After 36 years of running a program to train household help for the world’s wealthiest, Mary Starkey is ready to downsize in Cap Hill.
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The five newsroom favorites from 2017
Here are the stories from the past year that our reporters enjoyed reporting and writing the most.
Environmental consultant files Ch. 7 following swath of lawsuits
Denver-based SJR Environmental Consulting has been hit with five lawsuits in the past year, two of which are still pending.
Investors look to force energy company into bankruptcy
Shareholders in an oil and gas exploration company whose stock once traded on the open market say it has stiffed them to the tune of $3 million.
Local chef sues N.Y. producers over TV show license
Frank Bonanno is suing producers at film studio Left of Frame that directed the two most recent seasons of his public television program, Chef Driven.
Judge settles on 12-year sentence for $10M accounting fraud
In a sentencing hearing, Judge Christine Arguello lopped off 30 months from her original recommendation for Don Iley’s time in prison.
Golf club claims water authority cut off 600K gallons/day
In its second lawsuit in as many years, a Centennial course claims a regional water authority is fighting dirty and not delivering the sewage it needs to irrigate the fairways.
Korean-Mexican restaurant plans a Broadway opening
Chuey Fu’s, which started as a food truck in 2013, will open its second stationary location at 2950 S. Broadway this fall. It opened its first restaurant on Santa Fe Drive in 2016.
Easterseals gains much-needed space with a renovation, building buy
The days of staffers working out of closets will end as the nonprofit nears completion of a $4 million capital campaign.
Upgrade in the works for old-school printing studio
Letterpress Depot has raised more than $40,000 as part of a three-year, $500,000 push to revamp the Englewood building that houses its 15 letterpress printers.