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Oct. 23, 2024: Ukrainian family rebuilds life in Colorado; Carbon-friendly hotel takes root

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Husband and wife Hanna Boiarska and Ievgen Potykun fled Kyiv with their three children when Russia invaded Ukraine. Now they run Freedom Folding Bikes in Boulder, Colo. October 8, 2024.

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When Russia invaded Ukraine, a young couple fled the home they'd just bought in Kiev with their three young children. Now they're living in Colorado and running a bike shop, but they don't know how long they can stay. Then, a new hotel in Denver hopes to minimize its carbon footprint well beyond its walls. Plus, a Colorado startup offers haunted rail rides for Halloween. And reimagining the oldest continuously-run business in Colorado.