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Reader: Cherry Hills mansion would make an ideal artist commune

Looking for a 16,291 square-foot mansion on 2.15 acres with two master suites and a hibachi island in the kitchen? Try 5 Mockingbird Lane in Cherry Hills Village, one of the five most expensive homes for sale in the metro area right now. No family really needs that much space, of course, and one re ... More >>

Tonight: Breckenridge Brewery rolls out monthly firkins for First Friday

Breckenridge Brewery rolled out a new monthly firkin program during the Great American Beer Festival last year that is designed to play off the First Friday art walks that take place on the first Friday of every month in the Art District on Santa Fe. See also: - Renegade Brewing opens Sunday in the ... More >>

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At Unit E, Denver Arts Week was almost over before it got started

2012 Mayor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts: Denver's Art District on Santa Fe

Every year since 1986, Denver has recognized creative individuals and organizations that make an artful impact on the community with the Mayor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The 2012 winners were just announced, and for the first time, they were split into three new categories: Youth Arts, Ent ... More >>

Mile High Vienna Stand steps up on on Santa Fe

The original Mile High Vienna Stand has moved from 258 Santa Fe Drive to a larger space half a block away at 300 Santa Fe, in the heart of Denver's Art District on Santa Fe. "People kept telling me we were too busy -- something I didn't think was possible," says owner Sonny Jarock. "But this new sp ... More >>

Photos: First Friday on Santa Fe

The temperature was hot, the art even hotter. Brandon Marshall brings back these photos for Westword from First Friday on Santa Fe Drive on August 3, 2012. See Also: - Slideshow: First Friday on Santa Fe

Reader: No matter how you spell it, First Friday on Santa Fe is a serious party

Josiah Hesse's First Friday travels took him to both Broadway and Santa Fe, where Side Show, the gallery run by Sarah and Larry Polzin and Adam Buehler, was celebrating its first anniversary.

Guess where I'm biking near these old train tracks and win a B-cycle season pass

"At one point, over 2,000 miles of narrow-gauge track probed the mountains of Colorado," claims the Colorado Railroad Museum. Granted, this ol' fixed gear bike can't really travel on any of those tracks, but it can cross them repeatedly when in the right part of town. Did you know that in 1888, tha ... 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 >>

Lowrider bicycles, Star Wars and street tubas: First Friday on Santa Fe, 5/4/12

If you haven't been down to Santa Fe in a while for First Friday, you can see what you've been missing through these photos shot by Laura Easley for Westword. This month's art walk included more than a few nods to Star Wars ("May the 4th be with you" and all that) and the Kentucky Derby, as well as ... More >>

iSushi now open in Denver's Arts District on Santa Fe

Santa Fe Drive has an old American diner, a new American diner, an Ethiopian restaurant...and lots of Mexican options. And now there's sushi, too. iSushi opened yesterday at 801 Santa Fe; the Japanese restaurant is offering "simple classics," as well as dishes with "a more creative twist." View the ... More >>

Over the Weekend: First Friday, Gotye, Pinyon sale, readying for the Rockies

What a glorious weekend -- one filled with great things to see and do. And the folks at our Backbeat Online, Cafe Society and Show and Tell blogs and Westword slide show page documented what went down as the temperatures went up. Look below for samples from posts about First Friday, Gotye live, the ... More >>

Photographer Jesse Myers deals a new hand at CORE New Art Space

The image above -- a wonderful posed moment gone awry -- caused quite a stir in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe last year: first, as part of tbellphotographic's juried show, Is This How I Look?, where Ken Hamel gave it top honors, and again when I did the same as the jurist for the Art District on ... More >>

First Friday: Here is what's happening tonight in four art districts around town

While First Friday is synonymous with the Art District on Santa Fe for some people, there are events in other districts as well. Here's a selection of happenings tonight -- from the Navajo, Tennyson, River North and, yes, the Santa Fe art districts.

