For Native Americans, it can be a different story altogether.
Thanksgiving
What’s Working: Thanksgiving meal inflation is higher in Colorado than U.S.
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Jim Morrissey: A turkey knows a turkey when he sees one
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Inflation and supply-chain issues are squeezing Denver’s Thanksgiving giveaway traditions
By Kevin J. Beaty, Denverite Mary Gallegos nearly gave up on a proper Thanksgiving this year. She’s noticed everything from canned veggies to turkey centerpieces have been costing more, so it seemed like a holiday feast would be out of the question. Then, she saw a post on Facebook that the SouthWest Denver Coalition was […]
There’s something new on the Thanksgiving menu: a Colorado Rapids match. Will fans eat it up?
Like many Americans, Cole Bassett grew up with the time-honored Thanksgiving tradition of sitting down to a big family meal, then moving the celebration in front of the big screen and finishing the day watching pro football on television. But this year, the 20-year-old Littleton native finds himself part of what could be the modest […]
Drew Litton: Giving thanks for a supply chain interruption
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What’d I Miss?: Denver’s mayor as unreliable narrator
Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. < Previous | Start from the beginning | More cartoons from The Colorado Sun
Locavore appetite, smaller gatherings drive record Colorado turkey sales despite coronavirus
At Jodar Farms near Fort Collins, owner Aaron Rice has been cutting turkeys in half. The farm, which is in its 11th season, has seen record demand this year for turkeys, especially for those on the smaller side. Rice raised about the same number of turkeys as he did last year, but didn’t anticipate how […]
Essay: For Colorado transplants, coronavirus has made the distance from our families unbearable
I’ve lived in Colorado, some 1,700 miles away from my family, for more than a decade now. That means I know to hug my mom and dad and sister a little bit longer than a normal goodbye would warrant before I leave them. You never know what may happen. Eight years as a professional journalist […]
Food swaps, a brother who can’t taste and more stories of a coronavirus Thanksgiving in Colorado
Thanksgiving 2020, like so many other mileposts this year, is a heartbreaker. On a holiday defined by togetherness and feasts, the deadly persistence of a pandemic has scaled down this warmest of American traditions to small, sometimes solitary observances on the advice of cold, hard science. Colorado’s timing couldn’t have been worse. We saved our […]