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On Aug. 1, Cheyenne Mountain State Park hosts a free Adventure Day for Colorado's 150th birthday, and the guest of honor is Goldie, the goat with 2.5 million views.
Sadboy Creamery is taking over the old French for Sugar space at 1502 N. Marion St., with a September 2026 opening that could quadruple its 700-pints-a-week output.
Bright Nights returns to Four Mile Historic Park for a fourth year, spreading giant lantern sculptures across 12 acres from Aug. 8 through Nov. 8, 2026.
History Colorado pinned down an 1853 daguerreotype of a Cheyenne village near Lamar as the oldest known photo taken on Colorado soil, 23 years before statehood.
Rōmyō opened in mid-July 2026 at 1401 Larimer St., dropping lobster ramen and uni-garlic pasta into a storefront that sat empty for three-plus years.
Patrick Shearn's "Skynets Over Downtown" hangs three ribbon canopies between Union Station and Glenarm Plaza, free through fall, backed by a $627,500 city grant.
Genoa's World's Wonder View Tower, shuttered since 2013, reopened May 1 and 2, 2026 after a $3 million restoration, right as it turns 100 and Colorado turns 150.
We Don't Waste gave away 42,000 pounds of potatoes at its Park Hill hub on July 27, and Denver cleared the whole trailer by 10:30 a.m.
Civic Center Park hosts a free Colorado-150 Night Market on Friday, July 31, 2026, with 80-plus homegrown vendors, Pueblo chiles, and the state's disputed cheeseburger claim.
On Aug. 1, 2026, Pikes Peak opens its gate at 4:30 a.m. for a summit sunrise, then reopens at 6:45 p.m. for sunset, both on Colorado's 150th birthday.
Recess Beer Garden is opening a second spot inside the Tivoli Student Union in August 2026, pouring suds again in the 1880s brick pile where Colorado brewing was born in 1864.
Colorado's Economic Development Commission met at dawn Monday, July 27, to approve nearly $4 million in incentives to stop Alterra, maker of the Ikon Pass, from leaving RiNo.
The Colorado Renaissance Festival wraps its 49th season August 1-2 in Larkspur, and after selling out for the first time in nearly 50 years, this is your last weekend until 2027.
Blossom by SYC opened this week at 1691 Central St. in LoHi, with a two-Michelin-trained chef and tableside Peking duck on the way.
As Colorado turns 150 on Aug. 1, MSU Denver historian Derek Everett is writing the state's first new narrative history in 50 years. The real story was hiding in plain sight.
The 2026 Perseids peak Aug. 12 to 13 under a new moon, and Colorado's brand-new Stargazing Trail puts 20-plus dark-sky sites within 90 minutes of most of us.
American Lore opened January 9, 2026 at 3965 Tennyson St., where a third-generation hat shaper lets you build a
5280 just ranked the 10 best new Denver spots, and Theo Adley's RiNo restaurant Heretik took No. 1 over a
The Carousel of Happiness at 20 Lakeview Drive in Nederland runs free rides Aug. 8-9, on a 1910 platform holding 56 animals a Vietnam vet carved by hand.
As Colorado turns 150 on Aug. 1, MSU Denver's Derek Everett is writing the state's first new narrative history in 50 years, and the Bone Wars story alone will change how you see
Rễ Tre opened July 3, 2026, at 630 S. Federal in Little Saigon, keeping the old New Saigon corner in one refugee family's hands since 1987.
Colorado hits 150 on August 1, the same year America hits 250, and there is free cake at the Capitol, free entry to all 43 state parks, and a temporary Mile High Marker.
Pack burro racing became Colorado's official state summer heritage sport in 2012, and after Fairplay's world championship, the Triple Crown heads to Buena Vista on August 2 and
Kelly Whitaker's SHEEP is the first time the Clayton Hotel's sixth-floor rooftop has opened to the public, and a four-course tasting runs $95 through October 4.
On July 20, the Douglas County Planning Commission tabled Crowsnest, an 800-acre ranch near Parker that developers want to turn into nearly 3,000 homes.
Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space opened to hikers on July 8, 2026, with 10 miles of trail, canyon cliffs, and an 8,000-year-old cave locked behind private gates until now.
Alterra Mountain Co. could bring 400 jobs into a downtown core sitting at 38.6% vacancy. Denver just approved a $7 million loan to seal the deal.
Berthoud's Ursa Major just told the state it is staying put and adding 1,850 jobs, sealed with a roughly $58 million incentive package. Here is why that matters.
