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Havana

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Havana Street Station, other new restaurants pop up on Aurora's Havana Street

    Havana Street in Aurora is home to several new restaurants, according to the latest word from the Havana Business Improvement District. Among them: Havana Street Station, a family restaurant serving mostly American and Mexican food in the space at 1911 South Havana Street that used to be Dumitri's F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Aurora's Havana Street is bustling with new construction, restaurants, new life for Fan Fair?

    The planned revitalization of Havana Street in Aurora may just be another reason to visit Denver's upstart neighbor to the east. As explained in our cover story, "Wish You Were Here!," the suburb is looking to draw tourists with a unique plan that targets athletes, hospital patients and folks with o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    And then there were eight: The Street 16 tournament continues!

    After a few predictable first-round knock-outs, the first round of Cafe Society's Street 16 neighborhood tournament was marked by landslides -- the closest match-up had a percentage differential of 18 percent (Uptown vs. South Broadway) and the biggest difference was that of 73 percent (Havana vs. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    South Havana vs. South Federal in our Street 16 tournament

    Havana Street or South Federal Boulevard. Which of these ethnic food hot spots is tops? Vote below!

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Cafe Society presents the Street 16 neighborhood tourney!

    Cafe Society bloggers have formed their own bracket for March's madness, and reader votes will determine the best neighborhood for a nosh in metro Denver. We've included sixteen neighborhoods in this tournament, and we want your input as to the best. Is it LoHi? Havana Street in Aurora? Larimer Sq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Han Kang's galbi is reason to return

    A one-mile strip of Havana out in Aurora can pretty much cure any craving you might have for Korean food, so after making the sad discovery that Sae Jong Kwan, one of my favorite restaurants in Denver for bibim naeng myun, was (at least) temporarily closed, I was consoled by the fact that I didn't h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Four shot, one critically, in overnight gunplay on 2200 block of North Emporia Street in Aurora

    Graphic below.​Violence erupted after midnight on the 2200 block of North Emporia Street in Aurora. Four people who'd been sitting on a porch were shot in the incident. And while three of those injured are not in danger of death, the fourth victim is reportedly in critical condition at this w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Denver's Next Improv Star week ten: cliffhangers and fainting goats

    ​Reality TV's most impressive characteristic is its ability to find drama in literally everything. Somehow, through some combination of theatrical background music or clever video editing or strategic misuse of footage, it makes even the most insignificant events perilous and thrilling. There ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Restaurant roll call for January

    Mary Nguyen brought her Street Kitchen Asian Bistro to the 'burbs.​January saw several high-profile openings, including Ocean Prime in Larimer Square, which opened right on schedule, and a few stragglers that didn't quite hit their target dates in 2010. And you can say so long to the beloved R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Pho Havana has closed

    Lori MidsonNo more namesake bowls for Pho Havana ​Say so long to Pho Havana: The Vietnamese restaurant that took over the space at 10400 East Sixth Avenue, which had been home for more than a decade to Chef's Noodle House, was only open for six months. The phone there is now disconnected; no ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 7, 2010

    Pot luck: Seoul BBQ removes the flash of other Korean barbecue joints

    Lori MidsonNo more namesake bowls for Pho Havana ​Say so long to Pho Havana: The Vietnamese restaurant that took over the space at 10400 East Sixth Avenue, which had been home for more than a decade to Chef's Noodle House, was only open for six months. The phone there is now disconnected; no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Shops at Northfield: Stimulus Act stimulates the Central Park Boulevard Interchange

    Shops at Northfield.​On a Labor Day detour from DIA, I spent a few hours wandering around the Shops at Northfield. It was a much more successful mission than my first attempt to reach this area, when I exited I-70 on what I thought was the right access road -- and wound up stuck in a hideous t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Pho Havana moves in where Chef's Noodle House moved out

    Lori Midson ​For more than fifteen years, Chef's Noodle House commanded the corner of Havana and Sixth Avenue, but back in February, its Vietnamese chef and noodle emperor, Billy Lam, whose family once owned T-Wa Inn, shuttered the joint and disconnected the phone. Lori Midson ​But th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2010

