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Student loan borrowers will struggle with repayment, CFPB warns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

(NerdWallet) - After more than three years on the back burner, monthly federal student loan payments will finally resume 60 days after June 30 — and 1 in 5 borrowers could struggle when that happens, according to a new analysis from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Many borrowers could also fall behind on other debt obligations when student loan payments resume. More than 1 in 13 student loan borrowers are currently behind on other bills, an increase from before the pandemic, per the June 7 CFPB report, which analyzed a sample of about 32 million borrowers with outstanding federal student loans.President Joe Biden’s one-time debt cancellation plan could impact these findings. The Supreme Court is expected to decide by the end of June whether the proposal to erase up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower can be implemented. But even if the Supreme Court upholds Biden’s student debt plan, payments will still resume on any remaining debt later this summer.The CFP...

Local non-profit looking for storefront before new school year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Teacher Reuse, a local non-profit that provides teachers with free school supplies, is in search of a new storefront to operate out of before the start of the new school year. Shelly O'Donnell, a former teacher, started the non-profit last year and operated out of a building owned by Hays Consolidated Independent School District. O'Donnell said she was allowed to stay in that building from August through October, but had to get out because the building was being used for voting during an election. The non-profit moved to another building in Kyle but now it has no storefront, and does not have enough money to lease a building. O'Donnell moved all the donated teaching supplies to four storage units in Buda. O'Donnell has written letters to school districts, spoken to multiple city councils, and has even written Tesla C.E.O. Elon Musk to try and find a permanent, or even a temporary, space. "We can't keep this stuff in storage, we have to get this stuff out to teac...

Sold-out John Mellencamp concert in Albany canceled

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The sold-out John Mellencamp concert at the Palace Theatre in Albany has been canceled. The Palace made the announcement on its Facebook page on Monday morning, a day before the concert was supposed to go on. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "John Mellencamp’s sold out Live and In Person Tour on June 13 at the Palace Theatre in Albany is cancelled. Refunds will be available at point of purchase," read the post.The same note was posted on both Mellencamp's Facebook and Twitter pages. No reason for the cancellation was made public. Where to see live music in Lake George in 2023 Mellencamp's "Live and In Person Tour" began on February 5 in Bloomington, Indiana, and is scheduled to end on June 24 in South Bend, Indiana. In April, Mellencamp's Milwaukee concerts were rescheduled for June due to illness.NEWS10 reached out to the Palace Theatre for comment but has not yet received a response. Stay tuned f...

Crash on I-90, Thruway eastbound after Exit 24 slows traffic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511NY, a crash on I-90, NYS Thruway eastbound after exit 24 in Albany has significantly slowed traffic. Drivers in the area should expect delays. Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!Information regarding the crash is limited at this time. Stick with News10 as more information becomes available regarding the crash.

4-way stop coming to intersection of Woodin Road and Stone Quarry Road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

HALFMOON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Starting the week of June 20, the intersection of Woodin Road and Stone Quarry Road in Halfmoon will become a four-way stop intersection. According to the Town of Halfmoon Highway Department, the new traffic pattern is expected to improve the efficiency of the intersection for all drivers. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The town and Highway Halfmoon Superintendent Bill Bryans did a thoughtful and careful review of the stop and decided a four-way stop would improve the safety of all motorists. Drivers are asked to drive safely and follow the new traffic rules when approaching and entering the intersection. The Town of Halfmoon Highway Department will look to alert drivers of the upcoming change. GasBuddy: Average Albany prices unchanged in last week “We are making this change to enhance the safety and quality of life for our Halfmoon residents and motorists," said Halfmoon Highway Superintenden...

Opinion: Mike Johnston’s first test as Denver mayor: housing, homelessness and Denver’s living room

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

Mike Johnston ran a hard race to become Denver’s new mayor, but now just across the finish line, the real work begins.For example, how does the new mayor handle the decision to close the public seating in Union Station to anyone who hasn’t made a purchase? Known as “Denver’s living room”, something is being lost when a taxpayer-funded building’s seating area is suddenly closed to the non-paying public, a rule that had been in place but seldom enforced. However, Union Station, where Johnston held his election night victory party, was never intended to serve as a daytime shelter for the unhoused. Denver has been unfairly vilified post-pandemic for these kinds of problems – the same problems that plague cities like Grand Junction, towns like Gunnison, and suburbs like Aurora. Johnston will have to address expensive housing, growing crime rates, especially among teens, homeless encampments, and empty office space abandoned in favor of work-from-home arrangements.But if Denver, und...

