Glenwood Springs

The AFI Top 100 Films -- And The Top Ten Movies Filmed in Colorado

Mood Swing

Swing for the fences in Glenwood Springs

Best Rest Stops -- Rural

No Name/Grizzly Creek/Bair Ranch

Best Bicycle-Built-for-Two Club

Tandem Club of Colorado

Best Cave Tours -- Family

Glenwood Caverns & Historic Fairy Caves
Glenwood Springs

Check, Please!

Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

Best Conceptual Artist in a Group Show

Jon Rietfors, Director's Choice, + Zeile/Judish Gallery

Best Skiing Getaway

Sunlight Mountain Resort

All Aboard!

Old pufferbellies stay on track at the Narrow Gauge Railfest.

A Grain of Basalt

Old pufferbellies stay on track at the Narrow Gauge Railfest.

The Playwright Stuff

An Aspen theater fest prepares scribes for the Big Apple.

Feel-Good Fun

An Aspen theater fest prepares scribes for the Big Apple.

Strange but True

A year of dysfunctional family values -- and missing panties.

Strange but True

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

Giving Back

Out of the ashes of 9/11 comes a reason to celebrate again at Fashion Forward.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Out of the ashes of 9/11 comes a reason to celebrate again at Fashion Forward.

Raiding the Roan

Rich in wildlife and natural resources, the Roan Plateau survived the last energy boom. Will this one destroy it?

Crosstown Traffic

Community-radio advocates and the Colorado Department of Transportation wind up in gridlock.

Gas Pains

Drilling for natural gas on the Western Slope has punched holes in some residents' dreams of solitude. Others see it as the way of the West.

Feedback

Drilling for natural gas on the Western Slope has punched holes in some residents' dreams of solitude. Others see it as the way of the West.

SACRED GROUND

Drilling for natural gas on the Western Slope has punched holes in some residents' dreams of solitude. Others see it as the way of the West.

THRILLS

Drilling for natural gas on the Western Slope has punched holes in some residents' dreams of solitude. Others see it as the way of the West.

A LOAD OF BULL

Drilling for natural gas on the Western Slope has punched holes in some residents' dreams of solitude. Others see it as the way of the West.

Drive safely this weekend -- or else an army of cops will bust your ass

This weekend, law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force to make sure you don't do anything stupid behind the wheel over the Memorial Day weekend. This link on the Colorado Department of Transportation website details the specific plans of 85 separate organizations. For instanc ... More >>

Juicy Lucy's dries up in Cherry Creek

250 Josephine is back on the market.​Juicy Lucy's has given up the ghost at 250 Josephine Street -- a ghost that's claimed so many other restaurants, including Papillon, Indigo, Go Fish Grille and Tula. Although the restaurant closed suddenly last Thursday, the owners -- who also own the pop ... More >>

Caught on camera: Big cat on I-70 prowl

Photo courtesy Center for Native Ecosystems/Eco-Resolutions/Colorado Dept. of Transportation​For months, dozens of motion-sensor cameras along I-70 between Golden and Glenwood Springs have been snatching nocturnal images of wildlife, in an effort to study how elk, deer, bears and other species ... More >>

And Colorado's prettiest town is... you must be joking

​It's been at least a week since our fair state made it on any Most Livable, Charming, Fittest or Drunkest list. So thank heavens for the folks at ForbesTraveler, the "luxury travel authority from inspiration to reservation." Its latest ingenious and largely predictable compilation of "America ... More >>

New site studies why (and where) wildlife cross the road

A black bear uses a culvert to cross under I-70. Photo courtesy Center for Native Ecosystems.​A newly launched website allows Colorado motorists to log on and report sightings of wildlife along the I-70 corridor between Golden and Glenwood Springs. While handy for alerting highway maintenance ... More >>

Arizona immigration bill: Colorado students plan afternoon protest walkout

An image from ColoradoImmigrant.org featuring participants from a previous event.​Yesterday, Denver Public Schools announced on a ban on all work-related travel to Arizona due to the recent passage of a controversial immigration bill that Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis digs and ... More >>

Dog attack: Bicyclist Renee Legro, mauled for twenty minutes, sues sheep herders

Nice doggie.​What do you get when you mix Colorado's growing culture of outdoors enthusiasts with the state's dying breed of mountain ranchers? If you're Renee Legro of Glenwood Springs, the answer is a twenty-minute attack during a bicycle race that resulted in hundreds of stitches, not to m ... More >>

Today: Strawberry Days marks its 113th edition

​When it comes to berries, there's a reason the strawberry is a perennial favorite. The versatile fruit works well in pie, jam, shortcake, shakes, as an ice-cream topping or just juicily, deliciously raw. Glenwood Springs has been celebrating the strawberry for 113 years now with its annual St ... More >>

Elyse Porterfield quit her job 'cause of her sexist boss? Nope -- and an Internet star is born

Elyse Porterfield.​We've cornered three Denver blog posts. They're not going anywhere -- until you click on them. 5280's Michael de Yoanna links us to TheChive.com, whose Internet hoax about a woman using a white board to unmask her sexist boss has made a cyber-celeb of Glenwood Springs' Elys ... More >>

A Q&A with young Colorado rapper Catch Lungs

Elyse Porterfield.​We've cornered three Denver blog posts. They're not going anywhere -- until you click on them. 5280's Michael de Yoanna links us to TheChive.com, whose Internet hoax about a woman using a white board to unmask her sexist boss has made a cyber-celeb of Glenwood Springs' Elys ... More >>

