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Punk icons Carioca Cafe, Wax Trax Records grapple with Denver over live music, noise, licensing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

Ig Eels used to watch people flock to shows from his band Drink Drank Punk whenever they play Carioca Cafe, the downtown dive bar that has managed to hang on over the past few years despite being surrounded by luxury construction projects.But without a cabaret license, Carioca Cafe, a.k.a. Bar Bar, can’t allow the punk-rock guitar player and singer’s house band to perform, despite Drink Drank Punk having played more than 100 shows there since 2013, Eels said. In fact, the bar has never had a cabaret license, according to the Department of Excise and Licenses, which is required in order to sell alcohol while hosting live performances.For roughly a year, owner John Kennedy has followed city guidance on replacing and fixing fire code and other violations, from a new front door to patching a hole in the wall and adding a new, lighted exit sign. He applied and paid for a $1,250 cabaret license more than six months ago, as well as reaching out to the Denver City Council for su...

Wheat Ridge hopeful for a new retail spark at site of a long-closed Lucky’s Grocery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

More than three years after it closed its doors, Lucky’s Market remains a hulking empty box at a prominent corner in Wheat Ridge that has seen its share of drama and delayed promises over the past decade.“We would love to get it occupied tomorrow,” said Steve Art, economic development manager for Wheat Ridge. “We’ve been close on a couple of users but nothing has come to fruition at this point.”In fact, Art said, the developer of The Corners at Wheat Ridge has spoken with no fewer than 11 grocery companies about taking over the empty 35,000-square-foot Lucky’s space at the southwest corner of West 38th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.“It’s an off-size store,” he said. “It’s too small to be an anchor grocery store (like King Soopers). And it’s too big to be a niche store, like a Trader Joe’s-type store.”Boulder-based Lucky’s opened at The Corners in the summer of 2018 to much fanfare, only ...

To do in Denver this weekend: Molly Brown memories, XicanIndie FilmFest and Care Bears creator

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

Toys and kites, taking flightSunday. Denver’s unpredictable spring weather is great for Arvada’s Kite Festival, which returns for its 18th showing on Sunday. The free event features 70 vendors, professional kite flyers (yes, that’s a thing), a kids zone with inflatables and face painting and, of course, kites for sale. Save money, bring your own! 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Stenger Sports Complex, 11200 W. 58th Ave. Free and all ages. arvadafestivals.comAlso this weekend: Toy-design legend Muriel Juneberry Fahrion will head up Sunday’s Toy & Doll Supershow in Northglenn, having last visited Colorado for Denver Retro Con. Fahrion created the first designs for Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake, and worked on lots of other iconic art and entertainment for Disney, Fischer Price and others.11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, April 16 at the Delta Hotel Convention Center, 10 E. 120th Ave. in Northglenn, just east of I-25. Tickets: $8 for adults, children under 12 ...

Mindstir Media CEO and Wall Street Journal best-selling author J.J. Hebert surpasses 1 million Instagram followers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

J.J. Hebert is the founder and CEO of the award-winning MindStir Media, a publishing company ranked by many outlets as one of the best book publishers in the United States. On top of running MindStir, J.J. is also massively successful as a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author. He shares his experiences as a top author on Forbes, Entrepreneur and his own blog — in addition to his social media.His claim to fame is that he is one of the most followed authors and book publishing professionals in the world. On Instagram alone he recently surpassed 1 million followers. According to mention.com, users with over 1 million Instagram followers represent only 0.18% of total users on Instagram. That amount is surely much smaller when it comes to authors and publishers specifically.“I started posting on Instagram in 2020 during the pandemic,” J.J. stated. “ I had already amassed a following on Twitter and Facebook at that point, but I wanted to open myself up to other platforms a...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

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7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, April 14-16

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

From the S.F. Film Festival and the return of “Blindspotting” to some killer desserts and Iranian art, there is a lot to savor this weekend. So let’s get busy, shall we?As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines. Meanwhile, if you’d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters.1 WATCH: Here comes the S.F. Film FestivalThe annual festival has scores of movies in its lineup, but the one everyone’s talking about centers on a certain Bay Area basketball legend.Lemon Posset is a British dessert made with just whipping cream, sugar and lemons, topped with fresh blueberries or raspberries. (America’s Test Kitchen) 2 MAKE & DEVOUR: Divine dessertsYou’ve worked hard all week (and, heck, even if you haven’t, we’ll let you skate) so you des...

