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Martin Itjen used showmanship, persistence and a good bit of ingenuity to capitalize on the legend of gangster Soapy Smith.

As you’re making your summer plans, don’t forget Creede. Located on Colorado’s Silver Thread, Highway 149, it’s a place where you can still see into the past. The Utes knew this land well. They had hunted the forests and valleys in the region for centuries. They frequented “Little Medicine,” the hot mineral springs on Goose Creek near Wagon Wheel Gap, as well as “Big Medicine” springs near present-day Pagosa Springs.

Still sifting and meandering through history after our Dec. 27 history edition. I was trying to find out exactly where Ohlwller Park was situated in Ouray. I'm pretty sure it was at the southeast corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue, and I probably need to just go spend a little time in the Ouray Library and ask Maureen and folks there if any maps exist showing the park.

My column published in the print edition of the News on Jan. 20 has elicited an unprecedented response from my readers. Never has an article led to so many people contacting me about something that I have written. This is reassuring; it confirms that somebody out there reads my column, but it is also complicated.

Ricky Jay, actor, author, scholar and fabled magician, was an energetic collector of all things strange, marvelous and magical.

In February 1892, Colorado Gov. John Routt faced a hostile crowd of miners and prospectors in Creede, Colo., people upset that the State Land Board claimed land on the valley

The North Georgia Cruisers are proud to present a Labor Day Weekend Car and Truck Show on Saturday, September 3 at the Chattooga County Agricultural Center, located at 33 Middle School Rd. Summerville, Ga. Proceeds from this event will to benefit various area needy programs. Combined with the car and truck show will also be […]

The Klondike Gold Rush captures the spirit of the Frontier West and the unexplored Canadian wilds. There was a promise that anyone could strike it rich

Illusionists, cardsharps, charlatans and human cannonballs enliven a trove of rare books, posters and ephemera now going to auction at Sotheby’s.

After a performance season cut short last year by COVID, THEATREdART is back to officially mark the start of spooky season — and bring haunted history lessons to the city.