But pop superstar Taylor Swift’s Eras tour isn’t just about the money. It’s also about friendship bracelets, handmade outfits, and connecting with fans from around the world
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Salida lost its longtime carnival — and bags of poop were hurled at a man’s home because of it
A resident’s complaints about “dangerous” rides prompted carnies to pull up stakes. But ninjas came to the rescue.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Chasing the outdoor dream this summer? You’ll have lots of company.
Learning how to avoid the crowds may be the best way to enjoy, and preserve, Colorado’s well-advertised recreational areas.
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Colorado Gators loses more than 100 animals in fire at San Luis Valley reptile sanctuary
“They were all like kids to us,” said Colorado Gators owner Jay Young of fire that killed more than 100 tortoises, lizards and snakes.
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Colorado Tourism Office distributing record-setting $1.8M in grants to Front Range, Eastern Plains
The federal stimulus and recovery funding will go toward five urban visitors bureaus and two rural communities to help regain tourist traffic lost in the pandemic
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Rocky Mountain National Park is making a comeback after the one-two 2020 punch of COVID, East Troublesome fire
The same few months of 2020 that Colorado crown jewel Rocky Mountain National Park was suffering its worst losses from COVID closures, the whole place also nearly burned down. Now, things are looking up in the original Switzerland of the West. The park’s in-house firefighting crew, which said they’d been prepping for a sparkfest like […]
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Colorado tourism businesses rebound in 2021, but recovery is uneven between mountains, Front Range
The Colorado tourism industry is bouncing back from the pandemic, but the recovery is not evenly distributed across the state. Front Range urban destinations have yet to see traffic return to 2019 levels while Western Slope mountain communities are setting all-time records. The Colorado Tourism Office’s survey of 2021 visitors by research groups Longwoods International […]
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Colorado’s mountain resorts cut back their summer offerings as labor crisis persists
Vail Resorts announced its summer plans at its major resorts last week and one thing was conspicuously absent. Ziplining and canopy tours, once the foundation of an industry-wide expansion of summer amenities, have been dropped from the resort operator’s offerings at Vail and Breckenridge, apparently a victim of the labor crisis strangling ski areas. Company […]