California’s Mad River Brewing returns to Colorado

California’s Mad River Brewing is the latest out-of-state beer maker to try and crack the crowded Colorado market, where taps and liquor store shelf space are at a premium. But Mad River, located in the town of Blue Lake, may have an edge. It got a lot of buzz at…

Parrish Wright, who sold crack to homeless addicts, is a Shmuck

There’s low, and then there’s really, really slimy-low. And selling crack to homeless addicts who are going through drug rehabilitation is about as low as it gets. Parrish L. Wright, a longtime security guard for a Colorado Coalition for the Homeless clinic, was arrested recently and charged with doing just…

Hickenlooper’s Inaugurale will be delivered via horse and carriage

Not only is the Wynkoop Brewing Company making a special beer to commemorate brewery co-founder John Hickenlooper’s gubernatorial inauguration party on Tuesday, it will deliver that beer, Hickelooper’s Inaugurale, via horse and carriage. The party, which is being held at the Fillmore auditorium, will feature beers from the Wynkoop and…

D.P. Dough will make your night all right with a fluffy calzone

You’re a little drunk, the music’s bumpin’, and suddenly…you’re hungry. Really, really hungry. But many bars don’t serve food (chips and beef jerky don’t count; neither do Totino’s pizzas warmed in a microwave). Time to dial D.P. Dough. D.P. Dough opened in November at 1228 East Colfax Avenue, where it…

Change at Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey will come slowly

Not much is going to change at Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey now that the distillery has been purchased by New Jersey’s Proximo Spirits — at least not for a while. “What is interesting is that Stranahan’s is selling so well in Colorado that we are going to focus 99 percent of…

The Colorado Cider Company will turn apples to apple cider

Brad Page, a real-estate agent and co-founder of Coopersmith’s Pub & Brewing in Fort Collins, plans to start Denver’s first hard cidery this spring. Cider, which is more popular in England and Ireland than in the United States, is made from fermented apples. Page will buy his apples for now,…

And our Shmuck of the Year winner is…

All he had to do was not say something stupid and it’s possible that we would now be getting ready to inaugurate Scott McInnis Colorado’s next governor. After all, the Republican surge — led by the anti-Obama Tea Party segment — turned the elections into a near-bloodbath for Democratic candidates…

Rockies season starts today

Broncos? What Broncos? Colorado Rockies season officially begins today, on the day after the pathetic (yet strangely exciting — near the end, anyway) Denver Broncos closed out their worst year in history with a 4-12 record, no coach and a huge number of problems…

Happy New Year: Two men resolve to shoplift more

Most people start the New Year off by making resolutions. Some people vow to exercise more or smoke less. Others opt to look for news jobs, new loves or even new clothes. The two men pictured below, however, had something else in mind. They chose to shoplift more. And they…

Steve Saunders: Former TV newsman says he’ll run for City Council

Note: This story has been updated with comments from Steve Saunders. Former 7News correspondent Steve Saunders announced on Facebook on Saturday that he plans to run for the Denver City Council seat being vacated by Marcia Johnson. Saunders, whose father is longtime entertainment writer and broadcasting critic Dusty Saunders, was…

Police seek suspect in Englewood slaying (44)

Update: Police arrested their suspect, Michael Anthony Renner, this afternoon at a storage locker. Englewood police conducting a welfare check on a 49-year-old man found his dead body in the 3400 block of South Lincoln Street on Wednesday. They believe the man, whose name hasn’t been released, was the victim…

DPD: How not to let your car get stolen on cold days

It doesn’t seem like the Denver Police Department should have to remind people not to leave their cars unlocked and running. But then, the DPD is like our dads, always pointing out the obvious, and we, the citizens of Denver, are like obstinate children, always doing stupid stuff on purpose…