Monse and Tim Hines, owners of Monse’s Taste of El Salvador, 2428 W. Colorado Ave., has been joined by Kate Firoved, who owns Carnelian Coffee Co. in the front space of the restaurant.
The coffee shop offers a long list of espresso drinks with some unique pours of house-made syrups. There is a figgy pudding latte with fig and brown sugar syrup, espresso and milk, topped with spices and dried figs. And there is a honey lavender latte with honey and lavender syrup, espresso and milk, topped with lavender sugar. Italian sodas and kombucha are also on the menu. Food options include biscotti, cookies, biscuits, breakfast sandwiches, scones and bagels. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Details: 471-0789, carneliancoffeeco.com.
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June Hamm is an avid painter, and at 90 years old, her first gallery appearance is set in Colorado Springs in early February. Hamm didn’t have the time to actively pursue painting until she was in her 80s. Here she poses for a portrait in her room at The Inn at Garden Plaza.
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Hygge, the Danish and Norwegian tradition of creating and maintaining a sense of comfort and coziness, is an especially useful life philosophy in the age of COVID-19, when weâre spending ample time indoors and are in desperate need of comfort through this period of great mental and physical distress. Sometimes the smallest of things keeps madness at bay.Â
When cultivating a snug and cozy sense of well-being, you might engulf yourself in blankets on the couch inside, as a blanket of snow covers the landscape outside. A warm mug of hot cocoa or herbal tea and, of course, a crackling fire might also be involved. But there are other, often overlooked methods of attaining that sense of comfort, such as utilizing art to decorate the interior of a home.Â
Despite the cold weather and the tightening of restrictions due to the pandemic, First Friday Downtown, along with first Friday art walks in Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs, soldiers
To some, a three-legged stool is merely a place to rest your bones. To Mo Onstad, it’s symbolic when it comes to Parkinson’s disease.
For Onstad, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 48, the three legs represent body, mind and spirit the three facets important to managing and slowing the progression of the disease. He’s the founder of The Unsteady Hand, a nonprofit that seeks to improve quality of life for those living with Parkinson’s through creativity.
“The Unsteady Hand: Three-Legged Stool Fundraiser” will open virtually during First Friday Downtown at Kreuser Gallery and run through January. The show will feature more than 50 works by Colorado artists who were asked to create a piece inspired by a three-legged stool. Go online to abigailkreusergallery.com to view the works.