Where life is hard for man, it is often harder for man's best friend. "People in Colorado Springs, when we do adoption fairs, I tell them what goes on down here and they have a hard time believing it," said Aileen Peek, who founded and runs the nonprofit San Luis Valley Animal...

When it comes to America's borrowed holidays, St. Patrick's Day takes the popular pot of gold. Observed in Ireland primarily as a Catholic holiday honoring the nation's patron saint, in the U.S. the day - and weekend in its vicinity - is a coast-to-coast celebration of all things...

Follow your dreams, even if they're kind of strange. Embrace your passion, even if it might pop. Gary Jones says it with balloons. He used to not say it at all, back when he was a career Air Force man, a Desert Storm veteran working a high security job inside the Cheyenne Mountain...

Three faith-based organizations in Colorado Springs are lauded for remaining true to their Christian callings in a new book by the CEO of a Pennsylvania-based group that works to fight poverty worldwide. In his fourth book, "Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders,...

Celebrate the traditional songs and dances of Ireland, as played on Colorado's largest theater organ, at a special St. Patrick's Day concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Colorado Springs, 846 E. Pikes Peak Ave. Audience members can sing along to famous Irish tunes...

The Padmasambhava Meditation Center of the Rockies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the study and practice of meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, will celebrate its grand opening March 16 in Denver. The 9,500-square-foot center, located in a former church near Denver...

Fake-baking" in a commercial tanning bed will no longer be an option for pasty, prom-bound teens in Colorado if state lawmakers approve a bill banning the use of artificial tanning devices by children under 18, even with a doctor's recommendation. If it passes the state Senate, the...

Keith Gabel knows what it's like to face down a seemingly impossible goal. A month before his 21st birthday, in June 2005, Gabel's left foot was crushed in an industrial accident. "I had three dead toes that were completely black and rock hard. My surgeon weighed out all the options...

From the time our first gullible ancestor took that dare and chugged a gourd of fermenting liquid, right up until the coup of commercialism, beer production was based in the home and handled primarily by women. In Anglo-Saxon times, a female brewer was known by the trade name...

It's Oscars season, so time to flex your movie muscles. Are you a cinemaniac who's seen every nominated film and feel certain the Academy will agree with your top picks? Or are you simply a good guesser? Make your choices for best picture, actress, actor and more and compete...