Peak to Peak Region – The inaugural Peak to Peak Peoples’ Festival on Saturday September 20, 2025, at the Gilpin County Community Barn. The festival featured four bands, food trucks, 19 booths of civic organizations and a Yak. It was a day long celebration of fall, community and common bonds.
NEW YORK – RCI Hospitality Holdings, parent company of Rick’s Cabaret, is facing major legal trouble. On Sept. 16, New York Attorney General Letitia James unsealed a 79-count indictment charging the company and several executives with...
The Peak to Peak community joined together to fight world hunger at the Rise Against Hunger event on September 16 organized by the Nederland Community Presbyterian Church. The group of 37 volunteers – from second graders to senior citizens -...
The article “The Mines Part Four: Our future's history” in the September 18, 2025, issue of The Mountain-Ear had requested comments from Tawana Bain, CEO and Chairwoman of American Clean Resources Group, and Health and Riley McCallister, Safety...
NEDERLAND - The Nederland Community Center is alive with creativity this season as 14 artists share nearly 60 works of art in the Fall 2025 Art Exhibition. The show highlights a wide range of styles and mediums, reflecting the rich imagination...
The vibes from this year’s incredibly successful Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival (NJW) are still resonating throughout the town, as the festival’s founder Stephanie Andelman recently presented a check from NJW for $5,000 to TEENS, Inc. for their...
COAL CREEK CANYON - With the arrival of Autumn comes many things: from the vibrant colors of aspen leaves to the genuine warmth of togetherness in our community. As some families prepare for the ski season and others dedicate a large amount...
CENTRAL CITY — The Central City Elks Lodge No. 557 marked a milestone on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, celebrating 125 years in its historic location at 113 Main Street. The afternoon gathering brought together members, neighbors and supporters...
Gilpin County – On a beautiful fall like day with the aspen beginning their magical transformations and the California Zephyr chugging past at the perfect moment, the family of Nancelia E. Scott Jackson gathered together on September 13, 2025, with invited guests to honor her and her physical and spiritual connection to Lincoln Hills.
GILPIN COUNTY - When Damien Webster was eight years old, his mother Susan arranged for him to work in a bicycle shop for two days. That introduction to mechanics led to an internship beginning in junior high at Boulder Bike Works, where half his...
GILPIN COUNTY – The dogs were better behaved than the people. That was the general consensus Saturday afternoon, September 13, as dozens of pups and their humans descended upon the Very Nice Brewing Taproom in Gilpin County for the Ales & Tails...
NEDERLAND - On Sunday, September 14, 2025, the Mountain Coalition for Youth hosted an opening ceremony in Chipeta Park for their Listen Longer Conversation Chair Project. The project, led by the coalition’s Youth Leadership Academy, was first...
Over the month of August, dedicated community members helped to curate kindness and compassion in the Town of Nederland by organizing the Love Your Neighbor Cereal Drive, which collected over 300 pounds of breakfast cereal for local residents in...
BLACK HAWK – On the morning of September 11, the Ameristar Hotel and Casino once again became a place of remembrance. For the 17th year, first responders, families, and community members gathered in Black Hawk to climb in honor of those...
The 2025 Ned*Ned Trail Festival packed the parking lot at 151 East Street in Nederland, where more than 350 racers registered —some were K9, many were in tutus— to run either a 5k, 10k, or a 13-mile half-marathon course to raise funds for TEENS,...
LYONS -- Shey is a years-long labor of love. She’s a 4 ¾ ton lion sculpture crafted by hand from Lyons Pink sandstone. What better place for her to settle than Bohn Park in Lyons? Sculptor Kimmerjae Macarus found the original 8-ton sandstone...
For 2025, the Nederland Food Pantry, Community Gardens, and Clothing Closet (Peak Abundance) has seen an increase in the need for their services, while also experiencing the early signs of drought from state and county resources. But, in spite of...
TUNGSTEN VALLEY - “She could’ve lived,” he said of the yearling female bear struck around 5 p.m. on August 18 on Boulder Canyon Drive. “If the driver who hit her had been going the speed limit of 45 mph, she could’ve gone on to meander over to the...
GILPIN COUNTY – The Gilpin County Fairgrounds whirred with excitement on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, as the annual Fairgrounds Frenzy filled the late-summer air with food, shopping, and even the rumble of a helicopter landing. The fun-filled day had...
GOLDEN GATE CANYON - Many of Golden Gate Canyon State Park’s visitors prioritize hiking the Raccoon Trail out of Panorama Point to get breathtaking views of the Continental Divide throughout their hike. However, the park actually boasts 35 miles...