Families are invited to dig into a full day of prehistoric fun during Dinosaur Day at Dinosaur Journey on June 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hosted by the Museums of Western Colorado, Dinosaur Day will feature interactive activities, educational stations, fossil-themed crafts, paleo lab tours, games and local community partners throughout the museum. […]
Community Hospital’s Grand Valley Oncology received certification by the QOPI Certification Program, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Association for Clinical Oncology and an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The QOPI Certification Program builds on the Society’s Quality Oncology Practice Initiative, providing a three-year certification for outpatient hematology-oncology practices that meet nationally […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times A preparedness and survival expo is coming to Grand Junction this summer, bringing vendors, demonstrations and seminars focused on emergency readiness, first aid, communications and self-reliance. The Grand Junction Peaks & Plains Prepper Expo is scheduled for Aug. 29-30 at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. Justin Anderson, show manager for the […]
The Fruita Farmers Market is returning for the 2026 season with an opening-day celebration June 13, 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Fruita Civic Center Park, 325 E. Aspen Ave. Hosted by the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce, the Fruita Farmers Market will take place every Saturday through Oct. 31, bringing together local agriculture, artisan goods, […]
Enstrom Candies, a 97-year-old, family-owned Colorado company known for its world-famous toffee, announced it has completed construction on its new 50,000-square-foot expansion facility located at the corner of 28 Road and Grand Avenue. Enstrom Candies said in a June 1 news release the project, which broke ground Dec. 6, 2024, was completed in May. The […]
The City of Grand Junction is now selling memberships for the new Community Recreation Center, 2836 Recreation Way, ahead of the facility’s anticipated grand opening in late 2026. Memberships may be purchased in person at the Community Recreation Center’s membership-sales trailer located near the construction site. Directional signage will be posted along the construction fencing […]
Real-estate agency bought the Seventh Street building it hopes to inhabit come Spring 2027 Five years removed from leaving downtown Grand Junction, the Christi Reece Group is taking steps to return. The real-estate agency’s downtown departure was a matter of getting a larger space in the Bonsai Design building in the Las Colonias Development, where […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Last week, after nearly three hours of public comment and debate, the Grand Junction City Council voted 5-2 to remove from the city’s camping ordinance some language that prevented enforcement of a camping ban when no overnight-shelter beds are available. Grand Junction has prohibited camping on public property since 2019. […]
HopeWest rolled out an ad campaign to show hospice is about living comfortably and more fully at the end of life Tim Harty, The Business Times To everyone who thinks hospice care is simply where people go for their final couple weeks, or even final few days, just waiting to die, HopeWest politely offers this […]
Aided by drought, outdoor metal art is becoming increasingly popular in the Grand Valley Tim Harty, The Business Times Upland Gravel started selling outdoor metal art – various plants in vibrant colors; living creatures either colorful or rust-covered – after moving to 454 28 1/2 Road, right off the Interstate 70 Business Loop, in April […]