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Tess on the Town: Denver festival features some of city’s top restaurants

It’s getting close to one of my favorite times of the year. Here’s a hint: It involves many courses of fabulous food, saves you a bundle and is inspired by the altitude of a particular Colorado city. You got it, Denver Restaurant ...

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Goe On: At least Grammy show orchestrators aren’t trotting out Madonna

This Sunday, Feb. 12, The Recording Academy will hand out a bunch of meaningless awards, some going to artists who have no business receiving them (I’m looking at you Bruno Mars). Yes. It’s “Music’s Biggest ...

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Entertainment Briefs, Feb. 10-16

Note to Self offers singing valentines The six-member a cappella group Note to Self is offering singing valentines to be delivered on Valentine’s Day. For $25, Note to Self will deliver two songs of your choice, a flower and ...

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Music Scene, Feb. 10-16

Four longtime friends, raised in the laid-back California lifestyle of surfing, skating, partying and playing music, are having a party this winter for a few of their friends, according to theexpend ables.net. The Expendables annual Winter ...

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Quick Picks: Feb. 10-16

Saturday, Feb. 11 She’ll/he’ll love it Jewelry makes a lovely Valentine’s Day gift, and with the love-filled holiday approaching, visit two area jewelry shows and sales to select the perfect item (or items!) for your ...

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Lines West: Feb. 10, 2012

Song of the Lily Pad Lovers Oh, froggie of my heart, the fast approach Of Valentine’s has put my ear in tune; I catch amorous notes within your croaks And dream of singing underneath the moon. No tadpoles slumber underneath the ...

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Obama backs down on birth control requirements for religious employers

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared Friday he’s found a solution to a birth-control uproar that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free contraception, as he rushed to defuse an ...

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State lawmakers to debate college tuition rates for illegal immigrants

DENVER — A long-debated proposal about college tuition for illegal immigrants was expected for debate in the Colorado Senate today. But the real test awaits across the hall in the Republican-led House. This year’s immigrant ...

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Red Cliff declares state of emergency over frozen water main

VAIL — The town of Red Cliff has declared a state of emergency after a frozen water main shut down water to residents and businesses. Red Cliff Mayor Ramon Montoya is hoping the emergency declaration will qualify for state funding to ...

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Five escape fire after passers-by warn them

COLORADO SPRINGS — A father, his wife and three children are safe after two people driving by noticed a house on fire and got them out of the house. Colorado Springs police said Thursday two people in a vehicle noticed smoke, turned ...

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