4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (613+ words) We stopped watering, but now our yards are wilting. What’s next? Join The Colorado Sun’s solutions journalism discussion in Berthoud on Sept. 26, where we'll discuss water-wise landscapes and tour one of the most beautiful low-water gardens in northern Colorado. Colorado…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (625+ words) More than three months after a state-government agency reorganization left 173 workers unemployed, the Governor’s Office of Information Technology has hired 15 back. That’s not great odds for the remaining public servants hoping to get rehired. The state agency had simultaneously announced…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (409+ words) Clean energy jobs have propelled growth on the Eastern Plains with high-paying work in some of the state’s smallest counties, according to a new report by the Colorado solar industry that claims a $6.3 billion economic statewide impact by renewables. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (203+ words) The two tallest buildings in Colorado Springs — the 15-story Wells Fargo Tower and the 14-story FirstBank Building — are set for a foreclosure auction starting Oct. 21, El Paso County records show. The buildings are part of a downtown complex valued at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (471+ words) Denver officials have proposed a $50 million project to help Sloan’s Lake, a popular recreation spot in west Denver where toxic algae blooms have killed fish in recent years. Every year, Sloan’s Lake sees about 2 million visitors who come to do…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (769+ words) Xcel Energy’s bid to have the state Supreme Court weigh in on a dispute with a Cheyenne County landowner over a 550-foot right of way to connect wind farms to the Goose Creek substation was rejected by the court Monday....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1280+ words) If Dustin Peyser has one regret about creating Timnath’s first-ever chamber of commerce, it might be that he sort of put himself out of business. It didn’t hurt too much. After selling homes in California for years before he moved…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1295+ words) According to Niya Gingerich’s calculations, a change to the city of Edgewater’s minimum wage is on track to save her restaurant $30,000 this year. That’s because Edgewater did something no other city, county or local government in Colorado dared: It froze…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1698+ words) If Dustin Peyser had one regret about creating Timnath’s first-ever chamber of commerce, it might be that he sort of put himself out of business. It didn’t hurt too much. After selling homes in California for years before he moved…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1033+ words) “This is indie filmmaking,” said Matt Bruggeman, cowriter and director of the forthcoming feature film, “Durango Seems Like A Great Place to Die.” Independent filmmaking is nearly as old as filmmaking itself, with roots reaching back to the formation of…...