There must have been a time, in sunnier days, when the idea of 400 tubas playing holiday tunes in Skyline Park sounded like a really cool idea. In fact, the Tuba Christmas Concert, now in its 29th year in downtown Denver, bills itself as "one of the most celebrated and longest-running holiday festivities in Colorado."
But that was before the weekend arctic blast presented special challenges to the hearty horn players -- as well as their shivering audience. With the temperature sinking below z
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the "Rush to the Rockies." As rumors of the May 1859 gold find echoed back east, hordes of fortune-hunters started the arduous trek across the plains to the confluence of the Platte and Cherry Creek. Many never made it to what was then the Kansas Territory; others labored in the camps for a few months, then headed back home. But some settled right here, helping to grow the tiny town of Denver.
Tonight at 6:30 p.m, you can take a look back at Colorado's
Pyatt StudioAn Urban Hens chicken coop
Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from greenhouses to co-ops and food-sharing. Check out the full series here.
It's high time for a chicken-coop makeover.
After all, one of the main stumbling blocks for incorporating chicken coops into urban
