Tag: Video
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LIFE | The Inventing Room is home to Colorado’s Willy Wonka
Inspired by the whimsy in the 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie, The Inventing Room creates a wild, whimsical world of molecular gastronomy. A colorful nook tucked in Denver’s SloHi neighborhood, The Inventing Room offers demonstrations where guests can witness the creation of magical & seemingly impossible treats and taste everything from freeze-dried skittles…
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LIFE | This club cares for Cripple Creek’s famous donkeys
The Two Mile High Club, initially called the Mile High Club, was formed in 1931 when local business owners banded together to care for the free-roaming donkeys that had been freed from working in local mines. The donkeys now spend the winters in a pasture just outside of town, being cared for by the club…
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5 Mexican-owned businesses in Denver to support this Cinco de Mayo weekend
Melchor Ocampo was the head baker at the gone but not forgotten Larimer Square staple, The Market, for nearly three decades before opening Eternal Flavors. Tom Hellauer [email protected] Eternal Flavors Bakery (5600 W. Dartmouth Ave.) This Mexican-owned family bakery in Denver’s Bear Valley neighborhood was started by Melchor Ocampo, formerly the head baker at Larimer…
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NEWS | Pioneering military women recognized on Washington D.C. Honor Flight
Pioneering military women — including women who manned missiles, trained troops, and translated Vietnamese — traveled together to Washington D.C. this week on a trip dedicated to recognizing their contributions.
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NEWS | Why a good snow year can’t save the Colorado River
The Colorado River is one of the West’s most vital resources. But 20 years of drought have stressed the entire river basin, forcing federal officials to call for massive cuts in water use. This winter, in the water-towers of the west, storms have dropped more than double the average snowpack in some Colorado mountains. But…
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LIFE | Meet the Wardens, Colorado’s closest thing to real knights
Armored Combat is a competitive international sport that features steel medieval weaponry and armor. The Wardens, Colorado’s Medieval Armored Combat team, have made themselves known this year by qualifying to compete internationally. In April dozens of countries will represent at the Buhurt League World Cup in Prague, what’s been called the Battle of the Nations.…
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March Madness, St. Patrick’s Day draws crowds and boost business downtown
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crowds came out to Auraria and other neighborhoods surrounding Ball Arena for March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day, keeping the area buzzing throughout Friday. Across the street from Ball, seas of fans in red NC State gear carefully wove their way through the green-wearing Baylor…
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LIFE | Bonsai’s roots and growth in Colorado
Colorado Springs Bonsai enthusiast David Kuntz has practiced bonsai for more than 20 years, at times with hundreds of trees in his possession. Bonsai has been one hobby in this pandemic era that has been noted for a global surge in interest, growing far beyond its Chinese and Japanese roots. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The…
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LIFE | Chasing stars in rare, dark skies beyond Colorado Springs
Two years ago, the International Dark Sky Association added Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to a list that today includes just 114 other parks on the planet deemed worthy of the designation. When conditions allow, the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society hosts these gatherings at the national monument once a month. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The…