DENVER, CO — Palooza is back! The 7th Annual Tellerpalooza is set for Saturday, May 15, at The Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in Denver. Proceeds from this night of local music and fun support Teller Elementary (DPS) in the Congress Park neighborhood. Festivities will begin at 4:00 p.m. with a performance by Teller’s own [...]

Brian Freeland has been enjoying listening to his 5-year-old son rehearsing Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” speech — with a parent’s knowing grin.
“It is quite humorous to watch him recite that speech so emphatically in places — and glossing right over those parts that won’t really hit him until his teen years,” said [...]

Most Coloradans aren’t too far removed from nature. Front Range cities boast great parks and access to vast wilderness areas.
And while hiking or biking have their advantages, a trip to Sunflower Farm in Longmont offers families a chance to experience a truly rural lifestyle.
“Our intention is to give the public a taste of farm life [...]

When my daughter was a baby, I stumbled upon an organization that was accepting baby items at my local Target to be donated to newborns in need. It was heart-breaking to learn that many babies are born without having their basic needs met–some are forced to sit in the same diaper for days on end, [...]

Save money at home. Looking for specials, clipping coupons, buying veggies in season (think asparagus) and being flexible are just a few ways to put your grocery bill on a diet.
The top tips for saving money are the things you already know but might not follow: Buy what’s on special. Clip coupons (really). Shop for [...]

May 9. It’s not too early to buy tickets for the Boulder Ballet’s special Mother’s Day performance of “The Sleeping Beauty.” Set to a score by Tchaikovsky, the ballet tells the familiar story of a cursed princess waiting for her prince. Boulder Ballet artistic directors Ana Claire and Peter Davison created new choreography for the [...]

Friday’s stormy weather made it the perfect day to hunker down with an Einstein Bros. bagel, some of their Darn Good Coffee and relax.
Well, unless you happened to stumble into the Einstein Bros. Bagels on 5131 Kipling Street in Wheat Ridge, in which case you would have encountered a restaurant full of Colorado’s social media [...]

Friday-Sunday. The Northglenn Youth Theatre presents a tale of forbidden love in their production of Broadway hit “Aida.” Featuring actors ages 8 to 18, the musical tells the story of Aida, an enslaved Nubian princess, and Radames, an Egyptian soldier. Despite the dangers, the two become devoted to each other and help usher in peace [...]

When Kate Linehan ties on her apron, she feels a bit like Super Woman slipping into her cape. Behind that flutter of fabric, Linehan is empowered and ready to take on any task.
“I love aprons so much. I love their functionality. They create a sense of being in control. You put on the apron and [...]

Actually, it is easy to be green, and often less expensive too, says Cheap Like Me blogger Susanna Donato. “I recycle everything I can,” says Donato, a Denver-based writer and editor.
“Items that our local recycling won’t accept, I stash in the basement to take to Eco-Cycle occasionally. I have bags of Styrofoam blocks, yogurt tubs, [...]