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Will they or won’t they? Buc-ee’s is back with plans for a second Colorado store
Colorado’s relationship with Buc-ee’s has had more ups and downs than a drive over Monument Hill. The Texas travel center chain famous for its beaver mascot, brisket sandwiches and very […]13 hours ago
Denver’s most expensive ice cream sells out in minutes. Here’s why
Most ice cream shops want you to be happy. Sadboy Creamery wants you to eat your feelings on the couch, during a rom-com, maybe after a breakup. “This is ice […]13 hours ago
The Denver Broncos still haven’t lost in their throwback uniforms – Is it time to make them permanent?
Some Broncos fans have lucky socks. Some have a lucky chair. The team may have found something better: lucky uniforms. Denver beat the Seattle Seahawks in overtime Thursday night while […]13 hours ago
Banana Ball is coming back to Coors Field in Denver in 2027, but without the Bananas
Denver is going bananas again… Sort of. Banana Ball, the circus-style version of baseball that has sold out stadiums across the country, is coming back to Coors Field for two […]14 hours ago
Colorado’s spookiest town makes America’s top 10 most haunted list
The elk aren’t the only ones wandering around Estes Park this October. A new study ranks the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park as the seventh most haunted town in […]14 hours ago
Ski Free Sundays to return to Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs this season
The words “lift ticket” and “free” rarely show up in the same sentence in Colorado. Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs is the exception. The state’s oldest continuously operating ski area […]3 days ago
DIA debuts express pay parking for additional fee
Flying out of Denver International Airport takes some planning. You budget for gas, coffee and a $14 airport sandwich, and then you get to the parking exit and you’re slapped […]3 days ago
Denver cemetery calls out those using its grounds for photoshoots: ‘It’s not for playtime’
Spooky season brings out the creativity in Coloradans: haunted houses, costume parades, a car wash that turns into a tunnel of terror. Fairmount Cemetery has one request: please don’t bring […]3 days ago
WATCH – Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić bombs during stand up routine for hilarious new Sprite ad
Nikola Jokić has three MVP trophies, an NBA championship ring and a stable of racehorses back in Serbia. Comedy may be one thing he can’t do, and he seems fine […]3 days ago
Denver’s Curtis Hotel offers clown-themed Halloween stays with haunted house tickets
Most hotels skip the 13th floor. Denver’s Curtis Hotel leans all the way into it. The downtown hotel is famous for its over-the-top themed floors, and for Halloween it’s giving […]4 days ago
Cavender’s Boot City opens fourth Colorado store at Colorado Mills
Your excuse for showing up to the Grizzly Rose in sneakers just ran out. Cavender’s Boot City, the Texas-born Western-wear chain, has opened its newest store at Colorado Mills in […]4 days ago
Castle Rock restaurant serves free dinner every Sunday, asks for donations and volunteers
For years, Mary Grothe’s Sunday tradition was simple. She cooked salmon and vegetables and invited friends and family over to eat. Then she decided to set a much bigger table. […]4 days ago
Both Matchbox Twenty and Nickelback announce shows in Denver
Somewhere in Denver, a millennial just pulled a burned CD out of a Honda Civic glove box and started crying. Two of the biggest rock bands of the late ’90s […]4 days ago
Former Broncos QB Peyton Manning joins Riley Green for first country song ‘Alabama vs. Tennessee’
Broncos fans have heard Peyton Manning call audibles, sell pizza, host the CMA Awards and join the stars at concerts throughout the city. Now we get to hear him on […]5 days ago
Denver’s annual Halloween parade takes place October 17
Most cities have Fourth of July parades and maybe even Christmas parades, but Denver has one for Halloween too! The Broadway Halloween Parade takes over one of Denver’s quirkiest streets […]5 days ago
Denver overdue for first freeze, but it may happen this week
It’s been a long goodbye to summer on the Front Range. Denver should hit about 80 degrees again Tuesday, October 12, and plenty of people are still wearing shorts. Enjoy […]5 days ago
Remembering John Denver 29 years later: how a New Mexico kid became Colorado’s voice
Colorado lost one of its own 29 years ago today. John Denver died on Oct. 12, 1997, when the small plane he was piloting went down off the California coast. […]5 days ago
WATCH – Video shows man pelting Denver Waymo with full carton of eggs
