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Big Boy's Colorado adventure

The world's largest operating steam locomotive will stop in Strasburg for the final leg of its coast-to-coast America 250 tour.

America at 250

The train that &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="makes grown men cry" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/a-locomotive-named-big-boy-is-making-grown-men-cry-0f965e12" data-vars-content-id="808257a3-77b3-48cb-92e5-c70a4e03333d" data-vars-headline="Big Boy&#x27;s Colorado adventure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/a-locomotive-named-big-boy-is-making-grown-men-cry-0f965e12" target="_blank">makes grown men cry</a>&quot; rolls into Arapahoe County on Monday afternoon.Driving the news: Union Pacific&#x27;s Big Boy No. 4014 stops at Strasburg&#x27;s Main Street crossing from 3:45-4:15pm for the final leg of its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="coast-to-coast" data-vars-click-url="https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/track" data-vars-content-id="808257a3-77b3-48cb-92e5-c70a4e03333d" data-vars-headline="Big Boy&#x27;s Colorado adventure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/track" target="_blank">coast-to-coast</a> America 250 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tour" data-vars-click-url="https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule" data-vars-content-id="808257a3-77b3-48cb-92e5-c70a4e03333d" data-vars-headline="Big Boy&#x27;s Colorado adventure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule" target="_blank">tour</a>.

Inside Zyn's $1.2B Colorado bet

The new campus grows manufacturing jobs as debate over nicotine pouches continues.

Business

Philip Morris International ramps up production at its planned $1.2 billion Zyn campus in Aurora on Monday, cementing Colorado&#x27;s role at the center of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="booming" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/business/zyn-nicotine-pouches-tobacco.html" data-vars-content-id="fa4b3586-1dbd-43d0-9448-2b0d8033175c" data-vars-headline="Inside Zyn&#x27;s $1.2B Colorado bet" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/business/zyn-nicotine-pouches-tobacco.html" target="_blank">booming</a> nicotine pouch business.Why it matters: The tobacco giant&#x27;s first U.S. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="greenfield" data-vars-click-url="https://www.archistar.ai/blog/what-is-a-greenfield-development/" data-vars-content-id="fa4b3586-1dbd-43d0-9448-2b0d8033175c" data-vars-headline="Inside Zyn&#x27;s $1.2B Colorado bet" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.archistar.ai/blog/what-is-a-greenfield-development/" target="_blank">greenfield</a> manufacturing complex is being pitched as a boon to Aurora&#x27;s economy, but critics say Colorado is backing a product that could addict young users.

Colorado's golden beginnings

I found Colorado gold, but the story's worth far more.

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Colorado&#x27;s 150th birthday is next month, but I don&#x27;t need a beard or a pickaxe to connect with stories that helped put our Centennial State on the map.Flashback: An 1858 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="gold discovery" data-vars-click-url="https://www.the-old-west.com/articles/pike-s-peak-gold-rush" data-vars-content-id="9c95c7d2-1ee0-4ba1-b69d-67baa69d3041" data-vars-headline="Colorado&#x27;s golden beginnings" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.the-old-west.com/articles/pike-s-peak-gold-rush" target="_blank">gold discovery</a> near Arapahoe County&#x27;s South Platte River and Little Dry Creek confluence was a major moment in the rush that drew fortune-seekers West.

Haiku Revieu: Call Your Mother's Littleton Lil' Deli

One bagel, one new job and one very disappointed daughter.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Call Your Mother" data-vars-click-url="https://www.callyourmotherdeli.com/aspen-grove-littleton-lil-deli-co-call-your-mother-deli" data-vars-content-id="2a7267f1-e807-4add-9cfc-54936d70d286" data-vars-headline="Haiku Revieu: Call Your Mother&#x27;s Littleton Lil&#x27; Deli" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.callyourmotherdeli.com/aspen-grove-littleton-lil-deli-co-call-your-mother-deli" target="_blank">Call Your Mother</a> Littleton Lil&#x27; Deli, 7301 S Santa Fe Dr., LittletonThe order: Royal Palm, $12.50

Haiku review: La Morena 1

The order: Enchiladas verdes de pollo, $17.99.

Food and Drink

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="La Morena 1" data-vars-click-url="https://www.lamorenamexrest.com/lamorena1/" data-vars-content-id="8ca0033e-dfbf-4d6c-96b1-ce8edc10ae0d" data-vars-headline="Haiku review: La Morena 1" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.lamorenamexrest.com/lamorena1/" target="_blank">La Morena 1</a>, 9650 E Colfax Ave., AuroraThe order: Enchiladas verdes de pollo, $17.99

The Mother's Day hike playbook

Scenic local trails that let Mom know you care

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What&#x27;s better than celebrating the mothers among us on some sweet local trails?Be smart: Arapahoe County&#x27;s open space operations manager, Glen Poole, shared a few Mother&#x27;s Day hikes worthy of your Sunday celebration.

My Arapahoe County happy place

How one special space sparked a lifelong love of reading.

News

My happiest place on Earth is where the world first opened to me.Flashback: I was an early reader. And while I&#x27;d like to take credit, it belongs to my mom and to Aurora&#x27;s Mission Viejo Library.

Arapahoe County farmers markets return for the season

This lineup features weekend and weekday markets, each with unique offerings.

Farmers market season means parking lots, downtown streets and shopping centers across Arapahoe County fill with tents, local produce and the promise of a sun-drenched, caffeine-fueled morning.The big picture: This lineup features weekend and weekday markets, each with unique offerings guaranteed to get you outside and activated.

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Big Boy's Colorado adventure

Aurora summers still echo in Arapahoe County

Haiku Revieu: Call Your Mother's Littleton Lil' Deli

Adult summer camp craze takes off in Colorado

Haiku Revieu: Cicis Pizza