The street art murals painted on many buildings in RiNo are also a favorite attraction for locals and visitors alike. Go to the RiNo Murals Program website for more information.

Visit the RiNo Eats outdoor drinking and dining hall at 35th and Larimer. The set up is a creative outdoor food and drink hall under huge tents. They partner with Hop Alley, Fish-N-Beer, Cabana X, Slaters 50/50 and a variety of food trucks. You can order in advance and your food will be delivered to your table when you arrive. Or visit some of the many food trucks in RiNo offering everything from tacos to sandwiches to sweets. RiNo even has a pizza place housed in a shipping container!

Participate in the Friday night art walk.  On the First Friday of every month many RiNo locations open their doors with events featuring art openings and live music. Hours are usually 6–9pm but many locations are open during the day and later into the evening.

River North Art District is considered a walkable neighborhood and should not be missed!

Ice cream and Cold Drinks Really Do Not Cool Us Down! Here we are in the middle of the summer and the temperatures seem to be higher each year! We continue to seek new and fun dietary pleasures to help us combat the heat.

The process of maintaining an optimal body temperature is called thermoregulation, which involves a proper balance between producing and losing body heat. Metabolism and our normal digestive processes create our body energy, which in turn generates internal heat. It helps us to stay warm.  When the outside temperatures are cooler this process is great! But when it’s really warm outside we need to look for different ways to cool us down.

Eating ice cream or drinking a cold beverage will give us a short internal cooling effect, but depending on the caloric content of the food or drink, it will turn to heat quickly as the digestion process begins. The short cooling effects we briefly experience when drinking cold liquids can be explained by their rehydration effects, but the cool liquid is quickly warmed by the surrounding organs.

Surprisingly, sweating is the most effective way our bodies lose heat. Sweat on the skin surface evaporates, causing the skin to cool. Even more surprising is the fact that spicy foods help to cool us down! The active ingredient in spicy foods triggers a sweat response that allows the body to cool as sweat evaporates from the skin. That’s why spicy foods are popular in the local diet in warm climates around the world. So while cold treats can be very satisfying and are certainly refreshing, a better way of cooling down is to spice things up, get your sweat on, and, most importantly, stay hydrated!

This Baked Feta Pasta (Tiktok Original!) is one of those dishes that's ridiculously easy. To make it, simply fill a baking dish with feta, tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper and bake. Toss with fresh garlic, cooked pasta, and basil and you've got dinner handled!

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