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Girl Scouts of the United States of America

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Camping cookbook author Patty Ruwoldt on outdoor cuisine (recipe for chicken stew included)

    With Memorial Day comes the start of camping season, and here's a new tool to put in your pack: Patty Ruwoldt's Open Range Cook'n: Home on the Range Cooking Made Easy -- A Camp Cook's Guide to Tasty Vittles. Not only does the book include recipes for satisfying meals you can cook in the great outdoo ... More >>

  • News

    April 12, 2012

    John Denver wasn't born in Colorado, but he's cleaning up in its halls of fame

    With Memorial Day comes the start of camping season, and here's a new tool to put in your pack: Patty Ruwoldt's Open Range Cook'n: Home on the Range Cooking Made Easy -- A Camp Cook's Guide to Tasty Vittles. Not only does the book include recipes for satisfying meals you can cook in the great outdoo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    The Girl Scouts are 100 today -- and cooler than you think

    As of this morning, the Girl Scouts of the USA, that bastion of female youth and empowerment, is now roughly twice as old as Hawaii. Founded on March 12, 1912 by original Girl Scout Juliette Gordon Low, the organization celebrates its 100th anniversary. In the Denver headquarters of the Girl Scouts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Photos: Girl Scouts of Colorado launches statewide self-defense program

    "That happened at my stepmom's school, Columbine," says one Girl Scout, about eleven years old, at the front of the group. "They shot lots of people." Behind her, another Girl Scout asks where Columbine is. Another just asks, "Why?" Too young to have read about the event in the papers themselves, al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Girl Scouts of Colorado prepares for the national organization's 100th anniversary

    The Broadway headquarters of Girl Scouts of Colorado is brimming with activity. It is cookie season, and while the offices are normally full of girls, they are also now stuffed with Thin Mints and Savannah Smiles. But for months, the entire national organization has been busy with preparations: On M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Beer calendar: show your love for beer at these heart-y beer events

    The resumes were long and detailed, the qualifications extreme, but the ten finalists in the Wynkoop Brewing Company's annual Beerdrinker of the Year contest have been whittled down to three -- and these guys know their beer. The man who eventually claims the title for 2012 will be determined at an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Guess where I'm eating?

    What kind of kid doesn't like a pineapple, ham and pepperoni pizza? Mine, apparently. But he was all too happy to stuff his little belly with Girl Scout cookies, which this Italian restaurant was selling last Thursday night as part of Dine Out for Girl Scouts. Can you guess where I'm eating? Spec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Tonight: More than seventy restaurants participating in Dine Out for Girl Scouts

    I got kicked out of the Girl Scouts...something about hanky panky, but there are plenty of other civilized girls that made it through the badges, the oaths...the cookie sales. And this year, the Girl Scouts are marking their 100-year anniversary, and you can celebrate -- and help to continue the tra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Vine Street Pub & Brewery kicks off Stout Month in style

    February is Stout Month for the Mountain Sun group, which means all three locations will be featuring a rotating draft selection of stouts (including some stellar guest taps), along with various other happenings in honor of the increasingly popular style. It's an annual tradition that's become a muc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Beer dinners, Stout Month, Strings of Hope and Super Bowl festivities on this week's culinary calendar

    ​It's all about beer this week -- although oenophiles will still find an event or two to their taste -- culminating in everyone's favorite football game, the Super Bowl. And there's plenty more to keep you occupied until Sunday, including a benefit and celebration of Noel Cunningham's life; he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Beer calendar: Oskar Blues HGH and Caution Brewing's Toaster Bat Black roll out tonight

    Lone Tree Brewing​Lone Tree is a long bike ride away from City Park, which makes it tough on the typical inner-city cyclist to try the beers at Lone Tree Brewing. So Lone Tree Brewing, which opened just six weeks ago, has teamed up with the Denver Bicycle Cafe, another brand new business, whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Beer calendar: Upslope Foreign Stout at Euclid Hall; Leopold Bros rye-aged porter at Yak & Yeti

    Breckenridge Brewing has joined fellow Colorado breweries Odell, Great Divide and Oskar Blues in offering four-packs of some of its limited-release beers. The brewery will start with 471 IPA and 72 Imperial, a double chocolate cream stout made with chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory; it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Beer cocktail enthusiasts launch Beermixology.com

    We've seen a lot of beer cocktails make best-beverage lists over the past year, and they range in complexity from a glorified michelada -- a classic Mexican blend of lime juice and lager -- to the Naughty Girl Scout, a drink on the list at Euclid Hall that uses a variety of spirits plus Left Hand mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Euclid Hall's Ryan Conklin is the only certified Cicerone behind a Denver bar. Cheers!