Denver’s driverless cars have already taken a wrong turn into a farmers market. Now they’re getting breakfast thrown at them. A Waymo passenger filmed a man throwing eggs at his […]9 days ago
Study ranks Denver International Airport among most stressful airports in US
If your blood pressure goes up somewhere around the Peña Boulevard exit, you’re not alone. Denver International Airport ranked as the seventh most stressful airport in the country in a […]9 days ago
Rockies, Broncos and Bolder Boulder legends elected to Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
Rockies fans get to chant “CarGo” one more time. Carlos González, Broncos center Tom Nalen and Olympic runner Jenny Barringer Simpson lead the six-member class of 2027 for the Colorado […]9 days ago
After helping so many others throughout his career, legendary Colorado musician needs community’s help as he battles cancer
If you’ve been to a bar, brewery, big concert, tiny concert or benefit show in Northern Colorado in the last decade, there’s a good chance Tim Elliot was behind the […]9 days ago
Colorado loses one Ice Castles exhibit for 2026-27 season
Winter in Colorado will be a little less sparkly this year. Ice Castles won’t return to Cripple Creek for the 2026-27 season. The city and the company announced Oct. 2 […]10 days ago
Popular Pokémon Fossil exhibit to come to Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Trainers, start your countdown. The Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibit is coming to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on May 28. Denver is only the second North American stop, […]10 days ago
Rockies fans will pay more in 2027, following fourth straight 100-loss season
The Colorado Rockies just finished their fourth straight season with at least 100 losses, one short of the Major League Baseball record. Yet somehow next season, season-ticket holders will pay […]10 days ago
Jon Pardi postpones Colorado show due to infection, sets new date for May
Jon Pardi fans in Colorado will have to wait a little longer. The “Head Over Boots” singer was supposed to bring his Gamblin’ Man Tour to Blue FCU Arena at […]10 days ago
Get scared and clean at haunted Colorado car wash
Most people go to the car wash to get rid of dirt and bugs. This October, one Colorado car wash will throw in clowns, fog and screams. Tommy’s Express Car […]11 days ago
Colorado ranked among least safe states in America in new study
Colorado usually does well in “best of” lists for hiking, craft beer and sunshine. WalletHub’s new safety rankings went the other way. The personal finance site’s 2026 “Safest States in […]11 days ago
LOOK – Evergreen High School’s therapy dogs crowned homecoming king and queen
Homecoming at Evergreen High School has officially gone to the dogs. The school’s two therapy dogs, Polenta and Norene, were crowned its first canine homecoming king and queen Friday night […]11 days ago
Oct. 6 is National Taco Day – where to score cheap and free tacos around Denver
It’s National Taco Day and Taco Tuesday Tuesday, so clear your dinner plans. National Taco Day now falls on the first Tuesday of October, and several chains with Denver-area locations […]11 days ago
Colorado’s oldest haunted house features coffin simulator
Some people spend their Halloween picking out the perfect costume. Others pay to lie down in a coffin and get “buried alive.” If you’re in the second group, the Frightmare […]12 days ago
Old phone booth in RiNo helps Denverites find perfect match
Denver dating has seen it all: swiping, speed dating and that guy at the brewery who wants to tell you about his 14er count. Now the city has a new […]12 days ago
New nonstop Denver-to-Moab flights take off Oct. 7
I took my first vacation in Moab, Utah this summer, and I am in love! However, getting from Denver to Moab usually means a long drive on I-70, a stop […]12 days ago
More than 1,000 runners eat their way through Denver’s Taco Bell Ultramarathon
Most runners spend race week cutting back on junk food. The runners in last Saturday’s International Taco Bell 50K did the opposite. More than 1,000 people lined up at the […]12 days ago
Denver Mayor wants the city to host the Super Bowl in 2033
Denver has hosted the Stanley Cup Final, the NBA Finals and the World Series. One big game is missing, and Mayor Mike Johnston has a date in mind for it. […]15 days ago
LOOK – Mural of Ella Langley goes up in Denver
Denver is officially choosin’ Ella Langley, and now there’s a wall to prove it. A new Ella Langley mural has gone up on South Broadway, just in time for the […]15 days ago
WATCH – Viral video shows a bull elk shattering a car window in Colorado
Estes Park’s elk have made it clear they don’t want to be photographed this fall, and one of them just put that in writing, using his antlers on somebody’s car […]16 days ago
