Nederland, just 17 miles west of Boulder, retains a reputation for being a hippie town, thanks in part to such well-known, offbeat annual events as the jam-friendly music festival NedFest, happening Aug. 28-29, and winter’s wacky Frozen Dead Guy Days.
But today at 10 a.m., Nederland launches into a new era of being not just a [...]

Call it Denver’s summer of blockbusters.
Three big, very different exhibitions will be duking it out for the public’s attention.
Heading the list is King Tut — an abbreviated name that draws instant recognition and conjures the exoticism, mystery and thrill of ancient Egypt.
The 1922 discovery of the young pharaoh’s untouched, luxurious tomb drew international coverage and [...]

Friends, if you look up the word surreal in the dictionary, you will see a photo of me, sitting in the American Idol finale audience. Because that’s what happened this week – thanks to the Ford Fiesta folks* – a night where my best friend and I got all dolled up, sat in the Nokia [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
I can’t get my kids to bed at night. They don’t listen when I tell them to stop watching TV or playing and get ready for bed, they fuss about washing their faces and brushing their teeth, and they always have a million reasons why they need to get out of bed. Every [...]

Saturday. Salute the nation’s fallen servicemen and women at the Denver Memorial Day parade. A tradition for more than 80 years, the parade includes military personnel and veterans marching through downtown Denver. All branches of the service are represented. The parade is sponsored by the Denver United Veterans’ Council, Denver County Veteran Services Office and [...]

A national group that thinks global warming is “junk science” and that teaching it is unnecessarily scaring schoolchildren brought its first petition effort for “balanced education” to Mesa County Schools on Tuesday night.
Rose Pugliese, an unsuccessful candidate for a District 51 school board seat in the last election, presented a petition with 700 signatures to [...]

CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER MARY-FRANCES MAIN AND THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!
Take the world’s largest outdoor mineral hot springs pool, add an adventure park built on top of a mountain, sprinkle in the Roaring Fork Valley’s crimson rocks and emerald forests and what do you have?
Glenwood Springs’ matchless Shangri-La.
Conveniently located off I-70 between [...]

Restaurant Deals
Dave & Busters is offering 1/2 price off all games on Wednesdays. The deal will run all summer long so be sure to mark your calendar and visit either of their two Colorado locations.
Orange Julius is offering some summertime relief with a printable coupon for Buy 1 20 oz Smoothie, Get One for $1.
Restaurant.com [...]

What happens when 200 Mile High Mamas and their families pop into the Children’s Museum of Denver for a night of bubbling revelry?
Enough good, clean, soapy fun to negate the need for baths that night. Hey, my kids convinced me.
On Wednesday, May 19th, the Children’s Museum of Denver threw open their doors for [...]

The newly created vegetable garden at Smith Renaissance School of the Arts in northeast Denver already has taught students a few important life lessons.
First, and obviously, the garden is teaching students about botany and how food is grown.
Second, and unfortunately, students learned a hard truth when someone broke into the garden and stole plants.
The final [...]