Pueblo City Councilman Ray Aguilera was taken to the hospital Monday after he suffered a health emergency during a city council work session.
Council President Larry Atencio noted he was not given a full notice of what had occurred Monday night in regards to Aguilera s health, but said he was informed Tuesday the council member was home and resting comfortably. I don t know what actually happened, he said. I wish him all the best. We ve been friends since way back in the 1960s, and I m very concerned about his health, as I m sure he would be about mine.
Aguilera represents the Fourth District of Pueblo and has been on council since May 2003, when he was appointed to an unfinished term. He ran for office following that, and has been on council since. Aguilera is also involved or a member of the Pueblo Area Council of Governments, Bessemer Redevelopment Board and the Caring for Colorado Board of Directors.
A long-awaited program that will enable qualifying and approved businesses to operate with fewer COVID-19 restrictions was officially kicked off in Pueblo on Tuesday at 1129 Spirts and Eatery.
The restaurant is one of the initial businesses, alongside Brues Alehouse, to join the county s COVID-19 health restrictions variance program. About 30 businesses are currently in the queue to become certified through the program and raise capacity.
Dubbed the Five Star Variance Program, Commissioner Garrison Ortiz has championed the program and sought state approval for its enactment since at least early December. Implementation was stalled due to the high number of active COVID-19 cases in the state, as well as the indicator level for COVID-19 in Pueblo County that remained at level Red. Others who have been involved in getting the project off the ground included the Latino Chamber of Commerce.
Ways businesses adapt to COVID-19 could benefit them long after pandemic
Natalie Chuck
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PUEBLO â Terrified, is how Dawn Thompson described her reaction when the first COVID-19 lockdown began.
Thompson own Karmic Konnection, a metaphysical supply store in Pueblo.
âI was basically biting my nails just going. OK whatâs gunna happen to us? Where do we go from here?â
Many business owners across the country felt the same confusion, which is why Pueblo launched the Business Economic Recovery Team (BERT). The completely volunteer-based committee helps connect businesses to COVID-19 aid resources and produces content that businesses in Pueblo can post on their social media pages to let customers know they are open.
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Maria Monreal-Cameron and Scott Walker at the August 2016 opening of the Mexico Consulate at 1443 N. Prospect Ave. File photo by Michael Horne.
As she accepted being awarded the 2013 BizTimes Woman Executive of the Year,
Maria Monreal-Cameron delivered a speech that spoke volumes about her passion for the community.
“I was given the unique opportunity to work for, by and with my Hispanic community,” she told the crowd. “Hispanic progress during the past two decades is undeniable and notable. Through our collective hard work, every day we are shaping this city, this state and certainly our counties.”
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