Today's News

The County Road Cafe in Kittredge, an unpretentious roadhouse known for huge, family-style servings and popular Smashed Mashed combo plates, hosted an eight-person video crew filming a possible TV show on the Discovery Channel.

"The whole point is out-of-the-way spots between the big cities and off the interstates," said producer Tim McOsker of Citizen Pictures of Denver. On Thursday, May 26, McOsker was at the Country Road getting his team organized for the shoot.

BAs part of gathering information for its master plan, the Evergreen Park and Recreation District is making a survey available by smart phone and wireless or land-line telephone service.

To access the survey, recreation users can use their smart phones and a Quick Response code (like a bar code) imprinted on fliers being posted at various park district locations.

The purpose of the survey, which takes about five minutes, is to gather information about users’ opinions of the best way to communicate information from the district.

The younger half of the longtime piano-playing father-and-son act known as Simon and Son will be retiring from the stage at age 23 after a celebratory goodbye concert June 19.

Peter Simon and his son, Saling, will perform together in a "final farewell concert" at 4 p.m. at Church of the Hills on Buffalo Park Road.

The concert is free and open to the public. Known for their musicianship and sense of humor, the piano duo wanted to do a final concert together in their hometown.

Bryan Walz has been looking for an opportunity to work with kids for a while. And even though he’s organized rock climbing outings in the past his true passion is mountain bike racing.

Last year, the Colorado Cycling League was formed, giving Walz the perfect opportunity to get involved and he jumped at the chance.