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Grand Junction Mayor Anna Stout attends conference in Washington D.C.

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – Mayor Anna Stout of Grand Junction and around 50 mayors from across the country met with members of Congress in Washington D.C. These mayors are from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and they took part in a two-day meeting to advocate for federal solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis affecting cities across the county.

Each mayor brought their perspective and experience on how their communities have dealt with the homelessness crisis. Elected representatives and White House officials shared resources and future federal budget insights to help city leaders with funding and programs. The three priorities that the mayoral delegation focused were on helping veterans qualify for vouchers and assistance, increasing funding for housing vouchers, and increasing the cap for project-based vouchers.

Under Mayor Stout, the City of Grand Junction has allocated over 13 million dollars to housing and homelessness projects in the past two years, and she told us that there is more work to do and much more resources are needed. “…it’s almost like being tasked with building a house but only given a hammer and nails. We need more tools, and we need more funding.”

Scott Beilfuss, an outspoken houselessness advocate and Grand Junction City Council member believes the city is not moving fast enough. “…there are some more things that I believe we could be doing here locally… …the focus of what we can do with the money we have, is not moving longer, quick enough for me.”

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NYC’s All-Day Carnegie Diner Is Coming to the D.C. Area

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A modern American diner named for its proximity to legendary Carnegie Hall makes its first foray outside of the New York tri-state area next month.

Carnegie Diner & Cafe (501 Maple Avenue W., Vienna, Virginia) will debut on June 5 in the 3,200-square-foot space that housed short-lived Yellow Diner. The original Carnegie Diner & Cafe opened off Central Park near Carnegie Hall in 2019, followed by another large Midtown Manhattan location and a third in Secaucus, N.J. The fledgling diner has no affiliation with NYC’s famed pastrami house Carnegie Deli.

Its newest 92-seat edition brings all-day breakfast and its popular 24-layer chocolate cakes down I-95. Its Greek owner and executive chef Stathis Antonakopoulos has ties to D.C., having served as director of operations at Kellari on K Street NW.

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Sandwiches towering with sliced meats make up a portion of the massive menu.
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Breakfast served from opening to close (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) includes lobster-topped eggs Benedict, avocado toast, a BLT quinoa bowl, steak and eggs, a dozen types of pancakes, decadent waffles, and French toast. Lunch and dinner brings rib-eye steak, burgers, salads, Atlantic salmon, fish n’ chips, shrimp spaghetti, and spaghetti carbonara to the table. The menu also swings from sugary sweets (pies, cupcakes, and over-the-top milkshakes) to a full page of healthy entrees like a souvlaki platter and Impossible vegan burger.

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An assortment of Belgian waffles come framed with whipped cream.
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Nearby neighbor Vienna Roastery will fuel the diner’s bottomless coffee component and espresso bar. Anytime-brunch drinks like mimosas, bellinis, and bloody marys join wine, beer and cocktails at the bar.

To honor its NYC roots, the space will showcase supersized photos of Carnegie Hall’s iconic concert stage and portraits of past musicians performing at the centuries-old landmark venue.

Yellow Diner at the Village Green shopping center opened only two months ago in a former Suntrust Bank branch, and its owners from Nostos Restaurant opted to close and hand the diner off to Carnegie.

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Antonakopoulos’ Carnegie Hospitality also owns and operates Italian Piazza and Carnegie Catering, as well as delivery ghost kitchens like Organic Burger House, NYC Pancake House and NYC Pastrami House.

Carnegie Diner is the latest Manhattan eatery to make moves into the D.C. area. Cafe Fiorello, the Italian fixture across from Lincoln Center since 1974, will open later this year in the old Tadich Grill space along Pennsylvania Avenue NW.



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D.C. police officer injured in midday gunfire in city’s Brightwood area

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A D.C. police officer was injured in a shooting incident about 12:15 p.m. Monday in the Brightwood area of Northwest Washington, a police spokesman said.

The officer, whose rank was not immediately available, was conscious in a hospital as of 1 p.m., said Tom Lynch, the D.C. police spokesman. The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately clear.



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In D.C.’s Ward 8, election centers on experience versus new leadership

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On a sweltering Wednesday afternoon near D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood, D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8), campaigning for reelection, apologized to a group of local business owners for arriving late to his own meet-and-greet. He had come from a memorial service for a 15-year-old girl who was shot and killed last month. In 90 minutes, he would need to pivot once again to finalize his council committee’s budget recommendations.



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