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Photos: Opus Restaurant & Aria Wine Bar upgrades both the menu and bar

After merging last summer at 250 Josephine Street, Opus Restaurant & Aria Wine Bar just unveiled a new spring menu, which features locally sourced ingredients, including meats from Two Mile Ranch and Tender Belly. The restaurant also revealed the results of a recent remodel, which removed a private ... More >>

Uncork some fun at one of these wine events

Unwined -- a two-day alternative wine-tasting geared towards a younger scene -- begins tonight at the EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th Street. In addition to unlimited samples of wine, there will be a variety of food trucks and DJs spinning tunes. The party starts at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $60; purchas ... More >>

A birthday bash at Vesta, beer and wine and more on this week's calendar

Vesta Dipping Grill turns fifteen this month, and owner Josh Wolkon and crew have invited former Vesta chefs Tyler Skrivanek of Duo, James Rugile of Mizuna, Wade Kirwan of Adrift, Dillon Maddox of Solera, Drew Hardin of Lola and Brandon Biederman of Steuben's to cook at a six-course feast and fundra ... More >>

Crave Real Burgers in Castle Rock meats expectations

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Kick Loose at Freedom Fest

Medical marijuana: Rob Corry files temporary restraining order to fight Castle Rock ban

Rob Corry.​Update: Plants 4 Life, Castle Rock's only medical marijuana dispensary, had been ordered to close by 7 p.m. yesterday in accordance with the MMJ retail-sales ban passed by the town last week. But late in the afternoon, attorney Rob Corry, who's been fighting on behalf of Plants 4 Li ... More >>

Medical marijuana bans don't spell doom for pot legalization in 2012, says Mason Tvert

Mason Tvert.​This week, Grand Junction and Castle Rock banned retail sales of medical marijuana, joining Loveland and many other Colorado municipalities that have enacted similar prohibitions. Do these votes suggest that a proposed 2012 ballot measure to legalize pot for adult recreational us ... More >>

Medical marijuana vote in Castle Rock: Power players face off over last Douglas Co. dispensary

Rob Corry​In the ongoing bureaucratic battle over medical marijuana, Castle Rock has already witnessed its fair share of skirmishes. Amber Ostrom, owner of the city's one and only dispensary, Plants 4 Life, had to jump through numerous legal hoops before she was allowed to keep operating. And ... More >>

Oscars 2011: Amy Adams' high school yearbook photo

Amy Adams's senior picture. Adorable!​Amy Adams was your typical Senior in Castle Rock, Colorado. Before graduating from Douglas County High School in 1992, Adams may have hung out at these spots in Castle Rock, now a city of more than 44,000.

Roohallah Mobarez, Highlands Ranch dental assistant, charged with sex assault on four kids

Big pic below.​The last thing a parent wants to worry about when sending a child to the dentist is that an assistant will do terribly inappropriate things while the young patient is drugged or defenseless. But that's one possible interpretation of info released thus far about Roohallah Mobarez ... More >>

Fifteen-year old allegedly robs convenience store at gunpoint to steal... a pack of cigarettes?

Flickr​Cigarettes are extremely pricey these days -- but has the cost gotten so high that they're worth risking an armed robbery beef? That's one way to interpret the story of a fifteen-year old from Castle Rock, who avoided paying for smokes by pulling a gun.

Medical marijuana dispensary, Castle Rock's Plants 4 Life, launches drive to fight closure

​Castle Rock's Plants 4 Life has been fighting attempts to shutter it since last year. Recently, Rob Corry, attorney for the dispensary, issued a notice to sue the city if officials didn't back off an order to close the business on December 31. But the dispensary's owner has another strategy t ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Rob Corry issues notice to sue if Plants 4 Life, Castle Rock can't agree

Rob Corry.​In January, we told you about Plants 4 Life, a Castle Rock dispensary the town attempted to shut down via an emergency ordinance despite granting it a license to operate. Now, attorney Rob Corry has sent the city formal notice that, sans a resolution, he'll file suit, with damage cl ... More >>

Michael Tesman: Text messaging victim, stun gun help lead to alleged kidnapper's arrest

Michael Tesman.​The arrest of Michael Tesman on charges of second-degree kidnapping came together like the law-enforcement equivalent of aligning planets. Credit goes to the reported victim, Tesman's ex-wife, who was able to text message her son about the situation, plus a helpful bartender a ... More >>

Roller derby explosion: Is Colorado leading the nation per capita in badass women?