    courtesy of Ryan Conklin​Ryan Conklin, certified Cicerone and head barman at Euclid Hall, doesn't think his reasons for going into bartending were very different from what motivates other professionals in the industry. "Like a lot of bartenders, you just kind of have some sort of drive to it, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Shirt happens! Help the Colorado Clothesline Project help women break the cycle of abuse

    ​As National Domestic Violence Awareness month comes to a close, Girl Scouts of Colorado, Midchix.com and several other local women's health and support organizations are pulling together for the Colorado Clothesline Project, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 29 at Saint Jo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Stop inviting me to ruin your camping trip

    Welcome to hell on earth.​From 1988 to 1992, I attended Girl Scout camp at Tomahawk Ranch in Baily. It was awesome. We made tie-dye T-shirts, ate burnt s'mores and hunted for Snipes (a fictionalized skunk-rat that was rumored to live in the woods and could only be captured in pillow cases by G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    What week is it? A breakdown of everything you could be celebrating, March 7-13

    A Middle Name Pride parade. Oh wait, no...​The season of Catholic holidays re-appropriated as excuses to paint your face and get hammered is upon us! Tomorrow is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday for you non-French speakers. But we say leave the Gras to the French -- what do we need that for when we' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Girl Scouts won't be arrested for selling door to door in Boulder, 'cause sheriff needs Thin Mints

    Flickr​Earlier this week, local Girl Scouts of Colorado troop leaders received an e-mail warning that anyone who doesn't get approval in Boulder to sell cookies door to door or from a booth "will be arrested." If Boulderites see cops slapping cuffs on six-year-old Brownies, the Pearl Street M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Oskar Blues adds another award to its laundry list of recognition

    ​If Oskar Blues Brewery was a Girl Scout, we'd all be rolling our eyes out of our heads at the merit badges crowding her sash. Fortunately, the brewery's accolades derive not from rescuing kittens from trees or helping grandma cross the street, but from the conscientiousness of the company and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Microsoft store opens tomorrow at Park Meadows: Eat that, Apple!

    MicrosoftThe AZ store's opening.​The wait is over, nerds. Microsoft has announced the location of its third-ever store: the Park Meadows shopping center in Lone Tree. Or, as the center's promo folks like to call it, "the Park Meadows Retail Resort." Back in April, we told you Microsoft was pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Brothers v. My Brother's lands in court

    The one-and-only My Brother's Bar​Oh, brother! Jim and Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But for more than twenty years, it did have an actual sibl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Brothers v. My Brother's: See you in court

    ​Oh, brother! Jim and the late Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But now, another Brothers is entering the market: Brothers Bar & Grill is slated t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    A little abstinence to liven up your drive

    ​Oh, brother! Jim and the late Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But now, another Brothers is entering the market: Brothers Bar & Grill is slated t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2008

    Meet Us On Alameda -- Dinosaur Ridge

    ​Oh, brother! Jim and the late Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But now, another Brothers is entering the market: Brothers Bar & Grill is slated t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2008

    She's Crafty: Danielle Spires of Love Las Muertas

    ​Oh, brother! Jim and the late Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But now, another Brothers is entering the market: Brothers Bar & Grill is slated t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    The Candidates' Former Selves

    ​Oh, brother! Jim and the late Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But now, another Brothers is entering the market: Brothers Bar & Grill is slated t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Delegating Denver #13 of 56: Georgia

    ​Oh, brother! Jim and the late Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But now, another Brothers is entering the market: Brothers Bar & Grill is slated t ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 26, 2007

    Zengo

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    July 21, 2005

    Bite Me

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  • News

    December 30, 2004

    Strange but True

    Rampaging bears! Rampaging Buffs! Criminals in the buff! It happened here... unfortunately.

  • Dining

    December 16, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Mead Street Station Grill and Pub

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004

    Best Private Wildlife Sanctuary

    Karin Heine property , Wheat Ridge

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Karin Heine property , Wheat Ridge

  • Film

    September 26, 2002

    Homies

    Home Movie looks inside some eccentric domiciles.

  • Dining

    May 23, 2002

    Drink of the Week

    Dirty Girl Scout

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Off Limits

    Thin mince

  • Culture

    November 9, 2000

    Flight From Life

    Tongue of a Bird helps us decide which memories to keep and which to let go.

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    So Many Sex Offenders, So Little Time

    Jeffco's search for a place to put its juvenile sex offenders is going nowhere fast.

  • News

    May 20, 1999

    The Wild Life

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • Music

    November 19, 1998

    Playlist

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • Culture

    August 6, 1998

    Clothes Call

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • News

    February 19, 1998

    Artsbeat

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Strange but True

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    Letters

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • News

    January 9, 1997

    A Yarn About the Broncos

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    A Bunch of Amateurs

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • News

    May 10, 1995

    LETTERS

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • Film

    February 22, 1995

    THE HOLLOW MAN

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • News

    January 12, 1994

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of January 12

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