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 […]
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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 […]
It would be nice to shake 2020 off and dance, to take in live music and live theater, go to a movie and bump into friends without worrying about your mask being on right. That life is coming back, but when exactly in 2021 it will happen is a guess, […]
It would be nice to shake 2020 off and dance, to take in live music and live theater, go to a movie and bump into friends without worrying about your mask being on right. That life is coming back, but when exactly in 2021 it will happen is a guess, […]
Austin White | The Pueblo Chieftain Normally for their DECA competitions, students at Pueblo East High School and across the state head to an in-person meeting for their presentations and challenges. Obviously 2020 has forced changes with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and those DECA competitions turned into online videos. Despite […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Police are reporting there is a criminal pattern happening in both Colorado Springs and the Falcon targeting more than a dozen people. According to Colorado Springs Police, cases of “Card Cracking” have been occurring particularly through Snapchat. This is a type of identity theft and […]
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 / 05:51 PM MST / Updated: Dec 18, 2020 / 05:51 PM MST FILE- This Aug. 9, 2017, file photo shows the Snapchat app on a mobile device in New York. Snapchat is joining the online-games bandwagon with a new service that lets people play together […]
It was a winter getaway less than an hour from Grand Junction with the focus on a Christmas tradition. On Saturday, locals immersed themselves in an onslaught of snow on Grand Mesa just to snag the right Christmas tree. All you could see were headlights peeking through a downpour of […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — If you’re looking for a way to get the family out of the house this holiday season, why not try cutting your own Christmas tree? Here’s what you need to know about tree cutting near Colorado Springs. The first step is to decide where you’d like […]
Every holiday season, there’s a twinkle in the sky in the historic town of Victor. High on the giant mining headframes that dot the mountain landscape, massive images of candy canes and Saint Nick light up the night. The Holiday Headframe Lighting Tour is part of the community spirit of […]
A new program is helping Fountain youth take an active role in their community and local government. Councilwoman Detra Duncan worked with City Manager Scott Trainor to develop the Fountain Youth Council, a program Duncan says will allow local teens to learn about and get involved in municipal government, gain […]
One of the rooms at the Halcyon hotel in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood. The hotel is offering a virtual spinning wheel of discounts and freebies this Black Friday and Cyber Monday. (Provided by the Halcyon hotel) You’ve canceled flights. You’ve cut down on the number of Thanksgiving dishes. You’ve found […]