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Denver weather: Sunny, breezy conditions with temperatures around 10 degrees lower than normal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

Metro Denver residents will see sunny skies and breezy conditions Tuesday with temperatures below average for spring.The high temperature in Denver will be 52 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The wind is expected to increase in the afternoon, blowing at speeds up to 9 miles per hour. The temperatures will stay about 5 to 15 degrees below spring norms, the weather service forecasters said.In Colorado’s mountains, high temperatures likely will hover a few degrees above freezing.No rain or snow was expected along the Front Range, forecasters said.Mostly sunny and breezy days were expected over the next few days with wind speeds increasing, kicking up dust.It will be mostly sunny, dry, and warmer today. However, high temperatures will remain 5 to 15 degrees below normal for this time of year. #cowx pic.twitter.com/UWbZxg4eq2— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) March 28, 2023For the southeastern corner of Colorado, the weather service has issued a fire watch due to ...

Denver Biscuit. Co, Fat Sully’s and Atomic Cowboy opening in Golden

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

Atomic Provisions wanted to be ahead of the game in Golden before the new CoorsTek redevelopment transforms its downtown.The restaurant group, which owns Denver Biscuit Co., Fat Sully’s and Atomic Cowboy, plans to open all three brands at 1100 Washington Ave. this summer.“Golden is a hot place to live, and it really covers us too for Arvada and Lakewood and gives us a Western location far enough from Tennyson,” said Atomic Provisions owner Drew Shader. “And the tourism aspect is awesome too. The amount of tourists coming to and from the mountains is great, and the bonus is everything happening with the CoorsTek project and how that will change Golden in the next few years.”Ross Vassar pulls a pizza pie out of the oven at Fat Sully’s on E. Colfax Ave. on Friday, March 5, 2010. Lemons in the studio. Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver PostThe new space is a former mortuary, and the mid-1800s building has never been used for a restaurant before, so it’s going to take a lot of work to get...

The Mile High Stash podcast forces Denver musicians to face the apocalypse

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

If the zombie apocalypse comes to Colorado, you’ll know where to find Adam Perry.Related ArticlesMusic | Local nonalcoholic beer and wine is coming to Ball Arena Music | Lotus jam band drummer Chuck Morris and son feared dead as divers search Arkansas lake Music | Happy birthday, Colfax! Plus MCA Denver’s Cinema Azteca and more things to do this week in Denver Music | A pair of big-name rappers will highlight Mile High 420 Fest Music | City Park Jazz 2023 reveals full lineup, dates for outdoor summer concerts “Instead of pleasant desert-island scenario, it’s in Ward,” said the 42-year-old former drummer for Gasoline Lollipops and The Yawpers, and a longtime contributor to Boulder Weekly and Westword. “Maybe I’m stranded. Maybe I’m at the risk of being eaten. What would I listen to?”Perry’s Mile High Stash podcast asks “what five albums you...

Hospital on Colorado’s Western Slope running low on cash, says Medicare loan “killed us”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

A hospital on Colorado’s Western Slope and its clinics are looking for a new leader after their cash funds dropped dangerously low and board members learned they didn’t know how dire their finances were.Jean Ceriani, president of Delta Health’s board of directors, said Monday the organization will be able to pay employees and take care of other routine expenses — at least for the upcoming pay period.The board members and new interim CEO Julie Huffman, who was Delta Health’s chief legal officer, are investigating a variety of short- and long-term options to stabilize operations at Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta, she said.“We have the money, it’s just encumbered,” Ceriani said at a board meeting Monday. “We need to figure out a way to make it available.”It became clear that something was wrong when chief financial officer Larry Vincent resigned unexpectedly on March 13, Ceriani said. The board hired a consultant to a...

Cerebral Brewing opens weekends-only taproom in Aurora warehouse

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

Just minutes after opening its doors Friday afternoon, Cerebral Brewing’s new weekend-only taproom was already full. Customers ordered hazy IPAs and other beers from a makeshift bar and sat at brand new tables just a few feet from Cerebral’s brewing equipment.It was a good sign for brewery founder and co-owner Sean Buchan, who decided two years ago to take a risk on a part of the metro area that he really, truly loves: Aurora.Cerebral Brewing’s pop-up taproom is located at 9990 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. (Jonathan Shikes)Located next to the historic Fox Theatre, and in the heart of the Aurora Cultural Arts District, the corner of East Colfax Avenue and Florence Street is the opposite of trendy. But Buchan, who was born in Aurora and got his degree in physical therapy at the nearby University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, said it is “a really great area,” and pointed to some of his restaurant neighbors, like Mango House, Baba & Pop’s Pier...

