The McNichols Building, which will be launched this morning as a cultural and event space, got its start as a Carnegie Library — the biggest one in Colorado. But it was far from the only one. Over two decades at the turn of the last century, the Carnegie Corporation of…
Last Friday night, the Denver Police Department did an undercover operation, sending underage police cadets to liquor establishments across Denver where they tried to buy booze. And succeeded in the case of four bars (and numerous liquor stores), all of which were cited for selling to a minor. The bars…
The seventh annual Denver Zombie Crawl this past Saturday was the biggest yet — but it got an unexpected assist from the third annual March for a World Without Police. The confluence of the two events downtown turned into a giant game of cops and grave robbers. Some zombies were…
Jesse Morreale has decided he can’t fight city hall on two fronts. And so after last call on Saturday, October 27, he’ll close Rockbar, the hipster hangout he opened in the All-Inn, the motel at 3015 East Colfax Avenue that he bought almost seven years ago. Earlier this month, Tom…
The Denver Police Department’s Vice 50 team, working with the District 4 SCAT unit, conducted an underage-compliance operation last Friday, October 19. Out of 53 establishments visited by underage, undercover cadets, nine locations sold them alcohol — resulting in nine arrests for the sale of alcohol to a minor, and…
You didn’t need to listen to all the pundits dissect the presidential debate to know that Colorado is still a swing state. Just check traffic reports: Today, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will hold a rally at Red Rocks — accompanied by Kid Rock. (This might be the only way…
After generations as the Border, a beloved University of Denver neighborhood dive that served Mexican food and showed all the games, this space at 2014 South University has been rechristened Merchants Mile High Saloon. It not only has a new name, it has a new look; the new owners are…
Forza Horizon, the eagerly awaited new open-world racing game for the Xbox 360, takes place in Colorado, against the backdrop of the raucous Horizon music festival. Developed by UK-based Playground Games and published by Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios, Forza Horizon is the first game in the gearhead-thrilling Forza series…
In October 2011, entrepreneur Jim Deters founded Galvanize, an organization dedicated to “growing start-ups through capital, community and curriculum.” Over the last twelve months, he’s definitely put his money where that motto is. Today, the most recent manifestation will be unveiled when Galvanize’s new community center opens its doors during…
The discussion of Gretchen Kurtz’s recent review of Squeaky Bean resulted in our latest Comment of the Day, in which one reader argued that despite all the hype over some restaurants in this city, Denver was just not on the “cutting edge of the food scene.” Which led to this…
The ancient Romans were remarkably accomplished people, as evidenced by A Day in Pompeii, a special exhibit now on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. But not only were they responsible for many inventions, they also knew how to party, as Cory Casciato reports. See also: -…
The news that George McGovern, now ninety, is in hospice care stirred memories — not just of his campaign for president, but of a night in Ovando, Montana. I was at Trixi’s Antler Saloon when I started seeing familiar faces passing by: a man who looked like Dick Lamm, a…
Is the food at Squeaky Bean overrated? Gretchen Kurtz loved almost everything she tried there while dining out for this week’s review (not the fried chicken ballontine, however), but other diners have a few bones to pick with her. See also: – Review: Squeaky Bean could write the book on…
The Colorado Avalanche was to have its season opener last week — but the NHL is still on strike, so that put the team on ice. Fortunately, hockey fans have an alternative: The Denver Cutthroats, a new team that will make its debut tonight at the Denver Coliseum. See also:…
Denver Police Chief Robert White and Commander Ron Saunier just announced that three arrests had been made in the quintuple murders that took place early yesterday morning at Fero’s Bar & Grill on Colorado Boulevard; among the five victims in an incident that began as a robbery and escalated into…
It wasn’t long ago that Denver planners had the crackpot idea of putting a new Colorado history museum underground in Civic Center Park, right by the McNichols building, once a Carnegie library. Cooler heads put the kibosh on that. And now Denver’s Civic Center has been designated a National Historic…
Connie Lehman has been drawing, sculpting, embroidering and curating in Colorado for decades. But when she say a deck of Tarot cards by artist Rachel Pollock, she found a new calling. The result is Tarot Life Cards: Using Your Birthday to Chart Your Course, a book that helps readers identify…
Developer Dana Crawford remembers the first time she saw the Cruise Room. It was in the ’50s, and the Oxford Hotel, a once-elegant Victorian establishment that welcomed visitors getting off the train at Denver’s Union Station, had become a “flophouse,” she recalls. “The people who lived there were retired railroad…
And the hits just keep coming for Rockbar, the hipster hangout that Jesse Morreale opened six years ago when he bought the All-Inn at 3105 East Colfax Avenue. Last week, the city denied Rockbar’s request to renew its hotel and restaurant liquor license, but extended its temporary license until November…
Fero’s Bar & Grill is a longtime dive on the edge of Glendale, a place to get a quick drink before the movies or a cheap steak if you’re staying at a hotel in the area. Over the decades, it’s kept a low profile — until now. As Denver Police…
Doug Campbell knows just how important third-party candidacies can be (and how often they’re ignored). After all, it was Tom Tancredo’s run for governor in 2010 as the American Constitution Party candidate that elevated that group to major-party status here in Colorado, even though Tancredo has since returned to the…
Yesterday Gretchen Kurtz offered a taste of her review of the new Squeaky Bean that will be posted here later today: a look at the “eggplant & plum” appetizer that is one of the most difficult dishes to plate, according to exec chef Max MacKissock. But Steveville isn’t hungering to…
