After launching in January, a company selling fiberglass hard-shell tents that perch on top of sedans, minivans and other larger vehicles already has racked up $200,000 in sales.
Boulder-based rooftop car tent maker off to a hot start
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Cap Hill storefront swaps one Pilates studio for another
Heather Willer has transformed the 2,000-square-foot studio at 1138 E. Sixth Ave. into Axis Pilates, which also will offer cycling and TRX training.
For Denver survival company, business booms when the end nears
Byron Walker, CEO of Denver-based Survival Frog, talks about recent spikes in sales, current events and his own stash of survival supplies.
Newly opened Lakeside gym takes training up a notch
The gym rats at a recently launched fitness club north of Lakeside Amusement Park work out under a fierce tagline: “Train insane or remain the same.”
Authors tussle in court over weight-loss book
An author and psychologist claims a Boulder resident’s 2017 book regurgitates an argument he’s been making for 40 years: self-control is the key to losing weight.
Meet the CO startups building burly tow-behind campers
“Any place you can get your car or jeep or whatever, you can get this trailer in,” said the Palisade-based maker of the $16,000 machines.
Caddie academy shacks up at two Grand Junction courses
The Solich Caddie and Leadership Academy, which started six years ago at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, is pushing west with the help of the CGA.
Bodybuilder opens first studio across from Denver Health
Danielle Harvey soon will open Body by D, a yoga, personal training and group fitness gym at 520 Cherokee St.
Golf legend and former CU star Hale Irwin is part of team rebuilding City Park Golf Course
Denver has picked a fivesome of businesses to redesign and rebuild City Park Golf Course as part of a $40 million rehabilitation and flood-mitigation project. Former CU golf prodigy and three-time U.S. Open winner Hale Irwin will serve as a consultant to the lead course architect, Broomfield-based iConGolf Studio. Scott Rethlake, director of golf for… Read more »
Outdoor treats await at Denver’s new rec center
Denver Parks and Recreation has allocated $400,000 to put a 30-foot climbing wall and 11-foot bouldering area in the under-construction recreation center going up next to East High School.
