Features

Rap duo Khaki and X-GD make waves in Denver underground rap scene

Elena Waldman • August 1, 2018

New-wave rap is taking over mainstream music and ‘Soundcloud rapper’ is now a familiar term to many hip-hop fanatics. Among these artists are 19-year-old rapper Jake Granadear and producer Justin Roach, known by their stage names Khaki and X-GD respectively, are helping to build Denver’s underground hip-hop scene.

Fort Collins composer creates new spin on national anthem

Maddie Wright • July 25, 2018

It's not the Fourth of July unless "The Star-Spangled Banner" is bumping. Fort Collins’ own, Ethan Boxley made a new arrangement of the American staple.

Northern Colorado Equality’s Fort Collins Day Pride Festival sees largest turnout

Sara Graydon • July 23, 2018

  Fort Collins Day Pride had a turnout of approximately 350 participants at Fossil Creek Lake on Saturday, July 14.  "That was nearly double last year’s turnout," said Casey Peifer, President...

Local businesswoman brings smiles with mobile photo booth

Miranda Moses • July 12, 2018

Leslie Reeves has created her own innovative photo business with the goal to make a joyful impact all across Northern Colorado with the Weathered Oak mobile photobooth.

Pinball tournaments roll out the retro

Babin Dinda • July 4, 2018

When asked to choose between a Playstation and an arcade, I don’t believe that there are a lot of us who would choose the “old school” route.  

Hick-Hop duo ‘Long Cut’ creates new sounds from traditional southern sentiments

Elena Waldman • July 4, 2018

With Trump embellished spit cups and lips packed heavily with chewing tobacco, "hick-hop" duo Long Cut are making their way through the country and rap scene.

Boudoir photographer Janel Matthias shoots risqué photos to uplift others

Miranda Moses • May 2, 2018

The multi-faceted, self-taught photographer started her professional photo-taking career by creating her Soulful Image Photography business in 2001, where she shoots a variety of portraits for expecting women, weddings, graduating seniors and other clientele seeking to savor impactful moments.

New Backyard Bird food truck stands out with master chef’s take on fried chicken

Matt Smith • May 2, 2018

The fried chicken sandwich is a classic that is difficult to improve upon. Taking up the challenge is the Backyard Bird food truck, with master chef Matt Smith at the helm. “There’s a way to do...

Looking back at CSU ‘College Days,’ wild springtime behaviors of past

Sarah Ehrlich • May 1, 2018

This is College Days, the weekend of celebrating before finals week that put Colorado State University on the map as the place to party in the Rocky Mountain region. Alumni from the time of this affair will recall large amounts of 3.2% beer, great musical guests and plenty of reckless behavior.

CSU students to perform at electronic art festival, explore the visualization of sound

Julia Trowbridge • April 26, 2018

Four students in an electronic art class will perform at the Lafyette Electronic Art Festival on Friday April 27 at 7 p.m.. Four art students taking Installation and Sonic Art have created a collaborative art performance using various electronic sounds and instruments that explores the visualization of sound.

The Fort Collins Music eXperiment brings local music to the spotlight

Julia Trowbridge • April 25, 2018

FoCoMX is presenting 360 artists at over 30 locations on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28. Created by the grassroots nonprofit FoCoMA ten years ago, FoCoMX gives the community an opportunity to hear the aspiring local music in the Northern Colorado area.

CSU art student Saxon Martinez utilizes sculptures to express experiences with racism

Sarah Ehrlich • April 25, 2018

After eight years as a U.S. Marine, Saxon Martinez came to CSU to pursue biomedical science. Now, he’s a well-known student in the Art and Art History department who likes to make bigger than life art installations depicting what he goes through as a minority.