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VOLUME 95 | ISSUE 47
Sharing bread culture Denver bakery’s success fueled by creativity, community focus BY LISA SCHLICHTMAN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Artisanal bread maker Zach Martinucci describes himself as a culinary anthropologist, which in his words, means he loves telling stories about food over food and through food. “Anthropology is the study of humanity,” he said. “We look at our politics or economics or culture as a way of understanding our societies, so why couldn’t we learn something important from food, which is something we make and consume multiple times a day? Couldn’t that tell us something about who we are?” And it’s that focus on the culture surrounding food — and in his case, bread and pastries — that fuels the growth of Rebel Bread, the Denver bakery Martinucci founded in October 2018. Most recently, the company has launched Camp Bread, a newly imagined series of virtual baking classes hosted by Martinucci, which began last month with Sourdough at Home. Brigitte Hulbert, who lives in the Chaffee Park area outside of the Highlands in Denver, participated in one of Rebel Bread’s earlier sourdough baking classes, which served as the catalyst for Camp Bread. “I had always wanted to learn how to do sourdough starter, but it was intimidating,” Hulbert said. “I learned from a friend that Rebel Bread offered a class, and I signed up two days before it started.” The five-day class was offered on weekday nights and over the weekend and fit with Hulbert’s work SEE BREAD, P2
A look at Proposition GG on ballot Measure targeting TABOR referred by Democrats BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
Proposition GG is a ballot measure about ballot measures. It represents Colorado’s latest battleground over the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights as Democrats seek to work around the 1992 constitutional amendment, known as TABOR, and Republicans battle to prevent any changes. The initiative, if passed, would require the state to more prominently display detailed information about how citizen-initiated ballot measures changing the income tax rate would affect Coloradans. Proposition GG was referred to the ballot by Democrats in the Colorado legislature this year through the passage of Senate Bill 222, a measure that Republicans universally opposed Here’s what you need to know about Proposition GG:
Zach Martinucci is an artisanal bread maker who founded Rebel Bread in 2018. Recently, the local bakery launched its Camp Bread, which offers virtual baking classes COURTESY OF EB PIX hosted by Martinucci.
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What it would do When an initiative changing Colorado’s income tax rate makes the statewide ballot, a table outlining how the change would affect people at different income levels is shared in the state ballot information booklet — also known as the blue book — that’s sent to every voter. The table includes the average income tax owed by people at SEE BALLOT, P3
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