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Has Colorado ever been picked to host the Olympics?
Yes. — The International Olympic Committee awarded Denver the 1976 Winter Olympics in 1970, but the state turned down the opportunity two years later after voters made it illegal to use state tax revenue to fund the event. Voters passed a constitutional amendment forbidding the use of state funds...
A Denver Olympics? Why landing Winter Games — at least for now — is unlikely | Special report
Press play for a time machine into Colorado’s last real chance to host the Olympics. The Denver Chamber of Commerce produced a 14-minute promotional video for hosting the 1976 Winter Games. It opens with grainy aerial views of the Rocky Mountains, cowboys on horseback, a Native American ceremony, skiers busting through powder, a cheesy soundtrack and a booming voice: The Denver Olympic story starts in a land of Olympian proportions....
Denver OK's redevelopment plan for historic Evans School
The Denver City Council on Monday approved an urban redevelopment taxing plan to give a face lift to one of Denver’s historic landmarks in the Golden Triangle neighborhood. The council voted 10-1 to approve the Evans School Urban Redevelopment Plan, which focuses on redeveloping the interior of Evans School, a 120-year-old building that was built as an elementary school. Since 1974, the building has sat dormant at 11th Avenue and...
Denver police say home intruder shot dead by resident
DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Police Department investigated a deadly shooting early Sunday morning in the University neighborhood. The shooting was in the 2300 block of East Evans Avenue. According to police, a resident was surprised by an intruder after returning home. The resident then shot the intruder. The...
Former MSU Denver star doubles down on Paralympic Games
Courtney Ryan, a former women’s soccer All-American at Metropolitan State University of Denver, was part of the United States’ bronze-medal Paralympic Games team in Tokyo in 2021. The Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team will be looking for more in Paris, with their first game Aug. 30. “The...
Dog, kitten rescued from hot camper
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (Gray News) - Police in Colorado rescued a dog and kitten that were inside a hot camper. According to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, officers responded to a call for a barking dog inside a camper trailer. The caller said the camper had been parked on the street for about five hours.
Denver mayor touts responses to homelessness, immigration in first State of City speech
Denver has accomplished much after one year under Mayor Mike Johnston, he said in his State of the City speech Monday, but he added there is still much to do if the city is to become a “vibrant” hometown and “capital of the New West.”. During the...
How one state is pioneering a way to let renters earn cash back for paying rent
Danielle Rickards is a 30-year-old single mother and a full-time caretaker to her 5-year-old daughter, who has a rare heart condition. For many Americans in similar circumstances, the pressures of affording rent and daily expenses are a constant and crushing burden. But she counts herself lucky: She found an affordable...
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.
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