Finding, purchasing and paying for housing in Colorado continues to be a crisis, according to the nonpartisan nonprofit Common Sense Institute. The organization published in-depth housing studies on Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction on Wednesday.
The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies recently warned state lawmakers that it is unprepared for its assigned job of implementing the state’s new, second-in-the-nation legal “magic mushroom” industry, which voters approved in November. The department — which normally oversees sectors like insurance and banking — is tasked with quickly adopting a regulatory structure under which psychedelic mushrooms can be legally consumed by people 21 and older at licensed facilities.
The parent application for Colorado’s new free preschool program is now open — a major milestone in the march toward the program’s launch next summer. The program, funded in part by a voter-approved nicotine tax, will offer 10 to 15 hours a week of tuitionfree preschool to 4-year-olds statewide, with some eligible for 30 hours a week.
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At least 10 dead birds have been found at Central Park in Trinidad since last week, and samples of the birds have been sent to a northern Colorado lab for testing, Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Manager Bob Holder confirmed Monday.
The widely beloved Trinidaddio Series, hosting late-summer productions including the Trinidaddio Blues Fest and Trinidaddio Americana Fest, will not host either event this year, and may not moving forward, according to the festival series’ organizer. Jerry Campbell, a longtime organizer of the festival series, wrote in a public letter late last month that due to a lack of funding, the 20-year festival will not occur this August.
It was a tough one last week in regional hoops action, with many local basketball teams coming up short of much-needed wins. Two powerhouses are emerging from the ranks, however: the Hoehne Lady Farmers and the Kim/Branson Lady Mustangs.
Trinidad Mayor Phil Rico will issue his annual State of the City address Thursday at Trinidad State College. The annual event generally focuses on recent accomplishments of the city, and an outlook towards its future.
It’s part business incubator, part community hub. The Food Court at The Market Place is multi-purpose, and recently expanded its offerings by opening a bar — which is already setting up through word of mouth.
The City of Walsenburg announced late last week that a Boil Water Advisory issued for parts of Walsenburg last Wednesday has been lifted. Walsenburg city officials said in a social media post Friday, after The Chronicle-News print deadline, that it had lifted the advisory for the areas of 5th Street and north of 5th Street.