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Painful Insect Could Be on Its Way In Colorado
Summer is what makes Colorado one of the best places to live in the entire country, but it also means we can get some unwelcome guests. For example, summer is when the buck moth caterpillar comes out here, which can give you a painful poisonous sting from its countless barbs.
Colorado City Named ‘Foodie Capital’ of The Nation, Here Is Why
When you hear the word foodie what do you think of? Foodie is a term used to describe a person who is passionate about food. This person might use foodie as a way to describe themselves. The pursuit of finding a good restaurant and dish. I am passionate about finding...
Denver Tattoo Arts Festival brings out the Medusas, Buddhas and nuns
Calves, foreheads, shoulders, knuckles and toes (knuckles and toes) became skin canvas for ink artists at this weekend’s Denver’s tattoo festival. The popular 7th annual convention drew all ages, genders and skin types who strolled through 400 booths which offered everything from realism to mysticism, crystal jewelry to all colors of tattoo ink. Halls A and B in the downtown Colorado Convention Center presented a circus-like atmosphere as crowds gathered to watch sword swallowers, suspension artists and a contortionist who shot a bow and arrow...
McDonald's in Castle Pines? City in Colorado faces legal challenge after rejecting proposed land use
Located immediately off Interstate 25, along the main road of an affluent town 25 miles south of Denver, sits a Wendy’s, a Starbucks, a 7-Eleven and a Subway restaurant — but no golden arches. The most recent beef in the City of Castle Pines is over a proposal...
Colorado race travels 31 miles while stopping at 10 Taco Bells with eating requirement
74 days. 14 hours. 35 minutes. And 11 seconds. At time of publishing, that's how long it is until the start of the 6th annual Taco Bell 50K ultramarathon in Denver. And really, this 50K should be considered one of the most difficult around – not because of the mileage or elevation change, but because of the massive amount of food that must be consumed while running the race.
Volunteer and his 10-year-old Newfoundland keep travelers at ease at Denver airport
DENVER — Every week, Ron Horn finds himself standing and greeting travelers at Denver International Airport's Jeppesen Terminal — with his furry friend by his side. "I'm just a dope on the rope. She does all the work!" he joked. He's talking about his 10-year-old Newfoundland Matilda. The...
New ramp added outside Denver airport to make passenger pickup easier
Administrators of Denver International Airport have created an easier way for passengers to get picked up from the airport and improved the waiting area experience for drivers. In the past, when travelers wanted to leave the Final Approach cellphone lot to pick someone up at the Jeppesen Terminal, they had to take East 78th Avenue and get onto Jackson Gap Road to get eastbound on Peña Boulevard. Now, travelers can take Gun Club Road and go straight to eastbound Peña Boulevard from the on-ramp. This cuts down travel times by a lot.Airport spokesman Michael Konopasek told CBS Colorado First Alert Traffic...
Illegal Pete's DU Reopens After Remodel
It's back! One of our favorite places for a burrito fix when we're high (or anytime, really) is serving once again near the University of Denver. The Illegal Pete's at 1744 East Evans Avenue had been closed since late December for a refresh after fifteen years in business. At the...
Cochino Taco's Edgewater location closes abruptly, leaving customers puzzled
The abrupt closure of a popular local taco chain’s Edgewater location has left several patrons puzzled. According to a post on Reddit, Cochino Taco at Edgewater Public Market closed abruptly on Sunday, without advance notice to customers via social channels or signage at the restaurant. Users drew a comparison with a similar instance a year ago when Cochino Taco abruptly closed its location at 176 S. Broadway. ...
The long history of Sam’s No. 3: How a Greek immigrant jumped ship in NYC and made a lasting Denver impact
DENVER • One spring morning in 1936, after years of trying to track him down, federal agents finally delivered an illegal immigrant to a courtroom. He was a Greek man named Efstathios Armatas. For more than a decade he’d gone by Sam Andrews. That’s how the judge that day knew him: Sam of Sam’s No. 3 and other beloved diners that spotted downtown. “The judge looks up and says, Sam,...
Reader: This List Is a Burger Tour for the Ages
"On this site in 1935, Louis Ballast created the cheeseburger." That's according to a stone marker in front of the Key Bank outlet at 2776 Speer Boulevard. The location was once "Colorado's first drive-in," the Humpty Dumpty Barrel, which Ballast owned when he trademarked "cheeseburger" on March 5, 1935. Nearly...
Denver’s Coors Field now has pasta made out of ice cream
Here’s more proof that the Colorado Rockies are so bad at baseball that you need things, other than watching baseball, to do when you go to a game at Coors Field…. How about trying a pretty odd dessert? Aramark, the company that provides food at Coors Field, is introducing new food and drink items to seven select stadiums for the last half of the season. The “limited time culinary hit” at Coors Field is “Polar Pasta.”
These 4 Colorado eateries landed on Yelp's Top 100 list for 2024
If you're craving something new, and willing to journey beyond the bounds of Fort Collins, Yelp has you covered. The online review site unveiled its 2024 ranking of the Top 100 U.S. restaurants. Colorado is home to four. While none are location in Northern Colorado, these top-ranked eateries may be worth the drive.
Let's take a ghostly graveyard tour of Denver's shuttered theater spaces | John Moore
There was a time when I could walk a few blocks, knock on a neighbor’s door and be led downstairs to watch a fully staged play in a completely fitted, 76-seat boutique theater. The Victorian Playhouse was just two blocks from the house where I babysat my nephew in high school. For exactly 100 years, The Vic was the most distinct and storied live theater venue in Denver. George Swartz,...
Meet Crush, the rare orange lobster diverted from Pueblo dinner plate to Denver’s aquarium
A long-term employee who is a dishwasher and head biscuit maker at a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo spotted the bright orange lobster while unpacking a shipment and alerted restaurant managers. This photo provided by the Denver Downtown Aquarium shows Crush, a rare orange lobster, sent to the aquarium on...
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