12:00 pm, Aug 9, 2012
On Tuesday, August 14, the Ellie Caulkins Opera House will begin hosting what might be the most anticipated event in the history of Denver theater—a three-week run of The Book of Mormon, the nine-time-Tony-winning, sold-out-for-months Broadway smash. Bringing the bawdy but heartfelt musical to the city represents a homecoming for two of its co-...
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9:37 am, Aug 9, 2012
A few months ago, just before my profile of swimming wunderkind Missy Franklin was published, I asked her father what he expected his daughter's life would be like after the Olympics. Dick Franklin shrugged his shoulders. He hadn't given the idea much thought. You can bet it's a topic of conversation now. When the 17-year-old returns home...
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10:30 am, Aug 8, 2012
Crocs, the Niwot-based funky shoe company, celebrated its 10th anniversary late last month. It was a surprising milestone, in part because of the troubled waters the company was forced to navigate not too long ago—and the fact that the foam-like clog always seems to be fending off claims that the Crocs "fad" will soon end. When I visited the...
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10:10 am, Aug 3, 2012
Rant: Denver’s Driving Habits Caveat: It has been a long time since I took a driver’s test. (And when I did it was in North Dakota. No offense to my home state—which I adore—but there were probably more questions about driving around farm tractors than in rush-hour traffic.) Still, I like to think of myself as a safe driver that knows the rules of...
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12:05 pm, Jul 31, 2012
Governor John Hickenlooper and Helen Thorpe released this announcement today: Joint statement from Gov. Hickenlooper and Helen Thorpe announcing separation DENVER —Tuesday, July 31, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper and his wife, Helen Thorpe, issued the following joint statement today, announcing their decision to separate:...
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11:20 am, Jul 27, 2012
What would it be like to spend a year with Governor John Hickenlooper? In 5280’s August issue, executive editor Maximillian Potter lets you experience that for yourself. We sat down to talk with him about embedding, confidentiality agreements, and how he really feels about the Gov.5280: Why did you want to do this story?I wanted to do this story...
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10:16 am, Jul 26, 2012
Southern Colorado could someday be the site for four large-scale solar-energy facilities, according to a plan by the United States Department of Interior that was unveiled this week. As part of what it calls "Solar Energy Zones," the interior department will offer incentives for solar developers to cluster projects on 285,000 acres of federal land...
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2:20 pm, Jul 25, 2012
The Olympics' opening ceremony is in two days, a moment that marks the kickoff of two weeks of competition for hundreds of athletes from around the world. And while the storylines are compelling—Michael Phelps' last Games; sprinter Usain Bolt's budding rivalry with a fellow Jamaican runner—none is more interesting for Colorado than the potential...
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10:15 am, Jul 19, 2012
It's safe to say that this is a lost year when it comes to baseball in the Mile High City, but that doesn't mean the Colorado Rockies will be mired in ineffectuality forever. As the saying goes, "Wait 'til next year."Any Rox fan knows that the team always considered this season a bridge to better things. So does that mean we can look forward to a...
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10:25 am, Jul 18, 2012
Denver's Archdiocese gets a new leader today as Samuel Aquila is installed as the archdiocese's fifth archbishop during special ceremonies at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Aquila (pronounced ah-KWIHL-ah) returns to Denver from North Dakota, where he had been bishop of the Fargo Diocese for the past decade. The 61-year-old...
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8:55 am, Jul 12, 2012
The Waldo Canyon Fire is completely contained, but the rebuilding is just started. For the people who lost their homes, perhaps the most difficult part is only beginning. Last year, I wrote about survivors of Boulder County's Fourmile Fire, including Karen Minniear, who fled with her husband and two children hours before their home...
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8:40 am, Jul 11, 2012
I got a call from my wife three weekends ago, when I was out of town and working on a story. She said our 5-year-old son had lost his baseball glove. "Is he looking for it?" I asked my wife. "Yeah," she told me. "But he says it's OK if he doesn't find it because 'Daddy will buy me another one.'" This wasn't his first lost glove. In fact, I'd...
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10:40 am, Jul 9, 2012
Quick show of hands: How many of you, while driving around Denver, have been on the receiving end of a one-finger salute from an angry bicyclist? Me, too. I've sent a few out as well, because contrary to what some would have us believe, cyclists can, occasionally, be wrong.Last week, the Post ran a story about how local police are stepping up...
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1:20 pm, Jul 5, 2012
Colorado swimming prodigy Missy Franklin gets only a brief brief break following her historic U.S. Swim Trials run before she reports this weekend to Team USA's training camp in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team of 23 men and 26 women will stay in Tennessee until July 14, then will spend eight days training in France before arriving in London on July...
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8:35 am, Jun 29, 2012
Colorado high schooler Missy Franklin is now two-for-two in individual Olympic-qualifying events, having finished second in the 200-meter freestyle Thursday night at the swim trials in Omaha, Nebraska. The 17-year-old from Centennial finished her only race of the night in 1:56.79, two seconds behind Allison Schmitt, who set an American record....
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