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Recent Colorado Wildfire + the Bizarre Way it Was Started
Colorado is no stranger to wildfires, unfortunately. More often than not, the causes of these fires are established by emergency crews and often fall into categories including arson, lightning, and tragically, mere carelessness. WATCH: Electric Vehicle Catches Fire in a Colorado Garage |. However, a recent fire that has devastated...
The 10 Events if Colorado Had Its Own Olympics
From well-known events such as swimming and gymnastics to lesser-followed competitions like taekwondo and dressage, athletes from 32 different sports, with 329 events across those sports, will compete during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the end of July. What if Colorado hosted its own Olympic games? The events would appear...
July 22, 2024: A Colorado DNC delegate looks forward; Former Olympian on eating disorders, body image
July 22, 2024: A Colorado DNC delegate looks forward; Former Olympian on eating disorders, body image. Colorado Democratic delegate reflects on Biden announcement, what’s next. Colorado's top Democrats have high hopes for Kamala Harris. We speak with Erik Clarke, a delegate from Denver who'll be at the convention, about...
The Most Beautiful Day of the Year Will Be Next Week in Colorado
Summer months in Colorado can be interesting. Summer in Colorado can be beautiful, but Colorado can be extremely unpredictable. Recently, I was installing a hose holder mount on the back of my house in Fort Collins. It was a beautiful and clear afternoon. Out of nowhere, the sky turned grey...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston delivers his first State of the City address
In his first State of the City address since taking office, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston says he's made dramatic progress and will make an even greater impact in the coming year."The single hardest problem we face is the belief that we can't solve these problems at all," Johnston told a crowd at the Paramount Theater in downtown Denver on Monday. "Once we have defeated that, anything is possible."He says all the city's problems are solvable. The question is, at what cost?The city is on track to spend $155 million on homelessness between July of last year -- when Johnston took...
Metro Moves: RiNo Art District hires program manager for events
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion news here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com. RiNo Art District’s new hire aims to boost foot traffic in the neighborhood. The River North...
Clocktower Cabaret reeling after raw city sewage flooded the venue
In Denver it is no secret businesses are feeling the impact of the construction on the 16th Street Mall. It has led to a loss of sales and foot traffic for many. Now one entertainment venue is Denver is now dealing with more than that. Owners of the Clocktower Cabaret say a construction mishap sent raw sewage into their building and now they're out thousands of dollars from lost shows and still don't have help from the city to pay for the damage.The Clocktower Cabaret is located inside the Daniels & Fisher Tower on 1601 Arapahoe Street. Construction that's...
Estes Park’s new mayor plays in a Grateful Dead cover band, climbs 14ers and is working to quiet the town’s turbulence
Gary Hall doesn’t mind saying he’s a pretty hot guitar player. “Music’s been in my blood since my dad woke us up to watch The Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 1964,” Hall said last week as he walked to Estes Park’s Rock Cut Brewery, where he was playing in an acoustic folk trio. “Being in a small town, I get to play a fair amount. When I was in IT, I played 110 or 120 nights per year. Now it’s more like 20 to 25 per year.”
Bats found in Boulder County test positive for rabies
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Three bats found in separate locations in Boulder County recently tested positive for rabies, Boulder County Public Health said in a release. The bats were found by residents. Boulder County health officials want to remind people to not have direct contact with wild animals to...
This Air Force Academy Hotel Includes a Flight Simulator
Opening this fall in Colorado Springs, the Hotel Polaris is taking a few cues from the institution it’s situated beside — namely, the U.S. Air Force Academy. A glimpse at the photos and renderings released of the hotel to date show a clean, classical design with plenty of natural light and views of the nearby landscape, including Pikes Peak. There’s also something that it will have that its peers do not: a flight simulator. Three of them, to be precise — and that’s set to make Hotel Polaris the only hotel with such an amenity in the United States.
Dog and kitten rescued from 103-degree camper on hot day in Colorado
Colorado's Wheat Ridge Police Department saved two animals from a hot camper on a 93-degree day earlier this month after a concerned citizen called for help. According to the police department, their team responded to the report of a dog barking inside of a camper on a hot day around 3:00 p.m. on July 11. Once at the scene, police found that a door was unsecured and were able to determine that the camper's internal temperature ranged from 91 to 103 degrees. Authorities decided that...
Bird Flu Cases Surge in Colorado: Human Infections Spark Concerns Amid Dairy and Poultry Outbreaks
Colorado has reported its seventh human case of bird flu this month, with the latest presumptive positive detected in a poultry worker. This uptick in human infections coincides with an ongoing outbreak among dairy cows, highlighting a potential new phase in the spread of the H5N1 virus.
Score Free Ice Cream This Weekend At Colorado Dairy Queens
It's been one of the hottest summers ever in Colorado, and Dairy Queen is helping you cool down with free ice cream to celebrate "National Ice Cream Day." How can you get free ice cream this weekend?. Free Ice cream at Colorado Dairy Queen Locations. While it's not been in...
MONDAY BRIEFING | July 22, 2024
The skies have dropped a bit over a half-inch of rain so far in July, keeping the high desert mountain valley refreshed and on a three-month streak of measurable precipitation going back to May. The summer rains aren’t a substitute for winter snowpack, but they sure help with recharging the...
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