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Amid Colorado’s ongoing housing crisis, a fight ignites over density in one metro area suburb

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

ENGLEWOOD — Amid a raging statewide debate over housing availability and affordability, a small city on Denver’s southern doorstep has taken the fight to a whole new level of discord: throw the bums out.A group of citizens is targeting more than half of the seven-member Englewood City Council for ouster, citing the elected leaders’ support of “high-density housing projects negatively impacting adjacent neighborhoods,” according to recall petitions filed with the city.They also accuse the four council members — Mayor Othoniel Sierra, Joe Anderson, Chelsea Nunnenkamp and Cheryl Wink — of backing “prolific use of accessory dwelling units throughout the city.” The end result of all that increased density in this suburb of 33,000, the critics argue, is “irreparable damage to established neighborhoods” in Englewood.Englewood has been on a condo and apartment-building tear in the last couple of years. After not approving any...

Pregame your next Red Rocks event at these 8 restaurants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s summer schedule is already packed full of concerts, comedy shows, yoga and outdoor films. None of which should be attended on an empty stomach.Of course, you can stand in line for the usual concession offerings, like hot dogs, pizza and pretzels. But whether you want to avoid Amphitheatre prices, grab some takeout for the tailgate, skip primetime traffic, or just plan ahead for a special evening (or early morning), consider these eight spots in Denver, Golden and Morrison for your next dinner and a show at Red Rocks.The FortThe Fort, which celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, has a special concert night menu with quick easy items, like buffalo ribs or grilled quail, to get you in and out with enough time to get to your seats. This very Colorado restaurant’s menu specializes in regional game, and the patio has 180 degrees of mountain views.19192 CO-8, Morrison; thefort.comEsters PubEsters has partnered with Shuttles to Red Rocks to help transport ...

More than 30 Colorado congregations to leave United Methodist Church in rift over gay marriage, clergy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

A division over whether the United Methodist Church should allow gay clergy and sanction same-sex marriages is causing a split within the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination, and on Thursday, 38 United Methodist congregations in the West will leave the church during the Mountain Sky Conference’s annual meeting in Colorado Springs.The 38 churches filed petitions for disaffiliation, citing “reasons related to human sexuality” as the basis for their departure. They represent about 10% of the churches within the Mountain Sky Conference, which includes Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and parts of Montana. Thirty-two of those churches are in Colorado, mostly in the southeastern portion of the state.“We have theological conflicts with the direction of the United Methodist Church as it’s currently organized and as the future unfolds,” said the Rev. Randy Jessen, a former United Methodist pastor whose congregation in Genoa disaffiliated last fall. R...

Colorado travel business led by women leads all-female groups on adventures worldwide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

After working toward running her own outdoor-adventure business, Kelly Kimple bought a company with a storied history only to begin an adventure of a lifetime: keeping a travel business going during a pandemic.The Fort Collins woman trained and worked for years as a conservation biologist and eventually took a position with Adventures in Good Company, a travel-adventure business that leads trips for women across the country and around the world.“I was getting ready for something different. I’d been doing research all the time, feeling like it wasn’t the right path for me,” Kemple said.When Kemple took a job with Adventures in Good Company, the founder, Marian Marbury, said she planned to sell the business. After a while, the two reached an agreement and the sale to Kimple closed Jan. 2, 2020.“Then two months later it was the global pandemic and everything shut down. My whole first year it was really hard. I didn’t know if we would make it,” Kimple...

What to do this weekend in Denver: PrideFest; Highland Street Fair; Kolsch beer service

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

Over the rainbowSaturday and Sunday. More than 500,000 people from all over Colorado are expected to turn out for the two-day Denver PrideFest, which has grown into one of the largest Pride events in the nation over the past 50 years. Things kick off on Saturday with a 5K run (registration at 8 a.m.) from the Colorado State Capitol Building, the proceeds of which will benefit the Center on Colfax. That will be followed by the festival itself at Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; it includes 250 exhibitors, 30 food and beverage vendors, dancing and performances by drag queens Marcia Marcia Marcia, Big Freedia, Salina EsTitties and more.The Sunday parade, sponsored by Coors Light, begins at 9:30 a.m. at Cheesman Park, travels up Franklin Street to Colfax Avenue and then west to Civic Center Park. Packed with plenty of showy floats, performers, music and more, it kicks off a second day of the festival, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Find more i...

