Ed Greene’s 47-year career in Denver’s news industry is coming to a close, the weather forecaster announced Friday.
During his final appearance Friday on 9NEWS mornings, Greene announced he’d be passing on his weather clicker and leaving the Denver news scene — for good.
Gone are the days when someone sheepishly falls down on a hiking trail and keeps it to themselves. The other side of Instagram glory — where peak gloating is on display alongside all other fabulous outdoor escapades being shared — are the tales of how things went wrong.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareLove tequila cocktails or sampling a variety of smoky mezcals? Denver’s cocktail connoisseurs are eager to introduce you to sotol the next time you sidle up to the bar.
Earthy and herbaceous, and sometimes kissed with smoke, the desert spirit actually dates back 800 years to Chihuahua, Mexico, where sotol plants were roasted in cooking holes, and the juice was fermented and then served like beer.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Sputnik, the enduringly hip bar and restaurant on South Broadway, is changing hands for the first time in its 21-year history.
“I worked at Sputnik for 10 years and I’d stayed in contact with (owners) Matt LaBarge and Alison Housely,” said Joe Phillips, who’s buying Sputnik, 3 S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Arvada Center’s “Informed Space” is the surprise art exhibition of the summer. And the most rousing.
The sprawling spectacle, featuring 30 Colorado sculptors, each with a mind and style of their own, is regional art at its best.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The organization that hosts the famed Sundance Film Festival has selected Boulder and five other cities as finalists in its search for a new location beginning in 2027.
Boulder submitted its bid in June, with Governor Jared Polis saying the festival would help put Colorado on the map internationally as “the center of the film industry.”
Sip, shop, share good times on Tennyson Street
Saturday. Denver’s Tennyson Street is home to excellent restaurants, thirst-quenching breweries and some of the city’s best all-around vibes — all of which will be on display Saturday, July 20, during the 2nd annual Tennyson Street Fair.
Denver set new records in 2023 for both domestic visitors and money spent by those visitors — eclipsing $10 billion for the first time, it was announced Tuesday.
Visit Denver, the city’s tourism sales and marketing agency, said last year’s visitor total of 37.4 million was a 3% bump over 2022.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Even in Denver’s crowded comedy scene, Sammy Anzer stands out. The 35-year-old, originally from Queens, New York, is lanky and charming, with a light swagger, pastel-spiked fashion sense, and a giant smile that tees up his punchlines.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
As Colorado’s oldest standing hotel, the Astor House in Golden has racked up 157 years of stories, including a tale of exploding windows from a Colorado School of Mines detonation across the street — the dynamite was intentional, the broken glass was not — and a man plunging from a second-story doorway onto the ground below.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareRodrigo’s rise, and a masterful Morissette
Tuesday. Ascendant pop-rock artist Olivia Rodrigo, a product of Disney shows such as “High School Musical,” is opting to build a career that lasts over one that flames out.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Fray that will take the stage in Boulder on Friday night will not be the Fray you know.
The Colorado band, which went mainstream in the early 21st century with hits such as “Over My Head (Cable Car),” “How to Save a Life” and “You Found Me,” has not released new music in a decade.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Arid western landscapes aren’t the most hospital places for colorful flowers – so maybe there’s a little magic sprinkled in with the dirt at these botanical destinations. All of the spots listed below are free and open to the public.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
There’s an animal menacing City Park, and it’s not an irate goose.
The giant swan boats, which are popular rentals for paddling around the 25-acre Ferril Lake, pose a threat to the otherwise peaceful Jazz in the Park series, jokes 30-year-old Lakewood resident Emerson Smith.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
LOS ANGELES — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
If you’re looking for a place to chill on a hot summer day, Keystone’s mountaintop sledding venue might be hard to beat.
Although it’s been in the 80s, 90s and 100s on the Front Range, there’s plenty of snow at the top of Dercum Mountain, at an elevation of 11,640 feet, and resort officials say their summer sledding operation is the only one of its kind in the U.S.
Ask someone from another state what the typical Denverite likes, and you might get any number of answers. Skiing. Craft beer. Hiking. Cannabis. Goldendoodles.
But do those stereotypes bear out?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Billy Joel performs in Denver for the first time in five years at Coors Field on Friday, July 12, 2024.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareJon Marcantoni, a local playwright and founder of the Denver theater company Flamboyán, was nearing the end of the run of “Puerto Rican Nocturne” — his drama about the killings of two young, pro-Independence activists at Cerro Maravilla, during a time of particularly heightened tensions between those fighting for the Caribbean island’s independence and those wanting statehood — when he began writing “Empire of Solitude.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareBreckenridge Brewery, one of the oldest craft beer makers in the state and the subject of two separate corporate buyouts over the past decade, will open yet another chapter in its long life in August by moving into a storied Colorado beer market: Fort Collins.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA hidden gem of nostalgia and adventure lies in the vast expanse of the San Luis Valley and endless stretches of open road: a restored drive-in movie theater that offers accommodations for overnight stays.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Gary Hall doesn’t mind saying he’s a pretty hot guitar player.
“Music’s been in my blood since my dad woke us up to watch The Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 1964,” Hall said last week as he walked to Estes Park’s Rock Cut Brewery, where he was playing in an acoustic folk trio.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Shaquille O’Neal screwed up, and he admits it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe fuselage shutters and creaks. A flight attendant leans in and whispers “You are already in the luckiest seat.” Later, you may swear you felt her breath in the pitch-black darkness.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Artist Lauri Lynnxe Murphy loves to collaborate with wild things. She has made work with bees, snails, mushrooms and, most recently, fireflies.
Her latest project, Firefly Music, will be presented online in the form of a live digital concert on July 19 and 20, on location from the Fountain Creek Nature Center in Fountain.
Get ready, pro wrestling fans. World Wrestling Entertainment is coming back to Denver on Labor Day weekend with back-to-back shows.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareWe grow them because we love them. Are they easy? Not always, but their delicious ripe rewards confirm why tomatoes continue to be the most popular crop grown among home gardeners.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share