Opinion | Calhoun: Wake-up Call

Aurora will have to wait for its Smashburger

Aurora was slated to get its very own Smashburger on Wednesday, October 21, but the opening of the store at 2630 South Parker Road has been delayed -- "a permitting issue that the landlord is working through," according to Julie Noyes, spokeswoman for the homegrown chain. When the Aurora outlet...
By Patricia CalhounOctober 19, 2009
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Aurora was slated to get its very own Smashburger on Wednesday, October 21, but the opening of the store at 2630 South Parker Road has been delayed — “a permitting issue that the landlord is working through,” according to Julie Noyes, spokeswoman for the homegrown chain.

When the Aurora outlet does open, it will be the ninth in the Denver area. Three more — including a downtown Denver location — are on tap for 2010. And in the meantime, Smashburger continues its march toward worldwide domination, with smashing gear (right) offered on the company website and a dozen states now serving the Colorado-born burger, with more signing up every day.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor emeritus of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She was editor-in-chief from 1977-2026. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame (probably for her bar tab). She’s received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists, and is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS12’s public affairs roundtable.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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