The Quotie Monthly: September 2024

Looking for some happy news? We have it on good authority that this is going to be a banner year for fall colors. The monsoonal flows through the spring and summer, and drier, warmer fall days have created the perfect conditions. Check out our map and week-by-week breakdown of peak colors.

Another thing on people’s minds this fall, of course, is the upcoming election. CPR News, KRCC and Denverite will be your source for comprehensive voter guides, available in just a few short weeks when ballots are mailed (but you can get a head start on understanding the ballot measures now). Keep an eye on our homepage, and be on the lookout for new episodes of Purplish, our politics podcast, to help you make sense of what’s happening in Colorado this election season.

Colorado Wonders: “Why is the Colorful Colorado sign brown and white?”?

A reader reached out to ask if a sign with the word “colorful” on it should be, well, more colorful. CPR News dug into the history and chatted with CDOT to learn more about the sign’s backstory. While the sign itself may be pretty simple, it sure stirs up a lot of opinions and feelings.

Here are Colorado’s 2024 Michelin Star restaurants

Colorado’s second Michelin Guide was released earlier this month, identifying some of the best restaurants, bars and hotels the state has to offer. This year, one new restaurant was awarded a single Michelin star, and all of last year’s winners successfully defended their status.

Get ready for Colorado’s 2024-25 classical concert season

There's a lot to love about Colorado's classical music scene, and the curtain is about to rise on a brand new concert season. CPR Classical has perused the season and found some concerts we think you might like from top groups in Colorado.

These Coloradans experiencing homelessness were given different sums of money – no strings attached. Here’s what happened

The goal of a $9 million study by the Denver Basic Income Project was to find out what would happen if people experiencing homelessness got a lump sum of money, no strings attached. CPR News dug into the results as well as individual stories of participants.

The Local 303: Colorado artists we’re featuring for September 2024

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Indie 102.3 is taking the month of September to highlight the rich musical sounds across genres from Colorado's Latinx community. Get to know their music, and join us at Globe Hall on Sept. 30!

Upcoming event: The Economics of Being Single with Marketplace

In the U.S., almost half of adults are single, but this demographic reality collides with American culture, as well as current economic policies and conditions. Kimberly Adams, Marketplace's senior Washington correspondent and co-host of the "Make Me Smart" podcast, hosts a panel discussion on the economics of being single and how to financially prepare for different stages of life. Get tickets and more info.

This weekend marks the 30th Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival. KRCC and Indie 102.3 will be there, so if you’re coming by, be sure you say hello! And before you do, brush up on your Pueblo chile fun facts with our one-minute postcard on the subject.

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Thanks for reading! Before you go, here are a few more stories you may have missed:

• The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot closes after more than 80 years
• There are too many wild horses on too little land, federal officials say. Here’s how they’re thinning a herd in Colorado
• Feds eye five new long-distance passenger rail routes through Colorado

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