Denver food truck CinnaBox is taking the cinnamon roll to places it’s never been before by embracing the delicious, organic, and local produce sold in the very farmers’ markets where it parks each week. Fresh strawberries and Palisade peaches from the fruit vendors up the aisle, yerba mate from a…
Nativ Hotel, which made headlines around the world (and here) with its “weed-friendly” attitude when it opened at the end of May, is no longer offering marijuana-friendly options, reportedly because neighbors and the landlord were surprised by the pro-pot stance. The cannabis kerfuffle is just the latest controversy involving the…
When you’re pushing art and community, your work is often without profit — and you often don’t have the time or money to deal with filing all the right forms with the IRS to gain tax-exempt status. But Anthony Garcia Sr.’s Birdseed Collective is now an official non-profit. “It’s just…
Nativ Hotel has had to repack its business plan a few times since opening its doors at 1612 Wazee Street on May 28. After its landlord expressed concerns, the owners clarified their policy regarding the consumption of cannabis: Officially, it’s prohibited at Nativ, and guests must now sign a waiver…
In a concert season that continues to expand, Red Rocks Amphitheatre has officially announced its first-ever Halloween show on October 31, featuring headliners Mac Miller and Action Bronson, with Flatbush Zomies, Tory Lanez, GoldLink, Domo Genesis. Tickets will be available for purchase this Friday July 24 at 10:00 a.m., starting…
Global Dance Festival took over Red Rocks Amphitheatre for the weekend — it’s the last true, unapologetic rave at this historic frontier. EDM lovers brought the heat, the light up swords, and the cannabis. The artists sets are stacked one on top of another, not giving the audience members time…
The vision of Rebel Restaurant owners Bo Porytko and Dan Lasiy is finally a reality. The reinvention of the longtime dive bar on Brighton Boulevard and 38th Street began last March on Kickstarter as a plan for a restaurant inside Black Shirt Brewing and and came to fruition on Thursday in the RiNo…
ViewHouse has set its lofty sights on a popular location for rooftop patios— Main Street in downtown Littleton — where it would like to create a third outpost at 2670-2680 Main, its third outpost in three years. And like the original, which is a stone’s throw from the Tavern Downtown,…
Ben Higgins – Colorado resident and Kaitlyn Bristowe’s most recent castaway on the current season of The Bachelorette – is rumored to be the next Bachelor. The 26-year-old, a business analyst for local tech company Talisys, is a favorite among female viewers. ABC teased fans with a homosexual-hint bromance between Higgins and…
Metropolitan State University of Denver’s off-campus Center for the Visual Arts is turning 25, and celebrating with an art-centric street fair on Friday, July 17, where you’ll find work by talented Metro State students, food, musical performances and on-site gaming — and also catch the unveiling of a brand-new mural by…
Heidi Keyes’s Puff, Pass and Paint is a very different kind of art class, combining canvas, cocktails…and cannabis. Over the past year It’s proved popular with locals and tourists alike, and last month it moved from the beleaguered Green Labs to a studio space at 2900 Marion Street shared with…
It’s almost July 4, so we’ve rounded up the best places to party about it. Here are the best places in the Denver area for drinking beer, listening to music or both on this most American of weekends. Zac Brown Band at Coors Field Zac Brown Band (with hometown opener…
Forever young, reliving childhood memories, acting like a big child— all becoming a lucrative industry. Who doesn’t feel the desire from time to time to regress, to be flying down that slip n’ slide that you rode back in the day? A couple thousand Denverites made their nostalgic dreams a…
Cannabis has poured money into our state’s economy, including a whopping $76 million in taxes in 2014. And many dispensary owners and progressive marijuana advocates do much more than just provide jobs, pot and tax money; they also give back to the community. These ganja do-gooders are proof that the…
Are you proud to be an American? Then grab your sunscreen, explosives, beer, bible, red meat and red, white, and blue bikini and meet us at any of these awesome places to celebrate this weekend. With everything from mountain festivals to urban parades to the biggest firework shows in Colorado, you’re guaranteed…
The Aurora Arts Festival, an interactive, kid-friendly artistic adventure, returns to Fletcher Park on Saturday, June 27, with entertainment ranging from an array of dance, musical and poetry performances to the chance to watch an ambitious, eight-story work in progress by local artists Jonathan Lamb and Michael Ortiz, also known as…
The coveted former dive bar space at 38th Avenue and Wynkoop Street is finding new life with Rebel Restaurant. Owners Dan Lasiy and Bo Porytko are taking this historic building into the modern era with a uniquely re-imagined space and community-first approach to dining. Rebel’s food will be nostalgic with…
Do not come to North West Walls if you are afraid of heights. Artist Gamma Acosta, a Longmont native whose street art is a familiar sight around Denver, has spent the last few weeks painting these giant piles of stacked shipping containers in Brussels, Belgium. He is the only U.S representative…
Anthony Garcia Sr. is the founder of Birdseed Collective, a Globeville native, acclaimed studio and street artist, father, philanthropist and the mastermind behind the new compass created on an intersection at Jefferson Park. “It’s one of the pieces I’ll be doing this summer that is part of an urban renewal…
Summer in Denver is full of art festivals, where row after row of artists show off their work. But some of the best places to see art in the summer are unofficial: Street artists from Denver and way beyond have made their mark in this state. Here are our ten…
Denver restaurants are in a culinary war, to outdo one another in daily specials. Some of our favorite Mile High City restaurants are offering some cool food and drink options that are rare to the weekday lineup. If you’re feeling adventurous, here are a few Denver daily food and drink…
Sandra Fettingis did some amazing things during the first year of her artist residency at RedLine, including working with the Epic Program and ten high school students from Emily Griffith to make sanctioned street art that featured the teens’ own warriors. “We created this mural as part of a workshop…
