Whacking nearly $40 million from Jefferson County Public Schools’ proposed budget last month proved no easy task.

Mile High Mamas has had some fun conversations on Facebook (are you a fan yet?) Denver mom Becky posted this hilarious vignette based on a conversation she had with her 3-year-old daughter, Rosie:
“Rosie drew a picture of a mountain this morning. I asked her what the name of the mountain was. She said ‘Rocky Mountain [...]

The Beautiful City of Denver has so many great things to see and do. So with the help of Mile High Mama’s Twitter followers and Facebook friends we have come up with a list of must-see and reasonably-priced attractions for families in Denver and the surrounding areas. These are just a few of the many great things [...]

The 2011 HGTV Green Home, valued at $700,000, is located east of Stapleton’s Central Park West neighborhood.
“Green” living is more than lowering energy bills, conserving water and shopping with reusable bags.

When President Barack Obama and the first lady convened a White House conference on bullying prevention a couple of weeks back, it was yet another echo of an issue that has been loud in the national dialogue since the Columbine massacre — and which picked up volume last year after a rash of teen suicides [...]

I had the opportunity to talk with medical economist, healthcare policy expert and former Denver resident J.D. Kleinke about his newly released novel Catching Babies. This book is sure to create some buzz as it confronts issues such as unnecessary c-sections, the uninsured, birth trauma, the flight to homebirth and the rampant rise in post [...]

It’s almost that time of year that I dread: allergy season.
Actually, the ironic thing about fall and spring (when my allergies are at their worst) is they are my favorite seasons. But since I moved to Colorado, I am lambasted twice a year with mind-number allergies which almost always lead to a sinus infection. I [...]

Twenty-three second-graders file into Virginia Edwards’ technology classroom at Grant Ranch School, take a seat at their iMacs, pull on headphones and launch a program whose graphics and audio prompts teach them crucial keyboarding skills.
Gradually, the staccato tapping of their fingers will supplant the graceful curves of what once stood as an academic rite of [...]

Through April 3. Pink sparkles everywhere! Disney on Ice’s “Princess Classics” skates into Loveland and Denver. The musical show features a who’s-who of Disney princesses, from Sleeping Beauty to Mulan. Though not technically a princess, Tinker Bell will be flitting around, too. Expect plenty of adventure, romance and some familiar tunes as each princess looks [...]

Do you have a store you love so much you could buy everything in it?
DownEast Basics is that store for me.
So, imagine my jubilation to hear this high-style, low-price fashion retailer that specializes in trendy fashions finally opened their first store in Colorado this month: at Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton, to be exact.

My love [...]