President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to a group of 50 8th-graders from Longmont this afternoon, taking questions about what he likes about the job and telling a math teacher he does not want to cut education funding.
“Are you all from Colorado?” Obama asked the group of cheering kids, some of whom were wearing [...]

Are you familiar with Intervention, the disturbing A&E show where people confront their addictions with the help of their friends and families through drug and alcohol intervention?
Last week, I staged an intervention. For myself.
My catalyst was a visit with a dear friend in California over Spring Break. She is admittedly obsessive about

Denver’s Preschool One Book, One Denver kicks off another year with Llamapalooza! This year’s book selection is Is Your Mama A Llama? by author and illustrator Deborah Guarino. From April 15-30, all Denver Preschoolers will be reading this title, a perennial favorite of parents and children alike.
To celebrate, The Denver Preschool Program [...]

The Washington Monument will be one of the first things 13-year-old Adam Schane sees after landing in Washington, D.C., this morning — it’s one of the sites he is most excited to visit.
But Adam’s chance to clamber to the top of the towering monument seemed in danger of being lost as lawmakers came close to [...]

The other day I was at the gym using a machine next to a 30-something guy. While I was actually lifting I noticed he wasn’t doing anything. Instead I watched his head move back and forth, his eyes chasing after every 20-something’s butt that walked by.
Gross.

A great gal’s night out! Stir Cooking School whips up fun evenings filled with yummy recipes, hands-on lessons and eating. There are even classes for children at this school.

Walking together for stronger, healthier babies
March for Babies is the nation’s oldest and biggest event for mom/baby health. It’s also the largest annual March of Dimes fundraiser. Money raised funds a range of March of Dimes programs that work to improve the health of moms and babies. Thousands of Coloradans get involved in the event [...]

Every month, Mile High Mamas features a Q & A from The Children’s Hospital on a different health topic. This month’s topic is all about how to sooth your child’s springtime allergies.

About 53 percent of the students in Denver Public Schools attend a school other than the one assigned to them, up from 34 percent in 2004. Families are exercising their school-choice options more so than in surrounding districts, where numbers are on the rise nonetheless.
In DPS, choices are plentiful, but district officials say more families [...]

 After a restful eight hours, you slip out of bed just in time to catch a majestic sunrise.  You sit quietly sipping a steaming hot cup of coffee and take a moment to read over an inspirational quote for motivation as you step out to conquer the day ahead.