Ancient Whales Surprise Scientists

Colorado may be a whiskey lover’s paradise, but those looking for an agave spirit have many options with local ties to choose from. To be clear, drinkers won’t find a tequila distillery in Colorado since the liquor must be made in specific parts of Mexico to be called that. Most come from Jalisco, the Mexican state that is home to the town of Tequila.

At the end of the day, all that most people want in a local brewery is solid music, good beer in their glass and a cool environment where they can hang out with friends or even by themselves. “What else could you want?” asked Rob Bessett who will open Milieu Fermentation on May 4 with business partner Andrew Bergeron in the former Ursula Brewery at 2101 Ursula St., in Aurora.

I was a pretty heavy Mac user back in the 2000s. This was largely because my studies suited the platform, but there were other reasons. This was where I learned to master the Unix command line. Eventually, I decided that Ubuntu was a better fit for my computing needs.

For Pia Hollenstein, the long-awaited ruling at the European Court of Human Rights for a case brought against the Swiss government by her group, KlimaSeniorinnen, came at an inconvenient time. At 73, the retired nurse and former Parliamentarian from St. Gallen is an avid climber, and on the day of the verdict, she was planning to hike the Grisons Alps.

Dear Amy: My good friends want to downsize for retirement, but the major repairs needed on their house will prevent them from making enough on the sale to buy their next place. They asked me to brainstorm options, and one idea I had was to convert the basement level into a rentable apartment, so they can use the rental income to complete the repairs on their home over time. We did some quick math and their next step was to talk to their financial planner. Well, they decided to go for it, but in my opinion they are making all the wrong decisions!