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WATCH – Megan Moroney’s Denver make-up show delivers Dolly tribute that brings the house down
Megan Moroney owed Denver. And last night (Aug. 27) at Ball Arena, she paid that debt back with interest, plus a moment that had the whole building in tears. The […]1 month ago
Classic Dolly Parton movies are playing at AMC Theaters locations – here’s where to watch in Denver
If you’re still processing the loss of Dolly Parton, AMC Theatres is giving you a beautiful reason to sit in a dark room, eat popcorn and cry happy tears this […]1 month ago
Indoor surfing facility opens in Colorado Springs
Two words you never thought you’d hear together: surfing and Colorado. And yet, here we are. Surf Shack, a $3.8 million, 12,000-square-foot indoor surfing facility, is now open on the […]1 month ago
Trash Panda Disc Golf and Crocs team up to recycle old shoes into discs
Two of the most Colorado things imaginable — Crocs and disc golf — have officially merged, and the result is exactly as wonderful as it sounds. Denver-based Trash Panda Disc […]1 month ago
Sherwood Showdown brings archery dodgeball to Colorado Springs
If you’ve ever wanted to shoot your coworker, your sibling or that one friend who always talks during the movie, Colorado has a place where you can do it, legally, […]1 month ago
Iconic Sheplers sign on I-25 stays, but the western wear store behind it is long gone
If you’ve ever driven I-25 through south Denver, you know the Sheplers sign. It’s been sitting at the Orchard Road interchange since 1977, back when Sheplers Western Wear opened its […]1 month ago
Air Force and Colorado State both unveil new football uniforms — which Colorado program looks better?
Football season is almost here, and two of Colorado’s college programs are showing up in fresh threads. Air Force and Colorado State both unveiled new uniforms within days of each […]1 month ago
Dolly Parton’s stage costumes will come to Denver this fall
The world lost Dolly Parton on Tuesday. The queen of country music died peacefully in Nashville at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, her family announced, and the […]1 month ago
Rockies unveil ‘Buffalo Chicken Donut’ at Coors Field
The Colorado Rockies may not be giving us a playoff run this September, but they are giving us something possibly more important: a buffalo chicken donut. The team unveiled the […]1 month ago
Grizzly Rose will host ‘Dress Up Like Dolly’ night August 27
If throwing on a blonde wig and possibly stuffing your shirt a bit helps with your grief, then the Grizzly Rose has the perfect event for you Thursday night. The […]1 month ago
Denver’s Los Dos Potrillos is cutting 100+ menu items to focus on family recipes — Here’s what stayed
If you walked into Los Dos Potrillos recently, opened the menu and thought “wait, where’d everything go?” — you’re not imagining things. The beloved Colorado Mexican restaurant just cut more […]1 month ago
Ian Munsick, Dylan Scott, Jordan Davis and more head to Colorado for 2026 Colorado State Fair
Summer’s not over until the Colorado State Fair says it’s over. The 2026 edition runs 11 days, from Friday, Aug. 28 through Labor Day, Sept. 7, and it’s bringing a […]1 month ago
United Airlines announces daily nonstop flights from Denver to Paris in 2027
Bonjour, cheap(er) flights to France. United Airlines announced its largest international network expansion in company history on Tuesday, and Denver is getting a shiny new daily nonstop to Paris starting […]1 month ago
These are the slang words Colorado is Googling the most in 2026
If you’ve overheard a teenager scream “SIX SEVEN!” while aggressively gesturing at nothing, congratulations, you’ve witnessed Colorado’s most-Googled slang word of 2026 in the wild. A new analysis of Google […]1 month ago
Dunkin’ will give away 1 million free drinks August 25
If you’ve ever wanted to see a million people sprint to their phones at the same time, today is your day. Dunkin’ announced it is giving away 1 million free […]1 month ago
Tim Tebow returns to Denver Saturday as a speaker…not a quarterback
Love him or hate him, Tim Tebow will always have a special spot in Denver Broncos’ history…now he’s coming back to the Mile High City. The former Broncos quarterback will […]1 month ago
Stella Lefty called Denver her favorite city, and she’s headed back to play the Fillmore in February
