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What we eat and how that food is produced has ripple effects on the physical landscapes where we live. Then there’s the economic reality of selling and buying food. All of these things — the stories we tell about ourselves, how we gather and connect with each other, the joy of taste, how we participate in our communities — are right there on our plates. After researching forward-thinkers in the local food industry, I spent a few days with a farmer, a cheesemaker, a chef and a butcher. Over the last few months, I’ve been piecing their stories together with footage of the products they create — and the beautiful corners of Colorado where they work and farm the land. It was just me and my cameras learning how these visionaries see the world, exploring their favorite things to eat and being welcomed by their hospitality. I found some pretty tasty stories and hope you enjoy their company as much as I did. The Denver Post let me invest time and energy into this … [Read more...] about Post Premium: Our best stories for the week of Oct. 14 – 20

There are 90,580 dams across the United States, including 1,737 in Colorado. Of those structures in this state, 432 are rated as high-hazard dams, meaning failure likely would result in human deaths. And of those, 27 have been rated by state inspectors as “unsatisfactory.” Colorado’s high-hazard dams are, on average, 95 years old, and for decades experts have looked backward, at historic storms, to predict rainfall and what kinds of stresses these structures need to be able to withstand. But that’s changing. Scientists expect climate change to cause temperatures spikes of at least 2 degrees Fahrenheit in Colorado before 2070, bringing warmer air that holds more moisture. That can mean increased potential for sudden hard rains and flooding that accelerates dam failures.State regulators now want to be more forward-thinking, which is why, as environmental reporter Bruce Finley explains, new rules going into effect Jan. 1 require tougher dam designs that take into … [Read more...] about Post Premium: Our best stories for the week of Nov. 25 – Dec. 1

Before there was a state of Colorado, there was Coors beer. With a history and an identity intertwined with the state, news that Molson Coors Brewing Co. would be moving their corporate headquarters to Chicago was bound to be big. In fact, Josie Sexton’s story on the announcement was one of the most-viewed stories on denverpost.com for the entire month of October. (This is especially impressive given that it was published on Oct. 30.) But news of the move prompted lots of questions. Most notably: Why?In today’s Denver Post, business reporter Aldo Svaldi deconstructs the complicated answer to that question. Thanks for reading. — Rob Denton, Denver Post digital strategist Why did Molson Coors — a beer company that is one of Colorado’s most iconic brands — move its headquarters to Chicago? 📰 Not a subscriber yet? Try the first month for just 99¢ “She tried to become legal and it just became a nightmare:” A DACA recipient’s … [Read more...] about Post Premium: Our best stories for the week of Oct. 28 – Nov. 3

The renovation of Denver International Airport is major, not only in terms of cost but also in impact, as anyone who has been through the airport in the past year can attest. While travelers have been maneuvering that mess, reporter Jon Murray has been sifting through hundreds of pages of claims to figure out what went wrong in the split with the first set of contractors. When DIA leaders and the city fired Great Hall Partners in August, they pointed to the contractors’ projections that the project was going to go hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and be finished years late. In the latest in a series of watchdog stories that he has written about the project since its inception, Murray lays out the extensive time DIA officials spent dithering over details from bathroom fixtures to the location of check-in kiosks. This isn’t merely an exercise in finger-pointing. It matters because, as the renovation relaunches, it’s even more important that the airport get it … [Read more...] about Post Premium: Our best stories for the week of Nov. 11 – 17

Road construction is as certain as death and taxes. Even as drivers maneuver past orange barrels on Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock and up toward Fort Collins, CDOT officials are starting to plan another big I-25 project. And this one will be right in the heart of Denver, along a five-mile stretch from Alameda Avenue to 20th Street that sees a quarter of a million vehicles a day (including mine). But Denver Post reporter Jon Murray, who writes about the big issues and projects in state transportation, found something a little different about this project: Early planning isn’t focusing just on the most efficient way to move cars through Denver but also leaving room for future passenger rail expansion and improving the safety of roads near the highway.— Cindi Andrews, Denver Post Politics Editor  CDOT sets its sights on I-25 in central Denver for major construction 📰 Not a subscriber yet? Try the first month for just 99¢ Lakewood puts an end to RV … [Read more...] about Post Premium: Our best stories for the week of Sept. 23-29

On Oct. 17, 1969, 14 African-American members of the University of Wyoming football team walked into coach Lloyd Eaton’s office to ask if they could wear armbands during their game the next day against BYU. They wanted to protest BYU and the Mormon Church’s policy banning African-Americans from joining its priesthood. Within an hour, all 14 had been kicked off the team, although to this day the young men insisted they only wanted to request wearing armbands, not demand it. Now, 50 years later, the Black 14, as they came to be known, is getting closure from that life-altering day. Sean Keeler’s story on the Black 14 looks at how, at last, the University of Wyoming is making amends and how those players view that effort, as well as the impact on their lives from those turbulent times.Thanks for reading. — Scott Monserud, Denver Post assistant managing editor/sports How Wyoming’s Black 14 learned to forgive — but never forget 📰 Not a subscriber … [Read more...] about Post Premium: Our best stories for the week of Oct. 7 – 13