Jan. 1, 2024: A new year is a new chance to manage and grow your money
A new year brings a new chance to manage your money better, whether it’s paying down debt, setting a short-term savings goal, or planning for retirement. We’ve been asking financial experts, from all walks of life, for tips and insight into how things like credit scores work. Today: their advice, compiled in a special!
Dec. 27, 2023: CU Boulder hopes to build tribal relationships; Murals as a movement
For the first time, CU-Boulder has someone focused on its relationship with tribes to encourage Indigenous students and foster economic and cultural development. Then, how the verdict in the trial of paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain might impact first responders. Later, murals as a movement, a storytelling workshop, and the silver lining in a downed tree.
Dec. 26, 2023: The life and legacy of photographer John Fielder
This year, Colorado lost a man who helped us see where we live more clearly. Not long before his death, landscape photographer John Fielder donated his archive to the people of his beloved Colorado. In January, roughly six months before his death, Fielder invited us into his home near Silverthorne.
Dec. 20, 2023: A holiday extravaganza of musical moments and memories
Today, world-class musicians serenade and enchant us! We’ve drawn from the archives of our Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza to create a collection of some of our favorite vocal and instrumental performances from the past 8 years. Celebrate the season with jazz, blues, country, Broadway, and a cappella.
Dec. 19, 2023: A Holiday Extravaganza of Colorado comedy
Today’s Colorado Matters is a laughing matter. We’ve sewn together a comedy special that, we hope, will have you in stitches! It’s a compendium of Colorado comics from our previous Holiday Extravaganzas.
Yours to unwrap! The 8th annual Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza
Music, memories and merriment return with the 8th annual Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza.
Dec. 15, 2023: From weather records to the winter outlook; Searching for a Santa who represents
Globally, 2023 was a year of extreme heat; locally, Denver7 chief meteorologist Mike Nelson calls it the year of hail. We talk about weather records, current snowpack, and the outlook for winter. Then, a question about Santa Claus that’s close to the heart for Chandra Thomas Whitfield.
The year in weather & climate, and a look ahead
In their final chat of 2023, Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson tells Ryan Warner this was an extraordinary year for hail in Colorado. As winter officially arrives, Nelson also offers a short and medium-range outlook.
Dec. 13, 2023: The intersection between transit and housing; How to save and grow your money
Where people live has a lot to do with how they get around, which is why the governor is changing tracks, to some extent, when it comes to transit. Then, our series continues on how to save and grow your money with short and long-term strategies, no matter how much or how little money you have. Plus, books with a Colorado connection to read or give this holiday season.
Dec. 8, 2023: Flying through the holidays, from crowds to construction
Holiday travel’s taking off, and airports — from Denver to Grand Junction — built for a different time — are trying to keep up. Today, we re-share a holiday travel special, with hacks from airport insiders and Ryan’s favorite shortcut. Plus, how fuels made from forests or algae could take some of the guilt out of flying. And the question many are asking: is Denver’s airport going to be under construction forever?
Dec. 7, 2023: Hanukkah begins with Holiday Extravaganza memories
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. Light the shamash with us, that most prominent candle on the menorah that ignites all the others.
Dec. 6, 2023: Retired judge says Trump ballot case is about law, not politics; A metro-mountain passenger train
As the Colorado Supreme Court considers the case to keep Donald Trump off the Republican presidential primary ballot here, a former judge who proposed invoking the 14th Amendment early-on says it’s not about politics. Then, why a train between the mountains and Metro Denver may finally be on track. And, if cocktails are a part of your holidays, we have a tingly recommendation.
Dec. 4, 2023: Repatriating centuries-old human remains; A mural honors the ‘Queen of Five Points’
They were moved from their resting place, centuries-old graves looted. Now there’s a renewed effort to return the remains of Indigenous people to their rightful homes in Colorado. Later, “Off the Walls” with how a mural of Fathima Dickerson, the GM of Welton Street Café, has come to represent community and hope.
Dec. 1, 2023: How to avoid ‘shame-free’ parenting; The ‘Photo Ark’ marks a milestone
No matter what social media tells you, there’s no such thing as “the perfect parent.” So says Denver author and family therapist Craig Knippenberg whose new book is “Shame-Free Parenting.” Then, printing new houses. Also, the 15,000th species boards the Photo Ark. Later, how to make your poinsettias outlast the holidays. And a world of holiday ice at Gaylord Rockies.
Nov. 29, 2023: Finding resources for migrants; Understanding climate threats
They’ve fled dire conditions in Venezuela, and come to Colorado, but they aren’t allowed to work; that could change. Plus, we’ll meet two Venezuelan-Americans helping them with everything from applications to education to therapy for trauma. Then, understanding climate threats in Colorado. And later, Colorado wonders, “Where is the Western Slope?”
Nov. 27, 2023: News anchor Anne Trujillo’s inner life; Tracking respiratory illnesses in dogs
Anne Trujillo reflects on life’s lessons as she steps down as the longest-serving news anchor in Denver. Then, a new idea to help people experiencing homelessness in Grand Junction. Also, what veterinarians know about respiratory illnesses affecting dogs. And a co-owner of Townie Books in Crested Butte previews his new novel, which shatters Western tropes.