If you were at the sold-out KYGO Fan Jam at the Bluebird Theater on Aug. 20, you already know: Stella Lefty absolutely crushed it. The Illinois-born, LA-based pop-country star tore […]1 month ago
Xtreme Xperience allows patrons to drive exotic cars at High Plains Raceway October 23 through 25
You’ve admired them on Instagram. You’ve pointed at them in Cherry Creek. You’ve maybe even sat in one at the auto show and pretended you were about to buy it. […]1 month ago
Two Colorado cities rank among the 10 safest places to drive in America
If you’ve watched someone weave in and out of traffic at 95 MPH on I-25 and wondered whether Colorado drivers are actually any good, Allstate just settled the debate, and […]1 month ago
Drought is revealing entire towns at the bottom of Colorado’s biggest reservoirs
Forget those cute old mining camps with the gift shops and the fool’s gold. Colorado’s actual ghost towns are way more interesting, they’re sitting at the bottom of our reservoirs. […]2 months ago
Tyler Farr to perform for great cause at Number Thirty Eight’s Make-A-Wish concert in Denver for $15
The Make-A-Wish Colorado Summer Concert Series at Number Thirty Eight keeps rolling Saturday, when Tyler Farr takes the stage in RiNo for a night of country music and a cause […]2 months ago
Denver’s Meow Wolf adds new room to celebrate fifth anniversary
Five years ago, Denver had no idea what to do with that enigmatic “sleepy pizza” building off I-25. Then Meow Wolf opened Convergence Station, sold 35,000 tickets in the first […]2 months ago
Airbnb names Colorado city in top 10 fall destinations in America
Airbnb just dropped its Fall Travel Trends Report, and Colorado made the cut. Glenwood Springs landed at No. 6 on the list of the top trending weekend trip destinations in […]2 months ago
LOOK – Colorado castle on 40 acres for sale for under $1 million
If you’ve ever driven through southern Colorado and thought, “You know what this place needs? A castle,” someone already beat you to it, and now it can be yours for […]2 months ago
Denver Botanic Gardens adds new wedding venue as demand pushes waitlists to 2028
If you’ve ever tried to book a wedding at Denver Botanic Gardens and been told the next available Saturday is sometime two years away, you are not alone. The Gardens […]2 months ago
New Colorado company will rent out phone chargers when patrons’ phones die at bars
We’ve all been there. It’s 11 p.m., you’re three drinks into a Saturday night, and your phone is at 4 percent. No Uber. No Venmo. No way to text the […]2 months ago
CU Boulder ranks among top 25 party schools in the country
In news that will surprise absolutely no one who has ever set foot on the Hill, the University of Colorado Boulder has landed at No. 17 on USA Today’s ranking […]2 months ago
Two Denver restaurants named among best Mexican food in America by New York Times
The New York Times just dropped its list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States,” and Denver didn’t just show up, it showed up twice. La […]2 months ago
‘Casa BOOnita’ returns to Casa Bonita this fall with Halloween and Día de los Muertos celebrations
Just when you thought cliff divers in a landlocked Mexican restaurant was peak weird, Casa Bonita said “hold my sopapilla.” Casa BOOnita, the Halloween and Día de los Muertos takeover […]2 months ago
ZZ Top slated to perform at Pikes Peak Center two days after legendary drummer, Frank Beard, died at 77
ZZ Top was supposed to take the stage at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs on Wednesday night. Instead, Colorado fans are mourning alongside the rest of the rock […]2 months ago
Denver Nuggets announce revamped broadcast team
For the first time in over two decades, Nuggets fans will turn on the TV this fall and hear unfamiliar voices calling Jokic’s triple-doubles. The team’s new broadcast lineup for […]2 months ago
Although airfare is up 26 percent nationally, Denver is number one city in America for cheap flights
Airfare across the country has gone absolutely haywire. Prices are up 26 percent from last year, they’ve climbed for eight straight months, and Thanksgiving fares are already tracking 19 percent […]2 months ago
Colorado’s Rock Bottom Brewery closes two more locations, only one remains
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery was pouring house-brewed ambers on the 16th Street Mall before most of Denver’s 300-plus breweries even existed. Now, the chain that started it all is […]2 months ago