Blue Collar Comedy legend Bill Engvall plays a Denver charity show Oct. 3
If you’ve ever watched someone ask a dumb question and thought, “Here’s your sign,” you can thank Bill Engvall. This Saturday, you can thank him in person, and help Colorado […]16 days ago
WATCH – A bear walked up and sniffed a man reading in Colorado, and he didn’t even flinch
Maybe it’s just me, but if a wild bear gets within 10 feet of me, I am probably booking it… Not everyone is built like me though, I guess. Andy […]16 days ago
The Red Clay Strays are coming to Fiddler’s Green in Denver in 2027
Mark your 2027 calendar now. The Red Clay Strays are coming back to Colorado. The Alabama country-rock band announced Thursday that it’s extending its Grateful Tour into 2027, and one […]16 days ago
A Colorado man drove across a golf course and tried to run down the golf pro
Wyoming already had strong opinions about Colorado drivers. This week didn’t help. A 48-year-old Lakewood man was arrested Monday evening after police say he drove a pickup truck across the […]17 days ago
Cold snap has Coloradans craving chili and cinnamon rolls, the combo nobody can agree on
The first real cold snap of the season rolled into Colorado this week. It didn’t make me want a pumpkin spice latte or even a trip to the mountains to […]17 days ago
Farmers’ Almanac says Colorado is among the 10 worst weather states in America
Colorado brags about its sunshine, but the Farmers’ Almanac just reminded everyone about the other thing that falls from our sky. The Almanac has released its list of the 10 […]17 days ago
LOOK – Former Colorado Avalanche star Erik Johnson is selling his Cherry Hills Village mansion for $14.5 million
Erik Johnson spent nearly 15 years guarding the Avalanche blue line. Now he’s guarding a pretty impressive real estate return. The retired Avs defenseman and his wife, Jackie, have listed […]17 days ago
Chipotle’s long-lost margarita is coming back, and Denver is one of just five cities getting it
Denver, the margarita is back from the dead, and it’s coming home first. Chipotle is bringing back its long-lost margarita for a limited five-city Halloween tour, and the first stop […]18 days ago
Bill Nye the Science Guy is coming to Colorado in November
Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! If that theme song just started playing in your head, you’re in the right place. Bill Nye the Science Guy is coming to Colorado this fall. […]18 days ago
Tickets to Colorado’s Polar Express just went on sale, and they sell out every year
It’s still September, but the most competitive Christmas ticket in Colorado went on sale this morning, and they never last long. The Polar Express Train Ride returns to the Colorado […]18 days ago
The Blue Angels are part of a Colorado air show this weekend
The Blue Angels are coming back to Colorado this weekend. You’ll need to drive over the mountains to see them, but with the aspens changing along I-70 right now, that’s […]18 days ago
Northern Colorado’s newest fall festival brings truck pulls, pie and live music to Kersey on Oct. 3
If your idea of a perfect fall Saturday involves smoked brisket, a slice of homemade pie and a tractor doing its best to drag a giant sled as far as […]19 days ago
Cleveland fans say thanks to the Rockies’ Hunter Goodman with donations to his favorite Denver charity
Rockies fans didn’t get a playoff race this September, but it turns out Hunter Goodman could still swing one. Now kids across the Denver area are getting new school clothes […]19 days ago
WATCH – A nearly 100-pound tortoise named Lard escaped his Denver-area home with ‘no sense of urgency’
Somewhere in Littleton, a tortoise named Lard made a break for it. He had big travel plans, a head start and absolutely no reason to hurry. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s […]19 days ago
WATCH – A bear crashed a Colorado farmers market and went straight for the pastries
Somewhere in Aspen, Colorado right now, there’s a bear lying in a sunny meadow, patting its belly and thinking about the best Saturday of its life. A black bear wandered […]19 days ago
National Coffee Day 2026: Every free coffee and deal you can get in Colorado on Sept. 29
Colorado, set your alarm. Tuesday, Sept. 29, is National Coffee Day, and just about every coffee chain, doughnut shop and gas station along the Front Range is giving out free […]19 days ago
A Colorado police department now has AI answering the phone
First they came for the taxi drivers. Then they came for the fast food drive-thru. Now they’re coming for the 911 dispatchers. Colorado, the robots are winning. The Colorado Springs […]23 days ago
LOOK – The Colorado property where John Denver wrote ‘Rocky Mountain High’ is for sale for $62.5 million
