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Tea experience in Parker is family affair Douglas County School Board chides state rep Brandi Bradley called out teacher over Mona Lisa theory BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
period for the family. The siblings lost their mother a few years ago and Victoria said the months after was about healing and finding purpose. They went back to the fundamentals and spent time understanding tea. By 2022, they felt like they had healed, and were ready to open another store and then began planning.
Members of Douglas County’s school board are raising concerns about state Rep. Brandi Bradley after she turned to social media to criticize her son’s teacher. Bradley alleged on X that the teacher told the class that the Mona Lisa painting, created in 1503, may have been a depiction of its artist, Leonardo da Vinci, as a woman. She claimed the Douglas County School District teacher said that the painter may have been “genderfluid.” Bradley also said in the post that she planned to confront the teacher and called them a “groomer.” The Republican’s post has gone viral with more than 46,000 likes, 2,700 shares and around 2,200 comments. It also caught national news attention, with the Daily Mail, New York Post and Newsweek writing about
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Victoria Lam speaks with guests as she passes out samples of boba. PHOTO BY HALEY LENA BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After months of anticipation and hard work, siblings Victoria and Patrick Lam have opened a second Tea Street location in the metro area, bringing a piece of their Asian heritage with them. The new location, in Parker, is special to the family because it is close to where they grew up.
“It’s a reflection of who we are,” said Victoria. Inspired by their family’s history in the restaurant business and years of studying tea abroad, the Lam siblings opened their first store in 2018 in Denver’s Colorado Boulevard shopping district. The Parker location introduces their authentic taste to a smaller, more closely-knit community. The opening comes after a difficult
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