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Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery will open this fall in the Ballpark neighborhood

Downtown Denver will soak up another brewery this fall when Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery opens at 20th and Lawrence streets, next to the 20th Street Café and just blocks from Great Divide Brewing and several other breweries. Two years in the planning, Jagged Mountain (named for a peak in the San ... More >>

Pardon My Dust Channels Dorothy Parker

Billie McBride channels Dorothy Parker in And Toto too's Pardon My Dust

Writer, critic and colorful Algonquin Round Table yakker Dorothy Parker was really born to be a character in a play; known in her heyday for her caustic tongue and running witticisms, she left behind a diverse body of work, from comic poems to Hollywood scripts. And her life story was epic, from her ... More >>

Robot Dreams

Bike lane on 15th Street: Will it enhance safety or continue to leave cyclists vulnerable?

Because bicycling continues be a popular mode of transportation for traveling around the city, and the safety of cyclists is a growing concern among riders and city officials. But some community members and activist organizations think the city needs to take things even further -- an opinion they'r ... More >>

The Desk on 13th acquired by the Space Creators

The Space Creators, a Denver-based real estate development and brokerage firm, has announced a new partnership with The Desk, a co-working cafe that opened last year in the space that once held Buffalo Exchange, at 230 East 13th Avenue. "It's great news," says Desk owner Kristian Barowsky, who co- ... More >>

Udi's Juice Bar, Cafe and Bakery opening January 22 at the University of Colorado-Denver campus

Soon, within the next few months, the clan behind Udi's Foods will open another full-service restaurant in a vacant space in the Lowenstein CulturePlex that, up until last April, housed Encore, Paul Reilly's former restaurant. But before that happens, Etai Bar-on, along with other members of his fam ... More >>

Photos: Curtis Park Creamery II opens in Aurora

For decades, Curtis Park Creamery has been a mainstay for good Mexican food in the Curtis Park/Five Points area. The take-out joint got its start back in 1969, when Lawrence and Beatrice Rodriguez opened a neighborhood market in a spot already known as Curtis Park Creamery, where Lawrence's brother ... More >>

A Space of Their Own

Curtis Park Creamery serves up Mexican comfort food in endless combinations

Photos: A Closer Look at Curtis Park Creamery

The First Four: Quixote's True Blue grand reopening slated for Thursday, November 15

Quixote's True Blue, which hosted the last show at its downtown location at 21st and Lawrence this past week, is preparing for its grand opening next week in the former Bender's Tavern space at 314 East 13th Avenue. Keep reading for the full lineup of Quixote's grand reopening, which is slated for T ... More >>

Halloween in Denver: Where to go, what to do

While a lot of people began celebrating Halloween this past weekend, there are still a ton of parties to check out, where you can show off whatever clever costume you dreamed up this year (we're going as either King Diamond -- or one of the baseball furies, depending how our make-up turns out). Keep ... More >>

Go up on the roof with Makers & Doers at LINC 1045

The Space Creators, the realtor/masterminds behind the RiNo artist enclaves of Wazee Union, Walnut Workshop and Laundry on Lawrence, do one special thing that sets them far apart from the pack in real estate: They are active partners in the communities they build. Not only do they provide legs for t ... More >>

Peg-ass-us gives you a leg up on the Boulder Fringe Festival

John Leo and Sophie Nimmannit met at the Boulder Fringe Festival some years ago, the story goes, and it was kismet -- on both personal and professional planes. The bicoastal couple threw their fates together and created their own baby: the fringey comedy Peg-ass-us, which has been their bread-and-bu ... More >>

From the Archives: St. Cajetan's Church barely escaped demolition

Auraria has been around for a long time -- longer than Colorado has been an actual state -- but it's changed quite a bit since 1858. It started out as Auraria Township, a pioneer settlement that served as a popular destination during the gold rush; the root of the name comes from the Latin word for ... More >>

Try, Try Again

The Sound and the Fury

Photos: Neat Market -- a vegan pop-up market -- pops up at Laundry on Lawrence

The third Sunday of each month draws crafty and hungry vegans from around Denver to sell, to browse, and to eat at the Vegan Neat Market. This past Sunday, May 20, the traveling market set up shop at the Laundry on Lawrence in Curtis Park. Below are photos from the scene.

