With the air turning crisp and the leaves changing colors, fall is a great time to run. So why not a marathon? The starting gun will signal the fourth annual Denver Marathon on Sunday, October 18, but related events go on all weekend long: On Friday and Saturday, the public…
The holidays are enough to drive anyone to drink — so this year, why not help everyone out by giving wine? For $250, Water 2 Wine will help you craft a case of 28 bottles with custom labels — which breaks down to about $9 a bottle. “Most of the…
Larkburger is making a name for itself with such menu items as hand-cut fries seasoned with parmesan and truffle oil — but Larkburger president Adam Baker hopes that with the switch to wind power for 100 percent of its energy use, the company will also become known for its eco-friendly…
Colorado State grad student Greg Schroll has taken the idea of the spherical robot — basically a robot contained in a ball, as seen above — and made it a reality. Well, not quite a reality, but close enough for Schroll to be named one of Popular Mechanics’ 10 Most…
The tradition of oral storytelling, a cultural cornerstone for many native people, continues through the contemporary medium of film at the sixth annual Denver Indigenous Film & Arts Festival, organized by the Denver-based International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management. “Film is a natural evolution of storytelling because it fits so…
During October, Village Tavern ,at 1 West Flatiron Crossing Drive in Broomfield, is marking the 25th anniversary of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by serving up special Hope-tini cocktails to raise money for breast cancer research. “People are definitely interested,” says John Davis, Village Tavern bar manager. “It’s that time of…
We all know that drinking a glass of red wine a day is good for our health, but did you know that some wines are also good for the environment? October is Fair Trade Month at Whole Foods, and to help celebrate, Bernard Fontannaz, founder and owner of Origin Wines…
Construction along South Broadway around the Louisiana intersection — utility work culminating with a large hole in the street — has taken its toll, causing long traffic delays. But motorists aren’t the only people whose patience has been tested. Restaurants located at the epicenter of the construction project are trying…
The second-floor event hall at the Tattered Cover LoDo was packed last Monday as people anxiously awaited author Jon Krakauer, who was going to speak about his new book, Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. As I walked in and took a spot along the wall, some…
Ballet Nouveau Colorado will kick off its 2009 season with the original company production POP, featuring a blend of contemporary dance and popular music by such artists as Rufus Wainwright, the Knife and Joanna Newsom. “We are starting the season with a bang, as POP will feature three world premieres…
Zaidy’s Downtown Deli/ Fusion Cantina has closed — officially. The final blow came on September 16, at a bizarre liquor license hearing on Zaidy’s application to change to a cabaret license, which would have allowed the restaurant to host salsa nights and dancing. The application was dismissed, in part because…
Just a week after his latest book, Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman, hit the new-release racks, Jon Krakauer, the prodigal son of Boulder’s climbing scene and the country’s premier mountaineering journalist, is returning to Colorado. Since publishing Into the Wild, Krakauer has focused his storytelling talents…
With entrees like coffee-rubbed Kurobuta pork chops and horseradish crusted salmon, 1515 Restaurant, located at 1515 Market Street., has long been one of Denver’s premier fine dining establishments for New American cuisine. But don’t forget about the wine.1515’s wine list has received Wine Spectator’s “Award of Excellence” nine years in…
September is Hunger Action Month, and department store giant Macy’s is partnering with Feeding America and food banks across the country to fight hunger here at home. Macy’s will launch its “Come Together” awareness and fundraising campaign, which aims to feed 10 million people suffering from hunger, from 6-8 p.m…
David Hannes, president of the Writer Square Condominium Association, has had his hands full dealing with the ongoing renovations at Writer’s Square, which have turned the downtown oasis into a concrete desert. He lives above the restaurant that had been Zaidy’s Downtown Deli, and he’s also kept a close eye…
A month away from the fifteenth anniversary of the family business, Firehouse Subs CEO Robin Sorensen and his team were in their Thornton store this week after a tour of future Front Range locations, from Fort Collins to Highlands Ranch. I met them at 10060 Grant Street in Thornton, at…
Lucy, the restaurant that occupies the second floor of Comedy Works South at the Landmark in Greenwood Village, has been on hiatus since July 2. At the time, Comedy Works marketing manager Susan Collyar told Westword that the restaurant was being “revamped” and would be open by the end of…
