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Denver area events for July 21
If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability. Sunday. Orchard Farmers Market — 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Orchard Town Center, 14535 Delaware St., Westminster; tinyurl.com/5dwxj86n. Lavender Festival...
Denver businesses on East Colfax look to the future as they take part in Independents Day Weekend
DENVER — Independent businesses along Denver's East Colfax Avenue are celebrating this weekend what makes this area of the city so unique. Doppio Coffee was bustling with folks enjoying the warm morning sun on Saturday. Local Denver artist Emily Burrowes stood just outside the front entrance, hard at work...
Nonprofit aimed to help teen moms set to open early learning center in August
Hope House Colorado, a nonprofit that helps teen moms become self-sufficient and pursue their dreams of higher education, is taking on their newest venture opening up an early learning center.
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...
North Sterling Reservoir closed for potentially deadly toxic algae bloom
DENVER (KDVR) — The North Sterling Reservoir in North Sterling State Park was closed as of Saturday for a toxic algae bloom that could be dangerous or deadly to people or pets. According to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, swimming, water skiing and wading are not allowed. Boating, paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeing were allowed. Fishing […]
CrowdStrike issues shrink Todd Helton's Hall of Fame entourage | Rockies notebook
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The CrowdStrike issues extended to the Hall of Fame. A faulty update caused 8.5 million Windows devices to crash and left with it the wake of canceled flights, banking issues, and a lesser crowd than expected for Todd Helton’s — and the three other inductees, for that matter — weekend.
When do students return to school in Fort Collins, Windsor and Loveland?
Ready or not, the new school year is less than a month away. The first day of school in the Poudre, Thompson and Weld RE-4 school districts is Thursday, Aug. 15, with students beginning sixth and ninth grades returning a day earlier in order to ease their transition to a new school. That transition day also applies to kindergartners in the Thompson (Loveland-Berthoud) and Weld RE-4 (Windsor-Severance) school districts.
Whistleblower gets $6M of $34M federal kickback settlement with Denver-based DaVita
(The Center Square) – A whistleblower will get approximately 18 percent of a $34 million settlement with a Denver-based company to resolve allegations it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to medical providers. DaVita Inc., agreed to pay $34,487,390 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims...
Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon set to close
After more than 40 years, a Fort Collins fixture on the eastern edge of town is closing its doors. The Fort Collins fixture on the eastern edge of town will shut its doors for good after more than 40 years in business. The bar, restaurant and music venue — once...
Denver’s support of Biden's cannabis rescheduling draws criticism, support
Denver's decision to support the Biden administration's move to reschedule marijuana drew mixed reactions, with backers saying it's necessary to help boost declining marijuana sales and provide stability to the industry, while critics said it's normalizing a drug that is addictive and ultimately harmful to young people. “The city of...
Denver Forecast: Temperature Drop and Thunderstorm Chances Increase
Denver, CO – Temperatures across Colorado are expected to be a few degrees cooler than Friday, with rain and thunderstorms forecasted for much of the region. According to the US National Weather Service Denver/Boulder, the state will experience scattered PM storms with a 50-70% chance, particularly outside the eastern plains.
Denver-based apparel giant offloads a major brand for $1.5 billion
DENVER — Outdoor apparel giant VF Corp. on Wednesday struck a deal to sell its Supreme streetwear clothes brand for $1.5 billion cash to French fashion eyewear retailer EssilorLuxottica. VF, headquartered in downtown Denver, announced the sale, saying that even though Supreme has been growing — particularly in China...
New location for fourth annual Wheels of Dreams | NONPROFIT REGISTER
News: The Hangar Club in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood is the setting for the fourth annual Wheels of Dreams, an Aug. 3 fundraiser for Bags of Fun, a program of the Gabby Krause Foundation. Bags of Fun is a living memorial to Gabby Krause, who lost her life to brain...
Federal judge blocks Castle Rock from enforcing land use code against church's makeshift homeless shelter
A federal judge on Friday blocked the town of Castle Rock from enforcing its land use code against a church that alleges its religious beliefs compel it to operate a temporary homeless shelter in its parking lot. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico granted a preliminary injunction to The...
'Local hero': US Army veteran awarded Purple Heart at Larimer County ceremony
United States Army veteran Carl Smith, who was deployed in Vietnam in 1970, was awarded a Purple Heart at a ceremony in Fort Collins Friday. U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Boulder, presented the honor to Smith and pinned the medal. The military decoration is given to those who have been wounded...
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