The court, built in the barnyard of Basque rancher Jean Urruty in 1978, is on track to be listed as a unique historic feature
Colorado history
Posted inSunLit Interviews
From historical roots, Joan Jacobson mashed up biography, fantasy and travel guide
Author Joan Jacobson selected some diverse, pivotal Colorado figures. Then she created a time-travel device that allows them to view their legacies.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: A thank-you note to the Colorado Board of Education
Your vote to restore educational materials will help ensure an accurate, vibrant, and essential history of LGBTQ Coloradans.
Posted inCulture
“Tell the truth”: Shedding new light on the Sand Creek Massacre with an exhibit 10 years in the making
After missteps that shut down an earlier exhibit, the museum painstakingly rebuilt trust. The new display rests on native voices.
Posted inColoradans
Echoes of a buried past carry from the pauper’s section of a Leadville cemetery all the way to Ireland’s shores
Denver history professor Jim Walsh sees his “life’s work,” with help from both sides of the Atlantic, lead to both memorial and reconnection .
Posted inNews, Sports
Hold my pickax: In a battle of the miners, men and women compete to see who’s the best, well, miner
OURAY — Before the million-dollar homes, ski hills and film festivals, Colorado’s high mountain towns were home to the first white settlers who came prospecting for gold, silver, and other precious metals. There is a saying, “if it’s not grown, it’s mined,” referring to all the minerals and metals that are used in our daily […]
Posted inColoradans, News
Former Boulder County Clerk Clela Rorex, who issued 1st same-sex marriage licenses, dies
BOULDER — Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex marriage license in 1975, has died. She was 78. Rorex died Sunday of complications from recent surgery at a hospice care facility in Longmont, the Daily Camera reported. […]
Posted inBusiness
Colorado’s oldest business just sold. Its future could help preserve a community’s way of life.
R&R Market in San Luis nearly closed. A new effort will turn it into a co-op with the goal of rejuvenating a unique community.
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: In 1993, Colorado lost a Black pioneer in medicine. Now it has lost his Denver home
Not many in Denver have heard about Dr. Charles J. Blackwood, Jr., one of its most accomplished residents. Now seems like an especially opportune time to share his story, with the unfortunate and untimely demolition of his former home at 2436 Gaylord Street in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood. His home was an important historic marker for […]
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SunLit Excerpt: “Colorado’s Highest” charts exploration and naming of state’s 14ers
Sunshine Peak 14,001’ – 58 This fourteener qualifies for the Colorado Geological Survey’s list of 58 14,000-foot peaks by a mere foot. Situated in the southern part of the San Juan Mountains, Sunshine Peak is five miles northeast of Handies Peak and one mile south of Redcloud Peak – all are 20 miles west of […]