A Colorado man just found out he was switched at birth 38 years ago and now he’s suing the hospital
Jeremy Morrison grew up loved. He played sports, did well in school, and built a good life. He’s now a welding inspector for a wind energy company living in Colorado […]2 months ago
Colorado beaches named one of the least safe in America, which is hilarious for a State 1,000 miles from the ocean
Congratulations, Colorado. We don’t have an ocean. We don’t have salt water. We don’t have tides or sea turtles. But we do, apparently, have one of the 10 least safe […]2 months ago
96-year-old ‘Grandma Joy’ and her grandson bring their viral National Parks story to Tattered Cover in Denver
Joy Ryan didn’t get her first passport until she was 91. She’d never seen a mountain until she was 85. Now she’s 96 years old, she’s visited every single U.S. […]2 months ago
McGregor Square to host Mario Kart on the Big Screen
If you’ve ever dreamed of throwing a red shell at your friend on a screen the size of a small building, McGregor Square just made it happen. The downtown Denver […]2 months ago
Von Miller signs with Cowboys, ending bid to come home to Denver
For months, Von Miller said all the right things. He called Denver home. He said the mountains still felt like his. He met with the front office. He kept Von’s […]2 months ago
The Premier League Trophy will be in Denver Friday, because we’re a soccer city now
Five years ago, if you told someone the Premier League trophy was making a stop in Denver, they’d have asked you what the heck that even was. Now? This city […]2 months ago
Pindustry announces second Colorado location to north side of Denver metro
If you’ve ever driven past Pindustry in Greenwood Village and thought “this is great, but I wish I didn’t have to go halfway to New Mexico for it,” your wish […]2 months ago
LOOK – Englewood calls in snow plow to clear roads after hail storm
If you drove through Colorado’s Front Range on Saturday and thought you’d somehow timetraveled to January, you weren’t alone. A severe thunderstorm dumped so much hail on Englewood that the […]2 months ago
Hints point to potential collab between Ella Langley and Drake
Country music’s queen of 2026 and hip-hop’s most prolific album-dropper may be cooking something up together, and frankly, nobody knows whether to boot-scoot or start throwing up diamond hand signs. […]2 months ago
Anderson Farms runs annual U-Pick Sunflowers event through August 23
Every August, Colorado’s sunflower fields go viral, and every August, somebody drives a Honda Civic into a farmer’s crop to get the perfect shot. The sunflower fields near Denver International […]2 months ago
Denver’s CandyLand-themed pop-up bar will wrap up its run August 22
Somewhere between “I need a cocktail” and “I miss being eight years old,” there exists a bar in Denver that is currently decorated like a lifesized CandyLand board game, but […]2 months ago
Madden simulation sends Broncos to Super Bowl, names Bo Nix MVP
Look, I know a Madden simulation is about as scientifically reliable as a Magic 8-Ball, but when the video game says the Denver Broncos are going to the Super Bowl, […]2 months ago
Passengers forced to deplane after live bullet found on plane at DIA
A United Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was delayed Thursday after crew members discovered a live bullet on the airplane during routine pre-departure checks, forcing all passengers to deplane, […]2 months ago
Denver cemetery hosts free car show Sunday
File this under “events that sound made up but are actually amazing:” this Sunday, more than 500 classic and vintage cars will park among the headstones at one of Denver’s […]2 months ago
Denver Broncos release 2026 uniform schedule — Orange Crush throwbacks return twice
I’ll just say it: when the Broncos released their 2026 uniform schedule Wednesday, I got more excited than I did for the actual game schedule back in May. And judging […]2 months ago
Colorado’s own Ziggi’s Coffee releases everything bagel-flavored latte
Leave it to a Colorado coffee company to look at an everything bagel schmeared with cream cheese and think, “What if we made that a latte?” Ziggi’s Coffee, the Longmont-born chain […]2 months ago
Luke Combs teases something big at Empower Field – it has to be a show, right?
