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Epoch Times
22-04-2025
- Epoch Times
The Best New Hotel in the World Is in Denver, Says Esquire
By Tiney Ricciardi From The Denver Post DENVER—Coloradans looking to book a room at one of the best hotels in the country might want to consider a staycation in Denver. Guest room at the new Populus Hotel in downtown Denver, Oct. 17, 2024. Andy Cross/The Denver Post/TNS This week, Esquire unveiled its list of the best new hotels in the world, which reporters and editors culled 'the old-fashioned way,' they wrote—by visiting a slew of new properties in person over the past year. Sous chef Blaise Colamarino, left, and Chef de Cuisine Efe Taslik prepare for a meal service at the Stellar Jay restaurant on the rooftop of the new Populus Hotel in downtown Denver, Oct. 17, 2024. Andy Cross/The Denver Post/TNS Denver's nature-inspired Populus Hotel, which opened last October, was not only the sole local spot on the list but also earned the title of 'hotel of the year' for 2025. Rising 13 stories into the skyline, the Populus is immediately noticeable for its white exterior covered in oblong windows, designed to mimic the eyes of aspen trees. In fact, its namesake is the scientific term for aspens, Populus tremuloides. Populus Hotel in downtown Denver, Oct. 17, 2024. Andy Cross/The Denver Post/TNS Esquire's Jeff Gordinier gushed about the aesthetic, from the exterior with its arched windows designed to deter birds from flying into the glass to the sheets of reishi mushroom leather decorating the in-house bar, Pasque. The Rocky Mountains vistas from the rooftop bar, Stellar Jay, aren't bad either, he wrote. Rooftop view from the new Populus Hotel in downtown Denver, Oct. 17, 2024. Andy Cross/The Denver Post/TNS The mission behind the Populus also resonated. The property was designed to be the country's first 'carbon positive' hotel, meaning it aims to make a positive environmental impact. It does so with amenities like a biodigester that turns food scraps into compost, using only renewable energy resources, and planting trees for each night a guest stays there, The Denver Post previously reported. Related Stories 9/12/2024 2/23/2024 Grand staircase in the new Populus Hotel in downtown Denver, Oct. 17, 2024. Andy Cross/The Denver Post/TNS 'Traditionally, hotels are pretty bad for the environment, but every gesture at this curvy, revolutionary property has been created with the idea of honoring nature. That spirit happens to lead to a beautiful and restorative experience,' Esquire said. The Populus Hotel topped the publication's list of 42 hotels across the globe. Copyright 2025 MediaNews Group, Inc. Visit at Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Dear Readers: We would love to hear from you. What topics would you like to read about? Please send your feedback and tips to
BBC News
24-03-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Exhibition marks 150 years of Hertfordshire wildlife group
The organisers of a wildlife exhibition hope to teach children about a county's natural environment and inspire them to protect its About Hertfordshire marks the 150th anniversary of the county's Natural History Society, which included Charles Darwin as an honorary free exhibition at St Albans Museum, which runs until 6 July, looks back at the Victorian origins of the society and ahead to challenges of climate change and habitat loss."There's no evidence that Darwin ever came to Hertfordshire but a lot of their early debates were about his evolutionary theory," said the society's secretary David Utting. His own passion for wildlife began as a child, thanks to "a marvellous teacher who was a very skilled natural historian"."I was very lucky that when I wasn't even 10 years old, I had this teacher. Anyone who came into contact with her got very excited about wildlife."It was mostly about birds to begin with, but I went out collecting all sorts of things – beetles, spiders, insects," he said. Along with other volunteers, he now goes out to identify and record Hertfordshire's wildlife, discovering anything from lizards to firecrest birds."We pull everything together and publish it, produce county atlases and we also feed into national databases," he said."You can't miss the fact that wildlife is declining. Birds are obvious as they migrate and are vulnerable at both ends of the journey. "The turtle dove has almost disappeared from Hertfordshire, and as far as we know we don't have any adders any more."But some things have been reintroduced. There are red kites all over Hertfordshire now, but in the 1980s, my wife and I had to go to West Wales to see them." A model of a peregrine falcon will be on display along with a 3D model of the River Ver chalk stream and the county's Pasque is also the chance to see rare HNHS botany books that date from 1479."We are excited to share our big birthday celebration and tell more people about our county's wonderful wildlife," Mr Utting added. "We want to inspire them – young and old – to go out and discover the natural world for themselves."Farhana Begum, head of St Albans Museums, said: "We hope this exhibition will help people to think about what is right on their doorstep and encourage them to get out into the natural world." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
