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Green chile season is wrapping up, and if you’re like thousands of other Coloradans, you’ve sought out your favorite roasted-chile stand, grocery store or farmers market (or will be soon) in order to buy a bag, a bushel or a couple of bushels of either Pueblo or Hatch peppers. Related: Denver’s green chile roadside roasters a cultural, culinary gift For many, making green chile — the dish — at home is a spicy group activity, a family tradition or, if you freeze your chile, a modern way to buckle down for the cold weather ahead. But if you’re new to the game, making green chile can be fraught with indecision over which direction to go.

A Mexican restaurant that has built a following over the years for its enormous molcajetes, elevated tacos and wide mezcal selection, is planning to open a new location in the Edgewater Public Market, at 5505 W. 20th Ave. near Denver’s Sloan’s Lake Park Related Articles Restaurants, Food and Drink | Ink Coffee, bankrupt and down to four stores, may be sold to grocer Restaurants, Food and Drink | Japan-based conveyor-belt sushi chain plans Boulder location Restaurants, Food and Drink | Long-running Denver Greek restaurant closing after nearly 40 years Restaurants, Food and Drink | Panera calls it quits on 16th Street Mall Restaurants, Food and Drink | Ultreia, Split Lip chef opening “sleazy French street food” concept Adelitas Cocina Y Cantina is “taking over the big space right by our grassy lawn, where they’ll bring their generational Mexican food with a Michoacán bent,” the market said on Instagram. No opening date has been set.

Dear Eric: My son and his husband have been married for 14 years. When they first visited, we did not want to make a great show of it or tell the greater family all at the same time. We were fearful of hurtful gossip/statements. My son and then-boyfriend took great offense at this and stopped contact with us for a while. We had known our son was gay for a few years; we were OK with this.

Social media was once a fun way to stay connected with friends and share updates, but that's changed drastically. While it's still a huge part of many peoples lives, there are growing frustrations with how these platforms have evolved. Here are eight ways social media has gotten worse over time.

Smart TVs are everywhere. You can get them from the local electronics store, at big box stores like Target, and nearly anywhere online where electronics are sold. But if you want a dumb TV, you have to do some digging. If you're looking for one, you can find them on these platforms.

Smartphone photography has come a long way, giving almost everyone the ability to capture stunning images with a device they carry daily. But even with all the technological advances, there are still common mistakes that can prevent you from getting the best possible shots.