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Axios
5 days ago
- Business
- Axios
Colorado restaurant wins James Beard award
Boulder's beloved Frasca Food and Wine took home one of the culinary world's top prizes Monday, a James Beard award for Outstanding Restaurant. Why it matters: The category is among the James Beard Foundation's highest honors, recognizing restaurants that deliver consistent excellence. Driving the news: The upscale Italian eatery, led by restaurateur Bobby Stuckey, triumphed against four other restaurants scattered across the country to earn its third James Beard award at the 35th annual ceremony held in Chicago. The previous two recognized the restaurant's outstanding service and wine program. What he's saying: Stuckey took the stage and shouted: "Our industry is frickin' beautiful." Like other winners, he emphasized the importance of immigrants to the restaurant world amid federal raids. "If you are new to this country and don't speak the language, the hospitality industry is here for you," he said from the podium. The big picture: Two restaurants, four chefs and two bar owners from Colorado were named James Beard finalists. The other finalists from Colorado who didn't win included: Carolyn Nugent and Alen Ramos, Poulette Bakeshop in Parker, for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker McLain Hedges and Mary Allison Wright, Yacht Club in Denver for Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service Josh Niernberg, Bin 707 Foodbar in Grand Junction for Outstanding Chef Alma Fonda Fina in Denver for Best New Restaurant Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton for Best Chef: Mountain region The intrigue: Salvador Alamilla, the chef behind Amano in Caldwell, Idaho, took home the medal for best chef in the mountain region, which includes Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. Zoom in: First nominated in 2016, Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson opened Frasca in 2004. The Boulder restaurant has since collected a variety of national nods, including consecutive Michelin Stars in 2023 and 2024. The Frasca Hospitality Group operates several Colorado restaurants, including Pizzeria Alberico, which sits next door to Frasca, and Tavernetta and Sunday Vinyl in Denver.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
SILVER Advisory issued for 82-year-old Harrisonville man with Alzheimer's
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A SILVER Advisory has been issued by the Harrisonville Police Department for a missing 82-year-old man last seen Friday morning, June 13. Police say that Richard Stuckey was last seen at 2308 Twin Oaks Drive in Harrisonville, Missouri, around 9:45 a.m. Stuckey was recently moved to Harrisonville from his home in Kearney, Missouri and reportedly told others he was going back home. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe activates National Guard, declares State of Emergency However, police say that he hasn't been seen at his previous Kearney home. Stuckey's vehicle, a silver 2011 Ford Edge with Missouri license plates JC0D4R, was last seen on I-49 southbound near Archie, Missouri. Stuckey stands about 5'8″ tall, weighs around 160 pounds and is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He has gray hair, brown eyes and is thought to be wearing a dark plaid shirt and black pants. If you have any information on Stuckey's whereabouts, contact the Harrisonville Police Department at 816-380-8940 or call 911. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Tunnel to Towers gives mortgage-free home to fallen Air Force veteran's family in Fort Walton Beach
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — The family of Air Force Master Sergeant Chrystal Stuckey, who died in 2017 from a service-connected illness, can now live with a roof — not a mortgage — over their head. Mobile firefighters respond to morning blaze; children among those treated Massive bull shark caught outside mouth of Mobile Bay The Tunnel to Towers Foundation provided the family with a mortgage-free home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, in honor of Memorial Day, according to a Tunnel to Towers news release. The home is one of 25 that the foundation will be giving out to Gold Star families nationwide this holiday. MSgt. Stuckey came from a military family and followed her father's footsteps, enlisting in the Air Force in 1998. She served in the Air Force for nearly two decades before her death, the release said. While stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, she met her husband, Deverris. 'We shared the same work ethic, values and morals,' Deverris said of his wife. 'Chrystal was the best wife, mother and friend any man or child could have.' MSgt. Stuckey was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Air Force Achievement Medal during her service, the release said. 'In tribute to her service, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation ensures that Deverris and their four children now have a forever home that is a testament to MSgt Stuckey's legacy,' the release said. Truck and dump truck crash head-on in Mobile; man critically injured The Tunnel to Towers Foundation's Gold Star Family Home Program honors those who have made the ultimate sacrifice by providing the spouses and young children left behind with mortgage-free homes or paying off their mortgages, the release said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Franklin State of the City address highlights road widening project, resources for crime victims
