Archive for the 'Misc' Category
Free, Unique Wrapping Paper
Closed Published December 9th, 2008 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoThink about it: we go buy pretty wrapping paper for gifts, and most of it gets thrown away after being ripped off the package.
Think about saving some trees this holiday season! If you really must wrap up a gift, consider using wrapping material that is being recycled.
Free recycled maps are available from USGS for holiday wrapping […]
Recycle your cooking oil (numerous locations)
Closed Published November 27th, 2008 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoNovember 29, 2008
10 AM to 4 PM
OK, all of you out there who deep-fried your Thanksgiving turkey (and you know who you are), listen up! Don’t pour that used vegetable oil down the drain or in your neighbor’s flower garden (what were you thinking?). Instead, bring your cooking oil to one of many collection sites […]
CHIP your cat (Metro Denver)
Closed Published October 14th, 2008 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoI’m a cat person. I adore cats. Whenever I see a cat, I have to stop what I’m doing and find out if that cat is willing to be my friend. (And usually they are willing. They know.)
So when I learned that a collaborative effort is underway to let people in Metro Denver get a […]
Free Bikes & Bike repair (Denver)
Closed Published April 12th, 2008 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoNow that spring is trying to be here, our thoughts turn to getting outdoors and enjoying the warm (?) weather! What better way than on a bike!
Derailer Bicycle Collective is a communal, volunteer-run bike shop. This isn’t your normal bike shop, however. Here, you can borrow tools (for free) and obtain free parts (frames, pedals, […]
Colorado Videos
Closed Published October 25th, 2007 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoJust added to our main Colorado-for-Free website: a new Colorado Videos page featuring several online Videos related to — you guessed it — free stuff in Colorado.
Initially we’re experimenting with finding a few good videos and showing them on our site. We’ll swap them out frequently so you can view new videos when you return […]
Free Colorado T-shirts (Colorado Welcome Centers)
Closed Published September 25th, 2007 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoIf you’re planning on driving past one of 9 Colorado Welcome Centers, and would like a free “Let’s Talk Colorado” t-shirt, visit this Colorado tourism site first and select a style and size to pick up when you visit.
T-shirt themes include “Singletrack Minds” (mountain bike), “I dig Stegasaurus”, “Let’s do LoDo”, “Get to know the […]
Let us inform you…when there’s something new and free
Closed Published May 8th, 2007 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoWould you like to know when we’ve added something new to this Blog portion of our site? We can help.
There are several options available to you. Scroll down the sidebar to the right —->
See that button that says “Subscribe me”? If you enter your email address and choose to Subscribe, you’ll receive an email whenever […]
To Comment or Not to Comment??
Closed Published February 16th, 2007 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in Colorado
…that is the question.
Our current stats:
Comments posted to this blog that had any remote relevance to anything: 6
Spam messages attempted to be posted (and blocked by spam-blocker): 2,052
Given these dramatic numbers, I’m strongly considering turning off all Comments for this Blog. Is there anyone out there (other than someone hoping to promote sales of drugs, […]
New graphical calendar of free events & activities in Colorado
Closed Published November 4th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoThe geek in me loves to try out new software features. Today I discovered the ease of creating a Google calendar and adding its graphical features to Colorado-for-Free.
I’ve copied the listings from our Calendar By Month page onto a Google Calendar, and added a
new graphical Calendar page to the site.
Google Calendar is still in Beta, […]
Beyond Recycle: Freecycle! (all over Colorado)
Closed Published October 21st, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoAre you one of over 2,700,000 people around the world who have discovered The Freecycle Network?
What’s that? you ask…
Well, let me ask you this: do you have stuff in your closet, attic, garage, etc. that you no longer want or need? Sure you do! Next time you do a little housecleaning, instead of just throwing […]