrel, releasing that oil into the market would decrease oil prices by a whopping $0.38 a barrel.
So why the patriotic rush to stop hoarding oil? Verleger testified to Congress in December that the runup in oil prices was partly due to the decision to keep stockpiling oil, particularly sweet crude. Based on a detailed analysis, Verleger suggests that if we stopped adding to the Reserve, oil might fall back as far as $60 a barrel (it went past $100/bbl not long after his appearance); he also says that the SPR could sell some light sweet crude and replace it with cheaper, lower-grade sour crude, which is higher in sulfur (the Reserve has both types of oil).
In a statement, Allard said that the Senate vote was “a missed opportunity to lower gas prices for American consumers,” referring to a failed vote on a separate bill to increase domestic energy production of oil, natural gas and oil shale. That doesn’t directly address why he voted no on the Verleger plan, but hey, who needs coherency in our elected representatives?
Anyway, who’s right? Will the plan push the price of crude back down like Verleger claims? Or, like the gas tax suspension that Verleger and 300+ other economists oppose, will the discount just get soaked up by ever-growing demand? With today’s volatile energy prices, it might be tough to tell even if the plan does come to pass. But that will be a while, anyway. The bill has passed both the Senate and House by easily veto-proof margins, but the two versions must be reconciled before they can be sent on to the President, who then has to veto it before it comes up for a second vote to override the veto.
Of course, by that point, the reserve will be that much closer to full, and this fall’s pivotal elections will be upon us. Which, of course, might be the reason that the plan is so popular to begin with. As for Allard, he doesn’t much care about that; he’s just one of five active senators (all Republican) not seeking re-election this fall.
Posted at 6:28 am by Joe Lindsey
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It’s like a somnambulent civics version of the Letterman skit “Know Your Current Events,” only with real consequences:
According to an official press release, “Gov. Bill Ritter today appointed three new judges to the Colorado Court of Appeals…” Zzzzz. But there’s good reason to pay attention to this particular announcement — one of the judges nominated to the post, which is one step below the Colorado Supreme Court, is Richard Gabriel.
You wouldn’t know from the press release, which simply identified him as a partner at Holme, Roberts and Owen with experience in intellectual property law, but Gabriel is/was one of the top legal eagles for the Recording Industry Association of America, which has sued over 200,000 Americans for illegally sharing digital music files. He was the lead prosecutor for RIAA in the only file-sharing case ever to head to trial – last fall’s Jammie Thomas case, where the 30-year-old Minnesota woman was fined $222,000 for illegally downloading 1,700 songs (the fine is on appeal).
And as of July 1, he’ll be one of three new judges on the Colorado Court of Appeals.
The reaction, naturally, is varied. Brian Toder, the lawyer who represented Thomas, told Wired that, when contacted by state officials checking on Gabriel’s bona fides, “I gave him a favorable rating.”
Others aren’t quite so sanguine: Andrew Norton of the Pirate Party of America (Arr! No, not that kind of pirate) told Wired that the only place Gabriel belonged in a court was “perhaps as a defendant,” and Ray Beckerman, a prominent lawyer for defendants in copyright/file sharing cases who also writes a blog about file-sharing cases, commented in a separate post on P2PNet that Gabriel has “extreme creativity in inventing legal theories and facts.”
At the same time, it’s worth pointing out that most judges at any level are former lawyers, and the job of a lawyer is merely to advocate his client’s position; he doesn’t have to buy it personally. And, since most file-sharing cases are prosecuted under federal copyright law, not state law, it’s unlikely that Gabriel will ever see a relevant case. In the event he does, he can always recuse himself.
Finally, if you decide you absolutely despise the guy based on his track record, the appointments are provisional for the first two years, after which the voters get to decide whether to retain him, and every eight years after that.
Sure, judges are almost never voted out, but as Boulder’s James Klein is discovering on the McLean-Kirlin adverse possession case, it only takes one ruling that rubs the public the wrong way to put you on the hot seat.
Posted at 6:16 am by Joe Lindsey
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The Democratic National Convention Committee, through DNC Chair Howard Dean, has announced the selection of credentialed blogs for the “50 state blogger corps” for the Democratic Convention. They include one blog from each of the 50 states. To be eligible, the blog must concentrate on the politics of its state. National blogs and video and niche bloggers will be selected at a later date.
