Best of Cheyenne

Is there a playground your kids really like in Cheyenne? One of the city's strong points is having plenty of parks with lots of playground equipment to get some exercise. Here's a look at five fun playgrounds in Cheyenne.

Last week, Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen announced that he will not be seeking a third term in office when his seat comes open this fall. So far, two candidates have emerged to replace Kaysen on the ballot in November. Amy Surdam, the executive director of the Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority, was the first to throw her hat in the ring...

Be afraid, be very afraid...the geeks are taking over Cheyenne. This week, the Geek Garage will celebrate the grand opening of their new location at 1726 Capitol Avenue downtown. The business began in June of last year, when a group of "tech geeks" opened up shop in a garage...

By the time she was 16-years-old, Wyoming native Mildred Harris was among the most well known actresses in the world when her torrid love affair with Charlie Chaplin became the first tabloid scandal in Hollywood history. Born in Cheyenne in 1901, the daughter of a telegraph operator scored her first Hollywood movie role at the age of 11, when she was cast in The Post Telegrapher...

When Cheyenne was established in 1867, the bustling town was essentially a collection of tents housing workers and merchants who had come to the area following the Union Pacific Railroad. It probably won't surprise you to learn that the city's first permanent building was a gun shop...

Except for the two weeks in July when thousands of CFD visitors take over my neighborhood, I love living close to Lions Park. On a warm, sunny day, nothing beats taking the dog for a walk along the lake. And if you're there long enough, a plane from the nearby Cheyenne Air National Guard Base might even fly directly over your head...

Moving to a new town can be difficult, especially when you're young and you don't know many people. This week, Cheyenne residents are giving a warm welcome to our newest resident, the Lions Park Bald Eagle. For at least the past 10 days, this eagle has been camping out in and around the park...

Richard Johnson is a Cheyenne City Councilman, representing Ward 3. He's also one of the most outspoken and outrageous political figures in the Capital City. When he's not wearing a Slayer t-shirt to council meetings, he's busy collecting signatures to legalize medical marijuana in Wyoming or posting scantily clad pictures of himself on Facebook...

If you have been in Cheyenne for any length of time, you've probably noticed many monuments, but never took the time to stop your car and check them out.

Every time I visit the Morris House Bistro, I walk away saying "that was the best meal I've had in Cheyenne". There really is no other place like it. Upscale, low-country southern cuisine in a historic Victorian home. If I could afford to eat there every week, I would...