Author: Kelly Hayes
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Plant Magic Cafe: The Denver cafe serving up adaptogenic tinctures
DENVER • In the yard of a house in the Uptown neighborhood sits a towering, inflatable mushroom — one with a red cap and white speckles. Walk inside the house and you’ll find posters filled with different illustrations of plants and their properties. The smell of coffee blends with incense. Welcome to Plant Magic Cafe.…
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South Pearl Street fairy doors fascinate neighborhood with whimsical miniatures
If you’re walking along South Pearl Street in Denver, keep your eyes peeled along the trims of doors. There, where the street meets the walls of storefronts, are entrances into tiny worlds. From shrunken storefronts with a purple door and gray brick to hobbit-style moss hideaways, you’ll find nearly two dozen “fairy doors” along the…
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‘The poster child for memory’: Mountain chickadees can remember tens of thousands of food caches, new CU study finds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Although their brain is just slightly bigger than a pea, chickadees have quite the memory. A recently released study from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Nevada found that this little mountain…
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Colorado’s silverspot butterfly classified as ‘threatened’ under Endangered Species Act
In the meadows of southern Colorado, a new life begins. Under the leaf of a bog violet, near shallow groundwater, a butterfly flutters her brown wings and lays her eggs. The underside of her wings are lined with silvery-white spots, an ode to the species’ name. After about two weeks, the cooling October air welcomes…
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History Colorado hosts art from Danielle SeeWalker to showcase Indigenous urban living, commodities
History Colorado just unveiled a new exhibit, “But We Have Something to Say,” showcasing artwork from Lakota citizen Danielle SeeWalker from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The exhibition hosts SeeWalker’s contemporary artwork side-by-side archival items from the museum’s collections. Using various mediums, including acrylic on canvas and beadwork, SeeWalker uses art to explore issues important…
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‘Fun, artsy, crazy and weird’: Manitou Springs to celebrate 31st annual Carnivale parade
Manitou Springs will celebrate its 31st annual Carnivale parade this weekend. Set to kick off Saturday afternoon, the Carnivale parade will march down Manitou Avenue, from Memorial Park to Soda Springs Park. This year’s parade was rescheduled from Feb. 10 to March 2 because of weather. The theme: “ARTopia.” “We’re a Creative District here in…
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Cripple Creek kicks off 15th annual Ice Festival
The 15th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival kicks off this weekend, lining the city’s main street with two dozen ice carvers sculpting frozen masterpieces. The five teams of sculptors are at work and, with hundreds of ice blocks at the ready, they’ll continue carving through Feb. 25. Visitors can stop by to watch the ice…
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Colorado’s veterinary shortage: Animals being euthanized as owners struggle with costs, professionals labor to meet demand
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mieke Lippstreu had just moved to Denver when she met Ramen. The ginger tabby was clearly comfortable with people, crawling on Lippstreu’s lap and appearing at her door throughout the day. But there was something wrong with Ramen, whose mouth was covered in discharge and,…
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Meet Marlin, a mountain-climbing adventure cat who lives in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Jamie Brunworth goes to the door with a harness in hand, Marlin knows it’s time for another venture. But he’s not what you might think. Meet Marlin, a 7-month-old striped cat who lives to adventure. Not even a year old, Denver-based Marlin has explored…