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Denver Earth Day Events Draw Attention to Environment

April 16, 2016 Kay Whatley

For Earth Day 2016, a variety of events are being offered in Denver and across Colorado.  Links to some activities are included below… If we’ve missed an event, please let us know! __________________________________ Denver Earth […]

Ratio Beerworks, Denver CO.
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Ratio Beerworks Holds Video Shoot & Beer Release

April 13, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Zach Lowery, Ratio Beerworks Join the fun on April 16, 2016, with a video shoot and Handwritten release party. Ratio Beerworks is hosting a video shoot with the documentary film maker of Crafting A Nation, breaking out a new […]

Coors Light South Platte RiverFest returns for 2016. Photo: The Greenway Foundation, Denver CO.
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Coors Light South Platte RiverFest in Denver June 25-26

April 13, 2016 Kay Whatley

Join The Greenway Foundation in celebrating the history and future of the South Platte River at Denver’s Premier Urban River Festival. Released by Autumn Bjugstad, The Greenway Foundation The fourth annual Coors Light South Platte RiverFest […]

For Sale Sign in a Denver CO Neighborhood. Photo by Nicole Banks.
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High Times in Denver Real Estate Market

April 4, 2016 Kay Whatley

Over-List Pricing Leaves Some Potential Home Buyers Feeling Less Than Euphoric By Kay Whatley, Editor Spurred by the change in marijuana laws, it seems, the Denver housing market is giving home buyers a run for their […]

Arvada Kite Festival in April 2015. Source: City of Arvada CO, arvada.org.
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Arvada, Colorado Kite Festival on April 3rd

April 1, 2016 Kay Whatley

“Go Fly a Kite” at the Arvada Kite Festival Released by B. Berg, Arvada Festivals Commission The Arvada Kite Festival is this weekend. The day promises kites, music, and family fun at this free annual event. […]

Peppers harvested from the garden. Photo Source: Frank and Kay Whatley.
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“Healthy Food Challenge” Issued for Globeville, Elyria-Swansea

March 7, 2016 Kay Whatley

City of Denver Office Issues Call for Innovative Ideas, Programs to Promote Healthy Food Access, Education, Microbusiness Released by Denver OED, March 4, 2016 The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) today announced that both […]

Source: The GrowHaus, Denver CO.
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Seed Swap is March 12th at The GrowHaus-Denver

March 3, 2016 Kay Whatley

The GrowHaus Annual Event includes Vendors, Music, Kids’ Stuff, and More Released by thegrowhaus.org The GrowHaus invites everyone to come to the annual Seed Swap! The event is March 12, 2016, from 10am to 7pm. All are invited to attend the party […]

Ship Rock Grille, Red Rocks Park and Amphitheature. Source: redrocksonline.com.
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Hiring Fairs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

March 2, 2016 Kay Whatley

Aramark Holds Hiring Fairs Released by redrocksonline.com Red Rocks Amphitheatre is hiring for 2016 concert season. Red Rocks is seeking hard working reliable individuals 18 years and older for retail, concessions, kitchen, restaurant and warehouse departments. […]

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Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Denver

February 19, 2016 Kay Whatley

Human Trafficking Awareness March Planned A march and demonstration is planned, organized by the Human Trafficking Task Force of Southern Colorado, to draw attention to the human trafficking issue in Colorado. Marchers will gather the morning […]

Fixed cat, happy cat. Photo Source: Frank Whatley Jr.
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Denver Dumb Friends League “Fixes” Cats Free on World Spay Day

February 17, 2016 Kay Whatley

Free Cat Spay/Neuter Clinics Released by Megan Rees, ddfl.org In honor of World Spay Day, the Dumb Friends League is offering free cat spay and neuter surgeries through its mobile clinics on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. […]

Photo Source: Denver Art Museum, denverartmuseum.org.
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Denver Art Museum Free on First Saturdays

February 17, 2016 Kay Whatley

Free First Saturdays at the Denver Art Museum offers local families and individuals access to the museum, while waiving the General Admission fee.  Museum access and many activities are available at no charge, including bilingual offerings. […]

Photo: Simpson United Methodist Church, Arvada CO. Source: simpsonumc.com.
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Arvada Church Festival Includes Japanese Doll Display

February 17, 2016 Kay Whatley

Simpson United Methodist Church’s annual Japanese Doll and Cultural Festival is scheduled for March 5-6, 2016. The festival is free and open to the public, held at Simpson United Methodist Church (UMC), 6001 Wolff Street, in Arvada CO. Each […]

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Denver’s Valkarie Gallery Issues Call for Entries

January 8, 2016 Kay Whatley

Part of Denver’s Month of Print Making for 2016 Released by Valkarie Gallery, via denverarts.org Mirror, Mirror will be a juried exhibition by local artist and owner/publisher of 1/1 Magazine, Raymundo Muñoz. This exhibition will […]

National Western Stock Show: Stockyards. Source: www.denvergov.org
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Denver Receives Funding to Build National Western Center

December 13, 2015 Guest Author or Contributor

City prepares for decade long project implementation effort  The State of Colorado’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) today voted to approve the National Western Center for $121.5 million in funding through the Regional Tourism Act (RTA). […]

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Construction to Begin on 2016 NASA Mars Lander

May 23, 2014 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA and its international partners now have the go-ahead to begin construction on a new Mars lander, after it completed a successful Mission Critical Design Review on Friday. NASA’s Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy […]

Photo: Frank Whatley, Zebulon NC.
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Things We Did in NC When We Were Bored: National Train Day

May 15, 2012 Frank Whatley

By Frank and Kay Whatley Saturday, May 12, 2012, was National Train Day and The Grey Area visited the Rocky Mount train station to see what the hoopla was about. Train Day at the station […]

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Bigfoot (and more) Column: The Right Questions

March 21, 2019

By Dr. John Stamey The following sentence prompted me to write this short opinion essay. “When you ask the wrong questions, no matter how sound those questions may be, the answers never come.” This comes from […]

Photo: Frank and Kay Whatley
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The Strange-ness: Zombie Warning

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Domino's Pizza and Ford Motor Co. are launching an industry-first collaboration to understand the role that self-driving vehicles can play in pizza delivery. Source: Ford
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Domino’s® and Ford Researching Pizza Delivery with Self-Driving Vehicles

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Domino’s Pizza and Ford Motor Co. are launching an industry-first collaboration to understand the role that self-driving vehicles can play in pizza delivery. As part of the testing, researchers from both companies will investigate customer reactions to interacting […]

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