Hudson has 1,600 people. It just got a 1,200-bed ICE detention center on a five-year, half-billion-dollar GEO Group contract. And the whole state is fighting about it.
Metro Denver lost about 3,000 for-sale homes in a year, and prices barely moved. The reason is the one nobody wants to say out loud: the newcomers stopped coming.
Two-thirds of Colorado business leaders think the economy is on the wrong track. Now there is a named-and-dated plan to fix it before the next governor's race.
Colorado just committed real money to 728 below-market rentals statewide, with five projects landing in Denver from Montbello to Sloan's Lake. Here is where the dollars are going.
A 19,000-square-foot Foxfield mansion Von Miller sold with seller financing is now stuck in a foreclosure, a bankruptcy, and a town lawsuit all at once.
The Pavilions' new owners just approved
The World Cup final lands on U.S. soil this weekend, and Denver Summit FC plays its first game ever. Here is how to catch both without leaving the Front Range.
Same day Colorado fell 14 spots in CNBC's business rankings, Mayor Johnston stood at the original Snooze and staked
A new Romer Institute report says Colorado's 27% housing premium is pushing workers out, and states like Texas and Utah are catching every one of them.
Asher Luzzatto paid less than
Gorgon City at The Junkyard, Emancipator at Mission Ballroom, Louis Tomlinson at Red Rocks. This weekend is not messing around.
Beer sales in Colorado dropped 6% in 2025, and 33 breweries closed for good. The real story is more complicated than "people stopped drinking beer."
U.S. News ranked 250 cities for 2026-2027. Parker made the top 100. Denver finished behind Commerce City.
Tyson Barrie played in Denver for eight years. Now he's moving back to launch Chilly Ones, a low-ABV beer already in 200 Colorado businesses.
Louis Dupuy built the finest hotel in the Colorado Rockies. He was also a wanted man living under a stolen name. The real story is better than the myth.
Eleven hours from Denver, one stop in Moab, and suddenly you are standing in a valley that makes Las Vegas look like a sad magic trick. Here is what actually happened.
A $57M infrastructure bond from the 1980s is now a $454M debt in Castle Rock. And it's not the only one. Here's what every Colorado homebuyer needs to know.
From dragon boats on Sloan's Lake to bluegrass in the St. Vrain River, Colorado's summer festival scene is genuinely one of the best in the country. Here's where to be.
Georgetown hit 10,000 residents during the silver rush, then crashed to 307 by 1960. The full story is wilder than the scenery.
CHFA, FHA, Metro DPA. There are real programs that can get you into a Colorado home for under
Public school enrollment is down 10,000+ students statewide, DPS projects losing 6,000 more by 2029, and homeschooling is up nearly 20% since 2022. Colorado parents are making a move.
The Broncos open in Kansas City on Monday Night Football and close with a Christmas Day rematch against Buffalo. This schedule is not messing around.
From the 20th annual Colfax Marathon to a historic Alamo Drafthouse rename honoring Denver's own Pam Grier, this weekend is stacked from Friday to Sunday.
A Michelin star, a James Beard nomination, and now a #2 ranking in the country from Food & Wine. LoHi's Alma Fonda Fina isn't just Denver's hottest table — it's a national story.
Denver gets the marquee season opener it deserves: a prime-time Monday night showdown at Arrowhead, against a Chiefs team that's still picking up the pieces.
Oil shock, rising rates, and a Strait of Hormuz blockade: the echoes of the 1980s are real — but so are the reasons this doesn't have to end the same way.
McGregor Square condos are reselling
The Top Chef fan favorite and Denver restaurant queen is back on national TV — this time cooking with fire, sand, and maybe a scorpion.
Belmar isn't just walkable — it's got the park, the restaurants, the festivals, and a six-car garage on Zephyr Street that might change your mind about leaving Denver proper.
At its peak, 10,000 people flooded this mountain gulch chasing gold. Today, a few hundred call it home. The rise, ruin, and reinvention of Central City is Colorado's most American story.
Three candidates are running for governor with housing at the top of the agenda. The plans look different — and so do the gaps.
We followed the Colorado River from home all the way to Moab, Utah — and completely fell in love. Here's everything we did: where we stayed, Arches National Park tips, the wild uranium history, and why we keep going back.
Denver just ranked #1 for falling home prices in America. A local Colorado realtor breaks down the MLS data, the population exodus, and what to do now.
Hayley and I rank the top 8 suburbs because we move too much! Here is our honest take on 8 we would gladly call home.
Every October 5280 names the top 25 restaurants around Denver. What neighborhoods reign supreme and do we even agree?