More sad winter news: Trail Ridge Road is open and Keystone is closed
You are free to drive through the highest parts of Rocky Mountain National Park and experience its stupid wondrous sights just about whenever you want, except at night, because the usual icy tundra just refuses to arrive.
A National Parks Service webcam shows marginal amounts of snow on Nov. 1, 2016 from the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. (NPS)
The road closes around Oct. 23 in an average year, but we’re not in uncharted territory just yet.
Trail Ridge officially closed for the season on Nov. 4 the last two winters. The latest closing in recent years was Nov. 6, which happened in 2003 and 2008.
Meanwhile, Keystone Resort has pushed back opening day by one week, from Nov. 4 to Nov. 11.
Denver City Council District 10 Results: Chris Hinds takes big early lead over Shannon Hoffman
Incumbent Councilmember Chris Hinds has 58% of the vote, compared to Shannon Hoffman's 42%.
Denver City Council District 8 Results: It’s a tight race with Brad Revare leading by 110 votes
Revare leads in the District 8 race with 4,931 votes.
Denver City Council District 9 Results: Challenger Darrell Watson leads incumbent Candi CdeBaca by more than 3,000 votes
Watson leads in the District 9 race with 7,591 votes over CdeBaca's 4,363.
Mike Johnston leads Kelly Brough in the Denver Mayor’s race
The next mayor will take office on July 17.
Denver election updates: First results are in and Johnston has early lead over Brough
Denver's runoff election ends today. Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston are the headliners, but that's not all!
City Council votes to make safe outdoor sites program permanent
Originally meant to shelter people during the pandemic, the city-sanctioned camping sites can now continue past this year.
City Council makes building ADUs easier by passing zoning code amendment
The change tailors construction rules around neighborhood contexts, allowing more ADUs to be built with less barriers.
The Chicano Humanities and Arts Council will return to Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe later this year
A generous donation made the move possible after the art nonprofit was priced out of Denver last year.
Voting’s going better than normal ahead of Tuesday’s Denver runoff for mayor and three City Council seats
Turnout is higher than in recent municipal elections.
Denver’s realtor association has stopped analyzing naturally affordable homes, citing a lack of data
In May, just 450 homes closed under $500,000, down by 807 from June 2022.
Colorado’s Missing Indigenous Person Alerts has been in use for six months and most have been issued in Denver. Are they working?
“It is said that my people go missing three times; once in person, once in the data, and once in the media."
Lunar New Year is officially a state holiday
Gov. Polis, State Senator Julie Gonzales and State Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez recognized the Colorado Asian community's efforts in bringing the bill forward and for thriving in the city.
The Colfax Avenue and Broadway intersection will be closed for a lot of Saturday as Denver Water kicks off old pipe replacement project
While some of the work could continue into Sunday, Denver Water says it shouldn't disrupt ¡Viva! Streets Denver celebrations.
Her daughter was killed on her bike in Denver. She’s still riding and pushing leaders to make streets safer
Ainslie O’Neil was killed in December 2022 when she was struck by a driver while crossing Federal Boulevard on West 35th Avenue.
Denver board divided on competing school policing proposals
The Denver Public Schools board will hear public comment next Monday and could set a special meeting then to vote.
Initially a pandemic response to homelessness, safe outdoor sites could become a long-term program
City Council will vote Monday on zoning changes that would codify the program and provide opportunities for expansion.
Broadway and Welton Street will be car-free again this Sunday for Viva Streets Denver
Due to severe weather, the event closes at 11:30 a.m.
Things to do in Denver this weekend, June 2-4
First Friday art walks, Nuggets watch parties and more!
Westwood nonprofit D3 Arts needs $18,000 to pay for building upgrades after getting cease-and-desist letter from Fire Department
The Westwood staple needs a new commercially licensed fire alarm system to continue operating as an event space for the community.
Maki Teshima’s first public art installation promotes connectedness in the Washington Park neighborhood
The installation is an ode to the art and culture of knotting across Asian communities.