Congratulations to Colorado’s Square State Blog for being selected as the credentialed state blog for Colorado.
For the first time, state bloggers will be seated on the convention floor with their state’s delegates. Aaron Silverstein at Square State has this interview with Dean about the credentialing of bloggers.
[Cross-posted at TalkLeft.com]
Posted at 10:20 am by Jeralyn Merritt
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Several Colorado Congressional Districts have selected their delegates to the state convention this weekend. The Colorado Democratic party website has the results.
- Congressional District 1:
Barack Obama 4 plus 1 alternate
Hillary Clinton 2
Presidential Elector Wellington Webb - Congressional District 2:
Barack Obama 4 plus 1 alternate
Hillary Clinton 2
Presidential Elector Terry Phillips - Congressional District 6:
Barack Obama 3 plus 1 alternate
Hillary Clinton 2
Presidential Elector Don Strickland - Congressional District 7
Barack Obama 3 plus 1 alternate
Hillary Clinton 2
Presidential Elector Ann Knollman
On Friday, Congressional Districts 3, 4 and 5 will select their delegates.
After that, it’s off to the State Convention in Colorado Springs where on Saturday the final delegates to the August national convention will be selected. » Continue reading this entry…
Posted at 10:03 am by Jeralyn Merritt
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Colorado Democrats will be selecting delegates to the August national convention this weekend in Colorado Springs. Several of the state’s congressional districts picked their delegates this past weekend. At times, it was less than cordial.
Among the regular, non-superdelegates is Joe Beaver of Lakewood. He sought the position based on his interest in long term health care for the disabled. He did not seek to be a delegate based on candidate preference.
Beaver is confined to a wheelchair because of post-polio syndrome. He contracted polio when he was 6 years old and walked for most of his life with a cane. He said with the aging baby boomer population more and more people are going to need care and they want options other than nursing homes.
With the heightened interest in this year’s Democratic primary, perhaps more non-party insiders like Joe Beaver should consider running for office. The Denver Post reports that 25% of the Colorado legislators are not going to run for re-election next year, mostly because of term limits.
Posted at 6:38 pm by Jeralyn Merritt
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Hundreds of Denver Public School elementary students gathered for the district’s 24th Annual Shakespeare Festival which takes place today at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Pictured above, young performers march down Curtis Street toward the performing arts center. View large image.
Posted at 10:29 am by Jeff Panis
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This week, Congress held a hearing on stem cell research. Friday morning, Rep. Diana DeGette will hold a question and answer session on Colorado Confidential from 11 - 11:30 a.m. According to Rep. DeGette, the problem is this:
“Every time there’s a new discovery in some other type of research, the Bush administration and its allies say it’s a substitute for embryonic stem cell research, so I really want to bring researchers in to talk about how all of this research is complementary and you can’t take one type of research out of the equation.” DeGette said.
After the hearing, DeGette wrote:
Over the past year there have been many important developments in the field of cell-based scientific research. One thing that has become clear is that no one can predict which line of research will produce the next breakthrough. All research is important, and should be supported as long as it adheres to certain ethical guidelines.
I am working to establish an ethical framework for all forms of stem cell research. This hearing highlighted the amazing advancements that have been made through adult stem cell research and the unbelievable potential of breakthroughs that will come from embryonic stem cell research.
Tomorrow’s q and a will include a discussion of the hearing and the issues surrounding ethical stem cell research.
Posted at 3:14 am by Jeralyn Merritt
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We tell you what to do, where to be, and why for each week of the year.
By Kazia Jankowski
SHOP
What: In this month’s “Mom-preneurial Spirit,” we highlighted the creative businesses Denver moms run during naptime. This week, the moms featured in 5280 step out of their homes for a live shopping event.
Why: Forget maneuvering internet shopping carts for Because You See…’s Van Gogh magnets or Knitone’s stylish knitting bags. Here, all the products are ready for purchase.
Bonus: The host of tonight’s shopping event, Love Your Earth Boutique, carries both organic grocery totes and onesies, so save a few shopping dollars to spend in the boutique.
Details: Thu, 6-9 p.m. Love Your Earth Boutique, 4110 Tennyson St. Free. For more information, call 303-455-3366.
