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On a rainy Friday in late May, Mary Nguyen welcomed about 500 guests to the grand opening of Olive & Finch’s fourth location at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Small bites like vegetarian lumpia and Saigon Sammies (made with plant-based crispy chicken) were passed around. As one of the busiest destinations in the city, the complex is a major milestone for the brand. It also fills a longstanding gap in the area’s dining options. Chef and restaurateur Mary Nguyen always dreamed of opening her own chef-driven, fast-casual spot in Denver, and opened Olive & Finch in 2013. (Provided by Little…

One of Colorado’s largest marijuana companies will soon stop growing its own cannabis. Green Dragon will close its Denver cultivation plant at 830 Wyandot St. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood at the end of the month, according to Cory Azzalino, CEO of Green Dragon’s California-based parent company Eaze. “It’s not economical despite our team’s best effort to improve yields,” he said of running the 92,000-square-foot building. “At the end of the day, the facility costs substantially more to run than to buy product in the market. You’d either have to double yield or have the market price double for it…

Bennet’s support of charter schools is a mistake I appreciated the opportunity to attend the May 27 town hall meeting hosted by Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Jason Crow and to learn of their concern for the growing threat to democracy posed by the Trump White House. Unfortunately, I did not get the chance to ask Sen. Bennet why he is joining forces with the Republican administration in bolstering charter schools. The president’s “big, beautiful bill” includes an estimated $6 billion in cuts for K-12 schools. It will devastate programs serving the most vulnerable students. But one of the few…

By EDDIE PELLS Last month, Scottie Scheffler made mention of a trend in golf design that rubs him wrong — removing trees from courses. This week, the world’s best player and favorite to win the U.S. Open will play a course that did just that, but didn’t become one bit easier the way some layouts do when the trees go away. Under the dark of night three decades ago, the people in charge of Oakmont Country Club started cutting down trees. They didn’t stop until some 15,000 had been removed. The project reimagined one of America’s foremost golf cathedrals and…

The head of Colorado’s state employee union on Monday blasted Gov. Jared Polis’ decision to fulfill a federal immigration subpoena, calling it “morally reprehensible” as labor advocates and elected officials decried authorities’ widening crackdowns. Questions mounted, too, over the legality of the governor’s move to turn over personal information to the agency leading the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, prompting a news conference that drew advocates as well as state lawmakers. Last week, a state official sued Polis to try to stop his office from responding to the subpoena from an arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “We are…

The most valuable thing sitting on the Nuggets bench during the playoffs was the first aid kit. Until that changes, neither will anything on Nikola Jokic’s spring travel itinerary. Another Memorial Day in Sombor. Another June with no parade. Another year closer to the end of the greatest career in Nuggets history. So, to the next Denver general manager, especially if that’s interim Ben Tenzer, we humbly beseech three things. First: Be heartened by the pluck and guile the Nuggets showed against the Thunder three weeks ago. Second: Do not be fooled or charmed by it. Third, and this is…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE CUPERTINO, Calif. — After stumbling out of the starting gate in Big Tech’s pivotal race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, Apple tried to regain its footing Monday during an annual developers conference that focused mostly on incremental advances and cosmetic changes in its technology. The presummer rite, which attracted thousands of developers from nearly 60 countries to Apple’s Silicon Valley headquarters, was more subdued than the feverish anticipation that surrounded the event during the previous two years. Apple highlighted plans for more AI tools designed to simplify people’s lives and make its products even more intuitive while…

Authorities on Monday placed restrictions on popular water activities on Clear Creek west of Golden and into the city, prohibiting belly boats, inner tubes and single chambered rafts — as well as body surfing and swimming — until water levels subside. The temporary restrictions, which were put into effect at noon Monday, extend from the western boundary of unincorporated Jefferson County through the eastern limits of Golden, including Vanover Park. Kayaks, river boards, whitewater canoes and multi-chambered professionally guided rafts are exempt but are encouraged to take extreme caution due to the safety concerns surrounding swift moving water and floating…

By GISELA SOLOMON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed entry. The ban targeting mainly African and Middle Eastern countries kicked in amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement. But it arrived with no immediate signs of the chaos that unfolded at airports across the U.S. during Trump’s first travel ban in 2017. Vincenta Aguilar said she was anxious Monday as she and her husband, both Guatemalan citizens,…

Colorado lawmakers in this year’s session took on a wide variety of environmental issues, from the definition of clean energy to the fate of roaming bison. Legislators had to balance $1.2 billion in needed budget cuts with the necessities of preparing for a drier future — with the prospect of more extreme weather — and sustainably managing the lands, water and wildlife that define the state. Officials from Gov. Jared Polis’ administration cheered the bills passed this session in a news release Friday. Polis said the laws passed by lawmakers will help the state keep moving in the right direction.…