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – Franklin held its annual State of the City address Wednesday morning, talking about a wide range of topics, one of those being a widening project in the works. Mayor Ken Moore invited city administrator Eric Stuckey onto the stage to talk about the Mack Hatcher Parkway widening project. Stuckey showed a snapshot of Mack Hatcher during rush hour, cars bumper to bumper, which he said consistently causes frustration for Franklin residents. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More The city is proposing that a portion of the 2026 budget be dedicated to funding in partnership with TDOT for widening the road from two lanes to four lanes, both Mack Hatcher Southeast and Northwest. He says the widening will be crucial to alleviating traffic on that road, they just need to secure more funding. 'We've gotten some initial good news. Southeast has been included in the initial round of its 10-year capital program. It's not fully funded, we've got a little bit left to go, so we're still working on that. Northwest is not yet funded, there's a second round of funding, because the governor recommended up to $1 billion in additional one-time infrastructure funding,' said Stuckey. The mayor also brought up members of the police department, including Chief Deborah Faulkner, to discuss things happening at their agency. Faulkner talked about how the department has done a lot of things to improve the internal health of the department and each individual officer. Police officers see so much on a day-to-day basis, so they have routine checks for their officers to make sure they are mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually well. However, a new position the department just created focuses on counseling victims of crimes. Chief Faulkner said a lot of times their officers act as counselors to victims, but having someone who is solely dedicated to that role has become essential. 'A victim support counselor can provide crisis intervention and referral assistance to the victim, not just that day, but for many days and weeks and months to come, because it needs to be a continual check-in.' ⏩ Read today's top stories on Another new thing for the department is updated traffic light technology that allows first responders to change red lights to green so they can get to scenes faster. Do you have news happening in your neighborhood? Let us know by sending an email to neighborhoodnews@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKRN News 2.
BBC News
04-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Bronze Age Cambridgeshire debris hoard 'like our recycling bins'
A hoard of metal fragments found on farmland was the Bronze Age equivalent of a modern-day recycling bin, an expert stash of copper-alloy debris, dating back more than 2,000 years, was found by a metal detectorist David Stuckey from Stevenage in a field in Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, in December county's finds liaison officer, Helen Fowler, said the hoard was most likely deposited in one go to be melted down later, once there was enough metal to make the process worthwhile."The hoard is like our blue recycling bins here [in parts of Cambridgeshire]," she said. The hoard is the subject of a treasure inquest and Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology hopes to acquire it, subject to 66 fragments date from the late Bronze Age - between 1050BC and 800BC - and include chapes, pieces of metal used to protect the sharp end of a bladed item such as a a report to the Cambridgeshire coroner ahead of a decision on whether it should be declared treasure, Mrs Fowler and colleague Dr Edward Caswell, finds liaison officer for Oxfordshire, referred to the items as a "founder's hoard".The term is used to describe a collection of bits and pieces gathered together by a metalworker - or a smith, or a founder - for re-melting at a later report stated: "The objects were found in close proximity and are associated, therefore representing a single find all of which appears to have been deposited in the late Bronze [Age]. "As such this represents a collection of more than two base metal objects of prehistoric date and consequently qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 (Designation Order 2002)." Mr Stuckey, 69, said he had been detecting on the land where he found the hoard for about seven years."About a foot down I suddenly saw fragments of green-coloured metal coming out of the hole. I picked up the pieces and could see that they were bronze fragments of 'something'," he said."As more pieces came out I noticed that some of them had identifiable characteristics of Bronze Age metalwork."Afterwards I showed the hoard to the landowner, who was very excited by what I'd found."Mr Stuckey said there were Bronze Age barrows (burial mounds) on the land, so to find artefacts from that period was of great interest to its owner."Being pre-historic I was obliged by law to report the find," he there was a significant delay because of the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning he could not deliver the hoard to be properly assessed by an expert."It was quite some time before I was asked to bring the hoard in, followed by a two-year wait until I heard anything more," he said. The hoard contained a number of "plate fragments" that Mrs Fowler said were the most intriguing to said "plates", generally, were "a bit of a mystery" to archaeologists."We're not sure what they are yet, but mystery is one of the nice things about archaeology. There are more questions than answers - always," she said."There is lots of research to be done on these Bronze Age plates - we need to know more and that's what's most intriguing to me." But, whatever these items were, they were almost certainly destined for the scrap heap."We certainly didn't invent recycling and in the Bronze Age you would save up everything until you had enough to melt down for something else as the melting process takes a lot of work," said Mrs the hoard was acquired by a museum, it would provide "the potential for future research, and that's what is important", she added. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
