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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The final chapter in a constantly charming franchise, “Shrek Forever After,” proves what has been increasingly clear in the decade since the titular ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) leapt so famously onscreen from William Steig’s 1990 children’s book:
The animated journey of Shrek, his beloved, Fiona, and Far Far Away buddies Donkey and Puss in Boots [...]

The three wounded women in writer-director Rodrigo Garcia’s memorable drama, “Mother and Child,” are connected, and separated, by adoption.
The trio of Naomi Watts, Annette Bening and Kerry Washington touchingly convey just what varied forms emotional defense can take.
Better: As their characters’ interwoven tales gain force, they show how profoundly those defenses can crumble.
Elizabeth (Watts) is [...]

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 knowing the difference between your child’s stomach pain and appendicitis. Learn how to tell distinguish a tummy ache from potential inflammation of the appendix.
Appendicitis typically affects children between the [...]

Guest Blogger Melissa is a writer, speaker and a children’s book reviewer in the Denver area. She is the mother of 3 children who have each served their time as dinner-detaining leg-clutchers. She has a particular interest in nutrition, practical ways to feed a family, and exotic tropical vacations—well, she’d like to have [...]

Friday. P’zazz Children’s Choir and Dynamix Teen Vocal Sensations present “Broadway’s Orphans,” featuring songs from Broadway musicals about kids on their own. If there’s one thing Broadway loves, it’s a scrappy kid trying to make good. The performance includes songs from shows like “Annie,” “Oliver Twist,” and “Les Miserables,” as well as from Disney [...]

Mom, we all do it. We let the kids watch television while we accomplish some task, make a phone call, or get a shower. But in some circles I run in, “children and television” are two words that immediately bring a glare of judgment. I mean the two words in combination, not separately… just [...]