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Off the Beaten Path: Top 3 Hidden Gems of 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

(NEWS10) - Every week NEWS10 travels Off the Beaten Path to highlight buzzworthy destinations hidden away in our community. As we enter a new year, NEWS10’s Cassie Hudson shares the top three most popular spots of 2023 based on web clicks. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! In third place is The Country Drive-In in Clifton Park, a seasonal eatery that serves up fried food and root beer floats. For more than 50 years, the drive-in with the iconic red white and blue umbrellas has been providing families a slice of nostalgia. The Country Drive-In is located at 1455 Crescent Vischer Ferry Rd. in Clifton Park and is open seasonally, usually from April to October. In second place we traveled to Saratoga county to visit The Wind-Chill Factory and Mini Golf. The Ballston Spa spot offers food, ice cream, and mini golf. Owners Brandon and Keely Whalen fulfilled a lifelong wish when they opened The Wind-Chill Factory and Mini Golf in the Capital Reg...

Man breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building Tuesday morning, Denver police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

A man is in police custody after he forced his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building Tuesday morning, Denver police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | A timeline of what’s happened since Colorado’s first legal recreational marijuana sales began Crime and Public Safety | Here’s who will be on Colorado’s presidential primary ballots — and where Donald Trump stands Crime and Public Safety | Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president? Crime and Public Safety | Letters: The Colorado ruling — Is Trump a threat to Democracy or isn’t he? Crime and Public Safety | Colorado’s Trump ruling sets off political firestorm, raising legal stakes and putting state at center of debate The man entered the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center at E 14th Ave. and Lincoln Street just after 1 a.m., according to Ku...

Denver’s longhorn cattle drive isn’t the only livestock parade in the U.S.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

Every January, thousands of people flock to Downtown Denver to watch cowboys drive a herd of longhorn steers up 17th Street as the kickoff to the annual National Western Stock Show.The parade is led by that photogenic cattle drive, followed by a variety of literal show ponies, cars, tractors and notable figures and celebrities.Getting to know sheep during the Folklife Fair in Hailey, Idaho, near Ketchum where the Trailing of the Sheep happens each Oct.. (Mindy Sink, Special to The Denver Post)“Stock shows, such as the National Western, are largely devoted to showing various breeds of livestock,” said Stan Searle of Searle Ranch in Monument, which has been providing the cattle and cowboys and cowgirls for this tradition since 2006.“Adding a unique dimension, the epic reenactment of a cattle drive celebrates an era in the settlement of the Western U.S. The great cattle drives of the late 1800s fostered the establishment of the open-range cattle industry,” he added.The parade act...

“Study for Obedience” and more short book reviews from readers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and other readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected].“Study for Obedience,” by Sarah Bernstein (Knopf Canada, 2023)“Study for Obedience,” by Sarah Bernstein (Knopf Canada, 2023)A very accommodating (doormat?) woman moves to a remote, foreign village (where she doesn’t speak the language) to become her brother’s housekeeper and caretaker.  She immediately falls under suspicion for witchcraft or worse, as mysterious tragedies repeatedly befall the villagers’ animals and livestock shortly after her arrival. The entire novel is written as an interior monologue from the isolated sister’s point of view. But her lack of understanding, both literally and figuratively, as to the truth of her circumstances leaves at least thi...

Founded in 1964, this ski-town restaurant brings Austria to the Rockies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). I have favorite ski areas, backcountry ski tours, hikes and bike rides, and it’s always hard for me to decide which ones I like best. But when it comes to ski town restaurants, one stands far above the others: Pepi’s Restaurant and Bar in Vail.Located only 500 feet from Gondola One in the Vail Village base area, Pepi’s has been serving authentic Austrian cuisine since the early days of Vail in 1964. It was founded by Pepi Gramshammer, an Austrian ski racing star of the 1950s, along with his wife Sheika. Together they built Pepi’s and an adjoining hotel called Gasthof Gramshammer into one of Vail’s most iconic destinations. Pepi died in 2019 at 87, but Sheika is still around.Pepi Gramshammer was an Austrian s...

