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Portable campfire startup walks away from “Shark Tank” deal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

Three weeks ago, millions of television viewers watched Denver’s Joshua Thurmond reach a deal with investor Lori Greiner on the hit show “Shark Tank.”On Monday, however, the founder of the portable campfire company LavaBox told BusinessDen he’d decided that day — nearly a year after the episode was filmed — not to sign the deal.“I did want it to work out, but it’s difficult to give up 12.5 percent of your company that you built … we’re not in dire straits on cash so it was really about her leadership and mentorship,” said Thurmond, 47.LavaBox was born three years ago when, joking with friends on a rafting trip during peak forest fire season, Thurmond got the idea to create a portable, safe campfire. He went home, and within a week created seven versions using a military-style ammo box. He made a website, launched LavaBox and sold 40 within two weeks. “It was kind of crazy proofing, like this is gonna work, this thing has legs,” Thurmond said. The company now offers three...

Two Boulder homes list above $6 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

When Spyder Active Sports founder David Jacobs decided to sell his 8,700-square-foot Boulder mansion in 2015, he listed it for $7.25 million. Five months later, he pulled it off the market.He tried again in 2016 for $7.15 but removed the listing three months later.Jacobs and his wife, Jean Conway, listed the four-bedroom, six-bath home on Lee Hill Drive again in February with a $15 million price tag.If the Lee Hill Drive home sells for $15 million, it will shatter a record set in January when the $13 million sale of a Boulder estate became the county’s most expensive.Hoeffler plans to market the mansion in publications like Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.Jacobs, who built the home after selling Spyder to a New York-based private equity firm for $100 million, said he had two requirements for architect John Mink.He wanted a primary suite on the main floor and to look at his race cars while eating dinner.“I wanted to be able to turn on the lights and see the cars in the sh...

New Denver weed lounge aims to reinvent nightlife with tableside bong service

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

When Denverite Arend Richard looks at the local and national landscape for cannabis lounges, he sees a homogenous smattering of spaces designed for men. That’s why when Richard opens his own hospitality establishment this fall, the aesthetic and amenities will be specifically curated to attract women and gay individuals, as well as the canna-curious looking for a comfortable environment where they can try some of Colorado’s locally grown herb.Cirrus Social Club, opening at 3200 E. Colfax Ave., combines Richard’s experiences teaching people to smoke weed on YouTube under the moniker The Gay Stoner and working in high-end restaurants. And the way he describes it, the 420-friendly lounge is posed to be unlike anything else in Denver with lavish decor, custom furniture and florals, and a pink Steinway & Sons player piano to help set the ambiance.Arend Richard is founder of Cirrus Social Club, a lavish new weed smoking lounge coming to Denver in fall 2023. (Provided by Coryn Ne...

Your complete guide to Denver-area farmers markets in 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

Spring has sprung, which means we can start shopping at local farmers markets again.“There are so many new things going on at the market this year, and we are excited about welcoming some new-to-farming, and new-to-us producers,” said Boulder County Farmers Market (BCFM) executive director Mackenzie Sehlke.Some highlights, she said, include handmade cheeses by Colorado Farm House Cheese; Black Cat Farms launching a stand in the Longmont market; unique hard ciders by Haykin Family Cider; and grass-fed beef by Grama Grass and Livestock, which utilizes public lands in Boulder to feed the cows (helping both the animals and the land).The BCFM Saturday Boulder and Longmont operations started on April 1, the first of the farmers markets to open for the year. The rest start launching in May and usually go until September or October.Just as the BCFM has seen growth, so too has City Park Farmers Market (CPFM), which opens May 13.“We’ve always been a growers-focused mar...

Santa Monica pays $122M to victims of city employee accused of sexually assaulting children

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

The city of Santa Monica will pay out an additional $122 million to 124 victims who alleged they were sexually assaulted by a city employee when they were children.The employee, Eric Wess Uller, 50, served as a volunteer at the Santa Monica’s Police Activities League program between the late '80s and possibly through 2010, officials said.Over 200 people have since come forward with allegations against Uller.“These were young underserved kids in the Pico neighborhood in Santa Monica,” said Brian Claypool, the attorney representing the victims. “Most of these kids were immigrants.”The Tuesday settlement announcement now brings the total settlement payout to nearly $230 million to 229 alleged victims over the past three years.“In 1989, the city of Santa Monica created a public safety risk for these kids when they hired a guy named Eric Uller who was an IT director at the city,” said Claypool.Uller was reportedly a standout employee who worked closely with the police department. He was ...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

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Schiff leads Porter, Lee in cash race for Senate bid to succeed Feinstein

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

The race to succeed Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate is heating up, with Rep. Adam Schiff building a significant fundraising lead over top Democrats, adding to a favorable recent poll to claim status as the early frontrunner a year before voters cast their March primary ballots.Fundraising reports published April 15 show Schiff, of Burbank, reported $6.5 million in contributions for the first quarter of 2023, outpacing Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine, who raised $4.5 million — even though on Jan. 10 she became the first Democrat to announce a run for Feinstein’s seat, about two weeks ahead of Schiff. Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, who announced her candidacy Feb. 21, reported $1.1 million in contributions.“He’s clearly the early frontrunner,” University of California-San Diego political science professor Thad Kousser said of Schiff. “But it’s really early in a campaign that’s going to stretch into November 2024. We’ve got 16 months ...

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals family history behind his antisemitism stance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

By Chandelis Duster | CNNFormer California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday spoke out against antisemitism and hate, pointing to his family history in the hope it would stand as an example for others.“My father was, and so many other millions of men were, sucked into a hate system through lies and deceit. And so, we have seen where that leads,” Schwarzenegger told CNN’s Dana Bash in an exclusive interview, after earlier telling her at a forum at the University of Southern California that he had been “born with a father that was a Nazi.”“I’ve seen it firsthand how broken this man’s — this man were,” he continued. “The kinds of atrocities that happened. How many millions of people had to die and then they ended up losers … in the Confederacy, losers, as they all have, this just doesn’t work. I mean, let’s just go and get along. And love is more powerful than hate.”The actor, who was born i...

49ers draft preview: Five predictions that could go right or wrong

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

SANTA CLARA – The 49ers don’t do boring drafts.Something will surprise you the next three days, even if they’re not “on the clock” until No. 99 overall Friday night.Predicting what they’ll spring on us is an exercise based on educated guesses, historical trends, insider knowledge, and, if you’re into conspiracy theories, Reddit-room sleuthing.We already know how “kind of painful” it was for general manager John Lynch to sit out last year’s first round. He recalled Monday that “it’s a lot of sitting and waiting and seeing names go off that you really like.”Last year’s boredom was overcome by Day 1 trade drama. Deebo Samuel’s trade request went unfulfilled, while fellow wide receivers A.J. Brown and Marquise Brown were moved from their respective teams. Three months later, Samuel signed a contract extension.San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch smiles while speaking to the media ahead of the NFL Draft at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, April 22, ...