While 4:20 p.m. has long been an ideal time to smoke a blunt, April 20 in Colorado has become an unabashed holiday for tokers as well as a hot spot for pot-centric musical acts who conveniently choose to play the state around this time of year. Sure, there are a…
Elvis Costello brings his solo to the Paramount Theatre tonight while Generation Axe (featuring guitarists Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi) is at the same venue on Wednesday. Also this week there’s Iron Maiden at the Pepsi Center, Ellie Goulding at 1STBANK Center, two nights…
Last night the 16th Street Mall was packed with people heading to and from the ball game, people heading to and from the theater, people heading to and from restaurants…and some people just hanging out. Still, the Downtown Denver Partnership and Downtown Denver Business Improvement District would like to add…
Coors Field has more beer offerings than ever — which is good, because fans might need to drink a lot in order to swallow the Colorado Rockies’ record thus far, with two losses at the ballpark and another game on tap for this afternoon. This year, Coors Field and Aramark…
How do you feel about the 16th Street Mall? That mile-long strip through downtown is bound to be jumping today, with gorgeous weather and a Rockies game tonight. But while some locals love it, others avoid it — and downtown boosters are in the process of revisioning the mall. “It’s…
Among the factors we consider when naming a Schmuck of the Week winner is how the candidates help make their own problems worse. Consider Richard Pinales this concept’s poster boy. Pinales was just busted on arson charges after allegedly setting nine fires on a single day. And denying that he…
It’s Opening Day, which means that bars and restaurants all over downtown, RiNo and LoHi will be celebrating the start of baseball season — which means lots of beer and brats. No sooner had we published our list of Ten Top Spots to Celebrate Opening Day, when we heard of…
Father John Misty headlines the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Saturday and Sunday while Peter Murphy brings Stripped acoustic tour to the Gothic Theatre on Sunday and Anders Osborne is at the Boulder Theater tonight. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Peter Yarrow & Noel Paul…
When the Denver Police Department sent officers to raid an encampment of tiny homes at Sustainability Park last October, “something in me snapped,” says photographer Paula Bard. “I began walking those streets were the homeless are trying to survive, photographing the faces of those my city has abandoned.” The result is…
In December, we brought you our list of the fifteen best new restaurants in 2015. But there was a late flurry of activity at the end of the year, and the intervening months have given us time to sample, ruminate and pare down our favorites to a sleek list of…
The 16th Street Mall is one of the city’s major tourist attractions, but visitors don’t get much of a taste of homegrown Denver shops and restaurants along this stretch, where chains and souvenir stores predominate. There are some rare exceptions, including the I Heart Denver store in the Pavilions, our…
Denver Botanic Gardens announced its 2016 Summer Concert Series, including Ziggy Marley, Marc Cohn, Jose Gonzalez, Martin Sexton, Chris Isaak, UB40, George Benson and more. Tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday, April 19 while pre-sale tickets Denver Botanic Gardens members run from Monday, April 11 through Monday,…
Storm warning! At 4:30 p.m. today, the City and County of Denver will announce the location for its stormwater detention area, part of the Platte to Park Hill: Stormwater Systems program, which is focused on improving flood protection in communities north and east of downtown. But the city has already been…
Mark Antonation recently took a trip to the Midwest — without leaving Denver. He was in hog heaven as he explored this city’s tenderloin district in search of a Midwestern pork sandwich, and found several worthy version that had readers salivating. “Oh em gee,” wrote one. “They do exist in…
For its annual spring white party last weekend, the Fantastic Hosts transformed the Exdo Event Center into a Garden of Earthly Delights, inspired by the painting by Hieronymus Bosch and a Burning Man aesthetic. Stroll through the resulting wonderland with photographer Brandon Marshall. Now take a wander through the…
One thing’s for certain — zombies have staying power in Denver, where the undead are much more than a passing fad. the Walker Stalker Con came to town this past weekend, bringing cast members from The Walking Dead, Z Nation and more, as well as Freddie Krueger himself — actor Robert…
Broadway is hopping these days, with great shops (Ironwood just snagged our Best Store on Broadway) and restaurants (Cho77 took top honors for Best Restaurant on Broadway). But there’s plenty more to see and do on the street, and videographer Tony White captured a recent trip down South Broadway that included stops…
The Vail Jazz Festival has recruited numerous internationally known jazz legends for more than two decades, and this season, which kicks off in July, is slated to be its biggest season ever. This year’s lineup includes veteran guitarist John Pizzarelli, Canadian trumpeter Bria Skonberg, young pianist Joey Alexander, Grammy-winning vocalist Cecile…
What would you do to improve the 16th Street Mall? The Downtown Denver Partnership and the Downtown Denver Improvement District are hosting the Prototyping Festival this summer to illustrate some of the options for enlivening the mall. The organizations are asking Denverites to suggest their own ideas, too; the deadline is…
Justin Bieber brings his Purpose World Tour to the Pepsi Center tonight while Gary Clark Jr. headlines the Ogden Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday. Also tonight Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is at the Boulder Theater and Ra Ra Riot is at the Bluebird Theater. Lissie, Rita Wilson and Pete…
Art is back in the news with the recent KKK/cop piece hanging at the Wellington Webb building. But there have been plenty of other controversial pieces of public art — and most of them don’t just disappear. We just listed the Ten Most Controversial Pieces of Public Art in Denver…
Another sunny Sunday in Denver, which means that brunchers will be packing patios across Denver — especially at spots in LoHi that still have their views of downtown. Avanti Food & Beverage is a good bet, as are eateries along Central Street — Masterpiece Deli, Central Bar & Bistro, Ale House…
