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Colorado Edition: A Restaurant In Winter

Published December 16, 2020 at 4:12 PM MST
A waitress wearing a mask stands outside black tents set up on the sidewalk in front of businesses and restaurants.
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A waitress takes an order outside the Pourhouse Bar & Grill in Loveland. The state moved Larimer County to Level Red on the COVID-19 restriction dial on Nov. 20, 2020.

Today on Colorado Edition: We explore the impact of recent police reform efforts in the state, and what might be next on the horizon. We hear about how restaurants are trying to stay afloat amid COVID-19 health restrictions this winter, and how one small western Colorado community is finding a way to . And we look at how traditional shopping malls, , may have to find new ways to operate.

Today’s guests include: Denise Maes with ; and , reporter for BizWest. This episode features reporting from »Ê¹ÚÍøַ’s Rae Solomon, and of KVNF.

Colorado Edition is made possible with support from . Thank you!

Colorado Edition is hosted by Erin O'Toole () and Henry Zimmerman. We get production help from Rae Solomon and Adam Rayes. »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· news director Brian Larson is our executive producer. Web was edited by digital editor Jackie Hai.

Our theme music was composed by Colorado musicians Briana Harris and Johnny Burroughs.

Other music in this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions:

  • The Consulate
  • Horizon Liner
  • Villano

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