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Denver Christkindlmarket a boon to local retailers

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If retail sales numbers are any indication of the Christmas spirit, then this year you could say shoppers are definitely in the mood.For 23 years, vendors locally and from around the world have called Denver Christkindlmarket home for the holidays.Brother and sister Lindsey and Drew Graham own and operate the Denver-based retail company Switchwood.“We incorporate and use wood in a lot of our accessories, to include bow ties, sunglasses, watches and earrings," Drew Graham said. Denver QB Russell Wilson, singer Ciara welcome baby girl after Broncos win Denver Christkindlmarket accounts for 50% of Graham's annual income. Last Saturday’s sales were a record-breaker.“It was insane. It was our best sales day on record. We have never done better on a singular day," Drew Graham said.Denver Christkindlmarket is expecting over 300,000 visitors this year. That would be a new record high. In the land of online shopping, this is good news for the Grahams. "Our online sales are ...

DougCo deputies arrest 3 in car thefts over 24 hours

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Douglas County Sheriff's Office arrested three suspected car thieves in 24 hours between Sunday and Monday, according to a release.The first arrest came just after midnight Sunday morning when patrol deputies were alerted about a license plate that had ben stolen off a truck two weeks ago.The vehicle was found parked in the lot of an apartment complex near South Inverness Parkway and South Valley Highway. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Denver. These new Colorado laws go into effect in 2024 The two men inside the vehicle were arrested, including the driver, Fredy Luna-Terrazas of Denver, according to the release.Then, just after midnight Monday morning, a patrol deputy responded to a report of a stolen Nissan Pathfinder in the area of Highway 83 and Castle Oaks Drive. The vehicle was pulled over and the driver identified herself as Melissa Parada of Aurora. According to DCSO, she did not have a valid driver's license at the time and was arrested for inv...

World-renowed chef opens new Mediterranean restaurant in South Beach

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

Chef José Andrés is on top of the food cooking world.He’s a four Michelin star chef and was voted one of Time Magazine’s “100 most influential people.”Now, he’s bringing the spirit of the Mediterranean to SoFlo.See how South Beach’s Zaytinya will win you over.Storytelling through food is key for world-renowned chef José Andrés.And that’s what he plans to do at Zaytinya.José Andrés: “Can we do a meal where we share love dishes, where the food flows freely, where everyone is welcome? That’s the philosophy, friends, family, sharing, celebrating the Mediterranean which is a very small sea but at the same time is such a big sea.”He’s also big on feeding communities and believes in the saying “All big things come from small beginnings.”José Andrés: “In Greece and Turkey, Lebanon, they have what they call mezze, small dishes, tapas, small dishes.”So that’s what you’ll find inside this mezz...

Upcoming holiday movies to make you laugh and cry

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

It’s not just the holiday season, it’s movie season, baby. The year may almost be over, but there are still lots of movies coming to the big screen soon and we’ve got a look at some star-studded events celebrating the two movies coming soon to a theater near you.The Mallard family may be taking flight in the animated film “Migration.”But the film’s voice cast was perched and posing as they hit the red carpet for special screening in LA.Elizabeth Banks and Kumail Nanjiani play parents but he’s overprotective, while she longs for adventure.It’s a story both stars really connected with.Kumail Nanjiani: “A dad trying to decide whether it’s time to let the kids go off and have their own adventure or is it better to keep them definitely safe?”Elizabeth Banks: “What do we pass on to our kids? What are we telling our kids about the world around them? That they should be afraid of it or that they should embrace it?”...

Las Vegas is in trouble in Netflix’s action-comedy series ‘Obliterated’

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

Las Vegas is in big trouble in a new Netflix action-comedy series. Good thing a special forces team is there to help.But their highly specialized skilled aren’t much after a hard night of partying.“Obliterated” will make your crazy Vegas stories sound like child’s play.The sweet taste of victory is even sweeter when it means saving an American city from terrorism.And, in the new Netflix series “Obliterated,” which is aptly titled…Shelley Hennig: “No one got hurt.”An elite special forces team thwart a deadly threat to Las Vegas. They celebrate with booze, drugs, and sex.Shelley Hennig: “I just kept thinking, how am I going to explain this to my family.”Unfortunately, the party vibes are killed, once they discover, oh, that the bomb they thought they deactivated, was fake and the real one, is about to blow.Shelley Hennig: “I was really stressed because Ava is really stressed.”The other problem, yeah, there’s...

