Yours to unwrap! The 8th annual Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza
Music, memories and merriment return with the 8th annual Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza.
Books We Love: 2023
Check out the year’s top books, as recommended by CPR staff members and friends of the organization (a.k.a., all of you).
CPR’s Books We Love 2023: Tell us your favorite reads from this year
Fellow book lovers! Colorado Public Radio is putting together a first-time project inspired by NPR’s Books We Love and we want you to help us curate.
To make a living off Dungeons & Dragons, Ginny Di knows how to battle some trolls — in-game and online
Ginny Di has found success in the fantasy gaming industry — which is dominated by men. And she’s paving the way for others.
By May Ortega
What is a whale baleen and why is its skeleton at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science?
It likely dates back to the 1800s.
By May Ortega
What happened to Bison No. 4 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science?
Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 are all safely housed in the archives. So what about their four-lorn friend?
By May Ortega
Meet the giant clam at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science that witnessed a nuclear bomb drop
The public rarely sees the mammoth-sized mollusk, but that could change later this year.
By May Ortega
Colorado has more than 200 specialty license plates. Here’s what they mean and how to get one
‘Respect Life,’ ‘Adopt a Shelter Pet’ and ‘Collector Vehicle’ are just some of the specialty license plates that Colorado’s DMV offers to residents.
By May Ortega
Dec. 23, 2022: Our 7th Annual ‘Holiday Extravaganza’ brings love, laughter, and light
The Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza returns for a seventh year. Singer/songwriter Neyla Pekarek headlines, after a banner year of musical theater. The rabbi at one of Colorado’s oldest synagogues celebrates the light of Hanukkah. Meet some real winners from Colorado Springs. And dance to a Kwanzaa beat with an intergenerational troupe of Black women.
The Millennial Mom
Dimitra Trejo reflects on how her relationships with her estranged teen mom and older adoptive mom have shaped her life.
By May Ortega
The Dancer
Manuela Sanchez loved to dance and made it her career, but faced unexpected hardship.
By May Ortega
The Político
Growing up in Texas, Jose Borjon’s mom raised him to love his community and help the people around him.
By May Ortega
The Plant Papi
Denver entrepreneur Victor Sosa never knew his interest in houseplants would help him build community and connect to his Latinx roots.
By May Ortega
The Green Chile Recipe
Brandon Vargas wants to perfectly replicate his grandmother’s Green Chile recipe. There was just one catch: She never wrote it down.
By May Ortega
The Journalist (May’s Story)
May Ortega learns that to help others tell their stories she has to learn more about her own story.
By May Ortega
The Filmmaker
Denise grew up in a Puerto Rican household, but lived in a predominantly white suburb. After many years of feeling like she didn’t belong, “Ni de aquí, ni de allá,” she discovers she isn’t alone after all.
By May Ortega