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Jim Crow once had a presence in Colorado | Bob Loevy
Was there ever a Colorado city that required racial segregation by law? The answer is “Yes.” The Black Racial Equity Study Commission, led by Colorado Senate President James Coleman, has learned the small city of Fruita had laws forbidding Black people from being on the city streets at night and from being buried in the all-white…
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As e-bike talks intensify in Colorado Springs, here’s a look at what other places are doing around the state
In 2015, Mary Ann Bonnell and her Jeffco Open Space team thought to bring an unusual presentation to an annual conference of local land managers around Colorado. Bonnell would speak on electric bikes, or e-bikes as they were becoming known. “We had little to no interest. I think 11 people showed up,” Bonnell recalls. “Very…
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Pizza, please: 8 favorite spots to grab a slice around Colorado
In Colorado, pizza makes sense. This is a tourist state, and what tourist doesn’t want pizza? This is an outdoorsy state, and after a long day in the mountains, what’s better than pizza? Coloradans know what’s better: pizza and beer — a match made in the craft beer heaven that is the Centennial State. Pizza…