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Nature & Bike

Human Connection Through Sustainable Living

When Esther Emery and her husband had children, they looked at their lives and felt empty. Though their beautiful family was growing, they felt that they were living a life that wouldn’t last. “We worked very hard, we were career oriented,” Emery offers, “we found that right around the time we had...

Features

From Pathways to People, Colorado Providing World-Class Cycling Opportunities

Fortunately for casual riders like myself, there are many less intense options for cyclists. Modern cyclists can now design every component of a bike to set up the perfect fit, regardless of skill set. Better yet, riders living in much of Colorado have the added benefit of one of the best cycling locals in the world.

Summer Gift Guide 2016

Summer may not be the time of year that immediately comes to mind when you think about buying presents for loved ones, but between Mother’s Day, graduations, weddings and birthdays, let’s not overlook the warmer months as a gift-giving season.

Human Connection Through Sustainable Living

We felt we were living empty lives, living from moment to moment, and weren’t really living.” From there, the troubles began to grow. “We also had a marriage crises related to all of that. We felt like we couldn’t keep our family together. The life we were living wasn’t working. We wanted to try something different, so that is why we were motivated to make a pretty radical change.

Scene

Blunt Talk: Cannabis & Fitness

Now that legalization is no longer theoretical, we can set the record straight — and there’s nowhere that smashes the lazy stoner stereotype like an old triathlon record the way that Boulder County does.

Film On The Rocks

On May 12, Film On The Rocks — the yearly summer film series at Red Rocks that’s a fundraiser for the Denver Film Society (denverfilm.org) — opened earlier than usual with a tribute to Prince.

Spotlight on Adam Devine

The Workaholics and Pitch Perfect star whirled through town in support of his upcoming film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, and we were there for an intimate, 1-on-1 chat

Duly Noted – The Karate Kid and Stan Lee at DCC2016

This year marks the 5th outing for what has quickly turned into one of the largest comic cons in the nation, turning downtown Denver into a unbelievably delightful miasma of costumed revelry and geek pride over three days starting Friday, June 17.

Ian Gerber had the time of his life

The Theater Company of Lafayette is back May 13–June 4 with the hilarious comedy Time of My Life.

Under A Blood Red Sky at Nissis

We took a few minutes to chat with drummer Jerry "Larry" Bousquet about playing for one of Colorado’s most popular tribute acts.

Scene Stealers – May 2016

Five Points Jazz Fest, Art on Parade in Northglenn, Summer Concert Series at Broomfield Auditorium and Trump Vs. Sanders Debate at the Boulder Theater.

Cuisine

Get CANned

Memorial Day is typically the official start of summer, but truly, summer begins with the Burning Can Beer Festival June 4 in Lyons. More than 150 craft beers in cans -- the now ubiquitous packaging pioneered by Dale Katechis of Oskar Blues Brewery -- crazy sporting events, food, music and the second running of the Beer Relay.

Anthony Bourdain, cured meats and more

The bad boy of cooking is headed to Colorado for a special one-night-only appearance at the Bellco Theatre. Anthony Bourdain is on tour to promote his first cookbook in more than a decade.

Dad-Doing-the-Cooking Season

So, with the official arrival of Dad-Doing-the-Cooking Season, Memorial Day and with Father’s day right around the corner, here are some must-have cooking gadgets that any dad would love to sport.

Spotlight on Adam Devine

The Workaholics and Pitch Perfect star whirled through town in support of his upcoming film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, and we were there for an intimate, 1-on-1 chat

Notables

Mr. Money Mustache: A Champion of Austerity, Crusader of Excuses

His MO can be distilled into a sort of modern day Stoicism, a mindset where early retirement is totally in our hands, within reach, if only we’re willing to ditch the excuses and strip down to the essentials.