Nuclear Threats Bring Back Old Fears

This summer’s special exhibition at the Denver Botanic Gardens, “Spirit Guides,” dutifully fulfills the primary mission of placing art objects in the city’s treasured urban oasis: It shakes up the routine. The exhibit’s giant and colorful hybrid animal sculptures provide new vistas for garden regulars who have seen the tulips and water lilies a hundred times over and yearn for something fresh.

Calling all van lifers, overlanders and road warriors: A new festival coming to Colorado will convene vehicle nomads for a weekend of camping, gear demos, and workshops amid the picturesque scenery of the high desert. It’s called The Caravan, and it’s cruising to CampV in Naturita from June 6 to 10 for what event coordinator Josiah Roe anticipates will be the first of many years to come. Roe is the publisher of travel publication The Journal of Lost Time, which hosts six annual van life-inspired events in the U.

Health clinics in Colorado are seeing more uninsured patients than they have since the Affordable Care Act took effect a decade ago, and some of their leaders believe the state needs to prepare for a future where more people lack coverage. Colorado, like most states, has largely completed the process of ending Medicaid coverage for people who are no longer eligible.

Denver’s Five Points Jazz Festival continues to grow in stature. Tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets of the Five Points neighborhood on June 8, paying tribute to the glory days of a part of town where the most revered names in the music’s history would perform. Five Points’ contribution to jazz is well-documented.

Nine months into the job, Rocky Mountain National Park head Gary Ingram concedes he has much to learn about the best places to visit across the rugged landscape under his command. Not long after he arrived last August, while he was still getting settled in the superintendent’s chair, the park began transitioning from summer to winter operations.

Dear Amy: Which is the default position regarding asking for help versus offering to help? For instance, let’s say I’m at work and someone walks past my desk several times, carrying a big box each time. Assuming that carrying the big box is part of their job, do I stop doing MY job to offer my assistance, just because it is the polite thing to do? Or since the person obviously sees me each time, would the onus be on them to actually ask for help if they truly needed it?