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Sarah Kuta

Sarah Kuta is a Longmont-based writer and editor. She loves to travel, participate in book clubs, go thrifting and spend time with her Rhodesian Ridgeback, Daisy.

Jaydn Lewis, 3, attempts to pop a bubble during the Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The two-day festival, began Saturday and continued into Sunday, taking over a portion of Welton Street. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)

Your ultimate guide to more than 80 summer festivals in Colorado

May 15, 2025 at 6:13 a.m.

Celebrate food, music, art and culture from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Kim Zimmerman, Colorado master gardener and founder of Rowdy Poppy, puts together a bouquet. (Provided by Rowdy Poppy)

Gifts that your Colorado gardener would be thrilled to receive

December 9, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Make your favorite gardener’s day by gifting them tools, gadgets, apparel and other goodies.

American snowboarder Zeb Powell poses for photos with young fans at the base of the street style competition at winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado on Saturday, January 27, 2024. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/Special to The Denver Post)

Colorado’s best winter festivals for 2024 and 2025

December 4, 2024 at 10:08 a.m.

Time to break out your puffy coat and your ice scraper.

Huong Dang, helps customers pick out fresh fruit, including apples and peaches from Ela Family Farms out of Hotchkiss at the City Park Farmers Market at the City Park Esplanade on Sept. 21, 2024, in Denver. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

What’s in season? A guide to Colorado-grown fall produce

October 9, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Just because summer season is long gone doesn’t mean you have to stop eating local.

The Great American Beer Festival returns to Denver in October. (Brewers Association)

Upcoming food and beverage events for fall in Colorado

October 7, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Apples, barbecue, wine and spirits are just a few of treats you'll find at these festivals.

Anderson Farms' Terror in the Corn is set in the fictitious town of Raven’s Gulch. (Provided by Anderson Farms)

A guide to haunted houses and the spookiest experiences in Colorado in 2024

October 3, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

The 13th Floor Haunted House, Terror in the Corn and much more Halloween fun.

The hunt was on for the perfect pumpkin, on Oct. 28, 2010, at Rock Creek Farm in Broomfield. (RJ Sangosti/ The Denver Post)

A guide to 2024 Colorado pumpkin patches, corn mazes and fall fun galore

October 1, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Before your weekends totally fill up, scope out this list of quintessential fall activities.

Enjoy a variety of delicious wines while taking in scenic views at Carboy Winery's Palisade location. (Photo provided by Carboy Winery at Mt. Garfield Estate)

Spend a cozy night at these Colorado wineries

August 5, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

From Stone Cottage Cellars to Maison La Belle Vie, you'll be toasting your lodging choices.

The Reedy River runs right through the heart of Greenville and features a waterfall.
(Sarah Kuta -- Special to The Denver Post)

A Coloradan’s guide to vibrant Greenville, South Carolina

August 4, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

A nonstop flight from DIA takes you to an outdoorsy town reminiscent of the Front Range.

Chef Nick Swanson, center, teaches intern Michael Pullo, left, how to put a pizza in the large oven at Urban Field Pizza & Market in Longmont, Colorado on July 15, 2024. Chef Nick Swanson, owner of Urban Field Pizza & Market in Longmont (with another opening soon in Loveland), is a training partner for the Colorado Restaurant Foundation's Bridge Internship pilot program, which gives young professionals a look at careers in the restaurant industry before they become certified apprentices. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

New cooking internship gives teens a taste of restaurant kitchens

August 9, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

Colorado Restaurant foundation program lets young people dip their toes into hospitality.

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