Good morning, Colorado.
My wife and I haven’t seen some longtime friends in a while so we had them over last night for cocktails and, well, delivery pizza. Look, I can make a fancy drink or a nice meal, I can’t do both.
To celebrate the season, we imbibed with a mezcal cider: smoky mezcal, crisp cider, spiced maple syrup and a hit of lemon. It’s fall in a glass. If you’re looking for your next drink, I would recommend it. (Note: This recipe is a batch cocktail but you can easily cut it down.)
Now, with a less exciting coffee in hand, let’s turn our attention to the news of the day.
BUSINESS
During an antitrust trial to block a Kroger and Albertsons merger, the CEO of the former said: Yes, no and no.
- Yes, his previous statement that he’s never thought about how to raise prices is true.
- No, he wasn’t familiar with a Kroger division that found it could raise prices at stores with little competition without losing shoppers.
- No, he wasn’t familiar with a group of eight City Markets put into a “mountain no comp zone,” where prices were raised.
Tamara Chuang has more from the trial.
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ENVIRONMENT
Chatfield State Park visitors will see nearly 3,000 trees with their bases underwater cut down in the coming months. Why do they have to go? Why has water been rising? Will the park stay open during the work? Michael Booth has answers to these questions and more.
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EQUITY
A study from public health researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus found that crime doesn’t generally decrease after homeless encampment sweeps. The study follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that makes it easier for communities to conduct encampment sweeps. Jennifer Brown has more.
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COLUMNS
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BOOKS
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Explore Booksellers in Aspen recommends:
- “A World Without Work,” by Daniel Susskind, an examination of the impact of AI on work life
- “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” by Azar Nafisi, a story of women in Iran reading banned literature
- “Reading Genesis,” by Marilynne Robinson, on looking at the Bible’s opening book as literature
Read what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Time for more coffee. See you back here tomorrow.
— Danika & the whole staff of The Sun
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