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Photos: Ten movies with Colorado in the title but not onscreen

We've been digging into our state's movie history via posts like the best movies filmed in Colorado, the most awesomely cheesy Colorado movies, the biggest movie misses filmed in Colorado and ten hit movies filmed in Colorado. But after compiling our list of memorable movies set in Colorado but not ... More >>

Ten unsolved Colorado murders: Read personal stories of the victims

The Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons website draws attention to unsolved murders, and we tried to do likewise in three posts last year -- in May, September and November. The ten crimes featured in this installment include two of the most famous unsolved crimes in Boulder history: the ... More >>

Photos: Ten best "Colorado cities" movie posters

Last week, we shared our collection of the ten best "Colorado" movie posters -- flicks that actually featured the state's name in the title. Now, we're branching out, with a gallery made up of posters from films that mention Colorado cities. Predictably, the majority name-check Denver, but there are ... More >>

McNichols Building, a former Carnegie library, opens a new chapter

The McNichols Building, which will be launched this morning as a cultural and event space, got its start as a Carnegie Library -- the biggest one in Colorado. But it was far from the only one. Over two decades at the turn of the last century, the Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded almost $750, ... More >>

Weekend's best dance music: Savoy and Lotus at Red Rocks, K.atou, Whomp Truck and more

Feel like getting down with your bad self this weekend? Good. As always, you've come to exactly the right place. We've got the drop on the, ahem, drop. Eclectic sounds of all genres of EDM take over the airwaves this weekend. Whether you feel like getting your groove on at the club or dancing the ni ... More >>

Boulder pro Sonya Looney on posing for the sexed-up Cyclepassion calendar

"The human body -- male or female -- is a work of art, especially with athletes," says Boulder-based mountain bike pro endurance racer Sonya Looney, the latest local rider to strip down for Cyclepassion, the infamous German Calendar of International Cycling Stars often disparaged/celebrated as bike ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, June 22-24, 2012

It may have felt like summer for the past few months, but now it's official. The season of ice cream trucks and bike riding has begun, and to celebrate, we have plenty of events, ten in fact, that you can participate in for less than $10 -- so that you'll still have a few extra bucks in your pocket ... More >>

Photos: Ten best Colorado hikes

We've now officially entered summer -- and while every season is a great one to enjoy Colorado, the warm weather is the perfect excuse to hit the trail. With that in mind, we've collected this list of the best Colorado hikes, with picks close to town or a drive away culled from our Best of Denver ar ... More >>

Ride the Rockies announces new route due to High Park fire

The massive High Park fire has forced the annual Ride the Rockies bike tour to alter the path to its final destination. The bike tour will still end at at Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins as planned, but officials announced this morning that the cyclists will have to take a different route to g ... More >>

Atmosphere goes a long way at the Gold Hill Inn

Slide show: At the Gold Hill Inn, atmosphere goes a long way

The Gold Hill Inn offers a taste of Colorado's history

Colorado has a rich (no pun intended) mining history, and when I was a kid growing up in the southern suburbs of Denver, my mom would devise elaborate lessons for my brother and me to carry out over summer break, packing us into the minivan for day or weekend trips to obscure corners of Colorado. We ... More >>

Beer dinners, sparkling wine and more on this week's culinary calendar

​There will be beer dinners celebrating local brews this week, as well as several wine events -- and restaurants are gearing up for the all-important Valentine's Day dinners, too. Here's a taste of what's on the menu:

Climax Jerky and other Colorado vendors coming to DIA

This stuff flies! Kick Butt Buffalo Jerky from Climax Jerky.​We've always been pretty cranky about the lack of Colorado-centric food items at Denver International Airport -- especially Colorado-centric food items that visitors can take back home as souvenirs from this state. But that will soon ... More >>

DIA adds a few Colorado-centric carts and kiosks...and they're hiring

Hammond's July candy cane​We've carped plenty about the lack of Colorado-created items at Denver International Airport, and a new program will not only introduce a few state-specific retail outlets, but will also be hiring some Coloradans to work at them at a job fair today. Over the next two ... More >>

The Wheel Deal

The apocalypse will kick off in Boulder, and here's why

Top 3 Colorado terrorists: No wonder Janet Napolitano is coming to town

Jihad Jamie.​Janet Napolitano is in town today for the National Fusion Center Conference, a meeting of the country's joint intelligence centers. Not included in that local fusion lineup are some of our homegrown terrorism experts, including John Elway, who narrated "8 Signs of Terrorism," a fi ... More >>

