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Try this Front Range canyon bike ride with shoulders wide enough to feel safe | Opinion

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s new series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we will offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). Canyon highways along the Front Range offer exceptional scenery and challenging climbs to entice ambitious cyclists, but they often have minimal or non-existent shoulders. While some cyclists are willing to brave narrow, winding roads with little or no margin for error, I’m not.That’s why one of my favorite rides is Lefthand Canyon north of Boulder, a 14-mile climb with an ascent of 3,200 feet to the town of Ward near the Peak to Peak Highway and Brainard Lake. It has ample shoulders, so I always feel safe. It gets steep the last mile and a half, but that’s part of what makes it an attractive ride.Related ArticlesOutdoors | JeffCo road where cyclist was killed 15 years ago finally being widened ...

Lady Nomada opens second location in Lakewood

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

The restaurant: Lady Nomada, 7167 W. Alaska Dr., DenverAbout: The “Baja-Coastal” restaurant, which originally debuted in Olde Town Arvada in 2021, opened a second location in Lakewood this week. From the folks behind Perdida, Homegrown Tap & Dough, Park Burger, Birdcall and Park & Co., Lady Nomada’s second location features an expansive open-concept dining room, plus oversized retro beach umbrellas and hand-painted murals on the patio that are designed to make guests feel as if they’re stepping into a boutique hotel by the beach in Cabo, according to the owners.Provided by Werk CreativeThe bar at Lady Nomada in Arvada pours margaritas, tropical cocktails, beers and wines. (Provided by Werk Creative)What’s on the menu: The all-day Mexican spot serves traditional dishes with a spin, like the Nomada Double Decker Taco with Arbol honey grilled shrimp, pico de gallo and guacamole, mini chile rellenos and potato taquitos.In addition to a full beer and wine ...

United plans to add more gates and flights at DIA

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

United Airlines on Tuesday announced its plans to add 12 new gates, 35 flights and three clubs to its presence at Denver International Airport.Two clubs in Concourse B will count as United’s biggest in the world. The club in Concourse A and another in Concourse B are set to open this summer. Travelers should be able to use the dozen new gates in the A and B concourses by the middle of next year. The additions will bring United’s total number at DIA to 90 – the most of any carrier at the airport.Related ArticlesAirlines | Pilots from Southwest, American and United are unhappy with their contracts. What does this mean for your vacation? Airlines | Pilots at American, Southwest, ratchet up strike threats The airline’s expansion is prompted by its investment of almost $1 billion toward infrastructure in Denver, which also includes a new check-in lobby and new technology at its gates. The airline is spending $40 million to update 55 gates...

How to replace your Colorado lawn with native or water-saving grass

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

Editor’s note: Betty Cahill wrote about preparing your lawn for replacement here last week. Here is Part II.You’ve decided to remove your cool-season lawn grass and replace it with either native grass or another water-saving grass species. The goal is to reduce outdoor summer water use and be part of the long-term solution of our limited Colorado water resources.Good on ya; let’s roll up our sleeves and discuss the how-tos and what-nots.Last week, we talked about the differences between warm and cool-season grasses, if swapping lawns is right for you, and helpful tips on saving water in your current landscape.TimingThe expression “there’s no time like the present” is more than applicable to get started on a turf-replacement project. This applies both to first killing the existing lawn and then planting and caring for the new one.Cover lawn with cardboard and add soil to a depth of 6 inches to kill an existing lawn. (Betty Cahill, Special to The Denver Post)The best time to get...

5 new mysteries set in Colorado and other Western states

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

“Till Death Do Us Port,” by Kate Lansing. (Berkley)Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of mystery writers set their stories in Colorado and the mountain states. Here is a sampling of some newer ones.“Till Death Do Us Port,” by Kate Lansing (Berkley Prime Crime)Parker Valentine is ready to pour the wine at her cousin’s reception when the wedding planner turns up dead, tulle from a bridesmaid’s gown wrapped around her neck.  Having solved crimes in four previous Kate Lansing mysteries, the Boulder vintner jumps in to find the killer.  And, to her surprise, her mother, critical of Parker’s sleuthing in the past, joins her.There is no question that the killer is a member of the bridal party.  Suspicion falls on the bride’s mother. It’s up to Parker to prove the woman didn’t send nasty emails to the planner.  In fact, Parker believes the self-centered stepmother is a better suspect.  Still others have reason to do in the wedding planner, including bridesmaids and groomsmen....

