Outdoor Recreation

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Berkeley man rides electric bike boom, makes conversions his full-time job

Lucy Peterson July 15, 2021

Former Elitch Gardens entertainment manager Eric Guetterman makes a living turning regular bicycles into e-bikes at his Tennyson Street home.

More Denver recreation centers reopen as city hires back staff

Eric Heinz July 13, 2021

Six began operating July 6 but indoor pools remain closed. All of the city’s recreation centers are scheduled to reopen by September.

Cryotherapy franchise rivals chill, join forces and expand in Colorado

Lily O'Neill May 24, 2021

Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy, which already has two spots in the Denver area, will be adding five more around the state.

Black Diamond Equipment bails on downtown store

Thomas Gounley May 19, 2021

But the Salt Lake City-based outdoor gear retailer is still opening one along Pearl Street in Boulder.

New boxing gym owners get ready to enter the ring in Uptown

Lily O'Neill May 17, 2021

Gladys and Emily Stork are opening Worth the Fight Boxing & Fitness where Scales Pharmacy used to be at 1999 Pennsylvania St.

Friends open yoga studio after pandemic forced many to close

Lily O'Neill May 13, 2021

Ahimsa Yoga started offering classes in March at 1303 E. 6th Ave., formerly home to Trouts Fly Fishing.

Concerts return to Red Rocks after revenue plunged 96 percent in 2020

Cuyler Meade May 6, 2021

The city-owned venue, which made $52 million in 2019 and only $2 million in 2020 due to COVID, now charges acts a percentage of the door. It previously charged a flat nightly rental.

Taken for a ride? Developers of Idaho Springs gondola sue over missing $4.5M

Thomas Gounley April 26, 2021

The company, which accused its lender and title company of breach of contract and fraudulent concealment, still plans to build the Mighty Argo Cable Car.