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First Southern Baptist Church to host apologetics course

First Southern Baptist Church will host a 10-week study, “Christian Apologetics: Tell Your Story,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays starting March 31 in the Fellowship Hall, 1715 West Second Ave. ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Cosmic mouthful: Tasters savor fine wine that orbited Earth

BORDEAUX, France – It tastes like rose petals. It smells like a campfire. It glistens with a burnt-orange hue. What is it? A 5,000-euro bottle of Petrus Pomerol wine that spent a year in spa...

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Summit Church to host Holy Week services

Summit Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will host Holy Week services from Saturday to April 4. Palm Sunday: 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. Palm branches will be available in a ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Underappreciated cacao shines in Dark Chocolate Tahini Cups

Oded Brenner is a modern-day Willy Wonka. In the 1990s, he co-created an international chocolate empire, Max Brenner Chocolate, that includes a 7,000-square-foot emporium on Broadway in New ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Fried tortillas piled high with spicy roasted squash make for a crunchy, fun dinner

Something special happens when you fry tortillas, one at a time, in a pot filled with oil. As Gabrielle Hamilton wrote in one of the most memorable similes of her 2011 memoir, “Blood, Bones ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Healthy Equity course to focus on LGBTQ+ issues

A six-week online Health Equity course focused on LGBTQ+ issues will take place from March 31 to May 19. This learning experience approaches the issue of LGBTQ+ health from multip...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

GOCO awards $86,200 grant to La Plata Open Space Conservancy

Great Outdoors Colorado awarded an $86,200 grant to La Plata Open Space Conservancy to launch a conservation, stewardship and community engagement initiative. This project will i...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Colorado State Forest Service offers tree pruning tips

Colorado State Forest Service says late winter or early spring is the best time to prune most trees. Trees are still dormant at this time of year and, unlike in early winter, wou...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Meet Analiese Gregory, a chef who fishes, forages and hunts

NEW YORK – Analiese Gregory is a chef who knows first-hand where her ingredients come from. Usually, it’s her hand. Living on the wild and biodiverse Australian island of Tasmania...

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Faith leaders get COVID-19 shot to curb vaccine reluctance

WASHINGTON – More than two dozen clergy members from the capital region rolled up their sleeves inside the Washington National Cathedral and got vaccinated against the coronavirus earlier th...

DATE: Mar 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

CSU Extension to offer produce safety training

Colorado State University Extension, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the Colorado Department of Agriculture will host an online-only Produc...

DATE: Mar 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. seeks more time to rewrite Mexican gray wolf management rules

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. wildlife officials are asking a federal judge for more time to rewrite rules that guide management of North America’s rarest subspecies of gray wolf, saying they will miss...

DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life