Squeaky Bean’s Johnny Ballen and his partners will open a new place today: Cochino Taco, a Mexican cantina that’s transformed a former gas station into what’s sure to become a hip, happening place in a quiet area of Englewood hungry for more eateries. But some readers didn’t wait for the…
There’s a brewing controversy in the craft-beer industry over the consolidation of one-time independents. In an attempt to counter the backlash, three entrepreneurs who sold their breweries to Anheuser Busch InBev — Todd Usry of Breckenridge Brewery, Garrett Wales of 10 Barrel Brewing in Oregon and Meg Gill of California’s…
Women — and a few men — from across the metro area flocked to City Hall on Saturday, August 27, to get a glimpse of Colorado’s hottest firefighters. Proceeds from the release of the Colorado Firefighter Calendar went to Children’s Hospital, but the entertainment was anything but PG. Photographer Scott…
Labor Day weekend will be full of food — at festivals along the Front Range, in back yards all over Denver, and at the biggest eating orgy around: Taste of Colorado. Whet your appetite for the holiday ahead at culinary events around town this week. Here are the tasty details…
Coldplay brings its Head Full of Dreams tour to the Pepsi Center tonight, while Heart, Cheap Trick and Joan Jett are at Red Rocks tomorrow and Tame Impala is at Red Rocks on Wednesday. This week’s lineup also includes Dixie Chicks, Styx and the Colorado Symphony, Mac DeMarco, Shawn Colvin…
From boobs to buildings, from 9News anchor Kyle Dyer’s departure announcement to some guy who was really honest about how unprepared he was for the Boulder Flatirons, this past week has been an eventful one in Denver. We’ve rounded up some of our most popular recent stories and shared them…
The news that Patsy’s had suddenly closed — after 95 years in Denver — was our biggest food story of the week. But this chapter is just part of an ongoing story in northwest Denver, what started out as the separate town of Highland soon after the founding of Denver, then…
There was plenty of action to chew over on Denver’s dining scene this week, with unexpected closings — including Patsy’s after 95 years, and the Cherry Creek Osaka Ramen after less then a year — and announcements of other restaurants growing, with White Fence Farm opening in Westminster and Denver…
Shortly after we published an interview with officials with the Colorado chapter of the Libertarian Party — a group that started in this state, and 45 years later considers the two major-party candidates both “terrible” — we offered a look at the Aspen home Donald Trump visited on Thursday, after skipping…
The National Park Service marked its 100th anniversary on August 25, and admission to all 413 national parks is free through Sunday, August 28. Colorado is home to four national parks — Rocky Mountain National Park, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison and the Great Sand Dunes — as…
Italian restaurants around town are holding fundraisers for earthquake relief after devastating damage occurred earlier this week in the regions of Umbria, Lazio and Marche in Italy. Here are a few: Spuntino, at 2639 West 32nd Avenue in the Highland neighborhood, will be offering a daily special of fettucine all’Amatriciana…
Longtime Platt Park neighborhood gem Black Pearl is now closed at 1529 South Pearl Street. The restaurant’s website displays this message: After 11 great years, we will be closed for a few weeks, while we revamp the restaurant for our new food & drink gathering spot. In partnership with friends,…
Chefs Kelly Whitaker (of Basta in Boulder) and Cody Taft rolled out their mobile kitchen and wood-burning oven, Ash, last Friday at the Infinite Monkey Theorem Urban Winery in the RiNo neighborhood — just in time for a heavy dose of rain. Tarps kept the food dry and fires safe,…
Have you purchased your tickets to DISH, Westword’s annual celebration of the Denver dining scene? More than forty of our favorite restaurants will be at Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex serving tasty bites; there will also be beverage samples from our beer sponsor, Stella Artois, and a special corner…
The RiNo Music Festival (featuring Silversun Pickups, St. Lucia, 888 and more) is tonight, while the Unknown Mortal Orchestra is at the Ogden Theatre and Pretty Lights starts a two-night stand in Telluride. Also this weekend is Reggae on the Rocks (featuring 311, Iration, Steel Pulse, Morgan Heritage and more),…
Some addresses just seem cursed — at least until something comes along to create a little buzz and lure the neighbors. Such is the case at 2200 South Broadway, which has seen the South Broadway Grill, Hades Bar & Grill, Zocalo and El Olvido come and go in recent years…
Colorado celebrated its 140th birthday on August 1. Because it was admitted to the Union on the hundredth anniversary of this country’s declaration of independence, it was quickly nicknamed the Centennial State. But to us, it’s always been Coolorado, the coolest state around, and the thousands of people moving here…
The end of summer is a time of change — and that means new menu items based on seasonal produce. That’s the case as Spuntino, Zengo and Honor Society. But at the latter two, even bigger changes are afoot, including major remodels, a new chef and a new downtown brunch…
The Fray, who’s set to release Through the Years: The Best of the Fray in November, will be at the Fox Theatre on Friday, November 25 and headline 1STBANK Center the following night, November 26. Tickets for the Fox Theatre ($52.50) and 1STBANK Center ($37.50-$77.50) go on sale on Friday,…
The 17th Annual Lafayette Peach Festival brought thousands of peaches and peach lovers to Lafayette on Saturday, August 20. Festival-goers lined up for nearly every conceivable form of the fruit, from smoothies and ice cream to grilled peaches and peach jam. The festival featured the bounty of the Palisade peach…
Folks got all dolled up for a fun return to the rockin’ ’50 at the Rockabilly Revival & Pinup Girl Revue on August 20, which featured a retro pinup beauty pageant, spins from emcee Cruisin’ Dave, live music by the Juke Joint Cruisers and a classic car show. All photos by Ken…
The Indian restaurant that opened last fall as Mr. India’s BBQ at 3157 West 38th Avenue is now closed. In its place is the second metro-area outpost of Biryani Pot, under new ownership. This continues the trend of biryani rice specialists coming to the metro area. The Denver Tech Center…