Jamie Paulin Ramirez: "Jihad Jamie" pleads guilty to one count of supporting terrorism

Paulin Ramirez.​Last April, Leadville's Jamie Paulin Ramirez was accused of providing material support to terrorists. Nearly a year later, she's followed in the footsteps of her co-defendant, Colleen LaRose, and pleaded guilty. Look below to read a U.S. Attorney's Office release, as well as t ... More >>

Killing Osama Bin Laden: Gary Brooks Faulkner makes Colorado's (anti) terrorist beat

Larimer CountyWhere's the latex mask?​Colorado's reputation as a breeding ground for gun-toting xenophobes and religious fanatics got a nice boost today when a Greeley man -- armed with a pistol, a forty-inch sword and some hashish -- was detained in northern Pakistan after he tried to cross o ... More >>

Secret stashes: A look at Colorado's 'lost' resorts

Courtesy Colorado Ski Country USASki Cooper has a decent mix of terrain. But experts may be a little dissapointed by the lack of steepness. ​Forget the traffic on I-70 and the hours-long liftlines at Keystone. Head out for a long weekend this winter to poach the secret stashes at Colorado's small- ... More >>

Zebra Junction closes up shop this evening

DanielK​After four albums, extensive touring and a decade together, Zebra Junction, who just took home honors at this year's Westword Music Showcase awards, will be playing its last show tonight in Golden at Parfet Park. Although the members intend to continue to collaborate and record music with ... More >>

Rosie's passes the high-altitude torch to Breckenridge Brewery

I saw this bumper sticker affixed to a light pole outside a brewery in a little mountain town last week, but the brewery wasn't Rosie's Brewpub and the town wasn't Leadville. Instead, someone had decided to celebrate Rosie's, which closed May 30, just a few feet from the front door of Amicas in Sal ... More >>

Colorado's highest-altitude brewery closes

www.rosiesbrewpub.comRosemary and Gary YonocskoColorado's highest-altitude brewery, Rosie's Brewpub in Leadville, has served its last pint as of May 30, according to its website. "Unfortunately with the economy, we here at Rosie's Brewpub must close our doors. This past winter has impacted us in th ... More >>

Amid coyote fever, mountain lions ask: What about us?

Grrrrrr. A couple of recent coyote-related incidents (read about them here and here) have kept the yipping varmints in the local news -- when newspapers and TV stations haven't been reporting about the travels of a certain lovesick wolf, that is. When the hell did Colorado media turn into the Disco ... More >>

One-day fund drive works again for KUNC

Even those public-radio fans who financially support their favorite stations tend to despise fundraisers that eat into regularly scheduled programming -- particularly the ones that stretch out for the better part of a week, if not longer, as is usually the case at Colorado Public Radio, which is c ... More >>

Lance Armstrong's Colorado girlfriend is pregnant...without sperm doping!

Is there anything Lance Armstrong can't do? Not only has the 37-year-old cyclist won the Tour de France a gazillion times, but now CNN is reporting that his steady girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is pregnant without the involvement of medical fertility procedures. Quite a feat for the testicular cancer s ... More >>

KUNC experiments with a one-day fund drive

The Denver Post's error bonanza

Delegating Denver #53 of 56: Washington

Castle Crazed

Wildfires Stop Ultrarunner Tony K in His Tracks

Fitness Fests

Paddles and bikes go wild in Buena Vista.

Delegating Denver #29 of 56: Missouri

Take a Peak

The Highway of Legends is a visual sensation.

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Wiping Rove Off the Map

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Buff Football

Nothing beats a naked pigskin party for some raw excitement.

Hop On

Get a jump on the crowds at Frog Rodeo

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Write-off

Bite Me

In the Suds

This Is a Job for Superfund!

Colorado's legacy of contamination spreads far and wide.

Heard on the Street

Bag Ladies Ball doesn't quite bring it all together.

The Empire Strikes Back

US West is squeezing state legislators, but it's Colorado customers who may be gasping for breath.

Remembrance of Scorns Past

Augusta Pierce Tabor Remembrance Society

All Vets Are Off

Some vets say the Veterans Administration's medical cost-cutting measures are unhealthy.

Off Limits

Smooth Operator

Gene Kelley plugged into the lucrative pay-phone business--until someone dropped a dime on him.