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If you have recently bought a home and are moving to Denver, be careful what you flush down your toilet.

Residents all throughout Denver and cities across the nation are facing clogged drains and cannot seem to figure out why.

Aurora resident Frances Quitana’s toilet clogged, so he called a plumber. When the plumber came, he snaked the drain and it was fixed. The next day it happened again, but this time the water would not stop overflowing and his basement flooded. Quintana, baffled, went door to door asking his neighbors if they were also having plumbing issues…and they were.

Aurora Water investigated the issue and found out that the new trend of using flushable bathroom wipes, much like baby wipes but for adults, is what is causing the nationwide plumbing problem. Ever since the form of adult baby wipes have become increasingly popular, more and more people are also flushing their baby wipes and disinfecting cleaner wipes.

However, the majority of these materials are not meant to be flushed, causing homeowners and government entities millions of dollars to fix clogged pipes and pumps.

In Portland, Maine, grocery stores have posted signs in the aisle warning customers not to flush the products, and even print an additional warning at the bottom of receipts.

Kirk Skogen is the wastewater operations superintendent for Aurora Water and he states that although a lot of the wipes’ brands market the product as “flushable” or disintegrating much like that of regular toilet paper, they do not.

With wipes sales reaching $7 billion annually, $600 million of that is from the new trend of “flushable bathroom wipes”; however, they are proving to not be so flushable.

The end of October brought more TGIF to Denver…that is TGI Fridays restaurant locations!

The four Denver TGI Fridays locations will be getting an upgrade after the California-based franchise investment group MarLu bought the locations in a 22-store deal with the national restaurant chain.

The deal allows the investment group to make the four Denver locations up-to-par with the newest design model set by TGI Fridays’ Texas headquarters, as well as open 10 new locations within Texas and Colorado.

The four Denver locations that the MarLu Investment Group franchise has taken over include Aurora, Longmont, Thornton, and The Shops at Northfield Stapleton in Denver.

Senior director of communications for TGI Fridays Quinton Crenshaw, says that no time frame has been set for the update of the four locations, and they do not know where or when new stores will come to the Colorado market.

If you are moving to Denver, perhaps the best aspect to this current event is the fact that TGI Fridays considers the area important for the restaurant chain market and called it one of the best test markets for rolling out new menu items.

If you are moving to Denver and are in the hospitality industry, check your local listings to see when the new locations will be opening and get a job before you make your move.

Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder in which the nerve cell activity in the brain gets disturbed, causing an individual to seizure. These seizures can occur in many different ways and have variations of symptoms, such as: abnormal behavior, loss of consciousness, staring blankly, or twitching.

In order to be diagnosed with epilepsy, you would have to have at least two unprovoked seizures during your life.

23-year-old Kelley Sperry of Johnstown, Colorado is bringing awareness to the condition that she faces every day: epilepsy.

“I have a rare disease. That’s what caused my epilepsy,” Sperry said. “It wastes away half my face. I’ve had six reconstructive surgeries.”

In order to educate the public on her condition, Sperry wears a sweatshirt that reads, “I’m not drunk or high. I have epilepsy.”

Sperry got tired of being followed by security guards in retail stores so she has been dedicating an entire year to raising awareness in the local community, one store at a time.

If you are moving to Denver and you or a loved one has been diagnosed with epilepsy, join Sperry in educating the Colorado community on the rare condition by visiting the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado website.

If you are moving to Denver with your family and looking for some of the city’s best Halloween events for families, take part in one of the many mile high haunts the city has to offer:

1) Check out the eight-acre corn maze at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, open every weekend throughout October and until November 1^st. The Corn Maze is known to be one of the nation’s most attended corn maze and features a smaller maze for younger children, as well as hayrides, horse and pony rides, an array of food vendors, and a Pumpkin Fest 10-acre pumpkin patch.

2) Railroad Halloween Town will take you back in time as you ride this trick-or-treat train through the Colorado Railroad Museum. Departing every half hour between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., your youngest costumed characters can fill their trick-or-treat bags and have a blast from the past on this “not so spooky” haunted train ride. After their railcar comes to a stop, you can sit by the Hobo Campfire and enjoy storytelling.

3) Boo At The Zoo is another popular Denver Halloween event for children and will be open October 25^th and 26^th and features over 25 trick-or-treat stations throughout the Denver Zoo. Let your children spend Halloween with their favorite furry friends and enjoy family-friendly entertainment and Halloween activities, all included in regular admission price.

4) For the bolder…Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park is hosting Fright Fest. See the theme park transform into a scream park, complete with haunted houses and characters of terror.

5) Haunted Field of Screams will be open throughout October and until November 1^st. This mile high haunt is known as Denver’s largest haunted attraction, you and your family can fall victim to over 35 acres of cornfields and three separate haunts: Haunted Field of Screams”, “Dead Man’s Night Maze”, and “Zombie Paintball Massacre”.

All My Sons Moving & Storage of Denver would like to remind families to have a safe and happy Halloween, keep your children in sight, and if you are moving this fall or winter season, let All My Sons make your move easy and stress-free so that you can enjoy the holiday season.

Once the beer fanatics and zombies leave town…in comes the gorillas!

The Annual Gorilla Run will take place Sunday, November 2^nd and features more than 3,000 people in gorilla suits running a 5K in order to raise awareness and funding to benefit the mountain gorillas of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Moving to Denver and don’t have a gorilla suit? No problem! For $99 you can enter the race AND get a gorilla suit in your size.

Although Denver already holds the spot in the Guinness World Record for a gorilla run, the 2014 race aims to set the number even higher so grab your friends and family members, suit up, and run to save the gorillas!

