^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. On May 1, Colorado casinos, which were hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, will be able to get rid of $100 betting limits and add new games. “The limit […]
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^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. Masks, reservations and social distancing on lifts haven’t been the strangest things about Colorado’s 2020-2021 ski season. That honor goes to the snow. “We went from 50-degree weather a few […]
Welcome to Colorado. We are not “full.” Though the Colorado Limits on Housing Growth Initiative (Initiative 122) failed to make its way to the ballot in November 2020, the motivations that brought the initiative into existence and propelled it into our public conscience have not disappeared. Opinion pieces recently published […]
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. Close to a year after sports betting became legal in Colorado, some of the largest sports-betting companies operating in the state are launching a campaign to highlight how the industry […]
With Spring Break here for many students and summer vacation just around the corner, many health agencies are still saying people should avoid travel because of the risk of getting and spreading COVID-19. With that in mind, I know many people are making plans to travel once they’re fully vaccinated. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) wants to make sure you […]
During the 35 years that Alfred Alvine “Al” Look served as advertising manager and sometime columnist for The Daily Sentinel, he established a well-deserved reputation as a sort of Renaissance Man. However, few people know that Look also had a brief career as a silent film star. He appeared in […]
Colorado’s vast public lands make our state beautiful, allow us the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, and perhaps most importantly, keep our air clean. And yet, in Colorado alone the Bureau of Land Management has leased 2.5 million acres of land to oil and gas companies through 2019, more than […]
The countdown is on for the SCHEELS Grand Opening in Colorado Springs, and you could be the first inside the store. Before opening its second Colorado location to the public, the All Sports retailer is holding its largest contest to-date for prizes including multiple $1,000 shopping sprees and tickets to its Exclusive […]
Following an online meeting on Monday to discuss efforts to try and keep the Bureau of Land Management in Grand Junction, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo reached out to secretary of the interior nominee Deb Haaland on Tuesday. Hickenlooper, who is a member of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources […]
The time has come to bring the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act across the finish line, said backers, who also said the recently reintroduced measure dovetails with recent presidential action on climate change. “Hopefully, this time is the time that we finally get it done,” Colorado State Director for […]
By PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Throughout the pandemic, many seniors have been isolated from loved ones and flooded with grim news of their peers dying from the coronavirus at disproportionate rates. As spirits waned, the director of a Colorado nonprofit dedicated to shifting the mindset […]
Artwork is under construction for the two roundabouts near the entrance of Fruita off Interstate 70, highlighting the past and present culture of the area. In addition, fundraising is underway to complete four additional sculptures. The artwork, which is being created by Jeff Bates, is part of an effort by […]
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. Shea Boynton has worked in Colorado’s oil and gas industry for the past few years, which means he spends a lot of nights in hotel rooms away from what most […]
THURSDAY THROUGH FEB. 3 The Sundance Film Festival moves around the country this year with 12 feature films and the festival experience, some online and others for private art house screenings for personally distanced groups of nine. $600. Colorado’s site is Sie Film Center in Denver, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. […]
PARK COUNTY • “Whooaa,” Jim Barry remarks, as one of his Boy Scouts slips nearly 50 feet up a frozen waterfall. The teenager is secured, harnessed. The fellow Scout belaying digs his feet into the ground and quickly stops the fall. “Good catch!” Barry shouts, adding to the applause here […]
PARK COUNTY • “Whooaa,” Jim Barry remarks, as one of his Boy Scouts slips nearly 50 feet up a frozen waterfall. The teenager is secured, harnessed. The fellow Scout belaying digs his feet into the ground and quickly stops the fall. “Good catch!” Barry shouts, adding to the applause here […]
LONDON, SINGAPORE and DENVER, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — OTA Insight, the cloud-based data intelligence platform and global leader in providing data intelligence to the hospitality industry since 2012, was today announced the winner of three HotelTechAwards by HotelTechReport. The organisation has been named the winner in the following software […]
Rocky Mountain National Park volunteer Karen Morse, right, pulled names out of a hat for the backcountry camping permits drawing at the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Office last March. That process “will look a little different this year, due to COVID,” according to park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson. Details are […]
Tracy Harmon | The Pueblo Chieftain CANON CITY — When its time to ditch the remote meetings and gather in person, one local rafting outfitter has a plan for getting people outdoors to reconnect with business associates, family and friends. Andy Neinas, Echo Canyon River Expeditions owner, is ready to […]
Small-business owners in El Paso County could have a lifeline tossed their way thanks to a new grant program, a county news release announced. El Paso County is working with the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to disperse funding locally after the state Legislature passed a Senate bill devoting […]
Small-business owners in El Paso County could have a lifeline tossed their way thanks to a new grant program, a county news release announced. El Paso County is working with the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to disperse funding locally after the state Legislature passed a Senate bill devoting […]
COLORADO SPRINGS — 600 children from pre-kindergarten through second grade across Colorado Springs are able to play soccer this Spring for free, thanks to a grant from Comcast NBCUniversal and supporting funds from Children’s Hospital Colorado. The first 300 local children to register in each of the designated age group […]