Opera Colorado workers cleared to vote on unionization

Workers at Opera Colorado will get to vote whether to form the collective bargaining unit they asked for earlier this year. The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision on Friday, saying that eligible solo singers, chorus members, stage directors, assistant stage directors, stage managers, assistant stage managers, choreographers, solo and ensemble dancers, and performers…

Keeping hops alive: The Colorado farmers giving beer a local taste

Story first appeared in: Colorado’s craft beverage producers are tapping into a best-in-class source of flavor. And it’s coming from the farmer up the road or the next county over, from the Western Slope to the Front Range. A handful of small Colorado farmers grow and supply hops, the pungent flower that lends its punchiness…

5 Colorado restaurants receive Michelin Guide stars for first time

Five Colorado restaurants were awarded Michelin stars on Tuesday, a mark of excellence in the culinary world. In June, Michelin and the Colorado Tourism Office announced that Michelin’s full-time staff of inspectors would anonymously evaluate restaurants in Denver, Boulder, Aspen and Snowmass Village, Vail and Beaver Creek. Colorado is the sixth region in the U.S.…

Workers at one Colorado opera company push to unionize as another is accused of union busting

Joshua Zabatta spent weeks mentally preparing himself to testify about his experiences singing with Opera Colorado before the National Labor Relations Board. The Denver-based tenor had never done anything like this before. “I had a ton of anxiety,” said Zabatta, who has performed with Opera Colorado on and off in chorus and some solo roles…