Lakewood

Larkburger two, Tossa zero: Our restaurant roll call for December

In-the-works restaurants have been scurrying to get open before the end of 2012 -- and capture that all-important holiday business. Although many of the more ambitious projects have already postponed their openings until January, more than a dozen restaurants and eateries did get their doors open in ... More >>

Reader: Don't want criticism? Don't refuse to make a gay wedding cake

Last week Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig stopped by Lakewood's Masterpiece Cakeshop to order a cake for their wedding reception -- what they hoped would be a rainbow-layered masterpiece decked out in teal and red frosting (their ceremony colors). Although they'll be reciting their vows in Provinceto ... More >>

Reader: Colfax Marathon runner depends on the kindness of strangers

The Colfax Marathon always includes plenty of entertainment: end-or-race parties, streetside viewing at the Irish Snug, and this year a scooter parade. But when you're on the run, it's the very little things that count, as Rebecca Aronauer points out in her "Colfax Marathon Dispatch," with the top t ... More >>

After ignoring the South Platte River for decades, Denver is once again panning for gold

Video: Take a fast-forward ride down the South Platte River trail

Five chefs convene at Simms Steakhouse tonight

An all-chefs -- from the properties owned by Tillman Fertitta in Denver, at least -- dinner will take place this evening at Simms Steakhouse, 11911 West Sixth Avenue in Lakewood, and will feature a collaborative menu from the chefs of Morton's The Steakhouse, Willie G's Seafood & Steak House, Simms, ... More >>

Tails of the Painted LOLcats: I can haz a charity auction?

Since long ago, the Cat Care Society has employed a truly creative method of raising money for its various cat-related endeavors: Tails of the Painted Cats, in which artists around town are called upon to doll up fabulous fiberglass cat statuettes which, after a couple of months of showcases (they'r ... More >>

Teller's Taproom & Kitchen opens in the culinary wasteland that's Lakewood

After spending the weekend scrounging for food in Lakewood -- more accurately, Applewood -- I was ready to give up. I'd pushed away an inedible pizza, spit out sushi, sobbed over the limp and cold fries at Smashburger and even the frozen yogurt I got to console me, sucked. The best food I had was at ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for 2011

Close to 300 new restaurants opened in the metro area last year -- and with that much action, perhaps it's not surprising that two of them are named Cebiche, and two of them are named Chinook. But the local dining scene also lost a surprising number of mainstays: the 29-year-old Pearl Street Grill, ... More >>

Mark Sepulveda, Juan Carlos murder suspect, confirmed killed in cell-phone store robbery

Bigger pic below.​Update: The Denver coroner's office has now positively identified the man killed by police following a robbery attempt at a cell-phone store as Mark Sepulveda -- the suspect in the September murder of Juan Carlos in Lakewood. Likewise, the Denver Police Department has confirm ... More >>

Reader: "I can't believe that so much time was wasted by police over this."

A gang of cartoon characters landed these students in trouble

Slide show: Meet the Slang Gang

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Purple Ginger II set to open in former Zi Fusion location

After a remodel and a name change, Purple Ginger II is ready to open.​Zi Fusion seemed to suffer from an identity crisis from the start. It was originally going to open last fall as Zi Cuisine -- but that sounded dangerously close to Z Cuisine, Patrick Dupay's popular French restaurant in High ... More >>

Marc O'Leary, accused serial rapist, held on $5 million bond as cops search for more victims

Fox31​It's an indication of just how dangerous authorities consider Marc Patrick O'Leary, 32, that he's being held on a $5 million bond. That's a $5 million cash bond. And while he's been charged with sex assault, kidnapping and more in two incidents, the cops fear he may have left more victi ... More >>

Chick-fil-A celebrates another new restaurant with free food for a year

​A new Chick-fil-A restaurant opens this morning at 5260 South Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood (the building was previously a Black-Eyed Pea), but the line started forming yesterday. That's because for the last seven years, the Atlanta-based company has celebrated every store opening with the ... More >>

Four-year-old boy shoots two-year-old sister

Flickr​In August, after Lakewood's James Chavez was arrested for leaving a loaded gun in his kindergartner's backpack, a police spokesman called the situation a "tragedy waiting to happen." He'd probably describe the situation in the western Colorado community of Dinosaur in much the same way ... More >>

Patricia Louise Smith and Bennett family 1984 murders: DNA evidence points to same killer

Patricia Smith.​Cold cases from 1984 in Lakewood and Aurora have just heated up. DNA evidence now suggests that the same person who killed Patricia Louise Smith in January of that year also slew three members of the Bennett family -- parents Bruce and Debra, and their daughter Melissa, age sev ... More >>

The Healthy Choice Wellness Center not so healthy after robbery attempt: Reports say shots fired, people injured, schools locked down

A Flickr photo​For a while, it seemed that most of the muttering about medical marijuana dispensaries and crime was based on fear and hysteria. But reports about multiple armed robberies and burglaries, as well as a kidnapping, related to medical marijuana operations in Fort Collins were foll ... More >>

Top five excuses for flying drunk

"Everything looks fine from here -- although my seat belt seems a little tight..."​ United pilot Erwin Washington, a former Air Force Academy basketball standout who currently makes his home in Lakewood, has been busted in London for allegedly flying drunk. Don't know if the crew member who tu ... More >>

Chile Willing

This harvest festival will get you hot for Chicano food and art.

Today's featured event: Go Fourth -- multiplied

The Denver Outlaws light a spark. Can't believe you're still at work? Get out. It's time to plan your fabulous July 4th weekend, so here's what you should do: Go hang out with a marg at Mezcal and ponder. You could even have some fun along with the relaxation: There's a Beyond José tequila educati ... More >>

Going My Way

Meet us on Alameda, where cultures collide. In a good way.

Collective Items

Good Taste

The Lab goes in-depth with bacon, salt, mushrooms and honey.

Trivial Pursuit

Fantastic Voyage

This revel brings back days of yore.

Bellissimo!

Ditching the Deal in Lakewood

Day-by-Day Picks

For the week of November 24

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 27, 2005

Looking Back

Denver's Kirkland Museum enriches Lakewood with a Colorado art-history show.

Best Unexpected Gift Shop

Lakewood Cultural Center Artisan Showcase

Artbeat

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

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 3, 2005

Club Scout

Surges

In Da Club

Hollywood Legends

Bye-Bye, Brazil

Tucanos is pleased to meat you, but nothing more.

Galloping Gals

Op Girls tour gives Bettys a chance to skate

Best Unexpected Jazz Club

Angie's Place

Drink of the Week

Midori Kamikaze

Best Place to Equip Yourself Like Erik Estrada

Colorado State Patrol Specialty Store

Best Sports Dynasty -- Kids' Division

Colorado Rush Soccer Club

The Real Caribou Club

Lakewood Grill serves up downhome cooking.

Impure Thoughts in Lakewood

Is that a five-inch-thick ordinance in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Reservoir Digs

An old-time water dispute gets pumped up along Sixth Avenue.

Letters

Spaced Out

Colorado residents take the initiative in slowing growth.

Strange but True

STRANGE BUT TRUE

DRIBBLES AND BITS AND BITS AND BITS.