“Consumer Protection With Home Inspection” Law Impacts Homebuyers
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Homeowner's persistence yields results
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One of the many works at Sipping n' Painting

The Lower Highlands neighborhood is already a top pick in Denver for great location, food and urban homes.  And now it’s even more complete with the addition of a painting studio open to ALL people!  Creativity is the theme of an evening at Sipping n’ Painting in Lohi.  Artist or not you are invited to spend a few hours painting and sipping wine – don’t worry if you’ve never painted before, you’ll get step-by-step instructions.  Sipping n’ Painting offers a ‘featured’ painting each night and guided instruction so that participants can create a work of art of their very own.  Canvas, paints, brushes and aprons are all provided and once you’re finished you get to keep your masterpiece.  Painters are also encouraged to paint what reflects their own tastes so if you have a different vision then you can paint that instead.

The atmosphere is relaxed with music and a good amount of time is given to work through each instructed step.  The instructor will take a few minutes to demonstrate the step and then turn up the tunes and give time for each person to sip n’ paint.  It’s great fun, even if you have no experience painting and it takes about 2 hours.  Advance reservations are recommended and the studio is open at 6 PM Thursday and Friday and 4 PM on Saturday.  The cost for the class, supplies and a glass of wine is $40 – what a steal for a unique evening.  Please visit their website for the calendar of featured paints for each night and all the other important details for your night of fun.

Loving Denver Life,

Vali Hooker

Screen printing ink used on the silver triad logo on the back of the glove contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Infants can partially fall or hang over the side of the Nap Nanny(r) even while the harness is in use. This situation can be worse if the Velcro(tm) straps, located inside the Nap Nanny(r) cover are not properly attached to the "D"-rings located on the foam, or if consumers are using the first generation model Nap Nanny(r) that was sold without "D"-rings.

Head down to Larkspur for the Colorado Renaissance Festival which is happening every weekend through August 1st. If you haven’t been to this unusual event, you really should go check it out. There are plenty of activities going on such as jousting, knife juggling, acrobatics, hypnotists and lots of comedy! I really enjoyed the jousting competitions and be sure not to miss “Puke and Snot”. They’ve been performing at the Renaissance Festival for many years. They’re incredibly obnoxious and always a lot of fun! You will also have your own opportunity to joust, juggle and there are more competition events that you can compete in. And if any of your friends are being too obnoxious you can have them place in the stocks for a while!

Everyone working the fair is in full renaissance costume and many attendees as well so the people watching is hard to beat. Come hungry because there is plenty of great food and beer! Each weekend has a different theme so check out the website and plan accordingly.

Loving life in Denver!

Kim Beethe Byers

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Photo: Destinys Agent's

Ever want to learn salsa dancing or want to practice the dance skills you already have?  Well spend a Denver summer night at the Denver Turnverein for the Wednesday Salsa Social, starting at 7:00 PM hosted by Salsa Center Denver.  The first hour has classes for beginners and intermediate salsa dancers to practice footwork, technique and partnering.  As the rest of the evening is an open dance floor to perfect your skills with others in the dance community.

A loft buyer of mine that relocated to Denver last year swears that you meet great Denver people and have a lot of fun doing it at the Wednesday Salsa Social. She also swears that you don’t have to have any dance experience at all to have a good time and you will pick up some new dance moves. That’s all I needed to hear, I’ll be there this Wednesday night testing out my salsa skills.

Extraordinary services of Manhattan Beach Certified Home Inspector
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Texas roofer offers 'Open Letter to Oklahoma'
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Think about the day you go to sell it and the home inspector said that the roof is scuffed up. The installers followed the same migratory path that the ...

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Dragon Boat Race at Sloan's Lake

Get over to Sloan’s Lake this weekend for the 10th annual Dragon Boat Festival. This is a big celebration of Asian culture in Denver and there will be plenty of activities going on throughout the weekend including music, dancing, arts and crafts and plenty of  great food at the Taste of Asia Food Court. They are adding more races this year and on Sunday afternoon there will be some wacky boat races such as racing backwards and barrel races.Any racers that have been eliminated earlier in the competition or those of you that have signed up for Dragon Boat 101 (see below) are welcome to compete in these races. Admission is free to Dragon Boat Festival.

If you’re looking for a little more action, sign up for Dragon Boat 101 and for only $20 you too can race your own dragon boat! The Dragon Boat Racing Association of Colorado (DRACO) will provide you with on-shore training, a life vest and a paddle and then you can also race! If you’re interested, you will need to register by 1:00 each day. Good luck!

Loving life in Denver!

Kim Beethe Byers

Halfway through the summer swimming season, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has seen news reports of more than 210 child drowning and non-fatal submersion incidents in pools and spas around the country since Memorial Day Weekend. In an effort to reduce these preventable incidents, CPSC and partners Safe Kids USA and the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) joined forces today to introduce a new kids safety education program. The centerpieces of the program are a multi-part educational video and an online activity, which are part of CPSC's national Pool Safely campaign.

Homeowners get lead warnings
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Furnace code violations often in an inspection report
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Friday, July 23rd – Tomorrow Night – is PechaKucha Night Denver projected outside on the DAM Hamilton Building in the Lanny Martin Plaza.  Bring your own chair and come enjoy a little PechaKucha which will be presented by a luchador — and in my mind anything presented by a luchador is worth seeing!

Devised and shared by Klein Dytham architecture

What is PechaKucha you ask?

PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images forward automatically and you talk along to the images.www.pecha-kucha.org

Why?

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. www.pecha-kucha.org

What are PechaKucha Nights?

PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps – just about anything really, in the PechaKucha 20×20 format. www.pecha-kucha.org

So are you game?  We are going to bike on down and see what the hype is about – show starts at dusk (8:20 – 10 PM) and bring your own chair.  Admission FREE/$5 donation.  Deluxe’s Little Orange Rocket will be there slinging gourmet bites. For all the details please visit PechaKucha Night Denver.

The shades pose a strangulation risk to children.

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B-Cycle station at Louisiana and Pearl St.

Have you checked out B-Cycle yet? B-Cycle is a bike sharing program that offers you the opportunity to have a bike to ride when you need it and it’s gone when you don’t!  The Denver B-Cycle program kicked off April of this year and, as of June 1st, there are 42 stations throughout the Denver area including downtown, Cherry Creek, Highlands, and Wash Park. It’s a great opportunity for you to use a bike for an hour, a day or maybe the weekend…whatever works best for you. Of course, there are a few rules and it does cost a little money so be sure to visit the website prior to going to get your bike.

Once you’re familiar with the B-Cycle program, I recommend signing up for the Tour de B-Cycle! This is a challenge to visit all 42 B-Cycle stops in one day. You must check in at all stops and the rides between stops must be less than 30 minutes. Think you’re up for the challenge, click here!  Besides a fun day riding around Denver, you’ll get a cool t-shirt and your name on the website. Good luck!

Loving life in Denver!

Kim Beethe Byers

The fuel canister that holds the wick of the torch has a sharp edge inside the lip of the opening that poses a laceration hazard when consumers try to remove the wick.