– Hi, I’m Isabella Janney with the Colorado Springs Daily and today is July 24th, 2020. Our first segment today, we’ll talk about bars and restaurants opposing the “Last Call” order. Our second story today is about a local nonprofit helping those with limited mobility enjoy the outdoors. And, our last story of the day is about a new mural in downtown Colorado Springs.
– Our first story today is about bars and restaurants across Colorado suing the state over the Governor’s “Last Call” order, which mandates that alcohol cannot be served after 10:00 p.m. The usual time for the last call is 2 a.m. in Colorado. The Tavern League of Colorado, which is made up of about 200 bars and restaurants in the state, expects to appear before a judge on either next Wednesday or Thursday. Polis also amended the law to allow grocery and liquor stores to sell alcohol after 10 p.m. The governor is trying to stop people from becoming inebriated at a bar, leading to less social distancing. But the Tavern League believes this order is unfair, and the amendment allowing alcohol to still be sold at grocery and liquor stores will only make matters worse. Chris Fuselier, the owner of Blake Street Tavern in Denver, and a leading member of the Tavern League, says, “Young kids are gonna leave us at ten, they’re gonna stop by the liquor store on the way home, and continue to party at someone’s house. And there will be no social distancing, they’re not going to be wearing masks.”
– [https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/24/colorado-bars-challenge-governors-last-call-order/](https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/24/colorado-bars-challenge-governors-last-call-order/)
– Our second segment today is about a local nonprofit, The Lockwood Foundation, continuing its mission to help people who are wheelchair-bound not only get outside, but climb mountains as well. Being able to get outdoors is more important than ever right now, especially for those with limited mobility. For a lot of people, accessing Colorado’s trails is fairly easy. A manual wheelchair or a power wheelchair would never have a chance on going up 99% of the trails in Colorado. Jeffrey Lockwood, executive director & board president of The Lockwood Foundation, has been a mountain guide and worked in disability care for several years. Lockwood said, “We are more driven than ever to make sure that the outdoors are accessible because right now it is one of the only safe ways to get out with people.” With the purchase of the adaptive TrailRider wheelchair last year and volunteer hikers, outdoor adventures for people with a physical disability changed forever. It’s the kind of opportunity they want more people in the community to take advantage of. It’s why this Saturday the organization will be hosting a TrailRider Tryout at Lovell Park in Pueblo West from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
– [https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/local-nonprofit-helps-those-with-physical-disabilities-access-colorado-trails-mountains](https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/local-nonprofit-helps-those-with-physical-disabilities-access-colorado-trails-mountains)
– Our last story today is about a new mural in downtown Colorado Springs. As a part of the 22nd annual Art on the Streets, Gregg Deal, an indigenous artist who lives in El Paso County, turned an empty wall downtown and turned it into art bearing a message. The mural depicts Deal’s 14-year-old daughter, Sage Deal, wearing a mix of contemporary clothing and traditional Indigenous accessories. There is a red handprint covering the mouth of the portrait, a symbol that references the [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit](https://www.nativejustice.org/mmiwg2s-project) movement, which works to draw attention to the high rate that indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people go missing or are murdered. Deal firmly believes in using his medium of public art to talk about these issues that are important to not only his family but to indigenous communities as well. De