MUSIC
What: Two years ago, concert producer Mike Ligon created HomeVibe Presents, giving music lovers a chance to catch singer-songwriters in intimate performance settings. Now, for an anniversary show, HomeVibe brings together seven local folk rock artists.
Why: Gregory Alan Isakov, a veteran of the South by Southwest music festival and Westword’s best singer/songwriter for 2007, headlines the show, but others joining him include Reed Foehl, a former opening act for Patty Griffin and Dave Matthews, and Blue Light, Colorado Music Buzz’s next band to watch.
Bonus: Tonight, Dan Craig releases his new CD Skin Grows Thin. Expect additional partying and merriment.
Details: Fri, 7:30 p.m. The Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave. $10. For more information, call 303-455-2124 or visit www.theorientaltheater.com
THEATER
What: The Denver Project, a thoughtful play about life in the margins by Bronx-based playwrights Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz, draws on the real experiences of Denver’s homeless, government officials, and social workers.
Why: This world premiere defies theatrical convention, combining traditional theater with poetry, politics, and choreography.
Bonus: Saturday’s opening night show ($75) hosts Denver’s Road Home, Mayor Hickenlooper’s project to end homelessness, and the festivities include not only an address from Hickenlooper but also hors d’oeuvres from Dazzle and live music.
Details: Through June 21. Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. (some exceptions apply). Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma St. $25-$32. For more information, call 303-623-0524 or visit www.curioustheatre.org.
LECTURE
What: 2006 dawned sunny on Mt. Everest, but as the season passed it turned into one of the most deadly years on the mountain, resulting in the deaths of eleven climbers. Former Outside magazine editor Nick Heil will reveal the details of that year’s challenges in a reading from his new book Dark Summit.
Why: After the 1996 IMAX movie and Discovery’s 2007 Everest Beyond the Limit, you’ve got to have some good Mt. Everest questions. Here’s a chance to finally ask them.
Bonus: On May 29, author and documentary filmmaker Lincoln Hall, who in 2006 was left for dead on Mt. Everest, will visit the Unity of Boulder Church to discuss his book Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest.
Details: May 14, Wed, 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. Free. For more information, call 303-447-2074 or visit boulderbookstore.booksense.com.
Posted at 10:00 pm by Kazia Jankowski
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Coming Soon: Ink! Coffee to Cherry Creek
Ever since Cherry Creek’s Emogene Patisserie et Cafe closed last fall, we’ve been watching to see what would go into that tony location. Finally, an answer: Aspen-owned Ink! Coffee is taking over the glass-enclosed space. We hear the shop—home to our favorite white coffees and blended chais—will open in July. Once the espresso machines fire up, we’ll be watching to see if Ink! pulls customers from nearby Peet’s Coffee and Java Creek. 2415 E. Second Ave., and three other Denver locations, www.inkcoffee.com —Amanda M. Faison
Dining Escapades: Needlefish, Squid with Sea Urchin, and Grunt
Last week we embarked on a dining adventure—an omakase (chef’s choice) style dinner at Izakaya Den with master chef Mr. Yoshitomi. Toshi and Yasu Kizaki (owners of both Izakaya and Sushi Den) flew Yoshitomi in from Fukuoka, Japan, to prepare this traditional sushi dinner. By our count there were 21 tastes, beginning with a simple rice soup and ending with okra and marinated ginger blossom. In between, we tasted such delicacies as needlefish (a long, folded up piece of fish enhanced by herbs and plum paste), squid topped with sea urchin and a hint of citrus, and tender grunt fish. A real treat came in the form of the gorgeously marbled toro (the highest grade of tuna), which was reportedly the best cut in the entire U.S. market.
