🌱 Pizzuto Execution + Idaho Senators Explain Vote + Secret Rum Recipe

Hey, friends! It's Thursday in Boise and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. In today's issue of the Daily, we'll cover these stories and more:

• A cheery start to the holidays is not returning to find your back door smashed and your possessions missing.
• A developer has altered plans to build apartments at one of Boise's busiest intersections.
• A death row inmate, dying of cancer, is asking the federal courts to delay a Dec. 15 execution date.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 43 Low: 25.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. Lawyers for death row inmate Gerald Pizzuto are asking a federal court to block the upcoming December execution. KIVI-TV forwards an Associated Press story reporting documents were filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Idaho for a preliminary injunction halting the state’s death warrant, issued last week. Pizzuto is scheduled to die Dec. 15, but the Idaho Department of Correction has stated the needed chemicals for execution are not available. Included in the documents filed are also arguments allowing a spiritual advisor in the death chamber. (Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls)
2. Four local families returned home to bad news. Boise Patch carries information from the Ada County Sheriff's Office of thieves breaking into unoccupied homes in North Ada County over last weekend near Spurwing Country Club. The thieves smashed glass doors to gain entry into the homes. (Boise Patch)
3. Apartments may soon replace fish. BoiseDev editor Don Day updates information on plans for an apartment complex on Cole and Franklin roads in the Boise Bench, near Boise Towne Square. The new plans show a slightly shorter building with an updated configuration for the location currently housing a bookstore and bail bonds business, and the Aquarium of Boise. (boisedev.com)
4. The U.S. Senate recently passed the Respect for Marriage Act with Idaho’s senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both voting no. KTVB-TV's Joe Parris forwards comments from both the state's senators on their votes and also speaks with Donald Williamson, executive director for Boise Pride. (KTVB.com)
5. If your holidays include a hot buttered rum, the Boise Weekly's Jeanne Huff suggests Bardenay. The holiday drink is available only for the season and includes the house "secret buttered rum mix." (boiseweekly)

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Today in Boise:

• All locations of the Boise Public Library will be closed for the holiday. (8:00 AM)
• A great way to start Thanksgiving is participating in the Turkey Day 5K. (9:00 AM)
• Santa will be spending Thanksgiving at the Festival of Trees at the Boise Centre. (2:00 PM)
• A great way to walk off the dinner is Winter Garden aGlow at the Idaho Botanical Garden. (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Idaho Humane Society: "Looking for the purrrfect Christmas tree? You could be the lucky owner of this delightful pet-themed holiday tree from the Idaho Humane Society at the Saint Alphonsus Festival of Trees." (Idaho Humane Society via Facebook)
• Boise Fire Department: "Oh, deer. Ladder 5 and Battalion 1 to the rescue! This afternoon our crews were dispatched to a deer stuck in a fence. They were able to quickly free it using the Jaws of Life, and the deer ran off without any injuries." (Boise Fire Department via Facebook)
• Zoo Boise: "Before the seasons changed, Amur tiger Akasha enjoyed a romp in her ReTIGERment Home pool. Yep, she literally had a ball!" (Zoo Boise via Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Quite a view from the Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area cam looking toward Boise. You can see the snow (virga) trying to break through the dry air above town. Most of the snow evaporates before it hits the ground." (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Ballet Idaho: "See how the spirit of Christmas (and our wonderful sets and costumes) transform 'The Nutcracker' from a rehearsal into a magical performance! See 'The Nutcracker' at the The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts Dec. 9-18!" (Ballet Idaho via Facebook)

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— John Braese

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