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Capitol Hill

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Emerson apartment complex inches toward approval despite complaints

    A lengthy administrative battle over a 42-unit apartment complex, to be built on the corner of a historic block of grand single-family homes on the south end of Capitol Hill, appears to be just about over. But opponents of the 777 Emerson Lofts say the review of the ever-evolving project by the Denv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Capitol Hill vs. the Bluebird District in our Street 16 match-up

    Capitol Hill -- specifically, Capitol Hill between Sixth and Seventh avenues -- and the Bluebird District. Each area of town has its own flavor and character, but if you had to choose one over the other, what would you pick and why? Vote below and sound off in the comments!

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    The Capitol Hill People's Fair application deadline this Friday

    ​Attention bands: If you're hoping to perform at the 41st annual Capitol Hill People's Fair, you better get on the stick. The deadline to apply is this Friday, January 27, at 5 p.m. (Download the application on the CHUN website.) As always, auditions will then be held at the annual Ultimate Mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Medical marijuana dispensary review: Alternative Medicine on Capitol Hill

    The first time I walked into Alternative Medicine on Capitol Hill was a mistake. I was looking for The Clone Store, but I was stoned and walked in the wrong shop. I'm pretty easy going, so I said fuck it and waited in the lobby. But nobody came to receptionist area, so I slipped out and found the ti ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2011

    Smiley's Laundromat survives the recession to dry another day

    The first time I walked into Alternative Medicine on Capitol Hill was a mistake. I was looking for The Clone Store, but I was stoned and walked in the wrong shop. I'm pretty easy going, so I said fuck it and waited in the lobby. But nobody came to receptionist area, so I slipped out and found the ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    During weekends at Jelly, prepare for a jam

    Mark Manger​When Christina Smith and Josh Epps prepared to open Jelly in Capitol Hill earlier this year, they were banking on the fact that Denverites were craving a more vibrant breakfast culture, and that those people would be drawn to restaurants offering the prospect of more than just the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    People's Fair now accepting applications

    ​If you've always wanted to be part of the Capitol Hill People's Fair, this is your chance. Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods is now taking applications for the 41st incarnation of this popular annual event, which always features booths with handmade arts and crafts as well as food, non-stop e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2011

    Meals On Wheels

    ​If you've always wanted to be part of the Capitol Hill People's Fair, this is your chance. Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods is now taking applications for the 41st incarnation of this popular annual event, which always features booths with handmade arts and crafts as well as food, non-stop e ... More >>

  • News

    September 1, 2011

    Reader: "Capitol Hill's vibrancy depends on being able to attract a wide spectrum of residents"

    ​If you've always wanted to be part of the Capitol Hill People's Fair, this is your chance. Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods is now taking applications for the 41st incarnation of this popular annual event, which always features booths with handmade arts and crafts as well as food, non-stop e ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Are homeowners on Clarkson getting zapped by Denver zoning?

    ​If you've always wanted to be part of the Capitol Hill People's Fair, this is your chance. Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods is now taking applications for the 41st incarnation of this popular annual event, which always features booths with handmade arts and crafts as well as food, non-stop e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Denver's group homes and shelters: What's on your block? (MAP)

    ​This week's cover story, "Meet the Neighbors," examines the controversy stemming from a local ministry's efforts to establish a treatment program for recovering addicts in an historic home in Capitol Hill -- at the Bennett-Field house at 740 Clarkson Street, to be precise. Neighbors claim the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Capitol Hill Cannabis indica plants produce the legendary Mile High: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

    ​ Of all of the competitions at the first ever Denver County Fair (held from July 28 through 31, 2011, in the Expo and Stadium Halls of the National Western Complex), the most prized Blue Ribbon should go to Denver's most prized crop -- Capitol Hill cannabis indica...

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    The weird got weirder in 2010: Read about it in the Year in Review

    ​On Tuesday, 9News reported a story about a woman who uses a webcam to check up on her dog during the day instead discovering a burglar in her Capitol Hill home. Strange? Yes. True? Yes. It's the latest weird story in a year that was full of them. Every year, Westword gathers these stories ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Reader: Gypsy House sends a curse of "white lightn" to Starbucks lover

    Gypsy House got a crash course in criticism.​That colorful stretch of 13th Avenue in Capitol Hill is getting a new polish, with the upcoming opening of Jelly and other developments outlined today in a Denver Post story about "the punk rock block." But before these businesses came along, there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    kaTcH Fish House sinks in Capitol Hill

    Lori Midson​kaTcH Fish House, which opened early this summer at 1300 Pennsylvania Street, apparently didn't catch on with neighbors in the Capitol Hill 'hood, because the space, barely five months old, sunk at the end of October. "It's very simple," says former co-owner Chris Deutschman. "The ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2010

    Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead

    Lori Midson​kaTcH Fish House, which opened early this summer at 1300 Pennsylvania Street, apparently didn't catch on with neighbors in the Capitol Hill 'hood, because the space, barely five months old, sunk at the end of October. "It's very simple," says former co-owner Chris Deutschman. "The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Potager's packing its bags and going on summer vacation

    ​Ripe tomatoes or no, Potager's taking a vacation. The Capitol Hill bastion of local, organic and seasonal fare will be dormant from this Sunday, July 18 through Wednesday, August 4, reopening for dinner on Thursday, August 5. It's not a new thing. Potager closes its doors for vacation twice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Sexy Pizza's on the lookout for new locations

    ​Capitol Hill's most suggestively-named pizzeria is in the scouting phase of bringing its New York-style, politically conscious pies to more Colorado residents. That's right: Sexy Pizza is about to get even sexier. Owner Kayvan Khalatbari thinks the community is ready for more Sexy Pizza. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2010

    Going to the People's Fair today? Here's the lineup.

