San Luis Valley

Bentley Folse, exec chef of Finley's Pub, gives good cluck

Bentley Folse Finley's Pub 375 South Pearl Street 303-282-4790 www.finleysdenver.com This is part one of my interview with Bentley Folse, exec chef of Finley's Pub. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. I suppose my parents liked the car," muses Bentley Folse, whose first name conjures images ... More >>

Ken Salazar's plans for tourism in San Luis Valley generates protests

Ken Salazar.​Two weeks ago, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar surfaced in Alamosa, surrounded by state leaders, to present the results of a federal study aimed at promoting tourism and conservation in the San Luis Valley. The National Park Service's study pushes for conservation easements, ... More >>

Ken Salazar: How green is his San Luis Valley?

On Wednesday, Alamosa-born Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will return to his roots -- again -- as part of a long-simmering effort to promote tourism and conservation in Colorado's much-praised, much-neglected San Luis Valley. Accompanied by Governor John Hickenlooper and Senators Michael Benn ... More >>

Catherine Robles Shaw captures the fine art of Tebowing

​Nederland santera Catherine Robles Shaw usually sticks to the basics when creating her lovely retablos -- plaques depicting the saints that are hand-carved and painted in a folk style that's been handed down over hundreds of years in northern New Mexico and Colorado's San Luis Valley. Contemp ... More >>

Everyone But You, Eric Shiveley's excellent documentary, finally makes its way to the web

​Just over four years ago, Eric Shiveley self-produced a documentary called Everyone But You. The film, which Shiveley shot, produced and edited himself over the course of two years, did a fine job of capturing the loneliness, isolation and frustration of being a struggling musician from the p ... More >>

Ken Salazar hawking solar "sweet spots" for an energy boost

Ken Salazar.​Yesterday, after three years, more than 80,000 public comments, and countless hours reviewing ponderous economic and environmental issues -- in other words, pretty speedy for government work -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar unveiled the Obama administration's slimmed-down ... More >>

Air Force flyovers: Special Ops to buzz southwest Colorado?

​Last month, under pressure from Representative Scott Tipton and ranchers in the Pinon Canyon area, Air Force officials backed off a plan to conduct intensive low-altitude training flights over southeast Colorado. But the recently unveiled boundaries for the low, low flights probably won't cau ... More >>

Old Cow Town Ranch going to auction -- don't tell William Koch

​Last year, billionaire William Koch bought Buckskin Joe for $3.1 million, and moved the buildings to his private ranch outside Gunnison. But now you've got another chance to buy an old-timey Colorado town... if Koch, who also dropped $2 million on a Billy the Kid tintype, isn't there with his ... More >>

Ken Salazar pushes renewable energy "on steroids"

Ken Salazar.​Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced federal approval of four large renewable energy projects in the West today, touting the new jobs and clean power that those projects and others in the pipeline will bring -- and described his department's approach to renewables as so ... More >>

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Patrick Langlois finds the right ingredient: quinoa paired with Left Hand beer

In Season Local Market​After five years working for Great Divide Brewing, Patrick Langlois has embarked on a new mission, one that explores local food, cooking and, at almost all times, beer. Each week, he'll be sharing a new adventure in his kitchen -- pairing his experiment with a good brew. ... More >>

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Mi Linda Soledad and Casi Casi make up a stunning double dose from Emilio Lobato

Meet Him In San Luis

For a firkin good time, head to Colorado Springs

​Yee-haw! Twenty-four Colorado breweries will round up some wild firkins this weekend and drive them down to Colorado Springs for the seventh annual Firkin Rendezvous. Hosted by Bristol Brewing Company, the rendezvous -- February 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. -- is a fundraiser for the Colorado Brewers ... More >>

Free movie time: Daughters of the Dust at the Blair-Caldwell Library

​Every once in a while in these vast United States, you come across an area so remote, so isolated, that the people of that area maintain a culture that is completely removed from the mainstream. The San Luis Valley in Colorado, where people still speak an archaic form of Spanish descended fro ... More >>

Kyle Orton, Tim Tebow not getting the job done? Sorry, but Jake Plummer's too busy to help

Jake Plummer.​These three Denver blog posts tried to get away, but we managed to round them up anyhow. Bronco Talk's Jon catches up on ex-Denver QB Jake Plummer, who's now a handball fanatic. Miss him yet, Broncos nation? Colorado Pols its list of election winners -- with Michael Bennet topp ... More >>

The Wynkoop digs into Harvest Week with local beers

Andy Brown​EatDenver's Harvest Week, taking place now through Friday, celebrates Colorado's local bounty, and it doesn't get any more local than Andy Brown's back yard. Brown, the head brewer for the Wynkoop Brewing Company, has whipped up a couple of kegs of the pub's Wixa Weiss aged with cru ... More >>

Weird Science

Wake-Up Call: Mr. Salazar goes to Washington?

Suddenly, all the political pundits are talking about a Salazar going to Washington. Not Ken Salazar, who'd apparently rather stay in his Senate seat than move to the Cabinet (but might be up for a future opening on the Supreme Court, where he'd be the first Latino justice) ... More >>

Denver dailies didn't see possible John Salazar cabinet post coming

As noted in this morning's blog "Wake-Up Call: Mr. Salazar goes to Washington?," Colorado Representative John Salazar has confirmed that he's in the running to become Secretary of Agriculture in the administration of president-elect Barack Obama. This news likely came as a surprise to readers of th ... More >>

Conspiracy to Have Fun

I Want to Believe

Delegating Denver #53 of 56: Washington

Delegating Denver #51 of 56: Virgin Islands

Conspiracy to Have Fun

Conspiracy to Have Fun

Paint the Town Brown

Yoko Ono helps celebrate Denver arts.

Eric Shiveley

Everyone But You captures the frustration of being a struggling musician.

Q&A with Eric Shiveley

Knit Wits

Folk and fiber artists gather down in the valley.

Best Exploration of the Natural World

Nature Conservancy Naturalist Workshops
Medano-Zapata Ranch

Follow That Story

Back at the Ranch

The Siege

The new sheriff vowed to clean up the town of San Luis. For many locals, the price was too high.

How the West Was One

A partnership between Qwest and the state may sink a rural Internet provider.

Meet Me in San Luis

The Emilio Lobato solo at Havu is a real knockout.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 17

The Truth Is Almost Out Here

A UFO museum may blast off in Denver.

Hot Potatoes!

Some farmers in the San Luis Valley were just waiting to be picked.

High and Dry

Gary Boyce's ballot initiatives went under, but he'll most likely resurface.

The UFO Hunters

Searching for aliens in all the right places.

Mouthing Off

San Luis Rays

Thrills for the week

THE PROMISED LAND

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCHETTE, TWO DEVELOPERS GET DOWN AND DIRTY.

DRAWING THE LINE

SAN LUIS VALLEY HISPANICS, SHUT OUT OF POWER, GO TO COURT TO CHALLENGE VOTING BOUNDARIES.

PEOPLE & PLACES

THE FARM TEAM

THE DENVER GANGS WANTED TONY BROWN'S BOYS. SO HE TOOK HIS FAMILY AND HEADED FOR THE HILLS.HOME ON THE RANGE MEET THE MUSLIM COWBOYS OF MOSCA, COLORADO.

THRILLS