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Reader: Carol Chambers is leaving office? Good riddance.

Galvanize opens its doors for the start of Denver Startup Week

In October 2011, entrepreneur Jim Deters founded Galvanize, an organization dedicated to "growing start-ups through capital, community and curriculum." Over the last twelve months, he's definitely put his money where that motto is. Today, the most recent manifestation will be unveiled when Galvanize ... More >>

Reader: Are cyclists the enemy?

As Denver becomes a major bike city, can it put safety first?

See also: Dan Peterson, R.I.P.: Remembering hit-and-run victim who elevated bike-safety concerns

Photos: The 16th Street Mall celebrates its thirtieth birthday

Although the 16th Street Mall officially turned the big 3-0 on Thursday, today was the big party. In Skyline Park, Mayor Michael Hancock presented a proclamation that recognizes the anniversary, RTD and Downtown Denver Partnership. Hancock congratulated both organizations on "all that you have meant ... More >>

Thirty years in, the 16th Street Mall is still going strong

Dog the Bounty Hunter can't get his paws on A Taste of Colorado

Pow! Boom! Yum! Slyderman, a comic-book food truck, battles hunger on the mall

A new superhero has arrived in Denver. Seen by multitudes, sampled by many, Slyderman has been using a colorful perch at 16th and Stout as a base for punching out hunger with super mini-sliders. The cart, which debuted last week, is owned by Brian and Kimberly Alcorn; Kimberly came up with the name ... More >>

Could go-cups be in Denver's future? Drinkers would rejoice

Almost everyone who's ever bar-hopped has, at one time or another, accidentally walked out of an establishment with their drink in hand. And on almost every one of those occasions, said drinker has been stopped by a bouncer, waiter, security guard or friend since, sadly, you can't take your booze to ... More >>

Smashburger puts the brakes on SmashCart...for now

While the Downtown Denver Partnership continues to update its vendor program -- which has brought more vendors, more often -- to the 16th Street Mall, one enterprise has left the ranks. SmashCart, the mobile burger vendor that the Smashburger chain had rolled out in May, has rolled back into the ga ... More >>

More cyclists in Denver -- and record numbers of bicycle thefts

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of reports about biking and bike safety in Denver and beyond. If you're a cycling fan, the good news is that a lot more folks are biking in Denver and the city is spending significantly more money to build paths for these commuters. The bad news, howev ... More >>

Photos: Montbello High School's drum line marches down the 16th Street Mall

Montbello High School's drum line marched down 16th Street Mall yesterday in preparation for the inaugural Make Music Denver event on June 21. Hosted by the Downtown Denver Partnership, Make Music Denver will be a daylong festival that celebrates World Music Day, simultaneously in more than 450 citi ... More >>

The Montbello Drumline drums up business today for Make Music Denver in June

It's Tuesday, not exactly the day of the week when you expect a downtown parade, especially one that's just for the hell of it, put on seemingly for no reason except to spread some fun. But that's what you'll get this lunch hour, when the award-winning Montbello Drumline marches down the 16th Street ... More >>

Snooze protest: Owner talks homeless workers, Nazi allegations

When Snooze co-owner Brianna Borin spoke out in support of the urban camping ban at a city council hearing two weeks ago, Occupy Denver members took offense and launched a morning-long rally against the restaurant spot -- which employed four homeless individuals inside at that very moment. Days late ... More >>

Occupy Denver pickets Snooze -- and co-owner Jon Schlegel responds

The proprietors of Snooze were surprised to find themselves at the center of the protest over the proposed urban camping ban after co-owner Brianna Borin spoke in favor of the ordinance at a Denver City Council hearing. Last weekend, members of Occupy Denver flocked to the original Snooze at 23rd a ... More >>

New 16th Street Mall vendors are on a roll

After a winter hibernation, new retail merchandising vendors are wheeling out their wares on the 16th Street Mall. And not only have the offerings grown, but so have the hours: The Downtown Denver Partnership now requires vendors to be on-site between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and n ... More >>

Urban camping: A timeline of how the ban began -- and where it's headed

Although there have been rumblings about it for months, Denver's proposed urban camping ordinance has only been circulated in draft form for the past few weeks. In this week's feature, "For the homeless, 'urban camping' is no picnic," Jef Otte took a look at its direct implications by spending a nig ... More >>

Overnight parking: City employees who implemented plan win accolades, a 5281 Award

Last year, the city powers-that-be changed the rules to allow overnight parking downtown. But the much-celebrated change came with an equally frustrating dose of confusion, as explained in our cover story, "Feed Me." Now, the team of city employees who helped sort out that confusion has won a Denver ... More >>

Colorado Business Committee for the Arts announces finalists for 2012 awards

Supporting the arts is just good business. That's the basic message of the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, which was founded in 1985 and has grown to over 130 members, just announced the finalists for the 25th annual CBCA Business for the Arts Awards. And not only does this award come with ... More >>

The Christkindl Market: The last old-fashioned place on earth

Rootin' tootin' at the Christkindl Market.​Denver's not generally known for its old-world charm. We've gone straight from cowtown to modern city, it seems, and even our perception of "old-fashioned" has been contemporized for an urban audience. At Christmastime, though, there's at least one tr ... More >>

Confusing overnight parking meters leave drivers frustrated

Downtown Denver Partnership vows to bring a public market downtown

​Denver has a lively downtown -- sometimes too lively, if you're on the 16th Street Mall at prime begging time -- and it promises to get even better if the Downtown Denver Partnership makes good on its vow to bring a public market to the center of town.