If you’ve got $62.5 million and a deep appreciation for the song that became one of Colorado’s two official state anthems, have we got a listing for you. The Aspen […]23 days ago
Colorado fire department begs residents to stop climbing trees after their cats
Colorado Springs, we need to talk. Not about the bears. Not about the mountain lions. About you. Specifically, about you climbing trees after your cat and then getting stuck up […]23 days ago
LOOK – Chris Janson was in Colorado last week and brought home a massive bull elk to prove it
Chris Janson doesn’t just sing about country living, he actually lives it. And last week, he was living it in Colorado. The “Buy Me a Boat” singer posted on Instagram […]23 days ago
After lawsuit, venue swap and plenty of drama, ‘Unvaxxed Singles Mixer’ is back in Denver
Remember when an unvaccinated dating app tried to throw a singles mixer in Denver back in May and the whole thing turned into an absolute circus? Well, they’re coming back. […]24 days ago
NASA prepares to fly plane low over Colorado to study cow farts
Alright, let’s just get this out of the way: NASA is about to fly a plane very, very low over Colorado farmland, and they say it’s to study cow farts. […]24 days ago
UFL brings new pro football team to Colorado in 2027
Colorado Springs is getting a professional football team. The United Football League announced Wednesday morning that Colorado Springs will be one of two new expansion markets joining the league for […]24 days ago
Dolly Day is 9/25, Colorado is going all out — where to celebrate
September 25 falls on a Friday this year, and if you rearrange the numbers just right, 9/25, 9-2-5, you’ve got the title of one of the most iconic country songs […]25 days ago
Arc Thrift Stores to open first outlet in Denver, everything will be sold by weight
If you’ve ever left an Arc Thrift Store thinking “I can’t believe that vintage Carhartt jacket was $18,” get ready, because Arc is about to change the math entirely. Arc […]25 days ago
Colorado’s I-25 wildlife overpass cuts animal collisions by 91 percent over nine months
If you drive I-25 between Castle Rock and Monument, you’ve driven under it, a massive dirt-covered bridge spanning all six lanes of the interstate near the Greenland exit. It doesn’t […]25 days ago
Colorado’s new $1 coin won’t have mountains on it, it’ll have the Pueblo chile pepper
If you collected state quarters back in the day, and let’s be honest, most of us had that cardboard map with the little slots, you probably remember the 2006 Colorado […]25 days ago
Meet ‘Smash,’ Colorado bull elk who declares war on anything with wheels
There is a bull elk in Estes Park, Colorado who has decided – firmly and with great conviction – that golf carts are his mortal enemy. His name is Smash. […]26 days ago
WATCH – Bear climbs out of garbage truck in Castle Rock
The wildlife in Castle Rock are on a roll. First it was the squirrels knocking out the power grid two days in a row. Now it’s a bear hitching a […]26 days ago
Waymo vehicle drives around barricades and into Denver farmers market
A driverless Waymo decided to do a little Sunday morning shopping at the South Pearl Street Farmers Market this weekend, except nobody invited it. Around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, a […]26 days ago
Military tank shows up on Arvada street Friday during neighbor dispute, HBO captures it all for docuseries
A decade-long neighborhood feud in Arvada went from petty to full-blown absurdity on Friday night when an armored military vehicle showed up on Lamar Drive while HBO cameras were rolling. […]26 days ago
Top 10 best cheeseburgers in Denver, according to Yelp and TripAdvisor ratings
In a city that may have literally invented the cheeseburger (a stone marker on Speer Boulevard commemorates the claim) Denver takes its patties seriously. From 81-year-old dive bars to Wagyu […]29 days ago
St. Mary’s Glacier has completely melted for first time in over a century
If you’ve ever hiked the trail above Idaho Springs to find snow in the middle of July, or watched people ski and snowboard in shorts on a random Tuesday in […]29 days ago
KSE unveils $135 million renovation plan for Ball Arena
If you were holding out hope that Denver would eventually get a shiny new arena to replace Ball Arena, Friday’s announcement from Kroenke Sports & Entertainment makes it pretty clear: […]29 days ago
Squirrels cause back-to-back power outages at Colorado substation
A single squirrel knocked out power to roughly 4,400 CORE Electric Cooperative customers on Tuesday after it got inside a substation and touched energized equipment, causing a fault that left […]29 days ago
LOOK – Avs’ Brent Burns shaves iconic beard and gets new teeth, own agent doesn’t recognize him
