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Arkansas River

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    "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.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    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.

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    Get Wet in Salida

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    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 >>

  • Culture

    January 13, 2011

    Now Showing

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    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 >>

  • Culture

    December 23, 2010

    Now Showing

    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 >>

  • Culture

    December 16, 2010

    Now Showing

    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 >>

  • Culture

    December 9, 2010

    Now Showing

    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 >>

  • Culture

    December 2, 2010

    Now Showing

    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 >>

  • Culture

    November 25, 2010

    Now Showing

    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 >>

  • Culture

    November 11, 2010

    Now Showing

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    Wrapping with Christo

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2010

    Cave Woman

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    History for Hooligans

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Down by the River

    Salida introduces a new arts festival.

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Up a Creek

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

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    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 >>

  • Summer Guide

    June 12, 2008

    Sports Go to Extremes

    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 >>

  • Culture

    June 12, 2008

    Sports Go to Extremes

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2008

    Fitness Fests

    Paddles and bikes go wild in Buena Vista.

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    Delegating Denver #5 of 56: Arkansas

    Paddles and bikes go wild in Buena Vista.

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2007

    Double Your Pleasure

    A new landscape show is divided between two LoDo galleries.

  • Calendar

    May 24, 2007

    From the Ranch

    Salida hosts an art party like no other.

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Off Limits

    That's a Wrap

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2004

    Wets Up?

    Inflatable kayaking satisfies the urge to submerge

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2004

    Splash Down

    FIBArk Whitewater churns up thrills

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Stop, Thief!

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

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

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

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 27, 2003

    Best Way to See the Royal Gorge

    Raft-N-Rail
    Echo Canyon River Expeditions

  • News

    December 21, 2000

    The River's Edge

    As the South Platte flows out of Colorado, the water wars continue.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best arts festival

    Salida ArtWalk

  • Calendar

    May 20, 1999

    Wagons Ho!

    Salida ArtWalk

  • Culture

    January 2, 1997

    Arkansas Raveler

    Salida ArtWalk

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