Want to own a gear shop? This Eagle County business is for sale and the owners want to sell it to a local

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

Wanna buy a gear shop?That’s the question Sean Glackin is posing to locals in the Eagle County area. Glackin, who has owned Alpine Quest Sports with his wife, Cory, since 2005, is ready to move to the next chapter in life but wants to see the business go to another person or group who is passionate about the outdoor mountain lifestyle.“I would love to have a local take over this business for several reasons. Having passionate and knowledgeable individuals at the helm ensures a higher level of expertise, personalized service, community connection and advocacy, all of which contribute to a better experience for customers and our river, rock and snow community,” Glackin said.On Alpine Quest Sports’ website, it states that it is a company that is run by those who love the outdoors for those who love the outdoors.The Glackins are working with a business broker, Thom Beckett, but they wanted to put the call out there that this local establishment is up for grabs.Related ArticlesOutdoors |...

Which national park is most popular for hikers? Conde Nast says Rocky Mountain is No. 2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

Rocky Mountain National Park comes in at No. 2 on a list of America’s five most popular national parks for hiking, according to Conde Nast Traveler, trailing only Zion National Park in southwest Utah.The popularity rating was derived from an analysis of most-searched parks on Google. The others on the list, in order, are Glacier, near the Canadian border, Shenandoah in Virginia and Yosemite in California.Related ArticlesOutdoors | Campground closure at Rocky Mountain National Park could have ripple effect across Colorado forests Conde Nast says Rocky Mountain National Park is “one of the most glorious — and calming — in the country for hiking with clear lakes and luscious meadows set among craggy peaks.”Zion, it says, “traverses plateaus, canyons and even a 2,000-foot sandstone cliff … creating a hiker’s playground of variegated pathways and scenery.” Zion is located about 33 miles from St. George, Utah, which is ...

Hogshead Brewery changes owners, makes plans for second location

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

Walk into Hogshead Brewery and you’ll see its English-style cask ales listed above the bar on a menu on the left. Let your eyes drift to the right, however, and you’ll see an even larger menu of more familiar, carbonated beer styles, like a pilsner, a Mexican-style lager and an IPA.The line between the two is one that the new owners of this 11-year-old neighborhood brewery, at 4460 W. 29th Ave., plan to cross every day with confidence.“We’ve neglected the keg side a little bit, and I’d love to grow the business that way,” said head brewer and co-owner Robert Bell about those familiar lager and ale styles. “But I don’t want to do it at the expense of what we have built and who we are. I’m a diehard true believer when it comes to the cask side. That’s what makes us different than everyone else.”In May, Bell — along with longtime brewery general manager David Liechty and original investor and building owner John Cianci — bought Hogshead from a group led by founding brewer S...

Toddler last seen in Lancaster sought in 'critical missing' case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

Detectives asked for the public's help Thursday in their search for a missing toddler who disappeared from the city of Palmdale. King Josiah Johnson was last seen around 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 39000 block of 180th St. E, according to a bulletin posted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.Investigators expressed concern for Johnson's well-being and described the search as a "critical missing" situation. Johnson is 2 years old, stands 3 feet tall, and weighs 27 pounds with brown curly hair, brown eyes, and a scar near his belly button. King Josiah Johnson (left) and Stacy Deral Seymore are seen in images provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.He was last seen wearing a black shirt and black sweatpants. Investigators said Johnson could be with his father Stacy Deral Seymore.Seymore was described as a Black man standing 6 feet tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was possibly driving a dark blue Dodge Ram truck with work gear in the back and a broken window. Anyo...

Explosion at BBQ restaurant in China kills 31 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:22:10 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — China's president ordered a national safety campaign on Thursday after a massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwest killed 31 people and injured seven others on the eve of a long holiday weekend.The blast tore through the restaurant at around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, as people gathered ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival, the official Xinhua News Agency said.The explosion left many people unconscious and they needed to be carried out of the shop, according to the online news site The Paper, which quoted a member of the search and rescue team. Victims included elderly people and high school students, it said.An hour before the explosion, employees noticed the smell of cooking gas and discovered that a gas tank valve was broken, according to Xinhua. The blast occurred while an employee was replacing the valve. Is your gas stove hurting your...