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A meat cute story: How Kelly Kawachi became head butcher of Blackbelly Market and won a Michelin award

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

The first time Kelly Kawachi tried to carry a cow’s leg from the delivery to the cold room at Blackbelly Market, she realized she’d miscalculated. The leg was heavier than she anticipated, and with every step, Kawachi felt like she was sinking lower and lower into the ground.“Over the years, I definitely realized I needed to up my arm strength because I wanted to be helpful,” said Kawachi, who started at Blackbelly in 2016 and is now head butcher.Then, there’s the fact that she is a woman in a world dominated by men. Customers often assume she’s a male when they ask for the manager, said Ethan Perry, who works for Kawachi as her lead butcher at the Boulder restaurant. “You don’t meet a lot of female butchers.”BOULDER, CO – SEPTEMBER 27: Butchers Andy Becker, left, and Kelly Kawachi take a 120 lbs half-carcass of a hog out of the cooler to prepare and cut the meat at Blackbelly on September 27, 2023 in Boulder, Colorado. Kawachi, the head butcher at the ...

Denver’s newest brewpub will offer 18 taps — and real-world lessons

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

Bernardo Alatorre wants to make one thing clear at the outset: The first and only goal of the soon-to-open Degree Brewpub, at Metropolitan State University of Denver, is to provide the best hands-on education possible for students in the school’s Brewery Operations Program.“This is not made for anything but that,” said Alatorre, who directs the program at the university, which is located inside the School of Hospitality building on the Auraria campus.Even so, Degree Brewpub (a working name) is going to provide a unique experience not just for students, but also for people who love Colorado’s craft-beer culture.Related: MSU Denver raising $1 million for new brewing labIn late September, MSU Denver unveiled its new $2 million Charlie Papazian Brewing Education Lab inside the School of Hospitality building at 1190 Auraria Parkway. Named in honor of Papazian, who founded both the Great American Beer Festival and the craft-beer industry’s Boulder-based trade association, the facility is ...

This Colorado family wanted a green cremation for their mother. Now they wonder if they really received her ashes.

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

Yong Anderson (right) and her granddaughter. Anderson died in June and her family now wonders if they actually received her ashes. (Courtesy Jesse Elliot)Jesse Elliot knew his mother wanted a green burial after her death.A Buddhist and environmentalist, Yong Anderson, who died in June at 76, requested her ashes be spread on the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu, where she lived for many years.So Elliot turned to the Return to Nature Funeral Home, a Colorado Springs-based facility specializing in natural burial services.He immediately had suspicions. The owners, Jon and Carie Hallford, would never let him stop by the funeral home, Elliot said. When they dropped off his mother’s ashes, the former service member said they felt far too heavy to be his 92-pound mom.Anderson’s death certificate said Return to Nature had used Wilbert Funeral Services for the cremation. But on Friday, after authorities found at least 115 improperly stored bodies at the funeral home’s Penrose locati...

Coloradans report difficulty getting new COVID vaccines as supply remains tight

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

Coloradans are struggling to find the updated COVID-19 vaccine, as the supply remains tight both here and nationwide.Alisa Thomas, of Denver, said it was vital for her family to get the latest shots because her husband has a compromised immune system and their teenage son has a chronic lung disease and had to be hospitalized the last time he got COVID-19.Thomas said she tried nearby Walgreens and CVS locations this weekend, but couldn’t get in. King Soopers had appointments, but isn’t in her family’s insurance network, so she would have had to pay $180 out of pocket for each dose. After two days of searching, she finally found appointments at Safeway for her two children on Monday evening.Their family isn’t the only one struggling to find the shots, Thomas said. On her neighborhood Facebook group, people trade tips about where doses might be available, though often the supply runs out before anyone who sees the tip can act on it, she said.“It’s cr...

Working towards joint understanding in Europe of the benefits of linking policy and novel care options

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

Berlin, 11 October 2023: Further progress has been made this Monday and Tuesday (9-10 October) towards building a comprehensive  EU platform for cancer and public health genomics, as is revealed through the latest conference of Can.Heal, being hosted by Charité in Berlin and organized under the umbrella of CAN.HEAL. The sessions demonstrated that much has been achieved by the consortium and that CAN.HEAL is gaining momentum, writes European Alliance for Personalised Medicine Executive Director Denis Horgan.Leading European figures from medical science, innovative technology developers and EU health policy spent two intensive days plotting the next stages in bringing a new coherence to advanced health care.Under the expert support of the organisers Anke Bergmann, Deputy Director of Department  Hannover Medical School, and  colleague James McCrary, the meeting made clear not only what progress has been made on this ambitious and unique agenda, but also po...

