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Posted inColoradans

After internment, Japanese Americans took to farming in rural Colorado. Now, their legacies are at risk of fading.

A person poses for a photo. by Ann Marie Awad 4:29 AM MDT on Jul 2, 20237:32 AM MDT on Jul 6, 2023

Japanese American farmers built multigenerational businesses in Colorado after WWII and decades later, economic hardships make it difficult for them to stay afloat.

Posted inNews

Colorado gearheads are turning classic cars into electric vehicles

by Michael Booth 4:29 AM MDT on Jun 25, 20234:45 PM MDT on Jun 23, 2023

From a spacesuit engineer to an auto electrician, Coloradans are reviving auto classics into battery-powered wonders

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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.

Elk gathered near feed put out by wildlife managers
Posted inEconomy

CPW slashed hunting licenses to save wildlife. What about Colorado towns that rely on hunters?

by Tracy Ross 4:29 AM MDT on Jun 11, 20238:03 AM MDT on Jun 11, 2023

Thousands fewer tags and shorter seasons means thousands fewer hunters and a lot less spending in towns like Craig, Meeker and Rangely

Two people float in a lake by a mountain
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

Posted inWater

One Colorado river basin has been drying for years. It’s changing a way of life. 

by Michael Booth 4:29 AM MDT on May 21, 20238:19 AM MDT on May 21, 2023

Are the lessons from a $30 million effort to restore the parched Republican River a road map for other rivers, or a warning?

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Posted inArts

A major Denver art institution weighs how it curates as museums around the world face increasing scrutiny

by Stephanie Wolf 4:28 AM MDT on May 14, 202310:20 AM MDT on May 15, 2023

As the Denver Art Museum reopens permanent collections, including Arts of Africa, curators are re-examining the historical context and uplifting contemporary voices.

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Posted inHousing

How a Colorado college is using rapid rehousing to help its students experiencing homelessness

by Tracy Ross 4:28 AM MDT on May 7, 20232:12 PM MDT on May 7, 2023

Fort Lewis College’s first-in-state program served 108 students in its inaugural year.

Greeley Hat Works hatmaker Trent Johnson
Posted inColoradans

Greeley Hat Works grows by adjusting to the times. Except when it comes to making hats.

by Dan England 3:04 AM MDT on Apr 30, 20238:23 AM MDT on Apr 30, 2023

Whether it’s for presidents, TV stars or people on the street, Trent Johnson is a hat-maker for everyone

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Posted inEquity

Denver’s first Native American affordable housing project aims to make amends for U.S. policy

by Jennifer Brown 4:23 AM MDT on Apr 23, 20234:20 PM MDT on Apr 21, 2023

The 187-unit apartment building with a symbolic circular design will include an Indian Health Services clinic and cultural programming in Denver.

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