The last time Luke Combs played in Denver was May 21, 2022…more than four years ago! But it sure looks like that is finally about to change! Empower Field at […]2 months ago
Boulder restaurant named best ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ spot in Colorado
Guy Fieri’s Camaro has pulled up to a lot of Colorado restaurants over the years. Some of them are still standing. Some of them aren’t. But only one got crowned […]2 months ago
Fifth grader gets thrown in handcuffs for refusing back-to-school photo
Every parent of a fifth-grader knows the struggle. The chalkboard sign is ready. The backpack is new. The kid wants absolutely nothing to do with any of it. But one […]2 months ago
‘World’s Largest Bounce House,’ Big Bounce America, to come to Denver
Somewhere between “I’m too old for this” and “absolutely nobody is stopping me,” there exists the “World’s Largest Bounce House,” and it’s landing at the Denver Coliseum on Aug. 22-23 […]2 months ago
Denver’s own Spencer Crandall kicks off Make-A-Wish concert series at Number 38 on Aug. 14
A Denver kid who picked up a guitar for a high school project and turned a shoulder injury into a country music career is coming home Friday for a very […]2 months ago
Greek basketball owner makes attempt to buy Nikola Jokic out of final year of Nuggets contract
Somewhere in Athens, a Greek businessman is plotting his next move. Somewhere in Denver, the Nuggets are laughing. Dimitrios Giannakopoulos, the owner of Greek basketball club Panathinaikos, revealed on the […]2 months ago
Denver is in the top five most expensive cities in America to raise a kid, beating out LA and New York
If you’re a Denver parent currently staring at a back-to-school supply list that reads like a mortgage application, congratulations, a new national ranking just confirmed what your bank account has […]2 months ago
Savannah Bananas players to serve coffee at Denver-area Dunkin’ locations before Coors Field games
The Savannah Bananas – the backflipping, kilt-wearing, TikTok-famous baseball team with more followers than every MLB franchise – are bringing their Banana Ball World Tour to Coors Field on Aug. […]2 months ago
Denver Broncos’ horse Thunder’s owner, rider and handler retire after 33 years, but a white horse will still run
Before you panic, Broncos Country: there will still be a white horse running after every Denver touchdown. Deep breaths. Now, here’s the emotional part. After 33 years, the entire team […]2 months ago
Denver International Airport reinstates four murals that helped fuel conspiracy theories
The Illuminati can finally exhale. The murals are coming home. Denver International Airport announced Monday that four iconic and deeply unsettling pieces of artwork are returning to the Jeppesen Terminal […]2 months ago
Denver’s minimum wage will go up another 55 cents, nearing $20 per hour
Great news for Denver workers: starting in 2027, you’ll be making an extra 55 cents an hour. That’s almost enough to cover the sales tax on a single Coors Light […]2 months ago
Denver Broncos mascot, Miles, is now Hall of Famer
Move over, Elway. Move over, Peyton. There’s a new Broncos Hall of Famer, and he has an orange mane, wears Crocs and climbs a scoreboard for a living. Miles the […]2 months ago
Waymo confirms all of its vehicles in Denver are now driverless
If you’ve been doing double-takes at those white Jaguars with the spinning sensors on top, here’s the update that will either thrill you or keep you up at night: there’s […]2 months ago
Farmers’ Almanac announces winter prediction for Colorado
It’s 102 degrees outside and your car’s steering wheel could fry an egg, so naturally it’s time to talk about winter. The Farmers’ Almanac released its 2026-2027 winter forecast this […]2 months ago
WATCH – Country star Ashley McBryde puts Greeley on blast
I was born and raised in Greeley, Colorado, so I am used to the town getting smacked around a bit by all the other towns in Colorado. But I think […]2 months ago
Despite being on sale for over a week, some Garth Brooks Denver tickets are still available
If you’ve been kicking yourself for missing out on Garth Brooks tickets, did you know you actually aren’t too late? There are still seats available for the country legend’s Blame […]2 months ago
Colorado police warn public to display front license plate to avoid getting car impounded
Listen up, Colorado. That front license plate sitting in your glove box, your garage or that drawer where dreams go to die? It’s time to drill some holes and mount […]2 months ago
Legendary Broncos tailgate bus ‘The Orange Crush’ is up for sale
If you’ve ever tailgated at Empower Field at Mile High, there’s a decent chance you’ve seen it — or heard it, or smelled the grill smoke billowing from it. The […]2 months ago
World Population Review ranks moose as Colorado’s most dangerous animal
Congratulations, Colorado. Of all the toothy, venomous and clawed creatures roaming the Centennial State, the one most likely to ruin your day is a gangly, 1,500-pound herbivore — the moose. […]2 months ago
Colorado seeks submissions from residents for time capsule in Loveland
Quick: If you had to explain Colorado in 2026 to someone in 2076, what would you put in the box? A Palisade peach? A photo of your $4,200-a-month one-bedroom? A […]2 months ago
AMC Theatres opens two Premium Large Format experiences in Denver metro area
Going to the movies in Denver used to mean picking between stadium seating or the sticky-floored discount theater. Now your choices include getting misted with water while your chair bucks […]2 months ago
Colorado man gets slapped with restraining order from entire Kardashian-Jenner family
Of all the ways for Colorado to make national headlines, “local man allegedly tries to propose to Kylie Jenner and gets restrained from all seven Kardashian-Jenners” was probably not on […]2 months ago
Cases of ‘explosive-diarrhea’ parasite triple in Colorado
Just when you thought it might be safe to put lettuce back on your Taco Bell taco… Cases of cyclosporiasis — a microscopic parasite that causes what health officials have […]2 months ago
Denver Zoo’s newest residents are part pig, part deer, and 100% weird-looking
The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance just added a species to the roster that looks like it was designed by a committee that couldn’t agree on anything, and honestly, we’re here […]2 months ago
Sorry night owls, Denver has rejected the idea of keeping bars open until 4 a.m.