Snoopy is real! Meet Bayley, the cartoon dog’s doppelganger

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

By Dan Heching | CNNCalling all cute pet lovers, i.e., everyone.The Instagram account for a certain Mini Sheepadoodle named Bayley is going viral, thanks to the adorable black-and-white pooch’s astounding and uncanny resemblance to Snoopy, the canine mascot for the Peanuts cartoon troupe.Bayley, who according to the pup’s Instagram page will be two years old next month, sports the same oblong face as Snoopy, along with the exact same color distribution — a white face and muzzle, adorable round black nose and furry, floppy black ears.RELATED: A tad taller than a teacup, puny pup Pearl is now a world record holderThe pooch is also surprisingly photogenic, posing calmly for perfect photos and video throughout the pet-centric social media page.While Snoopy is known to be a beagle, Bayley’s breed of Mini Sheepadoodle — the result of crossing an Old English Sheepdog with a Miniature Poodle — has resulted in a near carbon copy of the drawn animal, in rea...

Court order says abortion drug can remain available but keeps restrictions on mailing pill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

A federal appeals court late Wednesday night froze parts of a Texas judge’s order that would have suspended the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a medication abortion drug.But the court only partially granted the request by the Justice Department and the drug’s manufacturer to put US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling on hold, with the panel effectively making the drug harder to obtain.The appeals court orders a return to the stricter, pre-2016 FDA regime around the drug, which prevents mailing the pill to patients who obtained it through telehealth, or virtual visits with their providers rather than traveling to a clinic or hospital in person to obtain the drug.The restrictions also affect the instructions on the label for the medication, shortening the window of obtaining the pill to seven weeks into pregnancy as opposed to 10. It’s possible however that even with the ruling in effect, some providers could go “off label” and continue to prescribe mifepristone u...

Kurtenbach: The Kings used the Warriors’ blueprint to break their curse, but it’ll take more than emulation to beat Golden State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

You need to know two things about Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé:The first is that he, despite never playing basketball himself, coached his 12-year-old daughter’s Redwood City team to the national championships by utilizing a full-court press the entire game.The second is that he loved being a co-owner of the Warriors before he sold his share of the Dubs to buy the Kings and keep the team in Sacramento.These two things are not unrelated.While the Kings broke ground on Golden 1 Center under Ranadivé’s leadership, the Warriors broke the code of the NBA. (And then they built their own arena in San Francisco.)And while Ranadivé has been smart enough not to go on the record and say, “I’m trying to emulate the Warriors,” his actions have spoken louder than words.Ranadivé’s first move as the Kings’ owner was to hire then-Warriors assistant Michael Malone as head coach. His first free-agent signing was former Warriors forward Carl Landry. Ov...

Borenstein: Three years into pandemic, it’s still unclear who is in charge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:37 GMT

More than three years after the pandemic began, legal confusion remains in California over who’s in charge at the local level during an emergency of issues such as curfews and eviction moratoriums.Uncertainty over authority exacerbated tensions during the early months of the pandemic. Now that almost all restrictions have been lifted, it’s time to use the calm before the next storm, fire, flood, earthquake or pandemic to resolve the thorny issues of jurisdiction.The dispute is not whether Gov. Gavin Newsom had the power to impose emergency orders and make temporary changes to state law. He did. The state’s appellate courts resolved that dispute.Rather, as a recent Bay Area court case showed, the uncertainty is at the local level over whether counties during emergencies can set rules within cities. Or is county jurisdiction limited to unincorporated areas outside municipal boundaries?Lack of clarity has potentially life-altering implications for emergency responses if they are delaye...