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Communities across the Front Range are recognizing Black History Month with everything from a special musical performance to a youth storytelling event.

In our first episode of 2023 we are looking at the legacy of the Marshall Fire. The fire destroyed more than one thousand homes and damaged at least 150 more. The cost of the fire is estimated to top 2 billion dollars. In December, just before the Marshall Fire anniversary, »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· Reporter Leigh Paterson produced a three-part series that featured personal stories about the fire. In this first installment, Leigh checks in with a firefighter who was on scene.

One year ago this week, Colorado’s most destructive fire in history devastated Boulder County. The Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes and damaged at least 150 more. The cost is estimated to top $2 billion.

Resources are available for those affected by the Sunshine Wildland Fire. If you would like to help, there are ways you can volunteer.

Veterans experiencing homelessness in Northern Colorado have a new way to access resources. A mobile van will provide supplies and services in the mountain and plains communities to connect with rural residents.

Late summer is county fair season around the country and in Colorado, and the festivities are finally returning to normal this third summer of the pandemic. In the coming weeks, Lincoln and Routt counties, among others, will have their fairs, and it all builds up to the state fair at the end of this month in Pueblo. But in Yuma, the focus is on the farm and future farmers.

For the first time this year, the FireKracker 5K in Fort Collins allowed runners to register as male, female or non-binary. Steph Campbell is the first winner of the non-binary category.

The pandemic forced Colorado industries to shut down storefronts and put up with supply chain issues and inflation. Despite the financial squeeze, the state’s new business filings have skyrocketed during the last three years, nearing a 10-year peak last quarter. And the economic development is happening in urban and rural communities alike.

Today on Colorado Edition, we hear about Marshall Fire survivors who are struggling with a challenging housing market and a strong desire to stay put. We also talk with journalist Lisa Napoli about four women who were foundational to the early days of NPR.

A Colorado Springs-based nonprofit that turns guns into garden tools has disabled more than 1,000 firearms across the country since its inception in 2013.