Special counsel goes directly to Supreme Court to resolve whether Trump has immunity from prosecution

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

(CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to decide whether Donald Trump has any immunity from criminal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed while in office – the first time that the high court will weigh in on the historic prosecution of the former president.The extraordinary request is an attempt by Smith to keep the election subversion trial – currently scheduled for early March – on track. Smith is asking the Supreme Court to take the rare step of skipping a federal appeals court and quickly decide a fundamental issue of the case against Trump.Smith’s team has asked the court to review District Judge’s Tanya Chutkan ruling that as a former president, Trump is not immune from the election subversion prosecution case brought in Washington, DC. Lawyers for the former president have argued that Trump’s alleged actions over the 2020 election results were part of his official duties at the time and therefore he is protected by...

Beacon Hill beaming

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

The tree outside the State House was sparkling last night as the lights were turned on for all to see.Boston, MA – November 11, 2023 People take pictures during a ceremony to light the State House Christmas tree. (Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Will Taylor Swift be in Boston for the Patriots-Chiefs game?

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

Nearly seven months after Taylor Swift hit Gillette Stadium for her Eras Tour, the singer may be on her way back.With Swift’s boyfriend NFL tight end Travis Kelce set to play in the Patriots-Chiefs game on Sunday, many have speculated whether the pop star may be in attendance.Swift is currently on a break in her record-breaking Eras tour. The singer most recently performed in Brazil in late November and is set to resume next in February in Tokyo.Though Swift hasn’t made her Sunday plans known, an appearance wouldn’t be too surprising. The Grammy winner was most recently reportedly at the Chiefs-Bills game sitting with Kelce’s mom in Missouri on Sunday.Swift even has a house close by on the Rhode Island beachfront. The 33-year-old singer bought the Colonial-style mansion, called High Watch, on five acres in Watch Hill for nearly $18 million in 2013. The site has since become notable for her yearly Fourth of July parties attended by many celebrities.Swift wrote...

Brain sample from Maine gunman to be examined by BU for injury related to Army Reserves

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine — A tissue sample from the brain of a gunman who killed 18 people and injured 13 others in Maine has been sent to a lab in Massachusetts to be examined for signs of injury or trauma related to his service in the Army Reserves, officials said Monday.The state’s chief medical examiner wants to know if a brain injury stemming from 40-year-old Robert Card’s military service could have contributed to unusual behavior he exhibited leading up to the Oct. 25 shootings at a bowling alley and at a bar in Lewiston .A spokesperson for the medical examiner’s office characterized the extra step as a matter of thoroughness “due to the combined history of military experience and actions.”“In an event such as this, people are left with more questions than answers. It is our belief that if we can conduct testing (in-house or outsourced) that may shed light on some of those answers, we have a responsibility to do that,” Lindsey Chasteen, office administrator, wrote in an email.The gunm...

Firefighters search for anyone trapped after corner of Bronx apartment building collapses

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:20:30 GMT

By JOSEPH B. FREDERICK, JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters scoured a mound of rubble to ensure no one was trapped Monday evening after a corner of a seven-story Bronx apartment building collapsed, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves and a convenience store partly buried under bricks and wood.There were no reports of injuries as of early evening and the proprietor of the ground floor shop said the people inside got out safely, city officials said. But firefighters used buckets, power tools and heavy equipment to pick through the debris, while officials kept a watchful eye on the portions of the building that remained standing.“Our main objective is to get to the bottom of that pile,” Fire Department Chief of Department John Hodgens said at a news conference. “We’ll be here until it’s down to the street level, just to make sure if there are any victims under there, hopefully we can get to...