Art Attack

Who's who in the Santa Fe Art District? Place your votes now

As First Friday regulars can attest, when the Art District on Santa Fe throws a shindig, it goes all out. That's especially true in the case of the annual Santa Fe Art District Best Of exhibition, which awards artists who show in the district two ways: first, with awards given out to artists nomina ... More >>

Tech N9ne fans get their freak on and other hot 4th of July slideshows (PHOTOS)

​Our Slut Walk Denver 2011 photo collection is only one of many new hotter-than-July galleries on display Check out Tech N9ne at the Fillmore, First Friday on Santa Fe, Umphrey's McGee at Red Rocks, 1 a.m. at the Shag Lounge and the best pics of June roundup on our bustling slideshow page.

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, April 1-3, 2011

​​While you might want to spend your day pulling pranks on your coworkers, that doesn't mean you don't still have a full weekend ahead of you. It's okay if you spent all your money on whoopee cushions (we did), because since its First Friday, there are tons of events to hit up on the che ... More >>

Over the Weekend: A whirlwind First Friday tour to kick off Denver Arts Week

At Niza Knoll Gallery on Santa Fe Drive.​No one in their right mind would normally try to hit four art walks all in one night, but last Friday wasn't any old First Friday, it was Denver Arts Week's Know Your Arts First Friday and, courtesy of Visit Denver flak Rich Grant, I got to do it in sty ... More >>

First Friday: Denver Arts Week kicks out the art-walk jams all over town

Drew Englander, Illiterate Gallery​Why is this First Friday different from all other First Fridays? In most ways, it isn't, and that's the real beauty of it. But it is Denver Arts Week's Know Your Arts First Friday Arts Walk, meaning the monthly evening art walk event in arts districts all ove ... More >>

Denver DIY artists head south for Santa Fe dance party November 13

Hideous Men's caravan of cassettes and friends heads to Santa Fe.​Hideous Men (who's video for "Tangled" premiered in September) Phonebooks and Hollagramz will join forces with New Mexico-by-way-of-Colorado's Mystic Bummer in Santa Fe on November 13 for a giant show and fall dance party celebr ... More >>

1301 Santa Fe Tavern & Grill opens today in Hoffbrau Bar & Grill spot

Dylan Burkhardt​We reported last Friday that Hoffbrau Bar & Grill, 1301 Santa Fe, was set to reopen under new ownership sometime this week after a quiet closure earlier this year. And indeed, today it opened its doors -- under the name 1301 Santa Fe Tavern & Grill -- and welcomed lunch patrons ... More >>

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And Colorado's prettiest town is... you must be joking

​It's been at least a week since our fair state made it on any Most Livable, Charming, Fittest or Drunkest list. So thank heavens for the folks at ForbesTraveler, the "luxury travel authority from inspiration to reservation." Its latest ingenious and largely predictable compilation of "America ... More >>

Organixx starts November with an economic stimulus deal. Go green

Organixx Santa Fe chicken salad is part of the November deal ​Jason Sheehan enjoyed the food at Organixx -- and now the natural eatery is making its food even more enjoyable, with an economic stimulus deal starting today and running through November. This month, you can get a salad, sandwich ... More >>

This weekend: Chocolate, Colorado wines and craft beers

​ Many restaurants will be offering specials tonight to coincide with First Friday, and the Infinite Monkey Theorem winery, at the edge of the Santa Fe Arts District at Fifth and Santa Fe, is even hosting a wine-tasting at 5 p.m. with light bites from Masterpiece Delicatessen. For info, call 9 ... More >>

A Mural? In the Santa Fe Art District? Unacceptable!

Light Bright

Over the Weekend: Forever Darling II Fashion Show

Fiesta Time

NEWSED is turning Santa Fe’s biggest First Friday into a party.

Last Rites

The art of last-minute shopping.

Art in the City Afterhours Party

Santa Fe Shoppers Booting Out Boots? Shame on Them.

Walk the Walk

Pitcher of Margaritas

El Noa Noa

On the Wall

Best Gallery Openings

First Fridays

Best Non-Alcoholic Beverage

Julia Blackbird's

Best Burrito to Go

The Burrito Co.

The Bite

A tasty tour of Sante Fe.

Best restaurant when you're in the Zone

Mercury Cafe

Santa Fe Style, Part Two

Another trip down Santa Fe Avenue.

Santa Fe Style, Part One

A stroll down Santa Fe drive.

Mouthing Off

WEST SIDE STORY

THE MAYOR'S RACE IS HEATING UP--AND SO IS THE BATTLE FOR THE HISPANIC VOTE.