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New restaurant poised to take over vacant Coopersmith's Poolside space
A new Korean fried chicken franchise called Bonchon, and a companion Korean salad restaurant have plans to open in CooperSmith’s former Poolside location, joining Visit Fort Collins as tenants in the Old Town Square building. Henry Lee and his wife Jane Rong Li, Bonchon franchisees who own five locations in Colorado Springs and Denver, are expanding the brand into Fort Collins, with plans to split the 5,000-square-foot space with a Korean salad restaurant, Salady, Lee told the...
Seeking strength over a life cut short
There wasn’t much Carolyn Golbus didn’t do in her 60 years on Earth and nearly 30 years in the Roaring Fork Valley. The UCLA theater major was a musician who recorded two albums and played at local venues such as Belly Up Aspen and the Wheeler Opera House. She performed with Aspen Community Theatre and did one show with Theatre Aspen.
Four family members of beloved gospel group The Nelons among 7 killed in horror plane crash on route to concert
THE Nelons - America's beloved gospel family - have been involved in a fatal plane crash on route to a concert. Seven people died in the horror crash including four members of the family in Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, their daughter Amber and son-in-law Nathan Kistler. The families assistant...
Exclusive ski-in, ski-out chalet in Breckenridge, Colorado goes to auction
For the select few lucky enough to be in the market for a ski-in, ski-out chalet, one real estate opportunity in Colorado could offer a chance to save millions. Le Mayen Estate, a Swiss-designed mountain estate in Breckenridge, is hitting the auction block on Aug. 12 with a starting bid of $5 million — well short of the property’s estimated value of $19.5 million. The auction will be conducted by Interluxe Auctions, an online luxury real estate auction marketplace.
Video shows national park tourists getting a dangerously close selfie with wild animals: 'Someone needs to get control over this'
There is nothing wrong with admiring nature and its wildlife, but it's best to maintain respect for that wildlife in the process. On Instagram, a Reel from the Tourons of National Parks account (@touronsofnationalparks) demonstrated what a lack of proper respect for nature looks like, with visitors getting very close to local elk at a national park in Colorado.
National CFB writer predicts NDSU giving Colorado football stylistic issues in Week 1, tabs Bison to upset Buffs
Saturday Blitz's Frank Sciarroni foresees North Dakota State's methodical approach giving Deion Sanders' Colorado football program enough fits during the two teams' Week 1 opener in Boulder to upset the Buffs. "Talent wise Colorado is better, but I could very well see them overlooking the Bison and beginning their season...
$25 Trees Available to Fort Collins Residents Through the Community Canopy Program
The City of Fort Collins Forestry Division is once again partnering with Nature in the City, Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery, and the Arbor Day Foundation to provide the Community Canopy Program. This August, 1,000 trees will be available to residents within Fort Collins’ Growth Management Area (GMA) for $25 each.
Home Ownership Takes a Massive Hit in Colorado
As we have come to learn here in Colorado, it’s getting exceedingly difficult to find affordable housing prices. The average rent, for example, is extremely high, sitting at $1,594. That’s the fifth highest average in the entire country. Not to mention, we’re also the 9th worst state in...
Heat Kicks In For Your Sunday Funday
Tonight there is chance there is chance for showers but that will decrease as we get into late Saturday night. Then our skies will become partly cloudy. Lows tonight will in the 50s to low 60s across Southern Colorado. Sunday we will begin to feel the heat. We will have...
Why July is the Busiest Time All Summer for Colorado Police
Late July is one of the busiest times all year for Colorado's police officers and the Highway Patrol. From Grand Junction to Denver, Coloradans are about to see an uptick in the flashing red and blue lights along the sides of our roads and highways. What makes late July such...
Local Colorado Business Closed For Good After Over 100 Years
After over a century in Colorado, we're being forced to say goodbye to another longstanding local family-owned and-run Colorado business that has closed its doors for good. After Over 100 Years This Local Colorado Business Is Closed For Good. The goodbye list for small and local Colorado businesses that are...
Three Colorado Bats Test Positive for Rabies
A viral disease so terrifying that Steven King wrote a horror story about it: Rabies can be deadly in animals and humans and it is transferred by either a bite or a scratch. Rabid animals can range from coyotes to raccoons, cats, dogs, and more. With how deadly the virus...
Popular Snack Gets Recalled in Colorado
There’s been a decent amount of recalls in recent times here in Colorado. One that took place this summer actually affected marijuana that was contaminated with mold. The bad weed had to be pulled from eleven different stores in the Front Range. There were also a ton of products...
Colorado celebrates its birthday with upcoming festivals and events
Colorado is quickly approaching its 148th birthday, and the state is ready to celebrate with a slew of events. Celebrate Colorado — a statewide birthday celebration coordinated by Gov. Jared Polis' office — returns Friday through Aug. 4, bringing in the state's birthday with more than 400 festivals, county fairs, art exhibitions, farmers’ markets, concerts and other community events across the state, according to a press release from the governor's office.
Colorado Slaughterhouse ban vote sets tone for local food, innovation
A land grant institution, Colorado State University’s role is to provide factual information where it is lacking. This, and CSU’s commitment to agriculture and the state’s livestock producers, was the motivation behind Dr. Jennifer Martin’s white paper detailing the potential economic impacts should the proposed ban on slaughterhouses in the city and county of Denver pass.
USPS Price Increases Already Affecting Coloradans
Mailing here in Colorado has become a bit more treacherous than one might expect. In fact, Colorado leads the entire country when it comes to one horrific mail statistic; lost mail. According to iPostal1, Coloradans have 12,667 Google searches per month per 100,000 residents that are asking about lost mail....
Colorado’s Connection to the Summer Blockbuster Movie ‘Twisters’
I remember when the movie Twister came out when I was a kid. I loved that movie; the action made me want to become a stormchaser. Nearly three decades later, we finally got a sequel. Technology advances over the past decade have not only advanced movies but also how we look at and study weather.
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