For JD Elvrum and his family, public school had too many strikes against it.
“His first three years of school were marred by teachers’ strikes,” in his Pennsylvania school district, said JD’s mom, Tillie Elvrum. Add to that a slight learning disability and many moves as a result of his father’s career — in the Air [...]

Hawaii is at the top of my bucket list and I have resolved to go within the next year to find my long-lost love. During my only visit (when I was five years old) a Hawaiian hunk gave me a lei at that Honolulu airport and I have never forgotten him.
Talk about a lasting impression.
Hawaii [...]

For the last decade or so, my family pretty much poured its heart and soul into my company. Until recently, I co-owned a graphic design and multimedia development firm that built health education research web sites, primarily for the government. They were large-scale, complicated – and as you can imagine – money from the government [...]

It’s that time of year again, when children pack up their desks, say goodbye to friends and give a final farewell before springing into a summer of endless sunshine and fun…followed by dog days of summer, indoor air conditioning, boredom and whining.
And that’s when we gain a true appreciation for our children’s teachers!

Since I’ve become a parent, I haven’t worried about whether or not bullying might happen…I’ve been flat-out waiting for it.  Because, frankly, bullying is nothing new.  We’ve all been through it at one time or another and while it isn’t fun, it’s reality.  But this type of bullying came in a way that I wasn’t [...]

Saturday. Bring Fido out to smell the roses at the “Botanic Bow Wow “ at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Plant-loving pooches and their families can wander (leashed, of course) around a gathering of vendor and informational booths, picking up treats and advice. Learn how to build a good-looking, pet-friendly yard, too, and the best ways [...]

One night at bedtime, my daughter offers to tell me how I smell. Yikes — do I want to know?

We have little doubt that 2008 legislation detailing how Colorado schools could gain autonomy and create innovative programs was meant to cover new schools.
Yet, that’s what the Denver teachers union seems to be arguing, as it has objected to so-called innovation status for three new public schools in northeast Denver.
The irony is that the union [...]

It has officially started for me.  I have two kids in sports this summer which means we are on the baseball/softball fields for at least four nights of  the week.  Talking with some of the other moms, I discovered how few of them knew about Cici’s pizza.   This place is great.  It is an [...]

Summer is just around the corner and you don’t need to look far to have a world-class vacation with your family. From a new zip line tour to free events galore, we have the inside scoop on All Things Colorado.
Aspen/Snowmass
It may be summertime but Snowmass has returned to the Ice Age with the new Snowmass [...]