Read about the winner of our Worst Parking Ticket Story contest -- and my fight for justice

​Update: We asked for your crazy parking ticket stories, Denver, and you delivered! But alas, only one story can win a $25 Smart Card -- and that story was penned by Harvey, whose meter-maid ex-wife liberally exercised her ticket-writing powers, post-divorce. See below for Harvey's full story ... More >>

Call for Entries: Digital media artists wanted for Create Denver's Frame of Mind 2011

Artists: See your work up in lights!​Looking ahead to the citywide Create Denver arts blowout in May, the Downtown Denver Partnership and Denver Theatre District are teaming up to put the work of some Denver digital media artists up in lights -- really big ones -- on the giant outdoor LED scre ... More >>

Food-truck task force looking at fast fixes for spring

Then-mayorJohn Hickenlooper visited a food truck in Civic Center Park.​With the warm weather rolling into Denver, can a fleet of gourmet food trucks be far behind? Last year, the truck trend took the town by storm -- but by the end of 2010, things were looking stormy, with Sean and Denon Moore ... More >>

Green Awards looking for grassroots ideas: How about recycling by the program's ad?

​The Green Awards came to Denver yesterday, touting the Green Giant-sponsored program that will give $25,000 to the best idea for greening the environment. And to advertise the contest, a giant, temporary eco-ad mural made of grass was created at 22nd and Blake streets, just past Coors Field. ... More >>

Truck stop: Meeting on mobile food vendors at the Downtown Denver Partnership tomorrow

The 16th Street Mall has food vendors, but no trucks.​As far as Brian Phetteplace can determine, the last time the city revised the rules for mobile food vendors -- at least the rules as they applied to downtown -- was back in 1996, long before anyone anticipated the current race of food truck ... More >>

Brava! Pizzeria and Biker Jim's lead the evolution of street food on the 16th Street Mall

​It's hot on the first day of June, and the vast courtyard at the intersection of the 16th Street Mall and Arapahoe Street is crowded. Business people in A-line skirts and pleated khakis are eating their to-go lunches at sunny tables, soaking up a few minutes of real weather outside of the air ... More >>

The Light Stuff

Let There Be Lights

No reduction yet on $1,000 Zombie Crawl fine

A Flickr photoWaiting around is a drag -- even for the undead.​Last week, we told you about a $1,000 fine levied against the organizer of the annual Zombie Crawl -- for cleaning up fake blood. At the time, chief crawler Daniel Newman said he was eager to sit down with representatives of the ci ... More >>

Zombie Crawlers get $1,000 bill -- for cleaning up fake blood

A Flickr photo"I don't care if real blood is easier to clean up than the fake kind..."​This past weekend's Zombie Crawl on the 16th Street Mall (captured in this slideshow) was a huge success on every level for the bash's founder, Daniel Newman. But that doesn't mean it was cheap. After spendi ... More >>

The Sage Building, formerly the Fontius building, gets its name in lights

After decades of disregard, it's been a busy couple of years for the downtown structure formerly known as the Fontius building. First in the summer of 2007, local developer Evan Makovsky bought the infamously decrepit building at the corner of 16th and Welton streets as part of his ambitious plan ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: The week ahead, February 16-21

The big news: Barack Obama is coming back to Denver, the town where he accepted the Democratic nomination on August 28, and where now, as president, he will now sign the $787 billion stimulus bill on Tuesday, February 17 at the Museum of Nature & Science (conveniently vetted by the Secret Service ... More >>

Buzz Geller dishes on the Bell Tower, mega-rich tenants and the lunacy of Denver's planning department

The Bell Tower is the most talked-about building in Denver that's yet to be built. Ever since local real estate developer Buzz Geller proposed the strikingly angled 34-story condominium at the corner of Speer Boulevard and Market Street, folks have been buzzing about it -- some grumbling, while othe ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Let it snow, let it snow...

Cocktail party conversation isn't easy this holiday season -- if anyone's holding cocktail parties, that is. Two safe topics: the Broncos (since the team's still winning) and the weather -- which is as Colorado-wacky as ever. A beautiful weekend, then snow today; record highs last Tuesday, record ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: We all have a duty to buy

When he kicked off Denver ArtsWeek earlier this month, Mayor John Hickenlooper echoed former Governor Dick "Duty to Die" Lamm when he told the crowd, "We all have a duty to shop." Now Denverites will get a chance to put their money where Hick's mouth is, when the mayor and assorted city boos ... More >>

Big fences make cranky talk-show hosts

Big fences make cranky talk-show hosts

Dialog:City Dialogue

In Memory: Imagining a Great City

The Magnet Mafia Sticks to Street Art

Matt Feeney and Harrison Nealey have a new way for artists to stick it to the city.

A Lot to Love

What would you do with Block 162?

Brain Food

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Soul Food

Cafe Nuba kicks off seven days of Kwanzaa

Yo! Let There Be Lights

The lights come on as Denver gears up for the holidays.

Pleased to Greet You

Take the Taste Test

Festival of Mountain and Plain...A Taste of Colorado

Looking Up, Downtown

Historic Denver puts together an unlikely alliance to save some of the city's coolest buildings.