If you walked past Brent Burns at Ball Arena right now, you wouldn’t recognize him, and that’s exactly the point. The 41-year-old Avalanche defenseman rolled into training camp Wednesday looking […]30 days ago
William Shatner plans trek to Denver for ‘Star Trek II’ screening and live Q&A
William Shatner, the 95-year-old Canadian legend who has played Captain James T. Kirk since 1966, is bringing his Live On Stage tour to the Paramount Theatre on Jan. 21, 2027. […]30 days ago
National Cheeseburger Day is Sept. 18 — check out deals and freebies around Denver
Friday is National Cheeseburger Day, and if you play your cards right, you can eat your way across the Denver metro for roughly the cost of a parking meter. Here’s […]30 days ago
It’s been nearly 15 years – Tim Tebow to finally return to Empower Field on Sunday
Fourteen years, eight months and nine days. That’s how long it’s been since Tim Tebow stepped on the field at what is now Empower Field at Mile High, and this […]30 days ago
Three of Colorado’s biggest corn mazes open this week
Summer’s over. You know how we know? The corn mazes are back. Three of Colorado’s biggest fall attractions open their gates this weekend, and if you haven’t already started arguing […]1 month ago
Dylan Scott to bring Dear Big City Tour to Mission Ballroom in February
Dylan Scott just gave Denver a reason to look forward to the frozen tundra, also known as February. The multi-platinum singer announced his headlining Dear Big City Tour Tuesday, and […]1 month ago
SCHEELS finally makes its way to Denver area, complete with 60-foot Ferris wheel inside store
It’s official: Denver’s finally getting a Ferris wheel inside of a sporting goods store. Because that’s just how SCHEELS rolls. The employee-owned retailer announced Wednesday that its third Colorado location, […]1 month ago
Bruce Brown, Nuggets’ biggest country music fan, signs with Knicks
Denver’s favorite boot-wearing, Luke Combs-blasting basketball player is heading to the Big Apple. Bruce Brown, the 30-year-old guard-forward who became a fan favorite during two stints with the Nuggets, signed […]1 month ago
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s new $40 million giraffe center now open
If you’ve ever fed a giraffe at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and if you grew up in Colorado, you almost certainly have, the experience just got a massive upgrade. The […]1 month ago
Study ranks Empower Field among top 10 loudest NFL stadiums
A study by the acoustical engineers at Commercial Acoustics ranked all 30 NFL stadiums on a 100-point loudness scale, factoring in architectural acoustics, sustained crowd baseline noise, peak event noise […]1 month ago
Denver West Express proposes rail line connecting DIA to Bailey, Frisco and Avon
Coloradans have been hearing about a Denver-to-the-mountains train for what feels like forever. But a new proposal just dropped some actual numbers and the speed alone is enough to make […]1 month ago
Kenny Chesney announces return of stadium tour, includes stop in Denver July 17
Kenny Chesney just announced he’s bringing his stadium tour back in 2027, and Denver is on the list. The country superstar unveiled the Original Vibe Room Tour Tuesday, a 19-date […]1 month ago
Colorado family auctions off 300 vintage cars starting at 50 cents each
Got two quarters burning a hole in your pocket? That might be all you need to open the bidding on a classic car in Colorado this week. The family of […]1 month ago
Dolly Parton murals pop up around Denver metro area — where to find them
We may not be renaming our airport after her like Nashville, but Denver loved Dolly Parton too, and now her face has been showing up on walls all over town, […]1 month ago
Denver officially brings back online parking ticket disputes after year of backlash
If you’ve been sitting on a Denver parking ticket for the last year, muttering “I’ll deal with this when I can do it online,” today’s your day. As of Monday, […]1 month ago
TSA considers allowing bottles of water through airport security for PreCheck passengers
If you’ve ever stood at a DIA security bin, making painful eye contact with a TSA agent while chugging a $5 bottle of Dasani you bought 90 seconds earlier, this […]1 month ago
Two women in Greeley invent award-winning laundry-folding robot
Two women in Greeley just solved the chore that humanity has collectively despised since the invention of the dresser drawer: folding laundry. And the internet is losing its mind over […]1 month ago
WATCH – Bo Nix calls Tim Tebow his ‘childhood hero’ in must-watch Broncos interview
If you need any more proof that Denver is the center of the football universe right now, watch the Broncos’ latest “Jersey Swap” episode. In the 13-minute sit-down posted to […]1 month ago
