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Traveling for Fourth of July 2025? Know the best and…

Traveling for Fourth of July 2025? Know the best and…

A record 72.2 million Americans are expected to travel domestically for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Driving remains the most popular mode of transportation, but air travel is also expected to hit record numbers. Travelers can find tips on...

Colorado gas prices lower than national average

Colorado gas prices lower than national average

(The Center Square) – This Fourth of July, Coloradans will find themselves paying some of the state's lowest summer gas prices since 2021. According to AAA’s Colorado average on Monday, the current average for regular unleaded is $3.12 a gallon....

Longtime Vail-area head golf professional to be inducted into Colorado Golf Hall of Fame

Longtime Vail-area head golf professional to be inducted into Colorado Golf Hall of Fame

The first time Tom Apple traveled west of the Mississippi was for the 1969 NCAA Division I golf championships in Colorado Springs. The Penn State senior glanced around the Broadmoor Golf Course and had an epiphany. “I figured if everything in...

16-year-old minibike driver dies following June 15 crash in Colorado Springs

16-year-old minibike driver dies following June 15 crash in Colorado Springs

The teenage driver of a minibike that collided with a vehicle in the Union and Dublin boulevards intersection on June 15 has died. The Colorado Springs Police Department announced Monday that the juvenile on the bike, later identified by the El...

How many H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under the Wholesale Trade industry in Central Colorado News publication area during 2024?

How many H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under the Wholesale Trade industry in Central Colorado News publication area during 2024?

Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...

10 H-1B petitions filed by Utilities employers classified under the Utilities industry in Colorado in 2024

10 H-1B petitions filed by Utilities employers classified under the Utilities industry in Colorado in 2024

Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/...

Metallica Fans Set Two New Records During the Band’s Two-Show Run in Denver

Metallica Fans Set Two New Records During the Band’s Two-Show Run in Denver

Metallica wrapped up the North American leg of their M72 World Tour at Empower Field in Denver, Colorado. They took the mile-high stage on Friday (June 27) and returned on Sunday. More than 152,000 fans filled the seats during the pair of sold-out...

Colorado Springs Is Jumping

Colorado Springs Is Jumping

Weekly Newsletter The best of The Saturday Evening Post in your inbox! When you arrive in Denver for your Rocky Mountain vacation, you might be tempted to point your rental car straight toward those snowy peaks and hit the gas. But there’s a lot...

Denver's Best Dive Bar Suffered a Fire, Now Loses a Wall

Denver's Best Dive Bar Suffered a Fire, Now Loses a Wall

A wall of Carioca Cafe, the celebrated dive known as Bar Bar at 2060 Champa Street, collapsed early on Monday, June 30. The Denver Fire Department attributes the collapse to the century-old building's age and structural weakness. Bar Bar, which...

Houston Astros reliever Bryan King, a Colorado native, travels ‘serendipitous’ path to MLB

Houston Astros reliever Bryan King, a Colorado native, travels ‘serendipitous’ path to MLB

It was one year ago when Mike and Amy King were at their cabin in Fairplay and son Bryan made the unforgettable phone call. Bryan, a graduate of Ponderosa High in Parker, was pitching for the Sugar Land (Texas) Space Cowboys at their 7,500-seat...

Denver Zoo Sea Lions Return to State-of-the-Art Habitat

Denver Zoo Sea Lions Return to State-of-the-Art Habitat

A crowd of children gripped the fence barricading them from a large pool of saltwater before a backdrop of small coastal houses, shuffling to get a glimpse of the open doorway from which the act of the hour would soon emerge. The much-anticipated...

This Colorado Mountain Town Is Known for Skiing—but Summer Is the Most Underrated Time to Plan a Trip

This Colorado Mountain Town Is Known for Skiing—but Summer Is the Most Underrated Time to Plan a Trip

Top 5 Can’t Miss Hike Quandary Peak or one of the nearby trails for scenic alpine views and colorful wildflowers. Ride the free BreckConnect Gondola to Epic Discovery for mountaintop adventures and panoramic scenery. Catch the Breckenridge...

What to expect for travel during this Fourth of July weekend

What to expect for travel during this Fourth of July weekend

If you’re planning on traveling during the holiday weekend, prepare for a busy one. Independence Day is often the busiest time to travel during the summer and this year AAA expects it to be a record-breaking year with 72.2 million people that will...

H-E-B surprises travelers with 5,000 warm tortillas at San Antonio airport

H-E-B surprises travelers with 5,000 warm tortillas at San Antonio airport

H-E-B Tortilla Giveaway at SA International Airport (Credit: H-E-B) SAN ANTONIO – H-E-B gave travelers at San Antonio International Airport a warm Texas sendoff by handing out 5,000 fresh, buttery tortillas on Friday morning. The surprise came...

Severe Weather Could Shut Down Holiday Travel

Severe Weather Could Shut Down Holiday Travel

Millions of Americans will be traveling this week for the Fourth of July, as a cold front makes its way across the United States and brings the potential for storms throughout the week along the East Coast. Why It Matters About 72 million people...

Rare spotless giraffe born at Brights Zoo is attracting out-of-state tourism

Rare spotless giraffe born at Brights Zoo is attracting out-of-state tourism

LIMESTONE, Tenn. (WCYB) — The rare spotless giraffe born at Brights Zoo in late July has been officially named! The reveal was made on the "Today" show Tuesday morning. After a nationwide poll consisting of nearly 40,000 votes, the name Kipekee...

Denver restaurant debuts gourmet meal kits for camping

Denver restaurant debuts gourmet meal kits for camping

Hot dogs on a stick over a flame make a fine meal when camping. But maybe you’ve been looking to upgrade your dining experience while enjoying the outdoors? Last week, Root Down in Denver rolled out a gourmet camping meal kit that can be...

4th of July travel forecast: Where storms, traffic and crowdsare expected to hit hardest

4th of July travel forecast: Where storms, traffic and crowdsare expected to hit hardest

For some people, the Fourth of July is all about backyard barbecues and watching their hometown fireworks show. Millions of others, however, are getting out of town: AAA reports a record-breaking 72.2 million Americans will travel more than 50...

Colorado Springs area outdoor events starting June 30

Colorado Springs area outdoor events starting June 30

Cycling THURSDAY Bike to Brew Ride — 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; 719-636-2337, info@cerberusbrewingco.com. JULY 10 Bike to Brew Ride — 6 p.m., Cerberus Brewing Co., 702 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-636-2337,...

Metro moves: Cowboy boot store opens in Denver’s Larimer Square

Metro moves: Cowboy boot store opens in Denver’s Larimer Square

Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion news here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com. Cowboy boot store opens...

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