New 11,000 Square Foot Space in Historic Market Center Will Serve up Burgers, Beer and Live Music in Denver Lyons – Oskar Blues Fooderies, the purveyors of handcrafted food to pair with Oskar Blues Brewery’s handcrafted beer, has announced its third project in 2016, a joint restaurant and music venue in the historic Market Center … Continue reading
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Last large, private property inside Rocky Mountain National Park protected
42-Acre Cascade Cottages Property to Be Added Next Year to Park DENVER, Colo. – Land inside Rocky Mountain National Park – including a group of rental cottages that has greeted hundreds of thousands of visitors who enter the park — has been purchased and will eventually be added to the park, The Trust for Public … Continue reading
Smithsonian announces new initiative to document brewing history
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announced today at the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America in Philadelphia that it will launch a three-year initiative to collect, document and preserve the history of brewing, craft brewers and the beer industry to explore how the beverage and brewing connect to larger themes … Continue reading
COVER STORY: Community gardens provide numerous physical, mental benefits for all ages
By Jeffrey V. Smith FRONT RANGE There are plenty of reasons to participate in a community garden. Benefits range from the physical to mental. Here in the mountains, they provide an opportunity for people with limited space, soil or water rights to grow their own vegetables and flowers while giving an opportunity to meet neighbors … Continue reading
Audio expert opens high-end venue, event center
By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND Nederland’s rich music scene has been well-known for decades. It’s talented musicians, however, tend to quickly outgrow the town’s bars and restaurants hosting live music. While intimate and authentic, no rooms in Nederland are designed for sound—until now. The Caribou Room, a premier, high-end concert venue and events center, opened … Continue reading
Hotel de Paris ‘most complete’ historic parcel in state
By Jennifer Pund GEORGETOWN Celebrating 50 years as a Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Hotel de Paris opens it’s tour season to the public in May allowing visitors access to more than 5,000 objects original to the site. Through the use of the newly developed “visible storage” in the hotel’s 1878 … Continue reading
‘Yard sale’ assists women starting small businesses
By Jennifer Pund NEDERLAND Looking for great stuff at great prices? Since 1986, Nederland’s Mountain Forum for Peace has been holding its annual yard sale which serves as the group’s main fundraiser. Although the yard sale is June 3-5, the set up begins days before on May 29. Exactly what will be for sale is … Continue reading
Scratch offers quick, fresh homemade deli options
By Jennifer Pund ESTES PARK When looking for a homemade breakfast or lunch in Estes Park without the hassle of making it at home—or parking downtown—head to Scratch Deli and Bakery. The sandwich-counter-type deli, which has been open less than a year, came about by combining the limitations of the location with Chef and Owner … Continue reading
Rural school buildings no longer have community use
PEAK TO PEAK Historic rural schoolhouses can be found all over Colorado, including most Front Range mountain towns. Several of them have been lovingly restored and have found new ways to serve the public. Each month this year, the MMAC Monthly takes a town by town look at the restored and repurposed historic schoolhouses in … Continue reading
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