Steamboat Springs

Breckenridge to crown 50th anniversary Ullr Fest king and queen on Sunday

In a year of big ski-town anniversaries -- including a 40th bash at Copper Mountain, 50th anniversaries at Vail and Steamboat and Eldora, the 75th anniversary celebration at Loveland, and the upcoming 100th anniversary of Steamboat Springs' Howelsen Hill -- the wildest party of all just might be thi ... More >>

Lucky '13: Emily Tarquin from Off-Center@The Jones

This past year has been tough for many people, and we're eager to kiss 2012 goodbye. In hopes that 2013 will turn out to be much luckier for many, we invited some of the town's cultural tastemakers -- entrepreneurs and entertainers we're lucky to have in Denver -- to answer a trio of questions. We e ... More >>

Film screenings, cycling parties and more on this week's calendar: Truck it!

It's a quintessential Colorado week on the culinary calendar, with lots of local beer and wine, plenty of excuses to chill outside -- and a bike race. Here's a taste of what's on the event menu:

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 >>

Ten most notable people to die in Colorado

Posts like our collection of the top ten "You know you're from Colorado when...." punchlines celebrate life in our fair state. But what about the opposite side of that coin? Turns out the last breath of many memorable folks was of our thin air. We've assembled a roster of the ten most notable passin ... More >>

Royal Stain hits up Arvada Skate Park, a Best of Denver 2012 winner -- with David Reyes

The new Arvada Skate Park took Best of Denver 2012 Best Skate Park honors last month, and the more time we spend there, the more we love it. This edit from local filmmaker Tristan Minton, of Royal Stain Design, which features 303 Boards team rider David Reyes and The Denver Shop team riders Ryan Lyb ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2011 Denver: ten best mountain celebrations

​What better time to take advantage of this city's proximity to the beautiful Rocky Mountains -- and some of the best skiing in the world -- than New Year's Eve? Keep reading for our list of the ten best ways to celebrate New Year's, mountain-style.

Free skiing at Crested Butte, cookies at Beaver Creek, opening-day festivities to be thankful for

Crested Butte Mountain Resort marks its fiftieth birthday on Wednesday with a throwback nod to its old Ski Free promotion: Stop by the CB Adventure Center to pick up a free lift ticket, then jostle for first-chair bragging rights when the lifts start turning at 9 a.m. Stop by the Butte 66 deck for b ... More >>

Medical marijuana ban defeated in Palisade in part due to low-key approach, center owner says

Desa Loughman.​This week, Fort Collins voters approved a medical marijuana retail ban. However, electorates in several other communities rejected similar measures, including Steamboat Springs and, most surprisingly, Palisade, a Western Slope burg surrounded by municipalities that have prohibit ... More >>

Med. marijuana retail ban rejected in Steamboat due to liberal, educated town, MMC owner says

​A medical marijuana retail ban passed in Fort Collins this week -- but a number of municipalities rejected attempts at prohibition, including Steamboat Springs, Oak Creek and Routt County, which encompasses them. Why the difference? Here's what Ryan Fisher, co-owner of Steamboat's Rocky Mount ... More >>

Denver International Airport unpacks a suitcase of colorful tales in Colorado Stories

​The playhouse in baggage claim is still locked, but at least Blue Mustang-friendly Denver International Airport and History Colorado have partnered on a new exhibit, Colorado Stories, that takes a playful approach to this state's past -- and shows that we have plenty of entertaining baggage.

Backcountry Provisions dishes Pilgrim sammies and will soon be pouring Colorado beer

​The only thing that could possibly have made the discovery of a new Pilgrim sandwich any better is that fact that I'll soon be able to wash it down with a cold Colorado beer. Backcountry Provisions, the oddly-but-rustic-and-poetically-named LoDo sandwich shop, plans to start serving two beer ... More >>

Colorado's top skiers and snowboarders rock Winter Dew Tour in Utah

AlliSports.comBreck Freeride team member Eric Willet, center, wins Men's Snowboard Slopestyle at the Toyota Challenge in Ogden, UT​Breckenridge Ski Resort is getting a good return on investment from its Breck Freeride Team and its stepped-up park & pipe programs: Yesterday, Breckenridge snowbo ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Forecast calls for snow all week

Photo via SkiCB.comGreetings from Crested Butte, reporting nearly a foot of new snow this morning.​If you're planning a holiday ski vacation, you might want to go ahead and start it early: It snowed all weekend at most Colorado resorts, and it's expected to keep coming down until Thursday, whi ... More >>

Denver's art districts are mostly growing concerns

Brooks Kellogg, 73, accused of trying to hire hit man to kill opponent in real estate lawsuit

Brooks Kellogg.​On the State of Kansas's website, 73-year-old Brooks Kellogg is celebrated as a success story for building an entertainment center in Hays. But there's a good chance this salute won't be long for the Internet. That's because the FBI arrested him earlier this week at Denver Inte ... More >>

Medical marijuana patient collectives: Attorney sees them as tool against caregiver restrictions

Flickr​HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill signed in June, is a complicated measure that changes many of the ways MMJ caregivers have operated. But attorney Adam Mayo thinks he may have found a work-around: patient collectives. He'll discuss the topic at length during a Monday Canna ... More >>

3 the Hardway changes name and joins Kamikazi Airlines roster

​ Prime Element. That's the new name of the trio formerly known as 3 the Hardway. But that's not the biggest news coming out of that camp today. After years of hard work, the threesome, made up of A.V.I.U.S., Cysko Rokwel and Es Nine, has linked up with Kamikazi Airlines, an imprint owned by ... More >>

HIGHER GROUND

Dan Hawkins's in-state recruiting success hits the skids

No doubt Hawkins will put a good spin on things...​Last month, a spokesman for the CU Buffs maintained that the well-documented turmoil swirling around the return of embattled Coach Dan Hawkins hadn't really hurt recruiting. But with national signing day coming up on Wednesday, at least one i ... More >>

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Over the weekend: The Avett Brothers at the Ogden Theatre

​The Avett Brothers, Sally Ford and the Sound Outside Saturday, Aug. 22 Ogden Theatre Better than: Most of the shows I've seen this summer. I never thought I'd see a full-fledged hootenanny on the stage of the Ogden Theatre. But during choice moments of the Avett Brothers' Saturday set, an appea ... More >>

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 >>

Mountain Music

Colorado meets Texas in Steamboat Springs.

Julia Fernandez-Pol at Carson van Straaten Gallery

Just Jewelry

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Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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Sandy Carson Gallery

New owners take the venerable gallery in a new direction.

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Capsule reviews of current exhibits

Desire in a Gypsy Cloak

Willam Havu Gallery

Sandy Carson Gallery Sold

Party On

Let the good times -- and the good food -- roll at Lucile's.

Ride On

The Gay Rodeo saddles up.

Bite Me

Gone Wishing

Kick Astral

On the Road Again

This state was designed for explorers -- and a 1986 Jeep Wagoneer.

Down and Out

A sampling of Project Exile convictions.

Saints Alive

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band keeps the spirit of New Orleans alive.

All Hands Down

The Arvada Center offers an uneven salute to some of the state's best craft wizards.

Brazil Nuts

South American cuisine is a rare find in Denver.

Trap Sheet

Why was it so hard for these upstanding, law-abiding citizens to get arrested?

Paradise Lost

Lame Dunk

Night & Day

August 20 - 26, 1998

The Talks Heat Up

The state's global-warming forums are canceled after foes show up en masse.

Mouthing Off

SPORTS & RECREATION