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Dining & Restaurant

Tip of the Month: The first rule of food and wine pairing is always to drink what you like, no matter what someone else says.
Cook Street; School of Fine Cooking - www.cookstreet.com
Local Wine Events - www.localwineevents.com/Denver-Wine
These two websites will help boost your fine dining I.Q. Cook Street offers cooking classes in such areas as French menus and artisan bread. Additionally, they offer a monthly wine club and classes that focus on specific growing regions. LocalWineEvents.com is a great reference for Metro Denver wine events.

Entertainment

Tip of the Month: Hold a Tarantula
Butterfly Pavilion - www.butterflies.org
A guaranteed fun time for friends, couples, or families. This 30,000 square foot facility is the first stand-alone nonprofit insect zoo in the nation. Walk through a tropical paradise while being surrounded by more than 1,200 free-flying butterflies or for a truly unique experience hold, Rosie, a Chilean rosehaired tarantula.

Fitness and Beauty

Tip of the Month: Get some fresh air
Denver Parks and Recreation - http://www.denvergov.org/dephome.asp?depid=34
Denver Parks and Recreation is a tremendous asset to our community. Children can participate in organized programs such as: outdoor adventure, after school, aquatics, special needs, and summer day camp. Adult programs such as, aquatics lessons, golf instruction and seniors activities are also offered. Additionally, open swim, weight lifting, aerobic machines, and indoor basketball are offered at many centers.

Shopping and Retail

Tip of the Month: support local fashion designers
Fashion Denver - www.fashiondenver.com
Discover handbags, jewelery, clothing, and accessories created by local designers. This site also features a fashion Blog and information about fashion workshops. Workshop topics include: making your own skirt pattern and skirt, how to start your own boutique, and fashion sketching.

Home and Garden

Tip of the Month: Discover Xeriscape
Colorado Water Wise Council - www.xeriscape.org
Xeriscape is not just filling your yard with rocks and gravel. It is a combination of seven commonsense gardening principles that aid in the conservation of water while creating a beautiful, lush, and colorful landscape. Learn about these principles and view photos of Xeriscape gardens at their website.

Professional Services

Tip of the month: Learn something
Colorado Free University - www.freeu.com
Colorado Free University is Colorado's most comprehensive source for continuing education programs. Ballroom dancing, learning a second language, and starting your own business are a few examples of the variety of classes and seminars they offer. Class schedules are flexible and generally feature between one and five meetings. Costs are very reasonable with some classes offered at about $30.00.

Grocery

Tip of the Month: Support a community garden
Denver Urban Gardens – www.dug.org
D.U.G is the organization that administers many of the large garden plots located in residential areas. They are a not-for-profit that promotes gardening and self sufficiency for low and moderate income persons and families. D.U.G. promotes a sense of community through gardening and improves nutrition by distributing vegetables, plants, and seed to people in need.

General Services

Tip of the Month: Avoid a tsunami
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - www.weather.gov
This site contain some of the most comprehensive information on local, national, and international weather. Find current and forecast conditions, satellite and radar imagery, and great educational links for children. Additionally, the site provides information on environmental hazards such a thunderstorms, tornadoes, and, yes...tsunamis.

Transportation and Auto

Tip of the Month: Report a pothole
Colorado Department of Transportation - www.dot.state.co.us
This web site contains information on all things transportation in Colorado. Bicyclist; check out a video on safe riding or browse the Colorado bicycling Manual. The aviation section offers information on Colorado airports and great links to this industry. Motorists can view real-time traffic and weather cams, as well as report potholes online.

Miscellaneous Services

Tip of the Month: Be youth mentor
Save Our Youth - www.saveouryouth.org
Metro Denver Partners - http://www.metrodenverpartners.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters - http://www.bbbscolo.org Improve a young persons life as well as the entire community through your service as a youth mentor. These organizations offer a variety of programs, one of which is sure to fit your lifestyle and mentoring goals.

Health and Medical

Tip of the month: Sunscreen is your friend
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center - www.rmpdc.org
Protect yourself and your children from excessive exposure to the sun, especially from 10am to 4pm. Use a sunscreen with a Sun Protection factor (SPF) of 15 or greater. Reapply every two hours, or after swimming or sweating. Visit www.rmpdc.org for more information on protecting your family both indoors and out.

Lodging and Apartments

Tip of the Month: Head for the Hills
Summit County Chamber of Commerce – www.summitchamber.org/
Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone resorts - http://vailresorts.com/
Copper Mountain Resort - http://www.coppercolorado.com/
Big time adventure can be found year round at Colorado's mountain resorts. Hiking, mountain biking, golf, river rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, and of course some of the best skiing and boarding in the world can all be enjoyed in Summit County Colorado.