Popular Golden Gate Canyon State Park seeks input for 10-year management plan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is in the process of developing a new 10-year management plan for Golden Gate State Park and is seeking public input.The 12,000-acre park, located in the foothills 10 miles west of Arvada, is Colorado’s third-busiest state park. Visitation has spiked dramatically since 2019, and it attracted more than 1.3 million visitors in 2022.Related ArticlesOutdoors | Campground closure at Rocky Mountain National Park could have ripple effect across Colorado forests According to a news release, this will be the park’s first new management plan since 1997. Users can read the draft plan and comment through the park’s website until the public comment period ends on April 15. Some of the proposals include everything from upgrading or adding restrooms, stabilizing historic structures and remodeling the popular Aspen Meadows Campground.“We want the public to take a look at this plan and tell us if there’s anything we missed or could do better,” ...

Wine bar takes former Squeaky Bean space in LoDo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

A new restaurant is planned for a downtown space that’s been empty for over two years.The Velvet Cellar, which aims to be an approachable wine and cocktail lounge, will open at 1500 Wynkoop St., near Union Station in LoDo.The 4,000-square-foot space was formerly home to Chow Morso Osteria, which closed in November 2020 after two years, and the Squeaky Bean for five years before that.“It’s a nice wine bar with spirits and beer, but it’s also going to have a great, from-scratch menu,” executive chef Todd Bobrovicz said of the concept. “That’s not really being done right now.”According to Bobrovicz, the restaurant will offer 200 wine labels to start, and eight to 10 small plates that will change monthly.Bobrovicz previously worked for Osteria Marco and The Post. He said he’s going to cure meat and make bread and cheese in house.“We’re not reinventing the wheel, but we’re creating something where people can come in from all walks of life,” Bobrovicz said.The two owners, who asked not to...

Outlook of Colorado business leaders improves but still remains sour for 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

Colorado business leaders are less pessimistic about the future than they were at the end of 2022, but a majority still expect a recession to hit later this year, according to the latest Leeds Business Confidence Index from the University of Colorado Boulder.The LBCI measures confidence on six different items for the upcoming two quarters, with an index score of 50 neutral and anything below that contractionary. From a reading of 39.8 for the first quarter, the overall index jumped to 45.1 for the second quarter and 44.8 for the third.That represents an improvement from late last year, but it marks the fourth quarter the LBCI has been under 50, the third-longest pessimistic streak in the index’s 20-year history.Business leaders are least confident about the U.S. economy, which had the lowest score at 37.1, and they feel better about the Colorado economy, which had a score of 46.4. Of the six items examined, only industry sales managed to crawl back into neutral territory. The ...

Glenwood Hot Springs adding 5 new swimming pools, waterfalls

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

Glenwood Springs is a destination for those looking to soak in the natural hot springs, and soon, there will be even more ways to do so at its most well-known resort.This week, Glenwood Hot Springs Resort announced plans to build a new swimming area with five pools, including several that feature waterfalls. Construction is now underway at the historic property, originally opened in 1888, and will not affect existing operations. The resort remains open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day.When it’s finished in 2024, the new swimming area will feature a hot plunge pool, a cold plunge pool, one pool with an infinity edge and two with waterfalls, including one that will be “grotto-like in nature,” according to a statement.All the pools will be fed by the Yampah Spring, otherwise known as “the mother spring,” which boasts 15 natural minerals. There will also be shaded seating areas for guests.Related ArticlesTravel | What’s new this winter at Colorado’s hot sprin...

Northbound 5 Freeway at Grapevine Road remains closed hours after shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:11:23 GMT

Traffic is still backed up for miles Tuesday morning hours after northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed at Grapevine Road for a shooting investigation Monday night. Officers responded to reports of a man who was brandishing a gun on the side of the freeway around 7:30 p.m. The suspect was also accompanied by a woman, Fort Tejon CHP Officer Williams told KTLA.  While details are limited, authorities say the driver of a semi-truck that pulled over was shot after getting into an altercation with the suspect.  The truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital in Bakersfield, authorities said.  The suspect, described as a white male wearing all black, along with an unarmed Hispanic female who was also wearing black, fled the scene on foot. Authorities are unsure if the pair might have gotten into another vehicle to get away but said that they are investigating all possibilities. Just before 9 p.m., Caltrans reported that...