In ‘Women of the Colorado Mines,’ a legacy of entrepreneurialism and grit
The term ‘motherlode’ is synonymous with the Gold Rush, yet women weren’t welcome to wield pickaxes or pan for flakes.
Reimagining a historic granary as Hayden, Colorado undergoes an economic reinvention
The 106-year-old grain storage area now anchors The Hayden Granary district that includes a coffee shop, a wine bar, a brewery, rental units, a food truck and a space for a caterer and popup eatery.
The town of Uravan is gone but not forgotten
During World War II, uranium workers across The West sacrificed their health so The Allies would win. In the small town of Uravan, Colorado, people sacrificed more than their health. Radioactivity meant losing their homes. Jane Thompson is one of those uranium evacuees. We talk with her about the town’s legacy and the ongoing reunions that help preserve its place in history.
Bears Ears: A story 11,000 years in the making
Historian Andrew Gulliford likens Bears Ears to a giant, outdoor history museum. The national monument is just 30 miles west of the Colorado-Utah border. Gulliford, who teaches at Fort Lewis College in Durango, has spent decades exploring the area’s canyons, mesas, and desert expanses.
‘Top Chef’ Byron Gomez on cuisine, culture and bringing Costa Rica to Colorado with Pollo Tico
Pollo Tico, Gomez’s fast-casual, self-described “chicken joint,” is now open in the Avanti Boulder food hall.
‘Loving nature drove the success of my photography’: John Fielder on donating his life’s legacy to History Colorado
His gift includes more than 5,000 photos John Fielder selected from his vast collection.
The Marshall fire destroyed the Rotary restaurant, and sparked a year of reckoning for its owners
The Louisville eatery was only two weeks old when the fire tore through the building. Its owners are looking to open a new outpost, but have yet to decide on a location.
‘Quantum Cowboys’ is a collage of creativity
An aspiring quantum physicist turned to filmmaking, and made a western. “Quantum Cowboys” takes place in a dozen different universes, and employs live action, hand-drawn animation, paper cutouts, and oil paintings. It feels like a surrealist collage has come to life. It’s among the movies featured at the Denver Film Festival. University of Colorado film professor Geoff Marslett is the filmmaker.
A western Colorado mining depot aimed to be bigger than Grand Junction, but it became a ghost town
Carpenter, Colorado was founded by W. T. Carpenter, a businessman with ideas of Western Slope grandeur.
Tesorero del estado de Colorado: Dave Young, Lang Sias
Estos son los candidatos para controlar el presupuesto estatal de $30 billones de Colorado.
Colorado State Treasurer: Dave Young, Lang Sias
Here’s who’s running to control Colorado’s $30 billion state budget.
How a Grand Valley winery’s grapes capture the flavor of climate change
Sauvage Spectrum Winery’s hybrid grapes are breaking tradition to withstand climate change’s impacts.
Comfort food takes a different form at the award-winning Aurora restaurant Annette
Chef Caroline Glover shares the recipes for her mother’s Chicken Marengo and Annette’s signature martini a la Netsie.
What saying ‘no’ to dope cost cyclist Scott Mercier
Scott Mercier, of Basalt, Colorado, was at the top of elite cycling 25 years ago when he was pressured to dope and opted to quit. His new book is, “Win True: How You Win Matters On & Off The Bike.”
Bike vs. train: The story behind Durango’s Iron Horse Bicycle Classic
A half century ago, two Durango brothers challenged each other to a race — and inspired a Durango bike shop owner to organize the first Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
Bikes v. trains: 50 years of Durango’s world-famous Iron Horse Bicycle Classic
It started with a challenge between two brothers in Durango– one on a bike; the other on a train. That was half a century ago. This year, the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic will include more than 3,000 cyclists pedaling over mountain passes — as they race against the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Race director Gaige Sippy discusses the 50th anniversary event.
