Colorado’s best fall festival celebrating apples and cider

Colorado’s best fall festival celebrating apples and cider

Fall marks a big change to the agricultural growing season, but before you give in to the gourds, celebrate Colorado’s rich soils that produce seemingly endless varieties of apples. Lucky for locals, several festivals do just that. Here are three fall events from the Front Range to the Western Slope where you can indulge in … Read more

Colorado public lands would get protection under Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act

Colorado public lands would get protection under Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act

More than a third of the public land in one of Colorado’s top ranching and tourism counties could receive increased protections if a bill introduced by the state’s U.S. senators Thursday becomes law. The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act would place more than 730,000 acres of federal public land in Gunnison County and surrounding areas … Read more

Why Colorado’s produce harvest requires a human touch

Why Colorado’s produce harvest requires a human touch

Before dawn on a cool July morning, the rumble of cars breaks the silence on a farm on Colorado’s Western Slope. Agricultural workers, prepared for the sunrise with long-sleeved shirts and baseball caps, gather on the road to await the start of the first day of sweet corn harvest. John Harold, founder of Tuxedo Corn … Read more

Why the price of Colorado-grown peaches is going up

Why the price of Colorado-grown peaches is going up

With the Colorado peach harvest underway, shoppers are already seeing locally grown fruit in stores, at farmers market stands and on restaurant menus. This year, locals may also notice price increases. Producers on the Western Slope say they’ve raised prices to help offset increases in operating costs, such as labor and fertilizer. Talbott Farms in Palisade, … Read more

Ike McCorkle posts big fundraising in bid to face Lauren Boebert

Ike McCorkle posts big fundraising in bid to face Lauren Boebert

Colorado’s latest congressional campaign fundraising snapshot — the final one before the June 25 primary — showed new and intriguing dynamics emerging to stir things up in a high-profile presidential election year. But some things have stayed the same — including in U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s current district, long after she announced she would run … Read more

Where to see free concerts on Colorado’s Western Slope, summer 2024

Where to see free concerts on Colorado’s Western Slope, summer 2024

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we will offer our opinions on the best Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). Music lovers living on the Western Slope may not have hallmark venues like … Read more

Colorado’s 3rd District race is Adam Frisch against a Republican field

Colorado’s 3rd District race is Adam Frisch against a Republican field

Since U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert opted to change her address to one clear across the state late last year, the race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has fallen out of the media glare that seemingly shines on the controversial Republican congresswoman wherever she goes. But Colorado’s largest district by land mass — taking in Grand … Read more

25 adventures for your Colorado winter bucket list

25 adventures for your Colorado winter bucket list

This is more than a non-skier’s guide to winter in Colorado or a roundup of cool après-ski activities. This is my ultimate Colorado winter bucket list for epic off-slopes fun. Make this winter your season of adventure by trying some — or all — of these 23 unique experiences. Broome Hut. (Denver Post file photo) … Read more