10:40 am, Jul 24, 2012
During the past five years, the River North neighborhood, just north of Coors Field, has become one of Denver’s trendiest enclaves. River North—often called RiNo—is one of our favorite ’hoods to catch up with a friend over a beer—try the Matchbox (pictured)—or take in Denver’s contemporary art scene. And the area continues to boom. Earlier this...
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9:38 am, Jul 9, 2012
Tourism is the Centennial State's second-largest industry—generating $3 billion in spending in 2010 from overnight visitors alone—so it makes sense that our stunning scenery (and that of fellow outdoor meccas) would inspire many a filmmaker. Anson Fogel and Forge Motion Pictures (which Fogel founded in 2007) are no different.You've likely seen the...
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1:05 pm, Jun 26, 2012
To get Boulder officials to give in, Nick Forster had to convince them he’d found God. For 21 years, Forster and his wife, Helen, have headed up eTown, an internationally syndicated radio show based in Boulder. And for almost that long, Forster had his eye on an old church at 16th and Spruce streets. He envisioned it as an all-in-one performance...
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11:25 am, Jun 21, 2012
I've always been fascinated by blown glass. Clumsy as I can be, it's a mystery to me how a person can take something as fragile as glass and–without breaking it—heat it, turn it, and shape it into a vibrant piece of art.Almost no one is better at accomplishing that feat than Dale Chihuly. The Seattle-based glassblower—perhaps most widely known for...
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9:17 am, Jun 1, 2012
In advance of Saturday's TEDxMileHigh, we caught up with some of the presenters to talk about risk, reward, and success. (Learn about more of the presenters in Part One.)Natalie Baumgartner, Co-Founder and Chief Psychologist, RoundPeggThe following are all inherently risky and rewarding, but if you had to choose one word (risk or reward) to...
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2:50 pm, May 31, 2012
The first thing Jerry Krantz ever said to me was, “Get the hell out of my bar!” I was 18; my friends and I were wandering around what was the bad part of Denver. Back then, everything northeast of 18th Street consisted of dive bars, flophouses, pawn shops, and empty storefronts. Hoboes still hung out in the rail yards and camped in the brush along...
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9:12 am, May 31, 2012
This Saturday is the second-annual TEDxMileHigh, an event that "showcases innovative Coloradans who each give the ‘talk of their life’ around the power of ideas." The theme: Risk & Reward. We wanted to gain a little insight into the presenters, so we asked them to answer questions about risk, reward, and success. (Read Part Two here.)Jeremy...
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4:29 pm, May 21, 2012
Hollywood is headed to the sleepy town of Creede, Colorado, to remake the Western classic The Lone Ranger. Director Gore Verbinski—whose recent work includes Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End—is at the helm, and Johnny Depp is on board to play Tonto. A publicist for Jerry Bruckheimer Films was tight-lipped, but did offer two tantalizing...
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4:12 pm, May 21, 2012
The past year has been a thrill ride for Neyla Pekarek, Wesley Schultz, and Jeremiah Fraites—the core members of the Lumineers. The dynamic indie act from Denver has catapulted from the Meadowlark’s weekly open mic night to selling out back-to-back shows at the Bluebird Theater, a cross-country tour schedule, and a...
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8:30 pm, Apr 22, 2012
Craft Ninjas This monthly meet-up, devoted to crafts, community, and, of course, drinks, has included projects such as homebrewing beer, bookbinding, and cookie decorating. Bonus: You’ll leave with a list of people to call the next time you need to triage a project gone awry. craftninjas.net_____ Fabric Bliss Located in the Art District on...
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7:58 pm, Apr 22, 2012
There was a time in Ben Knight and Travis Rummel’s lives when fly-fishing meant long, peaceful days on the Gunnison River. Now, their days are no less long, but their pastime plays a new—and more public—role. The pair uses fishing as the vehicle to create compelling environmental documentaries that expose the consequences of human activity on...
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4:06 am, Mar 28, 2012
At the 1932 world series, Babe Ruth pointed to a center-field bleacher before hitting a home run to that exact spot—and a ball from that series (signed by Ruth and Lou Gehrig) just happens to be housed right here in Denver, at B’s Ballpark Museum in LoDo. Baseball’s all-American allure pervades the two-room tribute to the most renowned stadiums in...
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3:08 am, Mar 28, 2012
Moving 10 million documents, 800,000 photographs, and 250,000 artifacts an entire city block is a tricky task. And it’s exactly what the Colorado History Museum was forced to do after Governor Bill Ritter signed Senate Bill 206 in 2008. The museum was demolished to make room for the expansion of the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center. The...
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6:35 pm, Feb 20, 2012
Denver author Nick Arvin’s third book explores how a tragic past influences the present. Ellis Barstow is a floundering, out-of-work engineer haunted by a car crash that killed his half-brother a decade ago. A chance run-in with his brother’s former (now married) girlfriend sets in motion a career change—to a traffic accident reconstructionist—and...
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6:29 pm, Feb 20, 2012
Christopher Smith is building his dream home—in 129 square feet. Exhausted and sweaty, he leans on the frame of the toolshed-size house he’s constructed from scratch. Not bad for a guy with no previous experience with a hammer. “I really, really underestimated how long it would take me to do this,” he says.The plan formed as his 30th birthday...
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