Questions to ask before paying off a mortgage early
The question of whether to pay off that home mortgage ranks right up there with “What should we name our new baby?” or “Where should we take a vacation this year?”
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Executive wheels: I expected more
When making a major purchase like a car, one really needs to do the kind of test drive that I get to do – usually a week long.
Executive wheels: A luxurious bargain
You know that Buick ad where everyone says, “That’s not a Buick”? Well, pretty much everyone who saw my Kia K900 had the same look but were nearly speechless.
Sports Biz: The Rockies’ castle in the sky
The Colorado Rockies executed one of the more brilliant business ideas in the recent history of American sports. Unfortunately, it had no effect on the product on the field.
Loveland moving forward on arts hub
Loveland has long been known as a thriving artists’ community, but recent development activity is taking the town’s culture to the next level among creative types.
Sports Biz: My foray Into fantasy sports
When I was a kid first falling in love with sports, I spent countless hours in the backyard pretending I was one of my favorite players for the Denver Broncos or Chicago Cubs.
Bars dealt different fates in dogged pursuit
Plenty of bars in Denver allow leashed dogs on their patios, but brothers Justin and Jerad Henry envisioned something grander when they opened the Watering Bowl in November 2013 on a property that includes a large A-frame building previously used for auctioning antiques.
Car-sharing in Colorado
With the urban battle-for-parking scenario worsening in Colorado’s metro areas, smart cars offer a glimmer of hope. The pint-sized vehicles can be squeezed with ease into smaller curbside spots, and they’re available to car-share members anytime.
Panama Canal 2.0
Tucked away in the Denver suburb of Broomfield is an international engineering firm leading the expansion of the Panama Canal, a man-made waterway now 100 years old but still considered one of the world’s great engineering feats.
Mainstreaming marijuana in the mountains
On Main Street in Breckenridge you can get a tattoo. You can buy a bottle of scotch or snarf down fat-laden french fries advertised as “heavenly.” The one thing you cannot get after January: marijuana.
Ferguson: Discussion at my house
Our family gatherings are usually large and loud. We have 16 grandchildren, lots of young adults, some teenagers, and at least three rugrats. At a recent dinner event over the holidays, the normal pandemonium was replaced by passionate debate.
Rundles Wrap Up: An accessory dwelling unit of my own
Times and tastes change. Our parents’ generation, emerging from The Great Depression, favored wall-to-wall carpeting – a sign of “making it.” We Baby Boomers pulled up the carpet in favor of the hardwoods.
Sports Biz: Pat Bowlen: The game came first
Colorado’s other professional sports franchise owners could learn a thing or two from Denver Broncos’ owner Pat Bowlen.
Life cycle of a flea
Blake Adams looks at home in deep thought as he stares intently at his computer amid the mid-afternoon bustle of Five Point’s Purple Door Coffee. Today his mind is consumed with logistics and marketing, business and community - standard fare for the idea-man behind one of Denver’s newest and most popular event series.
Rundles wrapup: Long hours may be hazardous to your health
Over Thanksgiving, I was talking with a young couple I know, pretty much fresh out of college and a little more than a year into the working world. The odd thing that came forth in the conversation was how much harder…
