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Ongoing drought news great for beetles, bad for us

It's now official: In some areas of Colorado, 2012 was the driest year since 2000. A late dump of snow in December has failed to take portions of the Western Slope and the southern part of the state out of the "extreme drought" category. And if the weather doesn't take a dramatic turn to the wet thi ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: Ed Perlmutter wants assault weapon ban reinstated

Denver blog posts are back and better than ever. Colorado Pols on Ed Perlmutter's call for a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban. Coyote Gulch: The current drought is taking its toll on the Arkansas River basin. WhoSaidYouSaid's Joshua Sharf questions Representative Sal Pace's math. Hope he ... More >>

At the Denver Art Museum, change is good

Christo's "Over the River" project approved by Fremont County Commission

Whether you think Christo is a genius or a hack, he is inarguably a patient man. After first conceiving of "Over the River" in 1992, today he became one step closer to realizing his vision. This morning, Fremont County Commission voted unanimously to approve his temporary use permit. This permit was ... More >>

"Over the River" hits a new snag with DU students lawsuit

Christo's "Over the River" will soon have another bridge to cross. Even as a public hearing that could secure Fremont County's approval of the project along the Arkansas River gets under way this morning in Canon City, a group of University of Denver students will be filing suit to stop it.

Christo's "Over the River:" DU students and staff on their opposition and lawsuit to stop project

The grassroots group Rags Over the Arkansas River is trying to block Christo's "Over the River" art project along the Arkansas River. Students from the Environmental Law Clinic at DU's Sturm College of Law were at the Denver federal courthouse at 9 a.m. today, filing suit against the U.S. Bureau of ... More >>

Christo's "Over the River" faces public hearings this week for final permits

After nearly twenty years of planning, Christo and his "Over the River" project are two temporary-use permits away from full approval. The installation, which would suspend 5.9 miles of fabric over a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River, was conceived in 1992, but only received the go-ahead last No ... More >>

John Hickenlooper's bucket list for experiencing Colorado in 2012

​In recent decades, this state has been the focus of numerous doomsday predictions that Colorado -- if not the world itself -- was in imminent danger of disappearing. The most recent furor involves the Mayan calendar's prediction that the world will end on December 21, 2012 -- a prediction deb ... More >>

Reader: Ecoterrorists will be all over "Over the River"

​It's not quite a wrap, but when the Bureau of Land Management announced that it had approved Christo's "Over the River," the art installation proposed for a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River in southern Colorado cleared yet another hurdle.

Tim Tebow invites LeBron James & Dwight Howard to join Broncos if lockout continues

LeBron James.​After taking yesterday off, Denver blog posts is rested and ready. Mile High Report's Sayre Bedinger on the Twitter love between Tim Tebow, LeBron James and Dwight Howard, whom The Chosen One would love to see playing for the Broncos. How 'bout the Nuggets instead? Denver Egoti ... More >>

Christo's Over the River is over the hump

Christo, Over The River, Project For The Arkansas River, State of Colorado Photo: Wolfgang Volz, © Christo 2008​ Word came down yesterday from the Bureau of Land Management in favor of large-scale installation artist Christo's Over the River project slated to cover areas over a 42-mile stretc ... More >>

Top 5 most photogenic Colorado locations for the Dougherty gang to have been nabbed

Walsenburg.​It was a made-for-the-media story: a trio of on-the-lam siblings -- one a stripper, one a sex offender -- flee Florida and land in Colorado, where the Dougherty Gang was caught yesterday morning near Walsenburg. Caught on one of the less telegenic stretches of I-25, which means th ... More >>

Christo's "Over the River" is coming to a head

Christo, Over The River, Project For The Arkansas River, State of Colorado Photo: Wolfgang Volz, © Christo 2008Under Over the River.​Three weeks and change after Colorado State Parks issued its long-awaited approval of the artist Christo's proposed "Over the River" (not to mention several mor ... More >>

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Reader: Christo's "Over the River" is all wet

​Alan Prendergast's post about Christo's "Over the River" project, and potential opposition from the Colorado Wildlife Commission, didn't generate a lot of sympathy for the eccentric artist's plan to stretch silvery fabric over a portion of the Arkansas River. Here's one critic who offers a th ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Last chance to register for the Adventure Xstream Series

​Regular old marathons, triathlons and century rides not grueling enough for you? The Adventure Xstream Series comes to Colorado on May 14 for AXS Buena Vista, and registration ($135-$235 depending on the race option) is still open through May 11. The event will send competitors whitewater kay ... More >>

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Ten artists who left their mark on Colorado in 2010

Colin Livingston​Colorado is a regional art center with literally thousands of artists displaying their work in venues around the state that are as varied as coffee shops and museums. Here's a list of ten artists who made a difference with their work last year. It's a wide-ranging group that ... More >>

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Wrapping with Christo

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Christo's "Over the River": High art meets the local commute in the Wall Street Journal

Christo, rendered by Kenny Be. ​As the official public comment period ends for Christo's "Over the River" project, the dialogue over the much-debated, $50-million landscape wrap seems to have devolved into two quite separate conversations. One has to do with the aesthetic merits and possible ... More >>

Christo's "Over the River" project is now under the gun: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

Full comic below​World famous wrap-artist Christo is in Denver tonight to drum up support for his Arkansas River cover-up project. The sold-out Seawell Ballroom event kicks off a four-city lecture series announcing the 45-day public comment period required after the BLM releases the environmen ... More >>

History for Hooligans

Bill Ritter, John Hickenlooper and more bid farewell to artist Jeanne-Claude

Wolfgang Volz, copyright Christo 2007This is what the Arkansas River wrap might look like -- if it ever happens.​Today's sudden death of Jeanne-Claude -- wife of fellow artist Christo, and his principal collaborator -- prompted expressions of condolence from a range of Colorado officials, incl ... More >>

For sale: supermax prison, like new

​State representative Glenn Vaad was appalled to discover recently that corrections officials have delayed opening a $200-million supermax because of Colorado's fiscal woes. There's nothing that offends Vaad, a Republican who represents the Greeley area, more deeply than the idea of a brand-ne ... More >>

Forget Shane: Come back, Christo! Christo, come back!

Wolfgang Volz, copyright Christo 2007 As noted in a previous blog, "Doing the Math on Christo's Arkansas River Wrap," Colorado art mavens and opinion leaders are just crrraaaazy about Over the River, the proposal by husband-and-wife artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to suspend six miles of silvery ... More >>

Up a Creek

Paddlefest is the best way to kick off the river season.

Doing the math on Christo's Arkansas River wrap

Wolfgang Volz, copyright Christo 2007 "Over the River," the plan by husband-and-wife artists Christo and Jeanne Claude to stretch almost six miles of silvery fabric over the Arkansas River between Canon City and Salida at a cost of around $50 million, has plenty of supporters. Congressmen, college ... More >>

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Inflatable kayaking satisfies the urge to submerge

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FIBArk Whitewater churns up thrills

Stop, Thief!

Someone's stealing Otero County's water. Who it is depends on where you live.

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