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Dazbog Coffee Company Sends Their Franchise to School: MSU Denver Cafe Grand Opening

Dazbog Coffee Company Sends Their Franchise to School: MSU Denver Cafe Grand Opening

On the Auraria campus? Looking for the best locale to satisfy your caffeine cravings? MSU Denver aims to please with its recent introduction of Dazbog Coffee Company, Colorado’s largest independent coffee retailer. Last Wednesday at the grand opening things were getting perky as students lined up for free travel mugs and texted ”dazmetro” to 466622, receiving...
Wednesday Exposure: 'Red Carpet Adventure' in Humanity

Wednesday Exposure: ‘Red Carpet Adventure’ in Humanity

There With Care (therewithcare.org) held their signature fund raising event, “Red Carpet Adventure,” this past Saturday, October 13 to benefit their mission to help families dealing with critical illness. Paula Dupre Pesmen, executive director and founder along with the help of her Hollywood friends, volunteers, family and donors brought to life a night of big...
Actress AnnaSophia Robb is There With Care

Actress AnnaSophia Robb is There With Care

When I saw a missed call from a 303 area code, I thought, eh, whatever. I assumed it was another contractor asking a question about the massive renovation my husband and I are undertaking on our house. So when I listened to the message, and a sweet voice chirped out the name AnnaSophia Robb, I...
Changing the Face of Men’s Health: One Moustache at a Time

Changing the Face of Men’s Health: One Moustache at a Time

Gentlemen get your moustache combs ready, because November 1st is rapidly approaching. For years men have given up shaving for the month of November, exasperating their girlfriends in the process. Guys, angst no more! This November you can grow out the moustache without rockin’ the love boat. Not only does Movember give you an excuse to...
Donate2Date's Jenn Barksdale: From Patient to Volunteer

Donate2Date’s Jenn Barksdale: From Patient to Volunteer

It was 10 years ago in July that Jenn Barksdale had one of the most painful and most life-changing surgeries. When she was just 16, two metal rods and 10 three-inch screws were inserted into her spine to help with her kyphosis and mild scoliosis. It took Jenn a year to fully recover, but by...
Donate2Date’s Silent Auction: Children's Book Dedicated to Artist's Brother

Donate2Date’s Silent Auction: Children’s Book Dedicated to Artist’s Brother

Although Saturday’s Donate2Date event is centered on a date auction, a silent auction will also be taking place, and some of the best date packages, products, and services will be up for bidding. Perhaps one of the most creative and heart-wrenching items is from local artist Cassandra Lillard who donated 10 of her books co-written...
IKEA Foundation and UNICEF Release Results From Their Decade of Partnership

IKEA Foundation and UNICEF Release Results From Their Decade of Partnership

The partnership between the IKEA Foundation and UNICEF was launched with a pioneering campaign to promote children’s rights in the carpet belt in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.  This month celebrates their first decade of collaborative efforts.  In 2006, the partnership  was extended to include projects to end child labor in the cotton-producing...
Chasing Grapes: Denver Food & Wine Festival, Sip, Savor, Sample

Chasing Grapes: Denver Food & Wine Festival, Sip, Savor, Sample

A great way to explore wine on a grand scale is to attend one of the many food & wine festivals that are held annually, all over the world.  You can connect with other wine lovers and foodies, neophytes to connoisseurs, and share your experiences, impressions, all while learning about new things, new people, new...
Colorado AIDS Project (CAP) Names New CEO

Colorado AIDS Project (CAP) Names New CEO

The Colorado AIDS Project (CAP) Board of Directors recently announced the hire of former Board Member, Darrell J. Vigil, to lead the newly merged, statewide Colorado AIDS Project. Vigil served on the pre-merger CAP Board of Directors from October 2002 to September 2009 and returned in September 2010 as Board President.  After the October 2011...
Sports That Inspire: Pedaling for Pencils and The Journey Across America

Sports That Inspire: Pedaling for Pencils and The Journey Across America

“Keep learning; keep working. The world needs you.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dressed as a male, Joan of Arc led the French Army to victory during the Hundred Years’ War. In the 1960s, Twiggy redefined the face of fashion with her pixie cut and slim figure. Shortly after, Nadia Comaneci received a perfect score in...
Bike MS Team Raises Over $1M

Bike MS Team Raises Over $1M

In Colorado and Wyoming alone, there are over 88,000 people that are affected by Multiple Sclerosis. It targets the central nervous system by weakening and disrupting information sent from the brain to the body. With no known cause or cure, the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts numerous events all over Colorado...
Muffins for Miracles Day at Mimi's Cafe

Muffins for Miracles Day at Mimi’s Cafe

Support sick and injured children in the Denver community this Friday, July 6 at Muffins for Miracles Day Mimi’s Café, which has partnered with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals throughout the month of July. This Friday customers will receive a free Strawberry Shortcake muffin with a donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and any purchase. The...