8 Colorado arts and culture events to look forward to in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

There is plenty of promise on Denver’s fine arts calendar for 2024, a mix of classical music, dance and visual arts. Here are some highlights.Soprano Karen Slack will perform with the Pacifica Quartet. (Provided by Friends of Chamber Music)The Pacifica Quartet, with Karen Slack, Jan. 17, Newman CenterThe Pacifica Quartet has been a top-ranking player on the international music scene for decades now and the string ensemble is a favorite with local crowds whenever it comes through town. This time, there is a very welcome addition to the usual lineup, soprano Karen Slack, who will join to perform contemporary composer James Lee III’s “Double Standard for Soprano and String Quartet.” It’s an up-to-date twist for a timeless act. The Newman Center is on the University of Denver campus, 2344 E. Iliff Ave Info: 303-871-7720 or friendsofchambermusic.com.Company Hervé Koubi, Jan. 23, Newman CenterNewman Center Presents has a big 2024 on the books, starting with this dance company that is gett...

Man accused of fatal RTD bus stabbing was released on parole despite public safety concerns, records show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

A Colorado parole board hearing for Vinchenzo Moscoso, the 30-year-old accused of stabbing two people to death in northwest Denver in September, shows state officials went against a parole officer’s recommendations to revoke Moscoso’s parole and allowed him to be released from jail despite concerns that he was a safety risk to the community.The state’s parole division recommended revoking Moscoso’s parole because his history of drunken driving made him a public safety risk, according to a recording of the October 2022 hearing obtained through the Colorado Open Records Act.Instead, the parole board ordered Moscoso’s parole be continued, and he was released from the Jefferson County Jail on March 29.Moscoso is accused of first-degree murder in the deaths of Fidel Sanchez-Banuelos, 51, and Judith Corcoran, 83, on Sept. 14.Moscoso boarded a Regional Transportation District bus just after 5 a.m. in the 3200 block of North Federal Boulevard and began stabbing...

Passenger killed in violent New Year's Day crash caught on video

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

One person was killed in a violent collision on New Year's Day that was captured on surveillance video in Glendale.The two-vehicle crash was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Elm Avenue and West Glenoaks Boulevard, a spokesperson for the Glendale Police Department confirmed. A fatal collision was captured on a surveillance camera in Glendale on New Year's Day 2024. (RMG News)Surveillance video showed the moment that one of the vehicles crossed over the center median and collided with a silver sedan.A passenger inside the sedan was killed as a result of the crash. Two others injured in the collision were transported to local hospitals.It was unclear what caused the initial vehicle to cross into oncoming traffic.  3 found dead near stairwell of Arcadia home that erupted in flames The status of two people injured in the crash was unknown.

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

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49ers explain what clinching the No. 1 seed early means to them

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:03 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Nick Bosa was a mere rookie when he first enjoyed the thrill of clinching a playoff berth, sealed by Dre Greenlaw’s dramatic goal-line tackle at Seattle in the 2019 regular-season finale.That epic win clinched the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed. Sunday, the 49ers returned to that top spot, which offers an even better inside track to the franchise’s elusive sixth Super Bowl win.“The way it happened last time was insane. But this is pretty crazy, too,” Bosa said of the No. 1 seed. “To clinch it before the season is over is huge.”The 49ers (12-4) do not need to deploy injured players, such as Christian McCaffrey with his mild calf strain, when they host the Los Angeles Rams (9-7) before taking off next weekend’s wild-card round of the playoffs.Unlike in 2019, the NFL playoffs now only afford a bye in the wild-card round to each conference’s No. 1 seed. Coach Kyle Shanahan acknowledges the competitive advantage that comes with avoiding the first round.“Every game in the NF...