Participants are also encouraged to dress up their gorilla so suit their style, so add a wig, clothing, be old, or be young, but make your gorilla fun!

After the race there will be the annual block party, complete with food trucks, beverages, and entertainment.

Move to Denver and join thousands of zombies, ghouls, and goblins gathering in downtown Denver for the Annual Zombie Crawl on October 18^th.

If you have recently moved to Denver and are looking for something BIG to be a part of, help us make our goal of breaking the Guinness World Record for largest gathering of zombies this Halloween season.

This year’s Zombie Crawl will take place on October 18^th at 11:00 a.m. at 16^th Street Mall and last the entire day!

Already holding the place of largest zombie gathering in the United States, this year it aims to make a World record and reach over 16,000 blood splattered crazies dragging all over downtown.

The Denver Zombie Crawl is a zombie versioned 5K run, walk, or crawl around downtown Denver and mixes Fear Factor with the Amazing Race, all wrapped up in a Haunted House. Teams of zombies will help each other solve clues to find checkpoint locations. The fun part is…watching zombies that are falling apart and missing limbs try to complete the race.

If you and your family are new to Denver and would like to dress up as the undead and be a team in this zombie race, you can arrive at noon to be face painted, laugh, get grossed out, and horrified all in one.

Move to Denver and be a part of a Guinness World Record! October is a busy month for Denverites, and they love any excuse to put on a costume, but for this event you might just have to get creative with your costume, since many dress up as kegs, mugs, and suds.

October Beer Fest kicks off this weekend! From October 1-4, you can take part in over 150 beer events like: tap takeover, firkin tappins, and beer-paired dinners. Pace yourself though because Denver Beer Fest is just getting your feet wet for the real deal. The Great American Beer Festival will be coming to town October 2-4 and will be held at the Colorado Convention Center.

Come one, come all sud lovers!

The largest gathering of sud lovers in the entire world is hosted in the great city of Denver, so if you are looking to move to Denver and love beer…it literally does not get any better than this!

Join over 49,000 beer drinkers this October and taste over 3,000 beers produced by 600 different brewers. Do not hesitate to get tickets to this event, as last year’s Beer Fest sold out in just 15 minutes!

If you do hold the unlucky ticket line spot of last and end up not being able to get a ticket, check out one of the 26 downtown Denver breweries and tap houses…or bar hop and try them all!

If you are in the process of planning a move and are facing the task of choosing a new city, the hundreds of options before you may be overwhelming. Denver may not even be on your radar. It should be, however. The city has a variety of features that should at the very least earn it a place on your list and convince you that a move to Denver may be the fresh start your looking for.

• Denver International Airport within 20 miles of town. Global travel is made quite convenient when you are near a major airport offering flights to dozens of popular international locations.
• Lots of sunshine. While the city may not always get its famed 300 days of sunshine a year, nearly every day has at least one sun break, and poor weather never seems to last long.
• Nature and outdoor recreation opportunities. Whether you are a hiker, runner, skier, whitewater rafter, or all of the above, you won’t have to drive far to take advantage of the amazing Rocky Mountains and their foothills. What is more, the REI flagship store is located downtown, so you can remain well equipped for all your outdoor adventures.

Not convinced Denver is where your future lies? Conduct your own research – or better yet visit – to assess whether the city is right for you. Then, to take the first step towards your new life in Denver, contact Denver movers to discuss the logistics of your move.

Moving is a lot of work. Somewhere between packing up all of your worldly possessions, fitting them into the truck, and moving into your new home, you have to make time to deep clean your entire apartment or house. It is solely your responsibility to make sure that the place is spotless for the next owner or tenant, and you may have a cleaning deposit on the line. How do you know if you have cleaned everything? There are several commonly missed spots that you should keep in mind as you prepare to move out.

• What’s that smell in the kitchen? It might be your sink’s drains. For a cheap and environmentally friendly solution, pour a half-cup of baking soda down the drain and run the hot water for several seconds. This should clear out any odor and wash away the debris causing it.

• Look up. How do your ceilings look? If your home is like most in Denver, there are likely at least a few cobwebs. Vacuum or dust the ceiling, particularly at the corners. Many Denver movers have ladders that you can ask to borrow if you are having trouble reaching your ceiling.

• Remember to remove any dust that may have collected on your window blinds and sills. Any run-of-the-mill duster should do the trick.

Though often neglected, these spots are nonetheless important to check and clean thoroughly before moving out. It is always a good idea to make a checklist to ensure that you do not forget anything. This level of deep cleaning is the best way to guarantee that your cleaning deposit will be returned.

While it is no secret that the Denver metropolitan area is gaining in popularity month over month, and the rental rate for people looking to lease property in the area is getting out of hand for many Denver residents. Zillow said both renters and buyers in the Denver metro area historically have spent about 21.6 percent of income on housing, and housing is at the more affordable end of the spectrum for Denver residents. To break down the numbers, median rent for all metro Denver residential properties in July was $1,712, up 9.4 percent from July 2013, a level Zillow described as “very unaffordable.” Only San Francisco; San Jose, Calif.; and Pittsburgh logged greater rent increases.

The scary part for Denver renters is that the price rises aren’t really showing signs of slowing down. In fact, metro Denver home values are expected to rise 3.7 percent by next July, compared with a 2.7 percent increase nationally, Zillow said. If you are moving to Denver, you might want to assess your financials and see if homeownership is a feasible option. Rent isn’t the only cost going up in the Denver-Boulder-Greeley metro—in fact, cost of living is on the rise and consumer prices are up 2.9 percent over the last year.