Colorado Matters

The Colorado-built Lunar Trailblazer will try to find water on the Moon. Then, a sixth-grade science teacher in Longmont’s poem is displayed on the International Space Station. Plus, students in a small school district explain why they think cell phones should not be banned from the classroom. And, as DIA marks its 30th anniversary, a chance to tour the old airport’s air traffic control tower which still stands and is now home to a brewery and restaurant.

Independent living, assisted living, memory care — the terminology alone can be overwhelming. We wade through the many senior housing options when aging in place at home is no longer an option, with our conversation from January for Aging Matters on Colorado Matters. Then, for Black History Month, we revisit an exhibit at the Museum of Boulder that showcases Colorado’s Black history. It runs through September.

Bumps for the ski industry. Or moguls as it were. Vail Resorts says for the first time, it sold fewer Epic passes than the year prior. Yet Vail’s rapid expansion continues, as we’ll hear from a Wall Street Journal travel reporter. Then, passionate testimony at the state legislature over what to pay people who get tips. And survivors, descendants and family of people incarcerated at Camp Amache in Colorado denounce denounce the Alien Enemies Act.

Colorado is going from brrr to balmy. In our regular weather and climate chat with Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo, we also check in on the snowpack and discuss how federal cuts might affect weather data. Then, are churches a solution to affordable housing in Colorado? And, how changing DEI policies are affecting scholarships, colleges, and universities.

Students across Colorado are getting ready to “Trash the Runway”… on purpose. They’re learning about fashion and sustainability by using the stuff we throw out to create high-end design. They’re also learning critical problem solving and confidence at the same time. Then, thousands of skiers and snowboarders of color are hitting the slopes of Keystone starting this weekend, to support diversity in snow sports, along with future Olympians.

United Airlines has a huge presence in Denver. DIA is the carrier’s second-busiest hub behind Chicago. All its pilots train here. And United bought a chunk of land near the airport last year that it plans to develop. The question is: might its headquarters move to Denver? Then, 80 years ago, the 10th Mountain Division fought a battle that was pivotal to winning World War II. Colorado was the training ground for troops.

State lawmakers are faced with closing a potentially billion dollar budget gap; Purplish explores how Colorado got here and possible solutions. Then, the CEO of VENU, which built the Ford Amphitheatre in Colorado Springs, answers questions about its success, and the noise complaints it’s generated. Plus, we salute a 101-year-old Tuskegee airman in Colorado for Black History Month.

Not that long ago, women seeking a loan or line of credit faced invasive questions from bankers. “Are you planning on having children?” “What type of birth control are you using?” “Where’s your husband?” Against that backdrop, in the 1970s, The Women’s Bank of Denver was founded.