    The Trampolines are just one of 65 acts on today's lineup.​It's that time again, and somehow it sort of snuck up on us this year: Time to whip out the sunscreen, bring beer money and ear plugs and head over to Civic Center park for the 39th annual Capitol Hill People's Fair. From the looks of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    "Lost Boy" parking strip playground: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

    The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... Photo by Kenny Be​ Figure 54. Cheesman. Capitol Hill Cavemen bondage bench near Botanic Gardens. Capitol Hill has long been the neighborhood where single men rent the studio apartments in which they construct their man caves. These dank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Mile Highs and Lows: Capitol Hill Medicine Shoppe

    Photos by Robert Fisher​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Balloon Boy: A nation turns its lonely eyes to you

    When you woke up this morning, did you think you'd be riveted by the story of a Fort Collins kid who may or may not have floated away in a silvery balloon? And if so, are you being treated for assorted ailments at the Capitol Hill Medicine Shoppe? At this point, none of the reporters with the appr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Denver Blogs: You know what we desperately need? Another list.

    She's a hottie. I guess. ​ I'll show you mine if you show me yours. Betsy Markey is one of Capitol Hill's 50 most beautiful people. Ummm, huzzah! (Colorado Independent) You know that brewing scandal Face the State wrote involving a Longmont Councilwoman? Yeah, that wasn't really fair. Or en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 5 edition

    Photo by Soren McCartyYes, this is a man in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Everyone looks better in a fedora.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Leonard Cohen at Red Rocks. • Westword exclusive: The Fray's not-so-secret dress rehearsals -- in pictures. • Ministry's Al Jourgensen off ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    Kenny Be: Legislative Theater

    Photo by Soren McCartyYes, this is a man in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Everyone looks better in a fedora.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Leonard Cohen at Red Rocks. • Westword exclusive: The Fray's not-so-secret dress rehearsals -- in pictures. • Ministry's Al Jourgensen off ... More >>

  • Music

    April 23, 2009

    Patrick Porter

    A Swan at Smiley's
    Greyday Records

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Up Close: Bones

    Mark Manger In this week's Westword, Jason Sheehan reviews Bones, Frank Bonanno's popular Capitol Hill noodle bar. See photos of the restaurant at westword.com/slideshow.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Denver Blogs: If you're going to talk to a politician, you might as well get drunk

    5280 says Benny's a good place to run into a Capitol Hill staffer, if you're into that sort of thing. Amusing Denver webbiness, the Tuesday edition. Send links here. Turns out you can still party with local politicians and legislators. Not that you'd want to, but just in case... (5280) Going once ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Snarf's sub shop opening on Capitol Hill

    Oh, hell yes. It appears that Snarf's, a veritable sandwich institution in Boulder, is opening a location at 11th and Ogden in Capitol Hill. It already has the ovens and counters installed inside, so hopefully it won't be too long before we can get a hot dog, American cheese and bacon sandwich -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Worst/Best roommate ad ever

    Oh, hell yes. It appears that Snarf's, a veritable sandwich institution in Boulder, is opening a location at 11th and Ogden in Capitol Hill. It already has the ovens and counters installed inside, so hopefully it won't be too long before we can get a hot dog, American cheese and bacon sandwich -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    More DNC protest arrests, this time on Capitol Hill

    Oh, hell yes. It appears that Snarf's, a veritable sandwich institution in Boulder, is opening a location at 11th and Ogden in Capitol Hill. It already has the ovens and counters installed inside, so hopefully it won't be too long before we can get a hot dog, American cheese and bacon sandwich -- ... More >>

  • News

    May 8, 2008

    This Guardian Angel Bleeds Red

    Sebastian Metz's heart is in the right place. If only his brain and body could follow.

  • Calendar

    October 25, 2007

    Tales of Terror

    Sebastian Metz's heart is in the right place. If only his brain and body could follow.

  • Dining

    October 4, 2007

    The Ginn Mill

    The natives are restless along Larimer Street.

  • Calendar

    May 31, 2007

    Everyday People

    The natives are restless along Larimer Street.

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    What's So Funny

    The natives are restless along Larimer Street.

  • Summer Guide

    June 2, 2005

    How to Survive...Summer On a Dollar a Day

    When you're desperate, it's time to hit the festival circuit.

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Best Annual Festival -- City

    Capitol Hill People's Fair

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Capitol Hill People's Fair

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Canned Heat

    Stencil-graffiti artists fight the power with plastic and paint.

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 21, 2003

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 27, 2002

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Shape Up Or Ship Out

    Fighting neighborhood crime is just the tip of the iceberg for Capitol Hill's Unsinkables.

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Divine Guest on Capitol Hill

    The Archbishop of Canterbury
    St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

  • News

    January 24, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of xxx

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2001

    Best Bookstore Wall of Ephemera

    Capitol Hill Books

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001

    Best New Apartment Building

    Capitol Heights Apartments

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2000

    Giant Steps

    Building Community Through Dance and Speaking of Dance

  • Calendar

    March 26, 1998

    Fifteen Minutes of Fame

    Building Community Through Dance and Speaking of Dance

  • News

    January 12, 1994

    Sites For Sore Eyes

    It gets ugly On Capitol Hill.

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