Report: Evo Exploring Take Over of Denver’s Sports Castle
Ski and bike shop Evo is considering moving into Denver’s Sports Castle, the historic Art Deco building at 1000 Broadway, according to a report from the Business Den. “Anyone who knows Colorado, Denver, you just know the castle,” Evo founder and CEO Bryce Phillips told the outlet. Evo...
How Colorado’s prize gold nugget ended up mislabeled as dinosaur bones in a bank...
Tom’s Baby: Colorado’s Vanishing 13.5-Pound Gold Nugget. In 1887, miners Tom Groves and Harry Lytton struck gold in Breckenridge—literally. They blasted into a pocket 90 feet below ground and found a massive 13. 5-pound gold nugget. Fearing theft, Groves wrapped it in a blanket and held it...
Older adults on fixed incomes are finding homeownership in Colorado financially harder than ever
When Peggy Locke bought her 804-square-foot home in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood about 10 years ago, the monthly mortgage–including the loan payment, property taxes and homeowner’s insurance–was around $500. That amount “was perfectly doable,” said Locke, a 77-year-old retired registered nurse living on Social...
EDITORIAL: Guess who’ll be minding Denver’s sheltered
The hardcore “homeless” population that regularly wanders the streets of the Denver metro area is disproportionately afflicted by addiction. That typically means illegal drug use — heroin, meth, fentanyl — and the lawbreaking lifestyle that goes with it. So, here’s an idea: Let’s staff one of Denver’s city-run...
West Baton Rouge juvenile rape suspect arrested in Colorado
DENVER, Colo. — U.S. Marshals arrested a 43-year-old man in Colorado, who was wanted in two parishes. James Connolly was wanted in West Baton Rouge for first-degree rape of a child under 13 and in Livingston Parish for felony aggravated crimes against nature. Connolly was arrested in the Denver area on Dec. 9 by...
In effort to combat biases, mosque invites community into place of worship
Every Friday is the weekly Islamic day for gathering praying and learning at mosques across the world. It's no different at the Downtown Denver Islamic Center.
Denver Ranks Higher Than Most U.S. Cities for Singles in New Study
Anyone from Colorado will likely tell you that the Centennial State is a great place to live for a variety of reasons. There’s the unmatched scenery, the legendary music venues, and enough big cities and small towns to cater to any lifestyle. Now, a new study shows that one...
Man Rescued After Climbing 100-Foot Sculpture in Denver Tech Center
A Colorado man is safe after spending nearly ten hours atop a 100-foot-tall sculpture in the Denver Tech Center. The man climbed up the DTC Identity Monument at around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9. He did not come down until 2:35 a.m. Wednesday, according to Megan Copenhaver, spokesperson for the City of...
Denver demolishes seized ‘junk’ RVs at cost of $1,400 each
Representatives of the Denver general services and sheriff’s departments gleefully shared with City Council members Monday videos of backhoes demolishing “junk” RVs in the city that previously contained people experiencing homelessness.
From diploma to deployment, Colorado airman continues commitment to service
More than 900 students will graduate from Metropolitan State University Denver on Friday, including 87 who are veterans or currently serving in the military. Among them is Senior Airman Jordan Klehr, who will trade his cap and gown for a uniform to deploy overseas.
