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A man talks with a woman who is drinking a tea with psilocybin mushrooms in it.
Posted inHealth

Colorado decriminalized psilocybin. Here’s your guided trip through what happens next.

by Chryss Cada 4:28 AM MDT on Jun 18, 20235:07 PM MDT on Jun 16, 2023

What’s the timeline? Is natural medicine right for you? Should you microdose? We answer these questions and more.

a group of men playing drums on a stage.
Posted inCulture

How Denver’s 50-year-old Cherry Blossom Festival came to be

by Parker Yamasaki 4:15 AM MDT on Jun 16, 20231:16 PM MDT on Jun 16, 2023

Downtown Denver’s Sakura Square has remained a hub of Japanese-American culture throughout the decades, and the annual Cherry Blossom Festival serves as a reminder of that continuity

Posted inEducation

After two years of controversy, San Luis Valley school can keep its Thunderbird mascot after all

by Sue McMillin 3:45 AM MDT on Jun 16, 20237:51 AM MDT on Jun 16, 2023

Facing fines from the state over derogatory Native American mascots, the Sangre de Cristo School District forged an agreement with the Jicarilla Apache Nation

A close-up of the beadwork on a pair of mittens
Posted inBusiness

Colorado-based company accused of cultural appropriation over Native-inspired designs, products

by Jason Blevins 4:21 AM MDT on Jun 13, 20239:53 AM MDT on Jun 13, 2023

Astis Mittens sees backlash over its Indigenous designs, says it’s working to hire Native artists

Posted inEquity

Here 4 The Kids leaders disappointed following low turnout at Colorado Capitol gun protest

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Jun 9, 20237:56 AM MDT on Jun 9, 2023

No protesters appeared to have shown up on Thursday. Meanwhile, California’s governor proposed a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution dealing with guns.

Two men hold down a calf while another brands it. Behind them, groups of people do the same while a cowboy on a horse pulls a calf that has been roped.
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Cows. Beer. Testicles. Coloradans keep traditional ranching alive on branding day.

by Jennifer Brown 4:28 AM MDT on Jun 4, 20234:07 PM MDT on Jun 2, 2023

Some Colorado cattle ranchers still practice the traditional rope-and-drag method on branding day, when neighbors and friends gather each spring to mark, vaccinate and castrate calves

Amateur racers run in the Bolder Boulder, held Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.
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Bolder Boulder 10K runners dress to impress in costumes, pajamas and “antigravity pants”

by Manuel Novik 3:33 AM MDT on Jun 4, 20232:26 PM MDT on Jun 3, 2023

Elite athletes join recreational runners to keep beloved race weird for 43rd year

Bicycles and pedestrians in the streets.
Posted inTransportation

Denver is closing streets to motorized vehicles once a month to draw more people downtown

by Manuel Novik 4:21 AM MDT on Jun 2, 202310:56 AM MDT on Jun 2, 2023

One Sunday every month through August there will be exclusive lanes for pedestrians, bicyclists and other two-wheelers who want to have some family time.

Posted inMusic

Seven Peaks music festival won’t return to Colorado’s San Luis Valley

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Jun 2, 20237:58 AM MDT on Jun 2, 2023

The three-day country music Seven Peaks festival started in 2019 in Buena Vista and moved to Villa Grove last year. Founder Dierks Bentley said it could move to Red Rocks this year.

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Posted inCulture

Colorado and its cities end up on a lot of “best-of” lists. Here’s how those rankings hijack your brain.

Kevin Simpson by Kevin Simpson 3:32 AM MDT on May 28, 20234:33 PM MDT on May 31, 2023

Data dives and polling on any number of watercooler topics have become a pervasive, and largely successful, marketing strategy

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