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Greg Thompson kept finding himself hitting the ceiling and feeling boxed in professionally, but eventually he punched up and through â finding success and personal fulfillment in massage therapy.
With a Downtown office on North Tejon Street above Odyssey Gastropub, Thompson offers massage treatment under the name Gentle Giant Massage Therapy.Â
âThe name . took time to finally choose,â he said. âUltimately, I love elephants and people call me a giant. Iâm 6-foot-6. The two ideas â or reflections of myself â went together and resulted in the name Gentle Giant Massage Therapy.â
Born and raised on the East Coast, Thompson eventually moved west to find freedom in the Centennial State. But he still felt trapped professionally â until he saw an advertisement that opened new possibilities. Â
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PUEBLO â For college students, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges, especially for those with disabilities.
Rosendo Vasquez is legally blind, but that didn t stop him from graduating IntelliTec College in Pueblo with his certification in massage therapy.
Mayo Davison When I came to America, I decided to get my license because here you have to work under the law and you need a license. I would like to do the best things and be honest with my people, said Vazquez.
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No. 1: COVID-19 pandemic
In Pueblo West 2020 was the year of coronavirus concerns which changed everything about day-to-day life and made new heroes for the community.
Frontline workers like medical staff became heroes in the fight against the virus while grocery store employees saved the community from going hungry. Since March, the community has seen shutdowns, stay-at-home orders, outbreaks and quarantines.
While COVID-19 pushed schools to mostly online classes, forced restaurants and bars to do business via takeout and had many employees working from home, things like online meetings became the new normal. In Pueblo West, one local baker whose livelihood was idled by coronavirus concerns Brenda Huffman, owner of Foodhearts Custom Cakes sewed more than 1,500 face masks deploying them to Parkview nurses and anyone else in need of some extra protection.