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• Man shot to death outside Denver restaurant

  April 27, 2013 12:00 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a man was shot to death outside a restaurant in Denver. Police spokesman Sonny Jackson tells The Denver Post a fight broke out inside a Denny's at Santa Fe Drive and Alameda Avenue at about 3 a.m. Saturday and spilled out into the... more »

• Counterfeit $100 bills circulating around Colorado Springs Play Video

  January 18, 2013 8:49 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are alerting restaurants about a group people using counterfeit bills to pay their tab. Early Friday morning, the Rabbit Hole restaurant on N. Tejon was bilked out of more than $200. "They were dressed very nice," owner Joe Campana said. "They played the part and... more »

• Veterans deals galore Play Video

  November 10, 2011 6:31 PM

  Post offices and banks are closed for business on Friday, November 11th, which is Veterans Day, but many other establishments have their doors wide open and are offering some sweet deals for our veterans. Across the nation and in Colorado many restaurants, convenient stores, and retailers are offering either... more »

• Low strength beer battle

  March 8, 2011 11:02 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers say they will hold a hearing to determine why Gov. John Hickenlooper, a former brew pub owner, changed rules on the sale of low-strength beer to make it easier for restaurants and liquor stores to sell those brands. Rep. Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs, and... more »

• Community rallies around family burned by house fire

  January 26, 2011 4:12 PM

  It's been a week and a half since a fire destroyed the Sabino family's home on Chesham Circle which they shared with their relatives the Cordovas. Tom Sabino, 44 and his son Tyler, 10, were severely burned and are still recovering at hospitals in Utah and Denver respectively. Tom's... more »

• Bridge washes out access to restaurant

  June 11, 2010 11:32 AM

  What's worse than rain on your wedding day? Try a swollen creek washing out the only bridge to your dream wedding spot. This week's flooding destroyed the bridge to Boulder's Red Lion Restaurant, forcing couples to scramble to find last minute accommodations for hundreds of guests this weekend. Andrea... more »

• School Network audit highlights extreme spending

  May 6, 2010 1:09 PM

  Fallout continues over a critical financial audit of the Cesar Chavez School Network. For example, in one year the network spent $36,423 eating out at 165 restaurants. According to the report, nearly a third of that was spent by Dr. Lawrence Hernandez the former Chief Executive Officer, his wife... more »

• Two arrests in deadly shooting

  May 5, 2010 12:51 AM

  Colorado Springs Police have arrested two people on First Degree Murder charges in the death of a man outside a local restaurant. 31 year old Colorado Springs resident Cynthia Casado-Balestier and 25 year old Colorado Springs resident Miguel Ortiz Marin were arrested Tuesday. They're accused of killing Esteban Garcia.... more »

• Calmer weather aiding gulf spill cleanup

  May 4, 2010 1:45 PM

  Calmer weather has arrived along the Gulf Coast, where masses of oil continue to lurk offshore. So far, only oil sheens have reached into some coastal waters. The oil's slow progress is allowing crews and volunteers to lay boom in front of shorelines. The calmer wind and waves should... more »

• Good news from the Golden Arches

  May 3, 2010 6:45 PM

  Colorado McDonald's restaurants will hire 1,000 people Tuesday. The fast food chain is accepting applications and conducting interviews at all of its restaurants in the state during a coordinated hiring event from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Both fulltime and part time positions are available. McDonald's employees who work... more »

• Coors vs. Sunset, who makes the best slopper?

  April 13, 2010 8:23 PM

  Two restaurants are facing off this week for the title, best slopper in Pueblo. As we told you Monday, the Travel Channel is featuring the Sunset Inn and Gray's Coors Tavern in an upcoming episode of Food Wars. It's a slopper showdown! In one corner, Coors. "You know the taste,... more »

• Many restaurants serve a slopper

  April 13, 2010 5:51 PM

  The Travel Channel is in Pueblo filming an episode of Food Wars. Their goal is to find out who makes the best slopper, Gray's Coors Tavern or Sunset Inn? But, we wondered how many other restaurants serve the ubiquitous slopper? Here is a list of the 26 restaurants that we... more »

• Slopper showdown: Travel Channel visits Coors

  April 13, 2010 12:32 PM

  Here's what I'm working on today. The Travel Channel will be shooting video at Gray's Coors Tavern today for an upcoming episode of Food Wars . Host Camille Ford is asking people who has the best slopper in town? Coors? Or the the Sunset Inn? Tonight, you'll hear from the... more »

• Health law will make calorie counts hard to ignore

  March 23, 2010 10:43 AM

  Calorie counts will be impossible for many restaurants to hide and harder for consumers to ignore under a provision tucked into the health care overhaul. The new law, expected to get President Barack Obama's signature Tuesday, will require more than 200,000 chain restaurants to put calorie counts on menus, menu... more »

• Super Bowl means business

  February 7, 2010 11:01 PM

  For Colorado restaurants with big-screen TVs, flowing taps, and mounds of buffalo wings, a Super Bowl Sunday is a nice bit of business, but it's a lot better if the home team happens to be in it (Hint, hint, Broncos). For this year's Super Bowl, the saving grace for... more »