Rene Magritte's surreal University Hills art house: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

Figure 87a. University Hills: Surreal outdoor art show exhibits familiar objects in a foreign place.​ Artists in Denver are a dime a dozen, but art collectors are worth their weight in gold. The University Hills home pictured above proves how an art collector can turn an ordinary ranch-style h ... More >>

Top 10 list of Colorado movies a ten-cent ticket fee didn't subsidize

"The Searchers."​The Colorado legislature just nixed a plan to tack a ten-cent fee onto movie tickets, money that would have been used to provide financial incentives for film companies that want to make movies in this state. As revised, the bill would now ask for donations from movie-goers -- ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five ways to Spring break yourself

​Love it or hate it, Spring Break is getting into full swing in the mountains. Here are 5 ways to get wild this weekend: OmMG! Looking for a side-serving of serenity with your weekend helping of stoke? Try the 1st annual Telluride Yoga Festival Winter Retreat, a chillier version of the chill ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: $5 lift tickets and the top 5 ways to celebrate Spring

​Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is? Echo Mountain is celebrating its 5th birthday party this year with $5 Friday night lift tickets for the next five weeks, tonight through April 18. And wait, there's more! Echo's annual Liptricks Not Lipstick terrain park contest ... More >>

James Salazar takes the train to Shmuckville

www.thehobosoul.com​There is a long and storied tradition in this country of hobos jumping freight trains and riding across the country, looking for work. It's a tradition that began during the Civil War and gained prominence during the Great Depression. Hobos have to be brave and a little (or ... 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 >>

Bert the Conqueror takes on Colorado

Bert is icey like Ceddy Bu.​How's this for a job: You ride a bunch roller coasters, and then you make a television show about you riding a bunch of roller coasters. That's pretty much the job of the Travel Channel's Bert Kreischer, better known as Bert the Conqueror, whose show features him tr ... More >>

Immigration: Advocate decries Father's Day raid on Glenwood Springs' Strawberry Days fest

​Glenwood Springs' Strawberry Days festival has been an area staple for more than a century, and this year's edition featured train rides, a pirate-coloring contest, a pie-eating challenge and a search for a "Glenwood Idol," among many other scheduled events. But one happening wasn't announced ... More >>

Reader: Illegal entry and residency doesn't justify busting immigrants at Father's Day fest

​Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say they're focusing on criminal aliens -- and anti-immigration commenters point out that being in the U.S. without documentation is a crime. But not one big enough to justify arrests at Strawberry Days in Glenwood Springs on Father's Day, one reader ... More >>

Hand-feeding Burger King food to bears? When it comes to stupidity, that's a Whopper!

Flickr​Sure, hands are useful. You can pick up things with them, scratch an itch, lotsa stuff. But if you're tired of clipping your nails or applying lotion when they're chapped, here's a good way to get rid of them: hand-feed fast-food to bears. Granted, this method isn't surefire, since at l ... More >>

Bert the Conqueror takes on Twister II and Clear Creek rafting on Travel Channel (VIDEOS)

Videos below.​On July 13, the indefatigable Travel Channel star Bert the Conqueror seeks thrills in Colorado -- and we've got a preview. First up, he and Good Morning America forecaster Sam Champion, who'll host Bert on GMA on the 13th, ride Twister II at Elitch Gardens. Then, Bert heads to Gl ... More >>

Glenwood Springs ups its game to become "Most Fun Town in America"

Glenwood Hot Springs.​Most lists of the country's cutest, prettiest, drunkest, most livable/affordable/promiscuous places and/or people are, well, about as stupid as they sound. Standard response: "Sez who?" But there's reason to believe that Glenwood Springs earned being singled out as the " ... More >>

The Pullman, Mark Fischer's new joint in Glenwood Springs, makes Esquire magazine's Best New Restaurants roster

Lori MidsonThe Pullman, Mark Fischer's new restaurant in Glenwood Springs, just nabbed a spot on Esquire magazine's Best New Restaurants list.​In late August, while on a food journey in Glenwood Springs, I had dinner at the Pullman, the newest restaurant -- a farm-to-table venture -- from ch ... More >>

ACLU urges schools to adopt policy banning school police officers from working with ICE

​ The American Civil Liberties Union has jumped in on the debate simmering in Carbondale and Glenwood Springs over whether school resource officers should be allowed to collaborate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Share Your Story with History Colorado...and then make some history in Glenwood Springs

Doc Holliday, RIP.​Here's your chance to make some history. History Colorado -- or the Colorado Historical Society, as it was known back when it started in 1879 -- will begin a new chapter next spring, when the Colorado History Center opens on Broadway. And in the meantime, it's collecting ph ... More >>

Plastic bag bans: Mountain towns vow to "help change lifestyles"

​In the classic 1967 drama The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman's character is offered one word, just one word of advice from an avuncular businessman: plastics. "There's a great future in plastics," the man whispers. But that future is pretty much past in the Roaring Fork Valley -- which, town by tow ... More >>

Colorado's smallest ski companies are going big

​In the classic 1967 drama The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman's character is offered one word, just one word of advice from an avuncular businessman: plastics. "There's a great future in plastics," the man whispers. But that future is pretty much past in the Roaring Fork Valley -- which, town by tow ... More >>