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Colorado mom turns dream into reality: A new home for fitness at Pilates House Studio
The body knows what to do. Feed the baby. Change the diaper. Start another load of laundry. Try to sleep, wake up and do it all over again. The brain, however, can take a little longer to catch up. Motherhood comes with a lot of things no one can fully prepare for: the sleepless nights,…
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Pikes Pick: HERplace Market brings women-owned businesses together this Sunday
Looking for a Sunday outing that also supports women-owned businesses? HERplace Market returns to Clay Venues, 10 N. Wahsatch Ave., on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., bringing together 30 women-owned businesses for its second annual market. The event has nearly doubled in size since last year and will feature vendors, music by DJ…
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Film, dance and art festivals take over Colorado this weekend
WINTER PARK FILM FESTIVAL: Independent films, filmmaker panels and keynote speakers take center stage during the Winter Park Film Festival, designed to bring high-end cinema to Grand County while creating opportunities for industry professionals to connect. Build a weekend around screenings and cinema-related activities from Thursday through Sunday, 22 Second St., Fraser, $150-$2,376.60; winterparkfilmfestival.com. GLOBAL…
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Coloradans get carried away: A guide to the 50th Labor Day Lift Off
If you’re looking for a Labor Day weekend activity that doesn’t involve sweating at a barbecue or arguing over who gets the last burger, may we suggest looking up? For three days, dozens of hot air balloons will inflate across the grass of Memorial Park at 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave., with their bright colors…
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Local rising musician Mayor Grey headlines at The Black Sheep
It was three years ago at the Wild Goose Meeting House, back when the doors were still open and the downtown coffee shop was still a gathering place for open-mic nights. Onstage, a 21-year-old singer was working his way through an original song. “I see a girl who writes but doesn’t show her face,” Mayor…
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Black Forest couple pilot a super-sustainable ‘Earthship’
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Sixty years before sustainability was a round-the-clock topic, solar pioneer Mike Reynolds was headed from architecture school in Ohio west to Taos, N.M., where he would start the “Earthship” movement — envisioning homes that could not only thrive off the power grid, but even absorb some of civilization’s vast tailings of trash and refuse. Now…
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Black Forest couple pilot a super-sustainable ‘Earthship’
Sixty years before sustainability was a round-the-clock topic, solar pioneer Mike Reynolds was headed from architecture school in Ohio west to Taos, N.M., where he would start the “Earthship” movement — envisioning homes that could not only thrive off the power grid, but even absorb some of civilization’s vast tailings of trash and refuse. Now…
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Let’s let the market help solve Colorado River woes | Vince Bzdek
Negotiators for the seven states along the Colorado River Basin have had two years to reach an agreement on how to manage the river, which is at dangerously low water levels. They came up with zilch. That left solving the crisis in the hands of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which has been without an…
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Family hoarding horror story inspires generations of Colorado’s Clutter Trucker
The front door reluctantly crept open inch by inch, revealing one item … then another … then another. With every crack of daylight into the house came a new stack of belongings until there were too many to count. Piles of forgotten possessions towered over the living room, while rotting food and unknown smells lingered…
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One last rumble: Hot Rod Rock & Rumble returns before Pikes Peak International Raceway closes
There aren’t many chances left to hear engines roar across the asphalt of Pikes Peak International Raceway. Before the nearly 30-year-old racetrack closes after the 2026 season, one of its signature weekends is returning for a final lap. The Hot Rod Rock & Rumble will celebrate its 10th anniversary Aug. 13-16, filling the Fountain track…