A THIRST for Phonk

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

A THIRST for Phonk: Phonk project THIRST was formed on vacation.“Omer, Aaro, Roy, and I (Craig) started THIRST when we were on a 1-week vacation in Haifa,” they say. “We were taking it easy – we caught waves on the Mediterranean, had a few gin & tonics here and there, some whiskies on ice, some ice-cold beers, and a ton of falafels. It was such a nice change of pace from our normal day-to-days that we asked, ‘why not extend it?’ The trip shortly became a 3-week holiday, and in our second week we asked ourselves another question – ‘how can we all make music together and have fun with it?’ All of our current projects are very production-heavy, and this kind of analytical/technical work is usually best handled in our own time. It takes a long time, and stifles communication in the writing process. It’s not a very fun task in a social setting like that. We wanted to make it easy for ourselves to just write and let loose, ju...

“Delta-8 Drowsiness” The Day After — Can Delta-8 THC Cause a “Weed Hangover”

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

In the cannabis community, there’s still controversy surrounding a phenomenon known as the “weed hangover.” Some cannasseurs believe smoking too much THC-containing weed can have a similar effect to drinking too much booze the day after. Others argue that this supposed “hangover” is more myth than reality.Whatever the truth is, there are enough anecdotal reports that suggest some cannabis users feel undesirable symptoms like excessive fatigue the next day. Since delta-8 is similar to delta-9 THC, many in the hemp community assume this cannabinoid could cause a similar “hangover-like” effect. People new to delta-8 THC should review the latest info on “weed hangovers” to better understand the potential side effects of using this cannabinoid.How Can Delta-8 THC Cause A “Hangover?”“Hangover” is most commonly associated with the after-shocks of alcohol. However, it’s essential to remember this term refers...

Kurtenbach: The Warriors prioritized basketball smarts this offseason. It’s looking like a sharp decision

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors returned to their roots this past offseason.Heading into the 2023-24 campaign, there is a strict “no idiots” policy back in place.Alright, that might be a bit harsh. The more couth way to phrase it is that the Warriors made basketball IQ and innate feel for the game — a priority this summer.We’ll see if it works, but the early returns have been, unsurprisingly, positive.“This feels like a really high-IQ team, and they’re showing that, I think, early on,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.And regardless of the final result in April, May, or June, this was the right move for everyone’s sanity.I think you’ll agree that after a half-decade plus of the most beautiful, cerebral basketball you could imagine, things were trending in the wrong direction in San Francisco. Watching players not rotate on defense and abandon the offense on a whim was becoming unbearable.This Warriors’ core doesn’t have time to ...

Despite new pension law, thousands of retired California teachers are still paying for others’ mistakes

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

For years, the state agency that oversees California’s teacher pensions has clawed money back from nearly 10,000 retirees after discovering school districts — or the agency itself — had been miscalculating their pension packages.A new law signed on Sept. 25 by Gov. Gavin Newsom expands protections for retired teachers, and further shields them from having to repay for those mistakes in the future. But it does nothing for former educators who don’t qualify for relief because the errors in their pensions were discovered before the cut-off point of the bill: January 2023.“We still don’t know what a solution looks like, but we’re very concerned about the issue,” said Jennifer Baker, a legislative advocate for the California Retired Teachers’ Association (CalRTA). “That’s a much more complicated conversation. And though we’re exploring it, there are a lot of legal roadblocks.”Outrage over retired teachers’ overpayment debt was first reported in April, ...

Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion, second largest prize in the lottery’s history

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:54 GMT

By Elizabeth Wolfe | CNNThe Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping estimated $1.73 billion after no big winner was drawn Monday night, marking the second largest prize in the lottery&#’;s history.It is also the first time in Powerball&#’;s history that consecutive jackpot cycles have reached billion-dollar prizes, Powerball announced.If a lucky ticket holder scores the jackpot, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $1.73 billion or a lump sum payment estimated at $756.6 million – both before taxes, Powerball said.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Powerball ticket worth $1.3 million sold in San Francisco California News | Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $1.2 billion for Wednesday’s drawing California News | San Jose Powerball player so close to $800 million, will have to settle for $800K California News | Powerball jackpot swells to $925 million after no winner snagged t...