Eddie Maestas Park, aka the Bumuda Triangle, needs plan to go from trash to tribute

While protesters gathered in front of City Hall Monday to protest the upcoming ban on urban camping, another group was gathering by the tiny triangular space at 23rd and Lawrence streets, a spot officially known as Eddie Maestas Park, but most often called the Bumuda Triangle.

Barack Obama courts Latino voters on KBNO

Denver blog posts are a mile high -- naturally. Big Media's Michael Lund on President Barack Obama's exclusive interview with Fernando Sergio on KBNO. DenverUrbanism's Derek Berardi visits Laundry on Lawrence. Purple Row's Jeff Aberle: The Rockies need to pick a plan and stick to it. Which is oka ... More >>

Sunday in RiNo: A mirrored fun house, unicorn sightings and hot metal

It was quieter in RiNo yesterday than you'd expect, considering there was a studio tour and a RiNo hunt going on for the last day of Create Denver. But it was nonetheless a perfect day to explore, and whether or not you discovered one of the 100 numbered ceramic rhinos left out for tourists to find ... More >>

Five meaty ways to satisfy carnivorous cravings in Denver

Mardi Gras is just around the corner, and while the holiday is now mostly associated with drunken sorority girls showing their, um, assets for a strand of shiny beads in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the festival used to provide a reason to stuff yourself before forty days of fasting, giving up ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, January 27-29, 2012

As the end of the month approaches -- and the rent is due -- other expenses fall by the wayside. We start making bizarre food concoctions out of whatever is left in the fridge and skimp on luxuries, like shampoo. But even though the landlord is looking for us, it's no reason to skimp on fun. Here's ... More >>

Wash Day

Drama Salon

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, November 25-27, 2011

If you do shop this weekend, make sure it's for cool Japanese accessories. ​This weekend is all about one thing: spending. But we have a crazy idea: Don't. We dare you. Those holiday gifts will all be there waiting at the stores after Black Friday and Saturday and Sunday. Promise. So instead o ... More >>

Party On the Fringe

LIDA and Control Group, together again

​It was always kinda, sorta meant to be, but late last week, the official announcement was made: The LIDA Project theater troupe led by Brian Freeland (a member of Westword's Mastermind class of 2009) and the Control Group Productions avant-garde dance ensemble led by Patrick Mueller are formi ... More >>

Country Time BBQ in Sheridan provides some exemplary 'cue

Photos: Exemplary 'Cue! Country Time BBQ in Sheridan

Eddie Maestas Park is an insult to the Ballpark pioneer's memory

Zaidy's Deli Downtown is still Zaidy's...but now with fusion

The "Fusion Restaurant" banner hanging on the outside of Zaidy's Deli Downtown, at the corner of 15th and Lawrence streets, has thrown more than a few fans into a panic. But not to worry: Zaidy's isn't leaving. In fact, it's growing. While it will continue to serve its traditional deli breakfasts (s ... More >>

No Chanukah miracle at Zaidy's

Zaidy's Deli 15th and Lawrence streets (and a location in Cherry Creek) 303-893-3600 Potato Latke Sandwich Brisket between two latkes, with pickles and a side $9.95 Tis the season, and by "the season," I of course mean Hanukah, or Chanukah. And to celebrate, I figured I'd have some traditional ... More >>

Pogue Mahone’s

Get your Irish on at this Parker pub.

Smart People

Intelligence goes soft in this more obvious than smart rom-com.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Something’s rotten, all right, and it’s this play.

Beyond Playlist: Prinzhorn Dance School and More

Suite Dreams

Things are looking up — way up — on 14th Street.

Dale Chihuly Makes a Match With 1401 Lawrence

The Week in Fashion: May 10 - May 14

The Week in Fashion: May 10 - May 14

Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver

Extended Remix and Fade (Denver)

Diamond in the Rough

ManiaTV! brings its telethon to a Screeching halt.

It's the Real Thing

Matt Lawrence spends a night in the tank for being too real.

Listing Badly to Port

An online dining guide in need of a refresher course.

Mouthing Off

A Tall Order

Mouthing Off

MOUTHING OFF