Night owls, put down the glow sticks. Denver City Council on Monday (Aug. 3) voted down a proposal that would have let certain nightclubs and venues keep the party going […]2 months ago
Denver’s July was historically hot, but it actually wasn’t the hottest ever
If July felt like living inside a hair dryer, your sweat glands were not lying to you. Denver just logged its second-hottest July on record, missing the all-time crown by […]2 months ago
Spirit Halloween stores are already open in Colorado, here’s where they are
Your sunscreen is barely half-empty, and Colorado’s Spirit Halloween stores are already flinging open the doors of former Safeways, old Kirklands locations and at least one ex-Forever 21 to welcome […]2 months ago
Colorado is cracking down on counterfeit peaches, other produce
Move over, knockoff handbags. Colorado has a new public enemy: fake fruit. Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 1031 last Wednesday (July 29), making it a deceptive trade practice to […]2 months ago
Denver fan launches petition to turn Empower Field into a park when the Broncos leave
In a handful of years when the Denver Broncos leave Empower Field at Mile High for a new stadium, what happens to the old one? My guess, more apartments probably… […]2 months ago
August 4th is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day — Here’s where to score free (or cheap) ones in Colorado
If your diet had plans for Tuesday, cancel them. Aug. 4 is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, and a stack of chains with Colorado locations are practically giving away the […]2 months ago
Colorado Zillow listing goes viral because the current homeowner won’t leave
House hunters scrolling Zillow for their dream Colorado home probably weren’t expecting this deal: a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house about 25 miles north of Fort Collins, listed at more than $215,000 […]2 months ago
Porta-potties steal the show at Jelly Roll concert in Colorado
Fans packed Weidner Field in Colorado Springs on Thursday night (July 30) for a Jelly Roll concert. What many of them got instead was an unobstructed view of a row […]2 months ago
Corey Kent drops “Red Rocks Trail Mix Session”
Earlier this month, Corey Kent returned to Red Rocks to open for Eric Church for three nights and took the time to record a Red Rocks Trail Mix Session. The […]2 months ago
WATCH – A red-tailed hawk just took down a police drone in Denver
In a state where squirrels start wildfires and marmots have OnlyFans pages, Colorado’s wildlife has officially added a new flex to the résumé: taking down law enforcement aircraft. An Arvada […]2 months ago
NASCAR Hall of Famer Kevin Harvick is racing at Colorado National Speedway this weekend
In a sport defined by superspeedways, 200-mph straightaways and stadiums that seat 100,000, one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history is spending his Saturday at a 3/8-mile oval in […]2 months ago
Forget the ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite — Salmonella is the stomach bug actually surging in Colorado
You’ve probably heard about the “explosive diarrhea parasite” making headlines across the country this summer. That’s cyclosporiasis, and yes, it’s in Colorado too. But the stomach bug that should actually […]2 months ago
Megan Moroney’s Denver show has been rescheduled to Aug. 27 — Here’s everything you need to know
If you, like me, were at Ball Arena on Tuesday night (July 28) so bummed you didn’t get to sing “Tennessee Orange” at the top of your lungs. Megan Moroney […]2 months ago
Denver will be one of the first cities to experience Garth Brooks’ new ‘Halo’ video technology – What is it?
By now, you know Garth Brooks is coming to Ball Arena on Sept. 4 and 5. It has been the talk of the city since the announcement dropped. But here’s […]2 months ago
Aurora is the top five most dangerous cities for driving in America
If you’ve ever merged onto I-225 in Aurora and immediately started questioning every life decision that led you to that moment, science has validated your instinct. Aurora has been named […]2 months ago
Scientists studying marmots in Colorado launched an OnlyFans page to save their research
Colorado’s marmots are on OnlyFans… And that isn’t a joke! A team of UCLA scientists who study yellow-bellied marmots at a field station in Colorado — a research program that […]2 months ago
