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 […]

 One of the first recorded instances of roses representing love comes from ancient Greek Mythology. Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, walked through a rose garden that had been shot with an arrow by Cupid. The roses had grown thorns thanks to Cupid’s arrow.  The rose continued its rise to stardom in Roman mythology. This time it was Venus (also a […]

 On February 14, lovers, friends and family members exchange Valentine cards or gifts as tokens of caring and love. Valentine’s Day is one of the most romantic days of the year.  Its history, however, is shrouded in mystery. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that […]

 On February 2, Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s groundhog extraordinaire, will again stick his head out of his den. The nation awaits his verdict. Groundhog Day is said to have its origins in ancient weather lore where the prognosticator was often a badger or a sacred bear.  In the United States, its origin is said to come from a Pennsylvania German custom. […]