Impossible Winterbourne knows the importance of public art. “It gives the public a voice, inspires people, makes people happy, makes rundown buildings beautiful, and does all this while asking nothing in return,” he told Tiffany Fitzgerald for this post. And this Denver artist is putting up his unauthorized, steampunk art…
Two weeks ago, we asked diners and restaurants employees alike to serve up their best tips for surviving Denver Restaurant Week, promising a $52.80 prize for the best advice in each category. More than fifty people complied, posting tips that ranged from remembering not to behave like an asshole to…
The news that Joe Vostrejs and Larimer Associates plan to put the Lowry Beer Garden — a nearly 8,000-square-foot bar, authentic beer garden and pavilion — into the Hangar 2 project (which will also have a dozen restaurants in its dining district) had beer fans raising their steins in thanks…
Christo’s “Over the River” will soon have another bridge to cross. Even as a public hearing that could secure Fremont County’s approval of the project along the Arkansas River gets under way this morning in Canon City, a group of University of Denver students will be filing suit to stop…
Goodwill Industries of Denver is opening two new stores this spring — one a major store in Longmont, which will hold a job fair to fill thirty positions starting tomorrow. Good idea. But that boutique store in Cherry Creek? Says Rockdove: Stupid idea.I can’t even believe that they don’t get…
Late yesterday, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that his office had secured an indictment for fourteen individuals suspected of running a human-trafficking ring that trafficked children for sex at locations ranging from Denver to Grand Junction. Although the seventy-page indictment did not mention Backpage.com, Suthers did in subsequent interviews,…
This month started with major action on South Pearl Street — including a very involved deal that calls for the Wynkoop/Breckenridge group that had owned Pearl Street Grill to swap that space at 1477 South Pearl with Izakaya Den, at 1518 South Pearl, one of three restaurants in the eating…
Mmm, meat! Lori Midson’s presentation of six dazzling Super Bowl meat stadiums inspired shock and awe around the country. Notes GFTW: Great post for Meatless Monday!!…
As today’s appearances by Ron Paul and Rick Santorum make clear, Colorado’s caucus is a week away for Republicans, one of three major political parties in this state. That’s right: Because Tom Tancredo did so well in the last gubernatorial election, the American Constitution Party qualifies as a major political…
People are still comparing notes on how long they tried to log on to buy tickets for The Book of Mormon when they were available for a few brief hours on Sunday, January 22. Those who gave up on technology and simply went to the ticket windows at the Denver…
The Culture of African American Art is now on display in the lobby of Republic Plaza, 370 17th Street, where the show will run through February 23. But you might want to take a look at it before the crowds descend for a reception for the artists scheduled for 5…
Only one more day to submit your tip for surviving Denver Restaurant Week, which runs February 25 through March 9. Tomorrow we’ll pick the best tip left on our original DRW contest post by a diner, as well as the best tip offered by a restaurant employee, and award the…
Unlike so many Western towns, Denver has a wealth of wonderful neighborhoods close to the heart of the city. But with that wealth of neighborhoods comes a surfeit of NIMBY issues that often spill out of their immediate area and into City Hall — as the fight over a new…
Is it possible that last Tuesday’s casting call at Suite 200 for The Real World wasn’t, well, real? It certainly wasn’t crowded when Claire Delahorne left at 11 p.m.: “In 2012,” she wrote in her Real World blog post the next day, “a major cable network casting for an insanely…
In honor of the Chinese new year, we dropped by Alameda Square twice this week, for dim sum at both King’s Land Seafood Restaurant and Super Star Asian. Somehow, both restaurants managed to survive all the disruption created by the construction of a giant Lowe’s store two years ago. And…
Have something you want to ask Alex Martinez, Denver’s new Manager of Safety? This is your chance: Westword writers will be meeting with the former Colorado Supreme Court justice this morning, to get an overview of the office and ask about some specific issues, including the recent rulings overturning police…
Jasmine Gardens didn’t last long at 1935 Federal Boulevard. That address now belongs to Masa Asian Kitchen, whose spartan space and spare decor gives no hint of the extensive menu…
In honor of the Chinese New Year, we’ve been eating our way through Alameda Square, where there’s always plenty of parking since the Lowe’s store that was supposed to resurrect the area closed in November, after less than two years in business. Amazingly, both Super Star Asian and King’s Land…
Chill! The Snow Show has filled the Colorado Convention Center with a blizzard of activity, and the white stuff is spilling outside the facility into the 2012 Art of Winter, a snow-inspired exhibition featuring Colorado artists and innovators. At noon today and again next Thursday, the Denver Theatre District will…
One woman’s favorite dumpling is a dish someone else dumps on. In 100 Favorite Dishes, Lori Midson recently raved about the xiao long bao at Lao Wang Noodle House. Those wrappers are too thick, sniffs one critic. Listen to him, pleads another reader:…
“Where is the change?” asks a letter outlining a series of disappointing, business-as-usual moves by new Denver Police Chief Robert White. It was signed by “Men and Women of the Denver Police Department” and sent yesterday to Mayor Michael Hancock’s office, which was scrambling last night to find a copy…
Jennifer Rosen had an amazing array of interests. We met her in the early ’80s, when she and sister Robin Chotzinoff covered a Chippendale’s show: Jenny provided the photos, Robin the words. Robin went on to provide many more words as a longtime staff writer for Westword, but we always…