For two Colorado counties that haven’t “de-Bruced,” the fiscal alarm is growing louder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

Arapahoe County just fired a fiscal warning shot across the bow.In a little-noticed news release issued this month, Colorado’s third-largest county painted a dire picture of “critical services at risk” for its 655,000 residents “without modernizing finances.”A further read shows that what Arapahoe County is in fact doing is teeing up a request for “additional funding” — i.e. a tax hike or permission from voters to keep millions of dollars beyond what the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, allows. It is, in large part, an acknowledgment by the county that fundamental changes to the way it raises revenue are needed if basic governmental functions are to continue at current levels.“The county has always prized fiscal conservatism and keeping a tight belt,” Commissioner Jessica Campbell-Swanson said minutes after addressing a crowd of hundreds at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds last week during the State of the County a...

Brewery teams with restaurateur Bryan Dayton on Englewood taproom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

Boulder’s Sanitas Brewing Co. is celebrating a decade in the beer business with a soon-to-open location in the Denver suburbs.The new taproom, Sanitas’ second, is located at 200. W. Belleview Ave. in Englewood where craft beer drinkers will find a 4,700-square-foot taproom with more than 15 beers on tap, including experimental recipes brewed on the 3.5-barrel pilot system onsite, plus a 2,500-square-foot patio.The grand opening is slated for Friday, June 23, through Sunday, June 25. To celebrate, Sanitas will release a new hazy IPA called Cheers from Englewood that’s “packed with peach, apricot and sweet melon flavor notes,” according to the brewery.Sanitas Brewing Co. is celebrating the opening with a new hazy IPA, called Cheers from Englewood. (Provided by Sanitas Brewing Co.)Part of co-founder and CEO Michael Memsic’s vision is to be a destination morning, noon and night, which is why the brewery includes an outpost for the local Atlas Coffee, its fourth on the Front Range....

Final piece of former Loveland outlet mall sold as redevelopment gets underway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

The company that is redeveloping the Outlets at Loveland, an all-but-vacant prime piece of real estate along Interstate 25, has closed on the last piece of the property for $12.3 million.The real estate services firm CBRE said Wednesday that Schuman Companies’ purchase completes the company’s acquisition of the outlet mall at the intersection of I-25 and U.S. 34.Schuman Companies, a real estate investment firm in Windsor, paid $15 million for the north parcel of the roughly 36-acre mall in a deal that closed late last year. The south parcel, about 146,100 square feet, is the final piece of the renamed Loveland Yards.More than 10 tenants have bought or leased suites on the north side of the property, filling 138,700 square feet, or 71% of the available space, according to CBRE.“The velocity of tenant commitments at Loveland Yards is proof of concept for Schuman Companies’ vision to create a marketplace catering to Northern Colorado business owners,” CBRE Vice Presid...

10 of the loveliest easy to moderate hikes in Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:50 GMT

Hiking is a quintessential part of summer in Colorado for many residents and visitors. If you love to summit fourteeners, consider tackling the extremely difficult Longs Peak since this year is the 150th anniversary of intrepid traveler Isabella Bird’s 1873 ascent. She’s largely responsible for making Estes Park a must-see mountain destination.But if bagging the state’s highest summits isn’t your thing, there are hundreds of other trails worth your efforts. Here are 10 easy to moderately strenuous hikes from an avid hiker who’s always on the hunt for lesser-traveled trails. I’m also sharing what I believe are the best hikes without crowds in Colorado’s four national parks and two popular trails that are hitting big milestones this year.There are more than 15 miles of trails to hike and ride at Red Mountain Open Space north of Fort Collins. (Photo by Jennifer Broome/Special to The Denver Post)Red Mountain Open SpaceWellingtonRating: Easy loop connecting several trailsTime: 2 hoursJus...