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Ten favorite cocktails (with recipes!) from ten favorite Denver bartenders

I'm a big fan of cocktails and have been drinking them longer than some of my coworkers have been alive. But for many people who have never had a real cocktail, ordering one for the first time can be intimidating. Big menus, unusual names, unfamiliar spirits...you get the point. If you are going t ... More >>

Photos: Top twelve least religious communities in America -- and where Boulder falls on the list

Gallup has released a new poll that measures the most religious communities -- a list topped by the Provo-Orem, Utah area, where 77 percent of respondents described themselves as "very religious." What about the least religious places? Gallup calculated that, too, with none other than Boulder finis ... More >>

Exclusive: Ian Clark, chef of Jax Boulder, is leaving to open BRU Handbuilt Ales and Eats

After a decade with Big Red F, Dave Query's burgeoning restaurant group, which includes Lola, three outposts of Jax Fish House (a fourth will open this spring in Glendale), Centro Latin Kitchen, West End Tavern, Zolo Grill and the Bitter Bar, chef and brewmaster Ian Clark, currently the chef at Jax ... More >>

The original Heidi's Brooklyn Deli will close this month in Highland

The original location of Heidi's Brooklyn Deli, at 3130 Lowell Boulevard, will close on Monday, November 26, due to an unresolvable dispute with the landlord. Owners Heidi and Steve Naples are currently looking for a new space in the area, but plans are still tentative. See also: - Tavern 13 reopen ... More >>

Why do Chicanos want to claim Aztec heritage?

A tradition of keeping African-Americans voters from the polls

New laws in dozens of states could take out Barack Obama this fall.

Buford, the one-person Wyoming town, sells for $900,000

Long before Buford -- the tiny Wyoming town with its own zip code but a population of exactly one -- became an international sensation, it was a road-trip must-stop for my family. We'd discovered it one morning when we'd zipped past Cheyenne and realized we might need gas before Laramie. Buford, loc ... More >>

Colorado's charter school law slips from fourth to seventh in new national ranking

​Colorado is seventh in the nation when it comes to the quality of its charter school laws, according to a ranking released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. That's actually a downgrade from last year, when Colorado ranked fourth in the country. Why the slip? The folks ... More >>

Jon Fishman of Phish on how the band got its name, Yonder Mountain String Band and more

Jon Fishman is one timekeeper with some crazy get ups​The Grateful Dead and Phish are often compared because of their fanatical fan bases, trippy live shows and psychedelic-rock flavored extended jams and improv. Lead singer/guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, keyboardist Page McCon ... More >>

The Crawling Crab -- sibling to the Yabby Hut -- opens on Federal Boulevard

Lori Midson​Anh Nguyen may be the only person alive who was bitten by dead shark. And, no, this isn't a fish tale. Nguyen, who opened the Crawling Crab, a Cajun seafood joint, last week in a South Federal Boulevard small mall, was hanging the beast from the ceiling, when his wrist somehow co ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: An Aquaponic Feast; Blues, Brews and BBQ; and more

​American Craft Beer Week is over, but that doesn't mean all the food-and-drink fun has left the building: Between the annual Blues, Brews and BBQ festival at Beaver Creek Resort and dozens of events closer to home, there's plenty to fill your calendar. Here's a taste of what's ahead:

Eli Odell dishes on hammering eighty pounds of wings and the Deadliest Chef

Lori Midson​ Eli Odell Highland Tap and Burger 2219 West 32nd Avenue 720-287-4493 www.highlandtapdenver.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Eli Odell, executive chef of Highland Tap and Burger. In part one of that interview, Odell dishes on what he learned from Matt Selby, an ... More >>

Boston Fish Shack docks in the former Gelman's space

Lori Midson ​A month after closing Gelman's at 2911 West 38th Avenue, owner Michelle Gelman just reopened the space as Boston Fish Shack, a New England-inspired grubbery that's doling out classic seafood shack plates like fish and chips, cioppino, Maryland crab cakes, lobster rolls and New En ... More >>

Kayleah Wilson mourners aren't distracted by shocking arrest of Robert Laurencio Montoya

Robert Laurencio Montoya's arrest raises startling questions.​The confirmation of twelve-year-old Greeley resident Kayleah Wilson's death transformed a Facebook page focusing on her safe return from a beacon of hope to a loving memorial. And that's remained the case despite the unsettling new ... More >>

Why is Denver's tax money going to Dallas?

Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ LARGECHILD

Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half co ... More >>

Catherine Wheel playing Johnny Cash songs? That's what David DeVoe's shooting for with the New Ben Franklins

Should Colorado marijuana dispensaries follow the New Mexico model?

A Flickr photo.Could the Land of Enchantment magically solve Colorado's pot problems?​As a recent Court of Appeals decision and a Board of Health brouhaha made clear, Colorado's medical marijuana is in desperate need of an overhaul. While officials and dispensary owners tussle over ridiculousl ... More >>

Sunday is fun day at Elway's Downtown

In his review this week, Jason Sheehan lauds the food at Elway's Downtown -- but laments its lack of fun, such a critical component in the success of the original Elway's. Still, the joint was jammed last night, with drinkers packing the lounge and diners digging into steaks. And they should be h ... More >>

The most famous line cook at HoJo's: Jacques Pepin

Dwayne Clark just opened his third Davies Chuck Wagon Diner — this one inside a Howard Johnson’s at 12100 West 44th in Wheat Ridge. I remember the days when every HoJo’s had its own restaurant, but the chain has not fared particularly well through the ups and downs of this roller-coaster dec ... More >>

This Just In 8/7-8/13

Art explodes in RINO for July 4

Bursting Sheehan's Bubble

Delegating Denver #44 of 56: Rhode Island

Radda Trattoria

Matt Jansen returns Italian cooking to its roots.

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The Rest of Denver

Looking back at the Best of Denver.

Via

Chef James Mazzio brings Via back from the brink.

Max Gill & Grill

Papa, don't preach.

Scorpion Bowl

Steuben’s

Taking the Shot

DerMarr Johnson was a hot-shot hoopster before a season-ending accident. Can he reignite the heat in Denver?

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Make a List

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Eyes on the Prize

The Shlock of the New

War is hell. Cafe Bisque proves that.

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Notes From the Underground

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Walk That Walk

Loren Mach’s passions get moving at the RhythmWalk benefit.

Good, and Good for You

It's easy being green at Sunflower.

Lots of Plots

A murky screen adaptation shortchanges Stephen King's Dreamcatcher.

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Fry Me to the Moon

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Coming In Under the Wire

The Ultimate Orphan

The Cider House Rules tries to capture the complexity of the John Irving novel.

Mouthing Off

One Big Croc

Savage Love

Simon Says to Feel Good

Catie Did

Thrills for the week

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