In addition to discovering new flavors, we were indoctrinated into old-style Japanese sushi. Yoshitomi requested that the sashimi and sushi (which were served once piece at a time) be eaten within three seconds. This was to preserve the ideal temperature—and flavor—of each bite. We also found, as a whole, traditional sushi to be very subtle: The rice is far less sweet than we were used to, and pieces were served spiced to the chef’s liking (no soy sauce or wasabi for dunking). The final effect: The fish is the one and only star of the show. Though I’m not sure we’ll order squid or needlefish nigiri anytime soon, we came away from the dinner with a greater respect for the art of sushi—and the next time we dine, we’ll carefully ration the soy sauce. 1518 S. Pearl St., 303-777-0691, www.izakayaden.net —AMF
Recipe: Buttermilk Cookies
We’re hopelessly addicted to Seattle-based Molly Wizenberg’s blog Orangette. Each week, we eagerly await her food-related posts—and last week’s entry, Because of the Cookies, had us baking two batches of the buttermilk cookies with lemon zest. This is a recipe that Wizenberg adapted from Gourmet (which was inspired by renowned cookbook author Edna Louis). We further tailored it by subbing orange zest for the lemon in the second batch. In either form, these springy cookies would make a perfect addition to a Mother’s Day brunch, or any special celebration. www.orangette.blogspot.com —AMF
Sustainable Dining: Plant a Garden
Two weeks ago, the New York Times published the provocative Michael Pollan article “Why Bother?”. In five short pages, the author of The Ominvore’s Dilemma encouraged individuals to make green lifestyle changes, including growing some of their own food. We decided that Pollan’s proposal was very doable, even for the beginning gardener, and we called up John Smith at Paulino Gardens for advice. Smith had a handful of simple solutions to get us started. Plant in pots of at least 16 inches (any smaller and the July heat will burn the plant down to the roots). Mix polymer crystals into the soil and add mulch to the top of the pot to help keep the soil moist. Tackle plants of the appropriate size for a pot (cherry tomatoes, chile peppers, eggplant, or herbs). When you go on vacation, get a plant sitter or move your pots into the shade. And finally, when garden shopping, ask for advice to make sure you get the plants best suited to your growing conditions. Bonus: Check out this weekend’s plant sales at the Botanic Gardens and Wildflowers (1201 Madison St., 303-333-4050). —Kazia Jankowski
Event: Tea to Tofu
Think Colorado and natural foods, and Boulder is likely to pop into mind. The city has the metro area’s most varied farmers’ market, and is home to companies such as Celestial Seasonings and Horizon Organic. This Saturday, the Boulder History Museum takes a closer look at the roots of this natural foods phenomenon. Starting at farmers’ market, the Tea to Tofu tour will introduce participants to local farmers, before heading to the museum, where curator Julie Schumaker will explain the relationship between John Kellogg’s sanitarium, the 1970s environmental movement, and Boulder’s natural foods companies. Saturday, 9 a.m.–noon. Boulder Farmers’ Market, 13th and Arapahoe streets. $25. For more information, call 303-449-3463 or visit www.boulderhistorymuseum.org. —KJ
Posted at 10:00 pm by Amanda M. Faison
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Are you a candidate to be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention? If so, you have just been invited to an event featuring DNC Chair Howard Dean.
CDP Chair Pat Waak invites all Candidates for Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention to a mid-day reception with DNC Chair Governor Howard Dean.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret
16th Street Mall at Arapahoe in Downtown Denver (Park at Park Central - Lawrence St. between 15th St. and 16th St. Mall)
Cost: $100.00
Posted at 6:15 am by Jeralyn Merritt
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Olaf, the 22 year old polar bear at the Denver Zoo, was euthanized Saturday after it was determined he was suffering from liver cancer.
Olaf came to the Denver Zoo from Omaha when he was 1 1/2 years old.
He was named after Saint Olaf, the Patron Saint of Norway. During his time at the zoo, Olaf fathered the famous polar bears Klondike and Snow and Ulaq and Berit.
Olaf is the father of Klondike and Snow, Ulaq and Berit.
Posted at 6:14 am by Jeralyn Merritt
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Spotted today at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center:
Posted at 2:29 pm by Daniel Brogan
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Republican presidential candidate john McCain is backpeddling tonight on a remark made today in Denver that would seem to have conceded that the war in Iraq is being fought for oil. Speaking at a town meeting at the Mizel Family Cultural Arts Center, the Arizona senator said:
“And I just want to promise you this: My friends, I will have an energy policy, that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East,” McCain said. “That will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East.”
By the time McCain’s plane landed in Phoenix later in the day, he and his handlers were furiously spinning.
“I was talking about that we had fought the first Gulf War for several reasons,” McCain said, noting primarily that Iraq had invaded its neighbor Kuwait.
“But also we didn’t want them to have control over the oil, and that part of the world is critical to us because of our dependency on foreign oil. And it’s more important than in any other part of the world.”