Denver’s Valor on the Fax offers people with brain injuries a safe space and a way to stay off the streets

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

Jim Ray’s life was never the same after an assailant wielding a bat attacked him in New Mexico back in 1999. His head injuries were so severe he lost the ability to read and write, earn a meaningful income and keep a roof over his head.For years he couch-surfed and relied on the kindness of friends in the area until he returned to Ohio during the pandemic to help take care of his father’s estate. When he came back to Denver, finding a place to live became even harder, and he ended up in shelters.Everything changed for Ray when he recently moved into Valor on the Fax, a new 72-unit affordable apartment complex designed specifically for those who have suffered brain injuries.“They did a nice job on this place,” Ray said during an opening celebration Wednesday that brought together backers of the development, which took five years to complete. Valor on the Fax is one of the largest supportive housing communities in the state and one of the first affordable housi...

Darla Sidles ran the nation’s fourth-busiest national park for seven years. Here’s what she learned.

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

Rocky Mountain National Park superintendent Darla Sidles will retire June 30 after seven years leading the country’s fourth-busiest national park, leaving behind an office at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center with a stunning panoramic view of Longs Peak and its sheer east face.She took over the top position at the park after serving seven years as superintendent at Saguaro National Park in Arizona.“It’s been such a passion and honor to work here,” Sidles said Thursday in an hour-long interview. “And the whole (National) Parks Service for that matter, 34 years. It’s been a good career.”Much of her focus at Rocky Mountain National Park has been on managing visitor use, and for many it has come to define her tenure. Driven largely by Front Range population growth, the park surpassed 4 million visitors for the first time the year before she took over, and it has exceeded 4 million every year since then except for the COVID year of 2020. Last yea...

First lots list for sale in new Arvada foothills luxury home site

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

Arvada’s luxury home market is growing. The first eight lots in Canyon Pines, a 90-plot home development site nestled in the Arvada foothills, hit the market in March.Denver-based Peak Development purchased the 180-acre site known as 25377 State Highway 72 for $9 million nearly two years ago. Peak founder Chad Ellington said the first eight lots range from 0.5 to 1.5 acres in size and are listed for about $500,000 to a little more than $1 million. He said two lots have already sold for roughly $750,000, and prospective buyers have been a combination of custom homebuilders and end users.Lot pricing depends on the views, privacy and terrain. Ellington said the architecture and design firm Semple Brown created guidelines prospective buyers must meet to ensure home designs fit within the natural landscape. “There’s a lot of considerations to make it (the homes) feel like it’s been there forever instead of an appendage that was added to the side of this mountain,” Ellington said. He said...

Billy Idol North American Tour – How to Get Presale Code Tickets

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

Rock legend Billy Idol has announced new dates for his North American Tour and we can tell you how to get presale code tickets for the tour. Presale code tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 23, at 10 am local time, while general on sale tickets will start the following day, Thursday, May 24 at 10 am local time. You can find the Billy Idol presale codes and passwords below.Visit the ticket sale page for the full list of Billy Idol tour dates and details.If you’ve been waiting on a nice day for a white wedding, you’ll be happy to hear that Billy Idol will be tearing up the stage across 15 dates, and even featuring special guests the Foo Fighters at the Aspen, CO date on September 3. The tour will launch on August 27 in Vancouver, BC and will hit several dates before coming to a halt with a date on September 17 in Washington, DC, then following that up with five dates at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV, October 20-28. See below for all dates and details.Visit the ticket sale ...

Four decades later, pain of Archbishop Mitty teacher being killed on Highway 17 lingers: Roadshow

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:19 GMT

Q: On the rainy night of December 24, 1979, my English teacher at Archbishop Mitty High, Ms. Linda McKinney, was driving with her boyfriend on Highway 17 to Santa Cruz. He lost control of the vehicle, went over the yellow line that divided the road and had a head-on collision. Both were killed. As a result of those deaths, Caltrans started adding concrete dividers to separate the road. Over the past four decades, Caltrans added millions of dollars of improvements to 17, including concrete barriers, reflectors, tons of signage, a new type of pavement, and reflective striping. The speed limit was also reduced to 50 mph.The only thing that has not changed are drivers who speed, cut cars off, tailgate, and have no idea how to navigate a road with turns. Examples are 17, 237 in both directions just before Zanker Road, and the “S” turn in both directions on 101 in San Mateo.I propose that the CHP have a zero-tolerance policy on speeding, tailgating and the lack of use of turn ...