The American Red Cross has an enduring as well as an endearing record in American history. Just less than 125 years ago, in 1905, Congress authorized the charter for that remarkable organization which remains in effect today.  In addition to setting forth the organization’s purpose during wartime, the charter also provided for international or national disaster relief. Not long after […]

 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 […]

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.  […]

 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 […]

 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 […]