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Locavore Gift and Giving Guide

The Social Snow Scene

Winter is a time when many people retreat indoors; turning to board games, books, and other leisurely activities that offer protection from the elements. Others feel a distinct urge for adventure at the first sign of snowfall — staying indoors simply isn’t an option. Luckily for the latter group, Colorado is the...

Features

Turkey: Three Ways

If you’re tired of the usual roasted and basted bird, here are three great takes from three different local chefs. Each offers a twist on their own professional-style thanksgiving turkey that you can take home to create for your family’s big meal.

The Social Snow Scene

How to stay active and social when your friends hide indoors.

2016 Locavore Gift Guide: Eats and Drinks

Dig in to some of BoCo's best culinary treats.

2016 Locavore Gift Guide: Apparel

Our annual locavore gift and giving guide continues with apparel.

2016 Locavore Gift Guide: Of-the-month packages

These local sellers offer gifts that keep on giving.Don’t get sticker shock, these come every month, and are intended for those you really love, who happen to love certain foods and drinks.

Scene

4 Questions With Jayne Dixon, author of Stripped: Muddy Heels

Local marketer, wife and mother Jayne Dixon released her first novel — about a stripper waking up soaked in blood, with amnesia — in August, published by Wooden Stake Press.

Scene Stealers, Editor’s Picks and French’s 5: Dec. 2016

Your best bets for December entertainment.

Spotlight On: Steve, Frontman for Faceman

Here, Steve — just Steve — talks about FaceMan, the Denver music community, and playing music in the head of a giant prehistoric shark.

Duly Noted: What has happened to us?

We have elected a man whose entire platform was based on hate, fear mongering, twisted misogyny, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and garden-variety thuggery...

4 Questions with Allison Learned, director of “4’Xmas” at the Bug Theater

One of Denver’s newest theater companies, Lost and Found Productions, is wrapping up its inaugural season with its third and final show. 4’XMas is four short stories all dealing with holiday cheer, or lack thereof, in unique and interesting situations. The show brings together four female directors from the Denver area for one great night of holiday entertainment. Here, one of the directors, Allison Learned, shares a little bit about the show and her favorite holiday classics.

Cuisine

Front Range Brewing set to grow following GABF silver medal

Front Range Brewing has been looking for some stability in its beers, its food and its people since opening their doors in June of 2013. With the addition of a small kitchen, buying out his co-owner and snagging a silver medal at this year's Great American Beer Festival, owner Ron Hoglund feels like he's ready to get growing.

Also in This Edition

Outdoors: I am fat

A new job weighs heavily on our Outdoors columnist.

A time for gratitude at Yellow Scene

Regardless of your faith, the holiday season tends to spotlight all the things in our lives that we are grateful for. In the hustle of running a business it can be easy to miss being grateful. I always try to be appreciative of the self-reflection the season brings. This year there's a lot of extras to be grateful for. My amazing son, who taught himself to read, write, and speak Russian and...

Month in Review

Month In Review: Oct./Nov. 2016

From sports to politics, the last 30 days were unprecedented.

Community Corner

Voices: Standing With, From Afar

As a woman who is Indigenous to this land, a Lakota Woman, from the Rosebud Reservation in St. Francis, South Dakota, I looked out tonight at all of the faces looking back and this sadness washed over me.

Mni Wiconi: On Allies, Activism, & Why You (& Your Privilege) Should be at Standing Rock

Update: I’ve just returned from Standing Rock Reservation in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. I was able to spend 5 days out there and I return fully committed to the message in this article. Your privilege is required. I implore you, go to #StandingRock but do it with the right heart, for the right reasons, and go ready to work, not party. Disclosure: I traveled to Standing Rock with the publisher...

Notables

Q&A with Erie Police Sgt. Nevarez

Get to know veteran Erie police sergeant Alfredo Nevarez.