Tag: Life
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Metro Moves: Alma Fonda Fina’s chef opening another restaurant
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion news here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com. Another Michelin in the making?Chef Johnny Curiel, one of Denver’s fastest rising chefs, is opening another restaurant soon. Fonda Fina Hospitality, the restaurant group owned by…
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Surging motorcycle deaths in Colorado bring tragedy and tears
Chelsie Willing died on April 17, 2025, 10 days before her 21st birthday, when a car pulled out in front of her as she was riding her Yamaha R7 motorcycle on Platte Avenue in Colorado Springs. Motorcycling was her passion, and she was happiest when she was riding, said her aunt, Windy McKay. McKay spoke…
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Surging motorcycle deaths in Colorado bring tragedy and tears
Chelsie Willing died on April 17, 2025, 10 days before her 21st birthday, when a car pulled out in front of her as she was riding her Yamaha R7 motorcycle on Platte Avenue in Colorado Springs. Motorcycling was her passion, and she was happiest when she was riding, said her aunt, Windy McKay. McKay spoke…
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Colorado’s motorcycle lane filtering law — boon or bane?
Colorado’s lane-filtering law for motorcyclists has been in effect for more than a year, but it’s still too soon to know if its helped prevent motorcycle crashes and injuries as the law was intended to do. The new law allows motorcyclists to pass stopped vehicles while going 15 mph or less, if the lane is…
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Once dismissed by the mainstream, ski ballet is finding new life in Colorado
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The sun was breaking through the clouds one day last April as Lara Rosenbaum stood atop a slope at Colorado’s Monarch Mountain. She took in the scene around her: Costumed skiers twirling around, their arms and legs moving in the elegant cadence of a dancer, getting loose before their performance set to music. “I honestly…
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6 mountain communities increase lodging taxes, 2 reject the tax hike
Six mountain communities across Colorado voted on Tuesday to raise their lodging taxes after the state legislature passed a bill allowing counties to triple such taxes and spend the money on a wider range of projects, including public infrastructure, childcare and housing for workers. Lodging tax increases passed in Eagle, Gilpin, Hinsdale, Ouray, Routt and…
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6 mountain communities increase lodging taxes, 2 reject the tax hike
Six mountain communities across Colorado voted on Tuesday to raise their lodging taxes after the state legislature passed a bill allowing counties to triple such taxes and spend the money on a wider range of projects, including public infrastructure, childcare and housing for workers. Lodging tax increases passed in Eagle, Gilpin, Hinsdale, Ouray, Routt and…
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This may be the best time ever to visit national parks | Vince Bzdek
During a visit to Yosemite last weekend, 40 years since my first, I found myself sitting happily in front of Half Dome for hours recalling memorable moments from a long string of visits to national parks. I remembered many years ago sitting next to a roaring fire in Many Glaciers Hotel, watching out the giant…
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Big heart behind Big Burger World of southern Colorado | Craving Colorado
CAÑON CITY • The woman stepping up to order at the window is obviously new here. “How big are your burgers?” she asks. Regina Misurelli holds up the to-go box that will just barely contain the burger. “This is the bun,” she says, holding up the other containment that is about the size of the…
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Amtrak expands Winter Park ‘ski train’ amid surging demand for mountain rail
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Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train is launching holiday runs starting Dec. 19, plus is expanding to four days a week beginning Jan. 8 to meet booming demand for travel through Colorado’s mountain corridor. With 57 round-trips planned through late March, the rail line hopes to ease congestion on U.S. Highway 40 over Berthoud Pass…