    Happy Birthday, Dear Bison

    Lori Midson ​For more than fifteen years, Chef's Noodle House commanded the corner of Havana and Sixth Avenue, but back in February, its Vietnamese chef and noodle emperor, Billy Lam, whose family once owned T-Wa Inn, shuttered the joint and disconnected the phone. Lori Midson ​But th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    Santastic Saturday

    Lori Midson ​For more than fifteen years, Chef's Noodle House commanded the corner of Havana and Sixth Avenue, but back in February, its Vietnamese chef and noodle emperor, Billy Lam, whose family once owned T-Wa Inn, shuttered the joint and disconnected the phone. Lori Midson ​But th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Staffing Up: More ideas for Mojitos

    ​ Both readers and restaurateurs had a lot of suggestions for what to do with the former home of Mojitos -- which isn't surprising, considering that this spot at 1120 East Sixth Avenue is a good location just begging for a good operator to go into it. And while I've already reported the new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2009

    Today through Friday: International Restaurant Week on Havana Street

    ​The second annual International Restaurant Week on Havana Street kicked off yesterday, but you still have six more days to join the fun on one of Jason Sheehan's favorite streets. It runs concurrently with the annual Fall Food Drive, which benefits Food Bank of the Rockies. A whopping 23 rest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    On Havana Street: an international mission

    ​ International Restaurant Week will be celebrated in my 'hood starting tomorrow, the party banging up and down the most interesting mainline it contains: Havana Street. This is the week when everyone is encouraged to get out and get weird, to try something they've never tried before, to (oc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2009

    Star Power

    Learn about Afghanistan’s version of American Idol in a documentary.

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    Shot in the Dark

    Rocky Mountain arsenal gives photographers a twilight show.

  • Dining

    June 18, 2009

    Pho and Yo, together again

    Rocky Mountain arsenal gives photographers a twilight show.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Pickles, pick-up trucks and double features: The joys of the 88 Drive-In

    The 88 Drive-In Theatre For me, there are certain experiences that remind me inexorably of this time of year -- madeleines of spring and summertime, if you will. The smell of sunscreen, for example, and the song of the ice-cream truck echoing through the neighborhood. Over the past couple of years, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Victim identified in off-highway crash; illegal immigrant may have caused another fatal accident

    The driver and passenger involved in a crash at 56th Avenue and E-470 noted in the Wednesday blog "Speed Kills in Off-Highway Crash" have been identified as Nelson Starks, 49, of Denver (who died as a result of the accident), and Frankie Biggs, 25, Starks' stepson, who was hospitalized. Then, last ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Sweet Avenue

    The Havana District has the lockdown on sweet nothings.

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2008

    Cruise Control

    Havana Street showcases a smorgasbord of souped-up rides.

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Art on the Rise

    The East End Arts District Summer Art Walk shines on Aurora.

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2007

    Day Three: Wherein We Learn the True Meaning of Cuba Libre

    The East End Arts District Summer Art Walk shines on Aurora.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2007

    Day One: Cuba Teaches Us Lesson Number One

    The East End Arts District Summer Art Walk shines on Aurora.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2007

    The Hustler

    The East End Arts District Summer Art Walk shines on Aurora.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2007

    The Hustler

    The East End Arts District Summer Art Walk shines on Aurora.

  • Dining

    March 8, 2007

    Thai Pepper II

    Empty room, full stomach.

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • Culture

    September 15, 2005

    Artbeat

    Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

  • Film

    July 14, 2005

    Could Be Verse

    A love story told in iambic pentameter? Yes, and yes again.

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005
  • Culture

    July 29, 2004

    Talent Triumphs

    PHAMALy rolls a winning Guys and Dolls.

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    PHAMALy rolls a winning Guys and Dolls.

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004
  • Dining

    June 26, 2003

    Bite Me

    How I Learned to Love Kimchi

  • Dining

    June 26, 2003

    Perfect Landing

    A voyage of discovery leads to Han Kang.

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    Go Crazy!

    Get your sculptures ready

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003
  • Dining

    May 2, 2002

    Drink of the Week

    Mango Mojito

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Comfort Breakfast

    Kathy and Bill's Diner

  • Music

    December 30, 1999

    Judgment Day

    Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

  • Calendar

    December 17, 1998

    Eternal Flames

    Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

  • Film

    February 15, 1995

    CUBA. SEE.

    Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

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