Health and Wellness

According to the Travel Channel, Denver is the fifth most healthy city in the U.S. Not only are we healthy, we’re leaders in the heath care industry. Founded in 1908, Denver Children’s Hospital is consistently one of the top 10 children’s hospitals in the country. In 2011, U.S. News Media Group ranked the University of Colorado Hospital, Denver Health Medical Center, Rose Medical Center of Denver, National Jewish Health of Denver, Porter Adventist Hospital, Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, Exempla St. Joseph Hospital and St. Anthony Central Hospital among the country’s top hospitals. 

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NPR profiles Denver doctors

Eric PetersonThursday, February 6, 2014
Source: NPR

HuffPost looks at Denver's lessons for healthy living

Eric PetersonMonday, February 3, 2014
Source: Huffington Post

Metro State to host 2016 NCAA Spring Sports Festival

Margaret JacksonThursday, January 30, 2014
Feature Story City Park

The City Loop Alley-Oop

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, January 22, 2014

NY Times covers impact of medical marijuana in Colorado

Eric PetersonTuesday, December 17, 2013
Source: New York Times
Innovation News Aventura

Growing Aventura releases SportsCenter parody video

Eric PetersonThursday, December 12, 2013
Feature Story Turkey Trot thumb

Turkey Trot Turns 40

Eric PetersonWednesday, December 11, 2013

CNBC profiles UrgentRx

Eric PetersonTuesday, December 3, 2013
Source: CNBC
Feature Story Dennis Taylor, program coordinator, teaches a signature cooking class.

Quite Simply, Cooking Matters

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, November 13, 2013
Feature Story To date this year, the Ubuntu Farm has produced approximately 6,500 pounds of organic produce.

For the Love of Chard: The First Bantu Harvest in the New World

Chris MeehanWednesday, November 6, 2013
Innovation News Noble Savage meal 180

Noble Savage Foods opens at CrossFit LoDo

Eric PetersonMonday, November 4, 2013
Feature Story Gus Peterson juggles kettlebells, and teaches his clients to do the same.

Kettlebell Ringers: Russian Workout Catches on in Denver

Carri WilbanksWednesday, October 23, 2013
Feature Story Andrea Fuller, a single working mother from Denver, was a recipient of the organization's services after she contacted their hotline in 2011.

Hunger Free Colorado: Fighting Colorado's Hunger Crisis

Katie RaponeWednesday, October 16, 2013
Feature Story Kate Armstrong is an urban forager who's made a career of living off our urban landscape by supplementing her diet with edible weeds.

Kate Armstrong, Urban Forager, Waxes on Weeds

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, October 16, 2013

Tablet profiles SAFER's Mason Tvert

Eric PetersonMonday, October 14, 2013
Source: Tablet

Tattoo Nation inks CU Denver's Anschutz campus

Eric PetersonFriday, October 11, 2013
Source: CU Denver
Development News Cherry Creek North

Rained-out fashion show rescheduled

Margaret JacksonFriday, October 11, 2013

Health Data Consortium gives kudos to Denver's iTriage

Eric PetersonMonday, October 7, 2013
Source: Health Data Consortium
Feature Story Ruby Hill

Ruby Hill Park Getting Ready to Shine

Vic VelaWednesday, October 2, 2013

Manhattan Institute projects big drop in Colorado health insurance rates in 2014

Eric PetersonTuesday, October 1, 2013
Source: Manhattan Institute

Marijuana investor group targets Denver, reports Economist

Eric PetersonMonday, September 30, 2013
Source: The Economist
Feature Story Warm Cookies of the Revolution encourages active citizenship with monthly meetings covering everything from poop to pro sports.

Civic Health Club: Warm Cookies of the Revolution

Gigi SukinWednesday, September 25, 2013

Good Morning America travels to Denver

Eric PetersonMonday, September 23, 2013
Feature Story The original Chipotle on East Evans Avenue.

Top 10 Denver Startups of All Time

Eric PetersonWednesday, September 18, 2013
Feature Story The After Party at the Bridge has booked Nathaniel Rateliff with Born in the Flood and FLASH/LIGHTS, an experimental electro-pop act from RiNo.

After Party on the Bridge Makes Fundraising Cool (and Affordable)

Eric PetersonWednesday, August 28, 2013
Innovation News CK thumb

Retrofit hires Chelsea Katz to manage business development from Denver

Eric PetersonThursday, August 22, 2013
Development News Urban Peak

Fashion show will benefit homeless kids

Margaret JacksonMonday, August 19, 2013
Innovation News 14er thumb

14er Project wall chart tracks your summits (and looks good doing it)

Eric PetersonMonday, August 19, 2013

Yahoo! spotlights Convercent HQ in Golden Triangle

Eric PetersonMonday, August 19, 2013
Source: Yahoo!
Feature Story The juice at Vibrant Earth is made overnight by her staff in a local commercial kitchen and is about 98% organic.

Two Raw Juiceries Pressing Forward Locally

Samantha AlvianiWednesday, August 14, 2013
Feature Story Staunton State Park is less than an hour from Denver.

Going Wild with Great Outdoors Colorado

Mindy SinkWednesday, August 7, 2013
Innovation News Auckland Outdoors

Auckland Outdoors building "OpenTable for outdoor gear"

Eric PetersonFriday, July 19, 2013
Feature Story The Denver Downtown Partnership and the Denver Botanic Gardens partnered to create the Garden Block on the 16th Street Mall.

Garden Block Blooms on 16th Street Mall

Gigi PeccoloWednesday, July 17, 2013

TechCrunch reports on The Roost

Eric PetersonFriday, July 12, 2013
Source: TechCrunch

Challenge Cup pegs Denver for global startup competition

Eric PetersonTuesday, July 9, 2013
Source: Tech Cocktail
Feature Story CEO Tamra Ryan is the mastermind behind the Women's Bean charity's revolutionary business model.

The Women's Bean Project: How Gourmet Food Helps Local Women

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, June 26, 2013
Development News Travis thumb

Medicine and art collide at exhibit on Anschutz campus

Margaret JacksonMonday, June 24, 2013

YOUnique Counseling opens in Cherry Creek

Margaret JacksonThursday, June 20, 2013
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