Browsing Archive: January, 2010

The Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art

Posted by Jason Hussong on Friday, January 29, 2010,

After living in Denver for over nine years I was pretty sure that I knew of most of the interesting spots around town, particularl

y the ones of a touristy nature. Sure, I may not necessarily be in on the cool and trendy bars, particularly since that's not my cup of tea, but I figured I knew of all the major museums and so forth. Well, a few months ago a friend of mine started interning at the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art and I was instantly corrected.

In all this time I had n...

Four Mile Historic Park

Posted by Jason Hussong on Friday, January 15, 2010,

For years I drove by the signs pointing to the park. I had every intention of visiting it at some point as I lived so close, but never really made it there as something else always seemed to attract my attention. But, over five years after moving from my old apartment, I decided to make my way back to the area and check out the Four Mile Historic Park. I've read a lot of Colorado history books lately and was interested to see how this place fit into the grand scheme.

I had some time to ...

An Historical Perspective

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, January 5, 2010,

This new year has marked my tenth year of living in Colorado. Sometimes it just feels like forever, as though I grew up here and know the place like the back of my hand. Other times, when I look around, I feel like I barely know the place and have only lived here a short while. It's an interesting disparity and one that I've set out recently to try to even out.