It’s the first Buy Colorado Day
Today, March 3rd (303) is a new state holiday. The legislature has proclaimed this Buy Colorado Day, and this week, Buy Colorado Week.
Feb. 28, 2025: Rep. Jeff Hurd on DOGE cuts, Medicaid and BLM; Do boycotts make a difference?
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, (R) answers questions about DOGE, possible Medicaid cuts, relocating the BLM, and the fact that people close to the president have made what appear to be Nazi salutes. Then, boycotts in the digital age. Also, a Colorado Wonders question about property taxes. And a Denver filmmaker is up for an Oscar for “Anuja,” his film about sisterly love amid the trappings of child labor.
Interview: GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd speaks on DOGE, Medicaid and Nazi salutes
Colorado’s Third Congressional District Representative on what’s happening at the federal level.
Feb. 26, 2025: The search for water on the Moon; A Colorado teacher’s poem is on the space station
The Colorado-built Lunar Trailblazer will try to find water on the Moon. Then, a sixth-grade science teacher in Longmont’s poem is displayed on the International Space Station. Plus, students in a small school district explain why they think cell phones should not be banned from the classroom. And, as DIA marks its 30th anniversary, a chance to tour the old airport’s air traffic control tower which still stands and is now home to a brewery and restaurant.
Aboard the International Space Station, a poem by a Colorado teacher
Kathleen Jakobsen, a sixth-grade teacher at Altona Middle School in Longmont, wrote “The Stars in Their Eyes” about her students.
Feb. 24, 2025: Vail Resorts grapples with changing market, labor, and expansion; Debating tipped wages
Bumps for the ski industry. Or moguls as it were. Vail Resorts says for the first time, it sold fewer Epic passes than the year prior. Yet Vail’s rapid expansion continues, as we’ll hear from a Wall Street Journal travel reporter. Then, passionate testimony at the state legislature over what to pay people who get tips. And survivors, descendants and family of people incarcerated at Camp Amache in Colorado denounce denounce the Alien Enemies Act.
Feb. 21, 2025: Brrr makes way for balmy; ‘Yes in God’s Backyard’ a solution for affordable housing?
Colorado is going from brrr to balmy. In our regular weather and climate chat with Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo, we also check in on the snowpack and discuss how federal cuts might affect weather data. Then, are churches a solution to affordable housing in Colorado? And, how changing DEI policies are affecting scholarships, colleges, and universities.
50-degree temperature jump awaits!
The high in Pueblo Wednesday was 19. By Monday, the forecast calls for temperatures around 70. Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo lays out this shift from brrrr to balmy.
Feb. 19, 2025: United’s Denver expansion; 10th Mountain Division marks historic battle
United Airlines has a huge presence in Denver. DIA is the carrier’s second-busiest hub behind Chicago. All its pilots train here. And United bought a chunk of land near the airport last year that it plans to develop. The question is: might its headquarters move to Denver? Then, 80 years ago, the 10th Mountain Division fought a battle that was pivotal to winning World War II. Colorado was the training ground for troops.
United grows at DEN, Southwest to assign seats, boomless supersonic flight, airline safety
In a wide-ranging discussion, airline & transport journalist Ned Russell explains why United Airlines is so high on the Mile High City. Also, changes at another major carrier at DEN– Southwest Airlines. Plus, airline safety and an update on Colorado-based supersonic startup Boom.
Feb. 17, 2025: ‘Give Her Credit’ is the story behind The Women’s Bank of Denver
Not that long ago, women seeking a loan or line of credit faced invasive questions from bankers. “Are you planning on having children?” “What type of birth control are you using?” “Where’s your husband?” Against that backdrop, in the 1970s, The Women’s Bank of Denver was founded.
How did Colorado choose the colors for its state flag?
Colorado’s “purple mountain majesties” didn’t make the cut, apparently. But here’s why red, white, blue and gold did.
Feb. 14, 2025: ‘Aha Moments’ for treating alcohol use disorder; ‘Sustained’ empowers Indigenous culture, art
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could reduce the urge to drink. It’s one of several novel approaches Colorado researchers are studying for alcohol use disorder. Then, Colorado firefighters return home after helping in California. Also, if today’s world feels more anxious, a doctor has ways to decompress. Plus, a new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum elevates the Indigenous viewpoint. And for Valentine’s Day, “Pitch a Friend.”
Got a single friend? Pitch ’em to a crowd of other singles!
Pitch-A-Friend has come to Denver. At venues throughout the metro, people take the stage and pitch their single friends to an audience of other singles… PowerPoint-style. Ryan Warner speaks with organizer Amanda Borowski.
Feb. 10, 2025: State lawmakers change approach on guns; A ‘community’ newsletter generated by A.I.?
High-capacity magazines are banned in Colorado. And Democratic lawmakers say they’re serious about enforcement. ut might their solution go too far? We take a closer look with Purplish. Then, in Pueblo and Fort Collins, a locally-reported newsletter lands in people’s inboxes. Except it’s neither local, nor reported. Plus, how a small town school district got students engaged again in learning. And how climate change is affecting beer.
Feb. 7, 2025: Assessing the ICE raids and resistance; Colorado sues over Musk access to US Treasury
ICE enforcement this week tested the resilience of migrant communities in Colorado. How they’re peacefully resisting, and the many unanswered questions about the actual raids. Then, Colorado joins eleven states in suing the Trump Administration over Elon Musk’s and DOGE’s access to the U.S. Treasury. Plus, the new species of mammal discovered on Colorado’s western slope. And how delicate art became a sanctuary for a Ukrainian couple now in Colorado.
