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Colorado Arts Spotlight: Things to know and do around the state Aug. 2-4
It's going to be another hot weekend. But if you're willing to slather on the sunscreen and brave the overheated elements, Colorado has a lot of open air entertainment on offer. And for those who want to ensure their fun comes with a healthy dose of air conditioning, theaters around the state have plenty of new shows opening up too.
Colorado Day: Honoring the 38th State’s Admission and Heritage
Colorado Day is August 1, observing the day President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado as the 38th state in the union in 1876. When Salida was incorporated on October 4, 1880, the state was just four years old, and like the rest of the state, it was part of the “Wild West” we see in the old black-and-white movies of the 1940s and ’50s. Interestingly enough, a Coloradan, Marquerite Roberts, wrote several of those westerns, one being “True Grit” which won an Oscar for John Wayne.
50ish-year reunion: As teenagers, they helped build the Colorado Trail
DENVER - In the coolness of late afternoon at 7,700 feet in the Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, a golden light filtered through tall pines, accentuating the intricate shadows of rock outcroppings looming over the Colorado Trail. Thirty miles into a trek she hopes will take her to Durango in 21 days, a young woman from Breckenridge wearing a floppy hat with "Junior Ranger" on the front came upon an unexpected reception.
New rules coming to inaugural season of flag football
ARVADA, Colo — High school flag football is gearing up for its inaugural season as a CHSAA sanctioned sport, and there are a lot of changes from the first two years as a pilot program. "There's screen blocking, punting, one yard rush line." Wa, wa, wa, woah… punting?
Coloradans Told to Look Out for ‘Lost Pet’ Scam
Criminals in Colorado will seemingly go after anyone if it means a "quick buck." Here comes a scam being pulled on folks who have a lost dog or other pet. All these people are trying to do is reach out to their local community to see if anyone has seen their pet; criminals are taking that innocent search and using it against those people.
Meow Wolf and Illegal Pete's team up to bring 'psychedelic' tortillas to Colorado restaurant locations
Meow Wolf, the arts production company known for creating “immersive multimedia experiences,” including Denver’s Convergence Station, is now bringing a new “mind-bending” experience to burritos. Meow Wolf has joined forces with Colorado-based companies Illegal Pete’s and Colorado Tortilla Co. to introduce the “Portilla” (Spanish for...
Attorney General reaches agreement with Valvoline to end unfair labor practices
(COLORADO) — An agreement was reached to end unfair labor practices at oil change and auto services company, Valvoine LLC, Valvoline Instant Oil Change Franchising Inc, and VGP Holidings LLC. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a coalition of six attorneys general announced the agreement on Wednesday, July 31. According to the attorney general, Valvoline […]
Colorado voters will decide on an initiative to prohibit the hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynxes in November
The Colorado Secretary of State announced on July 21 that an initiative to define and prohibit trophy hunting had qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot. The initiative would define trophy hunting as “intentionally killing, wounding, pursuing, or entrapping a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx; or discharging or releasing any deadly weapon at a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx.”
The number of 'active missing persons' cases in Colorado is truly shocking
On August 3, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is set to hold its annual 'Missing in Colorado' event at Denver's Lowry Conference Center. The event is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is aimed to provide families of those who are missing with the opportunity to provide additional information to investigators, including photos, dental records, DNA, and otherwise. Leading up to the event, the CBI has released a few statistics to show why an event of this nature is so...
Colorado graded 'F' for cost of living as one of most expensive states in US
Media organization CNBC recently released a report that highlighted the 10 'most expensive' states to live in for 2024. Colorado made the cut to be included. In order to make their determination, CNBC looked at factors like the prices of common goods and services, housing affordability, and the cost of insurance.
Injured hiker rescued from Rocky Mountain trail in southern Colorado
An injured hiker was rescued from a mountain trail in southern Colorado near Great Sand Dunes National Park on Friday, according to Alamosa search and rescue crews. Rescue crews responded Friday to reports of an injured hiker who had fallen while descending the mountain trail from Ellingwood Point — a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rocky Mountains — according to Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue.
Dozens of meteors zip across 'Northern Lights' in video from Colorado mountain town
In case you haven't heard, this week has been an active one when it comes to the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights – and this period of increased aurora activity just so happens to be occurring at the same time as the popular Perseids meteor shower. While mapping from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center doesn't include Colorado among the spots where the aurora is visible to the naked eye, some have noted that the aurora can still be seen in the...
Gov. Jared Polis plans to take a sharper interest in this fall’s RTD board elections
Gov. Jared Polis will meet with and endorse several candidates running for the Regional Transportation District’s board of directors, CPR News has learned. RTD board races are typically sleepy affairs, sometimes attracting just one — or occasionally zero — candidates and relatively few campaign contributions. Polis, however,...
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