It’s 2025. Katy Perry’s playing outer space, Coachella costs more than your car, and your group chat still can’t agree on a playlist. But Colorado? Colorado gets it right. This summer, the state is leaning into what it does best: killer mountain views, chill crowds, and live music that won’t bankrupt your Venmo.

Whether you're in Denver, Boulder, or somewhere with more elk than Wi-Fi, there's a concert series that’s free or almost free and well worth showing up for. No wristbands. No phone face-scan fumbles. Just music (and maybe a beer garden).

Once the domain of retirees and church rec centers, pickleball has elbowed its way into the Mile High mainstream like a paddle-swinging disruptor in court shoes. Pickleball is having a renaissance, and Denver isn’t sticking to the sidelines. 

That’s right. Europe's High Renaissance brought enlightenment. America’s brought carbon fiber paddles and orthopedic insoles. And, you thought the Vitruvian Man was about proportions? Nah, it was about the ready position

Sticker shock used to be a momentary jolt. Now, it's just a Tuesday. In the May 2025 Colorado housing market, affordability remains the elephant in the room… only now, it's taken up permanent residence. Home prices and mortgage rates continue to hover at levels that tighten even the roomiest belt, while a surge in rental inventory has made leasing an attractive alternative.

While the Denver housing market shows signs of typical seasonal movement, the numbers reveal it’s more of a plateauing signal than a Nike swoosh graph.

Ordering flowers shouldn’t feel like submitting a support ticket. If you’ve ever crossed your fingers and hoped the national delivery site got it right, you already know that mass-produced bouquets often arrive looking... tired. You’re spending real money. Go local, and get something that looks like it.

Luckily, Denver has an impressive lineup of locally owned flower shops that go far beyond basic arrangements. We’re talking seasonal stems, local sourcing, design-forward arrangements, and—yes—delivery. Whether you need flowers sent across Denver or want to surprise someone on the way home from the office, there’s a florist who can make it happen, beautifully and responsibly.

Smart, stylish, and drought-friendly. Yes, your yard can be all three.

Colorado is dry. Not “reusable bottle suggested” dry. We're talking less annual rainfall than L.A. dry. And with increasing lawn watering restrictions and hotter summers, thirsty lawns and imported greenery are getting harder to justify (or maintain).

In a city that’s constantly building up, the Denver Botanic Gardens remind us what it means to grow deep. For 23 years, Corcoran Perry & Co. has been a proud sponsor — not just because it’s beautiful (though it is… and we have the Denver Botanic Gardens photos to prove it), but because it reflects the kind of long-term thinking and community investment we believe in, too.

More than a quiet place to recharge, the Gardens are a nationally recognized research institution, a hub for conservation, and a surprising source of edge-of-your-seat programming (seriously, don’t sleep on Glow at the Gardens). 

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: yes, this is a blog about helping the planet. Yes, it includes a list of great local honeys. No, it will not ask you to become a backyard beekeeper or build a tiny bee hotel out of wine corks. Unless that’s your thing. In which case, buzz on.

Think of this as your low-effort, high-impact guide to the best Colorado honey and your playbook to supporting the environment…without composting your entire lifestyle. (Or your pantry.)

The Colorado housing market continues its steady, if uninspired, shuffle into spring. Think less sprint, more tortoise… determined, slightly weary, and not in a particular rush.

The Denver Metro Association of Realtors’ March numbers (which inform this April market snapshot) suggest we’re in for another season of contradictions: more listings but persistent affordability issues, slight buyer power but only for the few willing to take the leap, and no clear resolution in sight. The market decidedly isn’t crashing, but it’s also not going anywhere in a hurry.