Ride the Rockies bike tour canceled for 2024, future uncertain

The Dever Post (Fitness) 4/18 9:36A John Meyer

The Ride the Rockies Bicycle Tour, a cherished institution in Colorado s cycling community for more than three decades, has been canceled for 2024 due to lack of interest, according to the event s website . Founded by The Denver Post in 1986,...

Try these hiker-only Colorado trails to avoid mountain bikers

The Dever Post (Fitness) 4/16 2:00A Mindy Sink

There are so many fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors in Colorado, but it s not always easy to share. It can be alarming to have a mountain biker or horseback rider suddenly interrupt your saunter on...

Here’s what you get for $279 per month at new luxury fitness club

The Dever Post (Fitness) 4/15 2:00A John Meyer

The first hint that Denver s newest Life Time fitness location reflects evolution in the industry to a level far beyond your grandfather s smelly old gym comes from the company s promotional material,...

Outdoor gear industry facing challenges after “insane” post-pandemic growth

The Dever Post (Fitness) 4/8 2:00A John Meyer

Across 30 years in downtown Golden, Bent Gate Mountaineering has withstood three economic downturns including the Great Recession of 2008 and the pandemic recession of 2020. The store, at 1313...

This is the guy you see when no one else can fix your pack, tent or other outdoor gear

The Dever Post (Fitness) 4/1 2:00A John Meyer

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...

Unsafe culture permeates Aurora VA’s ICU, staffers allege. The message? “Shut up and do what you’re...

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 3/27 2:00A Sam Tabachnik

On Feb. 20, 2023, a 77-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit at Aurora s Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center for chronic kidney disease. Two weeks later, nurses and doctors grew concerned after learning the man s significant...

How to enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park in winter

The Dever Post (Fitness) 3/20 2:00A R. Scott Rappold

If you love snow, winter is an ideal time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson. Not only is it beautiful, but there s a diversity and variety of things...

Colorado bill targets violence against health care workers, who see disproportionate share of...

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 1/24 2:00A Meg Wingerter

Colorado hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities would be required to come up with plans to reduce violence against their staffs under a bill in the state legislature. The legislation also would require those facilities to treat...

Denver’s bike-friendly event ¡Viva! Streets won’t return in 2024

The Dever Post (Fitness) 1/16 6:03A Tiney Ricciardi

A popular event series that closed Denver’s streets to cars and opened them to cyclists and pedestrians will not return in 2024 despite attracting an estimated 40,000 people to experience downtown in a new way. The monthly event series, called...

Can cannabis motivate you to exercise more? CU study suggests yes

The Dever Post (Fitness) 1/11 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Cannabis users are often stereotyped as lazy couch potatoes satisfying their munchies with junk food. But a new study from the University of Colorado pushes back against that generalization,...