Melody Parker

This year’s Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival, the 43rd annual celebration of Colorado’s carnation industry, will be the biggest and best yet, organizers promise. Two nights of fireworks, a chili cook-off, carnival rides and a parade are some of the favorites returning to the festival, which has attracted thousands of fans...

Just ten miles northeast of downtown Denver is one of the largest urban wildlife refuges in the country. Formerly a chemical weapons manufacturing plant and subsequently a highly contaminated hazardous waste site, the 16,000-acre Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge is now home to a diverse population of wildlife. Though the...

Charnival: Flaming Elitch Gardens; ash & acrylic on panel, by Eric Shumake. Plus Gallery. Unlike the Colorado Rockies, galleries near Coors Field have been knocking it out of the park this season. The Surface Beneath, at Robischon Gallery (open through September 1), is a must-see show featuring four artists, including...

It seems like every weekend in Denver there's another fun run with a theme, which is great, really. Sure, there are themed runs (often involving beer before, during or after) in other cities, but probably not with the frequency, participation level or gusto as we can boast here in Colorado...

It's debatable as to whether it's proper etiquette to wear a t-shirt of the band you're going to see, but we're giving these Neil Young fans a pass because their shirts are just too damn awesome. Neil Young & Crazy Horse played at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 5, 2012,...