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Bill Ward

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    MiniBar shutters in Cherry Creek

    MiniBar opened in Cherry Creek nearly three years ago, when Bill Ward, the Denver club owner who once ran now-defunct Below Bar and Slim 7 in Larimer Square, picked up the space below the old Village Inn and installed a lounge.

  • Music

    September 9, 2010

    MiniBar has plans that begin with coffee and end with a club

    MiniBar opened in Cherry Creek nearly three years ago, when Bill Ward, the Denver club owner who once ran now-defunct Below Bar and Slim 7 in Larimer Square, picked up the space below the old Village Inn and installed a lounge.

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Bill Ward has big plans for miniBAR

    ​Bill Ward learned a hard lesson in Larimer Square, where he owned Below Bar and Slim 7: At most clubs, you only have a small window -- say, from 10 p.m. until closing -- when you can make money. But now that he's out of Larimer Square altogether, Ward's planning to open that window wide at mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Below Bar at Larimer Square went dark over the weekend

    ​After opening the subterranean Below Bar at 1422 Larimer Street nearly two and a half years ago, owner Bill Ward did a bit of remodeling to the place, switched around some of the furniture, added a lot more mirrors turned it into a gay bar near the end of April. But we've received word that t ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2010

    Men will strut their stuff at Hunks, the show just for women

    ​After opening the subterranean Below Bar at 1422 Larimer Street nearly two and a half years ago, owner Bill Ward did a bit of remodeling to the place, switched around some of the furniture, added a lot more mirrors turned it into a gay bar near the end of April. But we've received word that t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Below Bar re-opening as gay bar tonight

    Rockstar Aaron spins at Below Bar's grand re-opening tonightBelow Bar is re-opening tonight as a gay bar with Rockstar Aaron at the decks. Bill Ward has revamped his two-year-old, subterranean spot at 1422 Larimer Street -- from changing out some furniture to adding a lot of mirrors -- and turned it ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

    The Snake Pit gets a dazzling makeover as Beauty Bar

    Rockstar Aaron spins at Below Bar's grand re-opening tonightBelow Bar is re-opening tonight as a gay bar with Rockstar Aaron at the decks. Bill Ward has revamped his two-year-old, subterranean spot at 1422 Larimer Street -- from changing out some furniture to adding a lot of mirrors -- and turned it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Tonight: "Mini" party at miniBar

    ​ Take a break from shopping tonight at Bill Ward's miniBar, the well-named watering hole at 222 Columbine Street, which will be hosting a "Mini" holiday party from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight with free samples of food, wine and champagne. And if you need to escape the mall before then, miniBa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    Michel Wahaltere exits MiniBAR to open a sports bar

    ​ Just got word from Denver chef/restaurateur Michel Wahaltere that he's been bought out of MiniBAR (222 Columbine Street), the five-month-old miniature lounge (and unofficial viewing headquarters for ABC's Cougar Night) in Cherry Creek. According to Wahaltere, MiniBAR owner Bill Ward is "taking f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    MiniBAR's patio party and Denver Nuggets stimulus package go hand-in-hand

    MiniBAR, the subterranean Cherry Creek hot spot recently opened by Bill Ward and Michel Wahaltere at 222 Columbine Street, is holding its patio launch party tonight from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., but the tiny bar with the really big patio is also doubling as a Denver Nuggets fan bar and TV viewing pad for g ... More >>

  • Music

    May 14, 2009

    Hooked on jazz at Jack's

    MiniBAR, the subterranean Cherry Creek hot spot recently opened by Bill Ward and Michel Wahaltere at 222 Columbine Street, is holding its patio launch party tonight from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., but the tiny bar with the really big patio is also doubling as a Denver Nuggets fan bar and TV viewing pad for g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    miniBAR is a big deal for Cherry Creek

    Nancy Levine Stopped in at Bill Ward's miniBAR Friday night, for an early look at the start of its grand-opening festivities. It's tucked below the old Village Inn at 2623 East Second Avenue. And although the place is tiny, it's definitely big on style.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    MiniBAR mini-opening; grand opening this weekend

    miniBAR opened on Cinco de Mayo, serving specials and drinks, of course. "We are ramping up throughout the week," promises miniBAR's e-mail announcement, "serving food and our full menu starting this Friday." The grand opening is May 8 and 9 -- and since this spot tucked under the old Village In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    MiniBar to open next week

    When I ran into Bill Ward at Houston's in early April, he said that his MiniBar, a new watering hole that will be tucked into space under the old Village Inn in Cherry Creek, was moving slowly but steadily along. Now comes news that Ward has set a date fora a grand opening party of May 5, with regul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Houston's, we have a problem

    Houston's promo card shows a crowd, but they're not your average CreekersAn hour after getting all the appropriate permits, the long-awaited Houston's finally opened this past weekend at 303 Josephine Street. This sibling of the Cherry Creek Grill and other restaurants in the Hillstone chain has an ... More >>

  • Music

    January 22, 2009

    There's a roomful of sophisticated blues at Blues on Blake

    Houston's promo card shows a crowd, but they're not your average CreekersAn hour after getting all the appropriate permits, the long-awaited Houston's finally opened this past weekend at 303 Josephine Street. This sibling of the Cherry Creek Grill and other restaurants in the Hillstone chain has an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Shut your Pie Hole...it's now Abode

    Houston's promo card shows a crowd, but they're not your average CreekersAn hour after getting all the appropriate permits, the long-awaited Houston's finally opened this past weekend at 303 Josephine Street. This sibling of the Cherry Creek Grill and other restaurants in the Hillstone chain has an ... More >>

  • Music

    September 25, 2008

    The skinny on Slim 7's move to Cherry Creek

    Houston's promo card shows a crowd, but they're not your average CreekersAn hour after getting all the appropriate permits, the long-awaited Houston's finally opened this past weekend at 303 Josephine Street. This sibling of the Cherry Creek Grill and other restaurants in the Hillstone chain has an ... More >>

  • Music

    November 15, 2007

    Maloney’s Tavern

    The feeling of nostalgia is thick at this new LoDo destination.

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    Pie Hole in the Wall

    The feeling of nostalgia is thick at this new LoDo destination.

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    Pie Hole in the Wall

    The feeling of nostalgia is thick at this new LoDo destination.

  • Dining

    October 18, 2007

    Champagne Dreams

    There’s lots of activity bubbling below the surface.

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2007

    Q&A With Geezer Butler of Heaven and Hell/Black Sabbath

    There’s lots of activity bubbling below the surface.

  • Music

    September 20, 2007

    This Just In…

    Denver’s Pi fight, and more nightlife news.

  • Music

    September 20, 2007

    Heaven and Hell

    Tuesday, September 25, Coors Amphitheater, 303-830-8497.

  • Music

    May 17, 2007

    Slim 7

    Giving back in a big way.

  • Music

    July 8, 1999

    More Songs of the Century

    Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  • Music

    December 3, 1998

    The Major and the Minor

    A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

  • Music

    July 3, 1997

    Feedback

    A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

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