“Wasted away again in Margaritaville…” You can practically picture Jimmy Buffett, who made it fashionable to fritter away sunny days, spending an idle August afternoon in Lakewood, belly-up to Gordo’s bar, while Sixth Avenue traffic speeds past in the distance. Gordo’s, which roughly translates as “Fatso’s” in Spanish, was founded…
As Russell Crowe strutted around the Colosseum — a scantily clad warrior seeking revenge — he should have challenged his opponents to the Gladiator drop-shot at the Foundry Cafe and Billiards Club: It would have brought them to their knees. To deliver this knockout, the Foundry fills a pint glass…
“Don’t clone, darling, colonize!” That’s the motto of a secret society that will soon infiltrate a bar near you — but you don’t need a coded knock or password to join the club. Access to e-mail should do the trick. “The gay scene is kind of boring these days; it’s…
Cucina Colore 3041 East Third Avenue 303-393-6917 Columbus proved that the Earth isn’t flat — but you could be flat on your back after one too many drinks honoring Italy’s most famous explorer. Cucina Colore’s refreshing New World Sangria — the creation of owner Venanzio Momo — is a fruit-filled…
In any language, the battle for Colorado schoolchildren’s right to bilingual education is heating up. Late one recent morning, Francine Haver dropped by her local King Soopers. As she walked up to the Belcaro Shopping Center store, she remembers, a man in his late twenties asked her to sign a…
Denver may be totally landlocked, but even so, a tropical storm blew into town this winter when Gumbo’s opened in LoDo and began serving its potent Hurricane. According to legend, the bright-red cocktail was created during World War II when brown liquors, such as whiskey, were in short supply; in…
Local trendsetters, unite — and hotfoot it to One Home furnishings store and design studio, because retro is cool. “Taking the mid-century stuff and fixing it up is really big on the coasts,” says Heather Mourer, owner of One Home, at 1036 Speer Boulevard. “I think that the furniture and…
With the mountains and plains of Colorado drier than a tinderbox, the best way to get Rocky Mountain high this summer could be to sip a Blue Sky Martini inside the cool, cavernous Blue Sky Grill. Made with Skyy Vodka and Blue Curacao and served straight up with a lemon…
Wanted: the nastiest, most offensive-smelling kids’ sneakers in Denver. Such over-ripe stink bombs might be a plague to parents, but they could win the Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest, which stomps into the Children’s Museum of Denver on Tuesday, July 23. As part of its “Help Kick Out Foot Odor” campaign,…
If you’re on a hot date and looking to score, take her to Hapa Sushi and show off your sensitivity by sipping a naughty pink G Spot. The word “cocktail” has never sounded more appropriate than it does at Hapa Sushi, a swank Cherry Creek sushi grill and sake bar…
Preferring Johnny Cash and suede fringe over the Village People and rainbow wear, Denver’s gay cowboys and cowgirls are mounting up to celebrate the twentieth year of the Colorado Gay Rodeo Association (CGRA) during the Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo, held this weekend at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. For those who’ve…
The next time you pay a bus fare, you’d better count your change. Last month, the Longmont Police Department arrested three employees of First Transit Inc., the company that earlier this year began running two-thirds of the Regional Transportation District’s privatized routes, for stealing thousands of dollars in bus fare…
The classic remedy for soothing the pain of a bee or wasp sting is to apply a cold compress and baking soda. But if you’re stung by one of the nasty little buggers this summer, the contemporary treatment is to head to the Hornet for a medicinal Rum-O-Rita. Served on…
“But no matter, the road is life,” Jack Kerouac wrote in On the Road. Taking the classic Beat novel to heart, in 1991 Dori and Joseph DeCamillis, two young, newly married Boulder painters looking for artistic inspiration and a way to avoid a mounting pile of debt, bought a 1970…
David Touff helped to build Denver — but he doesn’t remember that. Alzheimer’s changed his landscape, turning familiar sights into unexplored sites. Each trip out of the house became a journey into a strange new world. Dancing on Quicksand: A Gift of Friendship in the Age of Alzheimer’s, by first-time…
If Mexico isn’t in your travel plans this summer, be transported there via El Cantarito, an authentic Mexican drink rarely served north of Tijuana — but available at Aztec Sol. A friendly little storefront saloon in northwest Denver, Aztec Sol boasts over 200 types of tequila, the agave-plant liquor first…
How did the Artisan Center celebrate its 25th anniversary a few weeks ago? By doing absolutely nothing. “We kept talking about it and talking about it, but the days just rolled on and we lost track,” says Ellen Seale, who purchased the store, originally started as a pottery studio, in…
In Grease, the Pink Ladies ruled the school. Denver gals who want to follow their lead after work should snag a table on Rialto Cafe’s patio and order up a Pink Diamond Martini. Named for a legendary 1920s silent-movie palace, the Rialto is the coolest spot to see and be…
You can leave your green parkas at home until St. Patrick’s Day. “Put on some shorts, a Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops,” says Pat McCullough, and you’ll fit right in at Conor O’Neill’s Summer Outdoor Music Fest in Boulder. McCullough’s Celtic Events group is helping Conor O’Neill’s, a Boulder pub, launch…
You may have cheered for brave little guys and girls mutton-busting at the rodeo, or watched dog racing at Mile High Greyhound Park, but chances are pretty good that you’re never seen ostriches saddled up and racing around a ring. That sporty void can be filled when the Rocky Mountain…
If you ever complain that there aren’t enough bathrooms on the 16th Street Mall, then Handyman Mania is the festival for you. On September 21 and 22, teams of professional contractors and amateur handymen will turn Skyline Park into Denver’s largest outhouse. “The Battle of the Bathrooms” features tool-belt-wearing enthusiasts…
Ein Prosit der Gemutlichkeit! What exactly does it mean? It’s hard to translate, but the German expression sums up Oktoberfest on Larimer Square: oompah, beer and lederhosen. “It basically means ‘warmth and happiness,'” says Kirsten Becker, a spokesperson for the Larimer Arts Association, the nonprofit group that produces the September…
