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Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). A full house packed with Cheeseheads intently cheering for their beloved Green Bay Packers at Wally’s Wisconsin Tavern last Sunday didn’t realize they were in the presence of Wisconsin royalty. Kim Flitcroft of Lake Geneva, Wis., who was crowned Alice in Dairyland of 1990, was in town with her husband for a family visit.

Colorado is projected to fall short of its benchmarks for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the next five years, but a new look at progress shows that, like a person trying to lose weight for a class reunion, the state has shaved off a few more pounds than expected even if it won’t shed it all before the deadline. Colorado’s climate policy team puts out a report every two years that attempts to quantify how much greenhouse gas pollution is being spewed into the air by transportation, electricity generation, the oil and gas industry and other pollution sources.

Just in time for holiday shopping, once online-only prescription eyewear retailer Warby Parker is expanding and opening its sixth retail location in Westminster. The new store will open on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Orchard Town Center, 14584 Orchard Parkway, Suite 300. The new location will offer in-store eye exam services and will carry the brand’s full assortment of optical and sun offerings, such as their latest Winter 2024 collection, their brand of daily contact lenses “Scout by Warby Parker”, gift cards, eyewear accessories and third-party contacts. Customers will also receive a special Warby Parker tote with an in-store purchase on opening day. Orchard Town Center will carry the brand’s full assortment of optical and sun offerings, including their latest Winter 2024 collection.

Just months after winning a Michelin star for his first restaurant, Alma Fonda Fina, Denver chef Johnny Curiel is opening a new concept next door. Johnny Curiel slices fish in his new restaurant, Mezcaleria Alma, which will open in Nov. 2024. (Credit: Shawn Campbell) Mezcaleria Alma, at 2550 15th St., will offer a seafood-forward menu and an in-house aging and brining program.

The more MVP trophies an NBA player possesses, the more improbable it becomes that he will secure another. Whether it’s fair or not, that tends to be the reality. It was undoubtedly among the reasons Nikola Jokic wasn’t the most popular preseason pick to win the award in 2024-25, despite having monopolized it the last four years. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic have maintained a firm lead in betting odds.

Colorado (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) at Texas Tech (6-3, 4-2) When/where: 2 p.m. Saturday, Jones AT&T Stadium TV/Radio: FOX/850 AM BetMGM Line: CU -3.5, 62.5 O/U Weather: 64 degrees and sunny Series history: 5-5; CU lost last game, 27-24 in Boulder in 2010 Three storylines Big 12 title hopes at stake: Both teams are sitting in prime position to make a push for a spot in the Big 12 championship game Dec.