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Estes Park’s famed climber Tommy Caldwell recommends dumpster diving outside a Whole Foods

It was a query. A school student struggling with cash requested Estes Park’s climber Tommy Caldwell just how to find nutrition. “Dumpster dip at whole foods …lol,” Caldwelll replied. Caldwell and scaling partner Kevin Jorgeson chose to Reddit to answer questions from fellow climbers Thursday to encourage the Sept. 19 introduction of “The Dawn Wall,” […]

Production people behind “Fixer Upper” searching for Denver restaurant to star in national TV show pilot

Hit shows such as ldquo;Fixer Upper&rdquo& &; ldquo;Cake Boss” have a thread at High Noon Entertainment. And today, as the production company which specializes in unscripted programming looks to picture a new pilot, this has its eyes Denver. “It’s become my passion project,” stated casting associate producer Caroline Beaton, that had been raised in Englewood […]

Denver’s inaugural Grandoozy music festival draws 55,000 over 3 days, organizers say

The inaugural Grandoozy music festival reported an attendance of 55,000 over the three-day weekend of music, food and drinks at southwest Denver’s Overland Park Golf Course. The number of attendees was provided to The Denver Post on Monday by Chris Langley, a public relations representative for Superfly, the company that runs the festival. He declined […]

The 10-year story of how Grandoozy landed in Denver, and why it’s not in City Park

This weekend, a type of music lovers will embark to a golf course in southwest Denver for Grandoozy, a festival including Stevie Wonder and musicians of diminished celebrity. In an alternate reality, Stevie and buddies would be partying at Denver’s historic City Park. This was the idea that first landed on city planners’ desks about. […]

Lowry’s Spotlight Theater, closing after 20 years, goes out with a laugh

Why don’t laugh as we lament the demise of a longtime theater company? Lowry’s Spotlight Theater will close this season after 75 shows 20 decades, and more than 750 performances for a few 45,000 theater-goers. It really goes out on a high note with a enjoyable creation of this classic screwball humor “You Can’t Take […]

Grandoozy music festival could create doozy of a traffic jam, but Denver police say they’re prepared

Grandoozy pedestrians, beware! As you head in and outside of this Denver music festival’s gates this weekend, then you’ll be navigating busy roads. Watch out for automobiles, bicycles, trains and other pedestrians. And the neighbors who reside close to the festival website — Overland Park Golf Course — ask you to respect their property by […]

Colorado’s fall colors are beginning to explode. Here’s where to start aspen peeping.

Care, Front Range leaf-lovers: As drought conditions in Colorado interrupt the time of the annual fall-colors burst, the aspens in Clear Creek County are ready to inspire awe. “They’re beautiful,” stated Cassandra Carroll, who operates at the U.S. Forest Service Visitors Center in Idaho Springs. “They’re at their peak, however there are patches on Guanella […]