Archive for February, 2025

What Is It? February 2025

What Is It? February 2025

 William McLaren of Ancorage, Alaska, ventured a guess for our February’s What Is It. William writes, “At first glance, the What Is It? appears to be a painting or a drawing of an American frontiersman of the 1700’s, holding a long-barreled weapon, presumably a Kentucky rifle.  The clothes worn appear appropriate for the period.  I am uncertain of the hat, […]

by · February 5, 2025 · 0 comments · What Is It?
Galantine’s Day at Sugar Mill February 6

Galantine’s Day at Sugar Mill February 6

 Save the date! Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 is Sugar Mill’s annual Galentine’s Day Event from 5 to 8 p.m.  Also, congratulations to Sugar Mill who celebrated their 5th anniversary at the end of January.  Sugar Mill Antiques and Vintage Depot is Northern Colorado’s premier shopping destination featuring over 80 merchants. A curated collective unlike anything you’ve seen before filled with […]

by · February 3, 2025 · 0 comments · Feature Article
A Valentine for Florence     

A Valentine for Florence     

from Sandy Dale  I am known for being a bit verbose and for gushing on and on about particular subjects.  One of my favorites is Florence.  I have now lived here for twenty plus years.  For a gypsy sort of person, that’s pretty amazing.  When I moved here I thought I was just passing through this cute little Victorian town.  […]

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Carrying On the Legacy of Old Warehouse Antiques

Carrying On the Legacy of Old Warehouse Antiques

 In 1994, Mary Eastman transformed her father’s historic Sterling, Colorado warehouse into Old Warehouse Antiques, a beacon for antique lovers far and wide. The warehouse, originally a distributorship started in 1933, became a treasure trove of history under Mary’s stewardship, filled with a vast collection of authentic antiques and collectibles. Mary’s passion for the past, combined with her husband Charles’s […]

by · February 3, 2025 · 0 comments · Feature Article
Dana Crawford, Credited with Saving Denver’s Larimer Square from Destruction, Dies at 93

Dana Crawford, Credited with Saving Denver’s Larimer Square from Destruction, Dies at 93

 Crawford stopped urban renewal that rolled through Denver in the 1960s on her block, and then committed to the preservation and adaptive reuse of buildings from Trinidad to Idaho Springs  Dana Hudkins Crawford, a colorful, irreverent and tenacious woman who spent much of her life preserving Denver’s architectural past and then shared her expertise to help others preserve and reuse […]

by · February 3, 2025 · 0 comments · Feature Article