​ Colorado sure loves its roller derby. Last month, the Castle Rock 'n' Rollers of Castle Rock were accepted as an apprentice league by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, the national organization that regulates all things derby. The apprenticeship is a mentor program that all leagues ... More >>

Sprouts are sprouting up across Colorado

​Today Sprouts Farmers Market will open its eighth Colorado store, at 4729 West 29th Street in Greeley -- just two weeks after a Sprouts sprouted up in Centennial, at 20811 East Smoky Hill Road. The six other locations are in Aurora, Boulder, Castle Rock, Fort Collins, Parker and Westminster, ... More >>

Get a job! Sprouts is hiring for two new markets

​Sprouts Farmers Market will host a pair of job fairs this week to hire up to 200 new employees to staff two markets -- one in Centennial, the other in Castle Rock -- slated to open February 12. (The Arizona-based company already has stores in Aurora, Boulder, Fort Collins, Parker and Westmins ... More >>

Medical marijuana dispensary victory in Castle Rock: Town backs down

Plants 4 Life is back to serving customers dishes like this.​On Monday, we updated you onthe story of Plants 4 Life, a Castle Rock medical marijuana dispensary that had received a business license from the town only to be prevented from selling its main product because weed is illegal under fe ... More >>

Medical marijuana dispensary banned by Castle Rock hopeful of reopening soon

This image from the Plants 4 Life website is as close as its owners can get to promoting medical marijuana right now.​A decision last week preventing the City of Centennial from outlawing medical marijuana dispensaries inside town limits was good news for more operations than just CannaMart, t ... More >>

Medical marijuana in Castle Rock: Jumping through hoops precedes potential dispensary ban

How much longer will Plants 4 Life be able to welcome patients?​Attorney Lauren Davis is still exasperated by a hearing last night in Castle Rock, which is considering a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries that would disenfranchise two businesses that have already been cleared to operate in ... More >>

If you're looking to build an office building, read this blog

Photo courtesy of Flickr. What's that? You want to build an $8.3 million, 51,000-square-foot office building somewhere along the Front Range? And you're wondering about building permit fees and estimated plan approval times in various cities and counties? Why, it's your lucky day! Colorado State ... More >>

Video: Hummer cop cars in Lone Tree? High School slacker slams his local PD with some well-researched ridicule.

As "Lone Tree Police - Wasting Tax Money" begins to play, the six minute YouTube video has the feel of a crappy school project some kid threw together for class. And in fact, the creator of the video, Collin Watson, admits just that in a description box disclaimer: "This was a project for broadcast ... More >>

Still Wingin' It...but smaller

Wingin' It, a local wing joint boasting 26 different wing sauces made from scratch, recently closed two of its four locations: 6860 South Lincoln Court in Greenwood Village and 7541 South University Boulevard in Centennial. But you can still get Wingin' It's deep-fried Twinkies, candy bars and Ore ... More >>

Vacancy rate sky high at Castle Rock outlet stores

Champagne Dreams

Champagne Dreams

Wal-Mart Über Alles

Heavy Exercise

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 3/15/2007

Panhandle With Care

We're all just a home away from homeless.

Devils in the Details

Digging Deep

On Mesa Verde's hundredth birthday, there's still a lot of dirt behind the "Mystery of the Anasazi."

Fry It, You'll Like It

Castle Cafe knows how to comfort me with fried chicken.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Best Free Service

Fabulous Free ATMobile

Time Travel

Doisneau's Paris captures an era

Uplifting Charity

Bras for the Cause raises money for breast cancer

Best Defense of Nature

Douglas County Open Space

Best Baby Sneakers

Monkey-Toes Shoes

F-Bombed

Colorado is ground zero in the war of the word.

Game Girls

MissKiss hopes to spark romance

Hop On

Get a jump on the crowds at Frog Rodeo

Running Birds

Don't bury your head in the sand for the Rocky Mountain Ostrich Festival.

Summer!

Summer days, driftin' away....

Best New Public Art

"Common Ground" Barbara Grygutis

Check, Please!

Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

Recipe for Success

A tart treat from the Painted Bench.

DRY COUNTY

ON THE FAR SIDE OF COUNTY LINE ROAD, DEVELOPMENT IS BOOMING--AND THE WATER LEVEL IS SINKING.WELL WISHERS DOUGLAS COUNTY IS RUNNING OUT OF GROUNDWATER--BUT ITS RIVER OF DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IS FLOWING STRONG.

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