But he did not mention the first Gulf War during his town hall meeting in Denver. His comments then came in the context of a conversation about the latest Iraq struggle, and how his plans for Iraq differ from that of his Democratic opponents, who want to begin withdrawing troops quickly from Iraq.
Interestingly, neither the Denver Post or the Rocky Mountain News felt McCain’s explosive remark was worth mentioning in their initial coverage of his visit.
Posted at 9:59 pm by Daniel Brogan
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There will be no ballot initiative in November concerning term limits for Colorado judges. The backers of the initiative say it failed to garner enough signatures . As I wrote here, and the Denver Post opined here, term limits for judges are a bad idea.
The proposal was the brainchild of former Senate President John Andrews and his group, Limit the Power. They began collecting signatures in January, but never met the magic number of 76,047 validly registered voters. If you think Andrews and his group will find a message in their failure and retreat, think again. They will now turn their attention to defeating other measures on the ballot.
“Our focus this year will be on curbing the undue power of labor unions, trial lawyers, and the spending lobby here in Colorado,” he said.
I wonder why they don’t turn their attention to what voters want this year — economic relief. Maybe if they gave voters petitions to sign for initiatives that promised more jobs, lower gas and grocery prices and help with keeping their homes out of foreclosure, they’d get some takers.
Posted at 8:59 pm by Jeralyn Merritt
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By Georgia Benjou
Designer Watch: Rogan For Target
Since its inception in early 2006, Target’s GO International designer series has won a huge following. The limited-edition brand series, shaped by designers like Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk, is known for its fashion forward, affordable clothing, and on May 18, GO’s next line hits stores. Showcasing environmentally conscious designer Rogan Gregory, a 2007 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award winner as well as the mastermind behind his own avant-guard, street style brand, the new GO line combines sustainable materials with urban styling. Rogan’s wrap dresses are made of hemp and his zebra and leopard tees use organic cotton. Rogan has even developed a complementary line of swimwear. But the best part of the new line is the price. Rogan’s designs run no more than $45, which means this cool designer has made fashionable, eco-friendly clothing easily accessible. Target, multiple locations, www.target.com/go.
Product Pick: CLK’s Pendants
Denver-based jewelry designer Cathy Law began beading and working with silver in high school. Back then her bracelets and necklaces were just a hobby, but over the years she has finely-tuned her craftsmanship. She now has a six-year-old line, CLK Jewelry, available online or in area stores, which offers a wide array of bohemian to contemporary, silver and semi-precious stone jewelry. Of all her diverse works, though, we particularly love her handmade sterling silver pendants ($48–$68). These gems, with their inspirational inscriptions and clean styling, are the perfect trinket for a loved one (think Mother’s Day) or even a bridesmaid gift. CLK Jewelry, 303-438-0856, www.clkjewelry.com.
Trend: Spring Blossoms
From New York City to Paris, runway shows for this spring’s collection displayed large-scale floral prints. The designs were vibrantly colorful, but at times, they proved overly feminine and bold. For a more subtle look that’s still in keeping with the latest style, turn to Jayson Brundson’s Asian-influenced prints. Brundson, an Australian designer best known for designs that capture cinematic drama and modern elegance, presents a spring line featuring silk and satin pieces with delicate nature designs. Brundson’s dresses, like the cherry blossom silk charmeuse ($650), are simple with a decidedly sophisticated look. Neiman Marcus online, www.neimanmarcus.com.
Posted at 12:47 pm by Georgia Benjou
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Denver medical malpractice attorney Jim Leventhal has been retained by the husband of Leslie Fishbein to investigate whether negligence on the part of the doctor that administered a pain shot to the late furniture company executive contributed to her death.
Denver’s medical examiner today released the results of an autopsy on Mrs. Fishbein, who died two weeks after receiving a shot of bupivacaine for back pain at her doctor’s office.
According to an autopsy report released this morning by Dr. Amy Martin, Denver’s chief medical examiner, Fishbein’s brain was starved for oxygen after her heart stopped in the physician’s office. That ultimately resulted in severe brain damage and death, said the medical examiner.
Martin concluded that Fishbein’s death was an accident.
Levanthal today said: » Continue reading this entry…
Posted at 9:42 pm by Jeralyn Merritt
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Colorado’s freaky spring weather pattern continues as a snow storm envelopes the mountains and the front range. Above, snow blankets Belmar town center. View large image.
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