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Englewood council looks at in-person versus virtual attendance BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
from the root of a plant in the pepper family, found in the South Pacific islands. Served cold in a small bowl that mimics a coconut shell, kava has a relaxing effect but doesn’t affect your motor skills, Gnieski said. “It acts as a social lubricant, loosens your shoulders, makes you a little more talkative — but it doesn’t impair your judgment,” said Samuel Annes,
While most members of the Englewood City Council expressed a preference for in-person attendance to city meetings during a June 20 discussion, Councilmember Cheryl Wink — who has faced scrutiny for her attendance record through an ongoing recall effort — defended virtual attendance. Councilmember Rita Russell raised the topic during the June 20 city council meeting, sharing her desire for in-person attendance rather than virtual or hybrid, which means the option for virtual or in-person attendance. “COVID-19 is over and we need to get back to in-person meetings. I think all boards and commission meetings need to be in person. I think we need to move forward with that soon,” Russell said. “And I also think that we need to go to in-person city council meetings and no hybrid meetings,” she continued. “The public wants us to be back in person, and I think that we do need to be back in person.” Several other members of council
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That’s Kava serves kava, a drink known for its anxiety-reducing properties, and other nonalcoholic beverages on South Broadway in Englewood. PHOTO BY RACHEL LORENZ
‘Alcohol alternatives’ and community aid That’s Kava is now open on Broadway in Englewood BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Whether it’s shooting pool or bowling with friends, one Colorado business owner noticed it’s hard to
go out in the evening and not end up near folks drinking. “All of our social time is all spent around alcohol,” Ryan Gnieski told Colorado Community Media. “There’s got to be something better than that, you know? We offer that alternative.” Gnieski recently opened That’s Kava, a bar that serves kava and other non-alcoholic beverages, on South Broadway in Englewood. Kava is a tea-like drink made
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