The Downtown Denver Partnership held a meeting on the 16th Street Mall last week where much of the discussion focused on safety — with panhandling on the side. But some residents are less concerned with safety than the fact that once you get to the mall, there’s not much there…

Dry Dock just celebrated its tenth anniversary of brewing and serving beer in Aurora — and starting a wave that has spread across the metro area. Today hundreds of entrepreneurs – and more every day – make their living in Colorado doing the exact same thing, but ten years ago, that’s…

Bar Dough didn’t take long to rise in the former home of a convenience store next to Highland Tap & Burger. After a complete gutting and rebuild, the space opened over the weekend with chef-partner Max MacKissock’s menu of stuzzichini (appetizers), house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas baked in an imported Acunto…

Last week the developer of the apartment complex being built on the former United Way property in LoHi reported that the ground floor will boast the first Colorado link in the Ohio-based Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern chain, with at least two more coming to metro Denver. But wait! There’s…

Most parking meters around Denver are limited to two hours, an irritant for people who want to linger over dinner downtown — and a bonanza for the city agency that issues the tickets when those meters expire. So while you might find a parking spot by Butcher’s Bistro —which is celebrating its…

Brothers Kris and Jason Wallenta have turned the space that once held D Bar into Dos Santos, opening their upscale, Uptown taqueria this summer. The place already has a legion of fans — and Gretchen Kurtz joins them with her review of Dos Santos this week. Says Megan:  Seriously deeeeeelish Adds Judi:…

What’s in a name? Plenty of trouble, when a restaurant with a trademark discovers that another spot with a similar-sounding — and sometimes even identical — name pops up in the same town. The Wazee Supper Club waged a long-running battle when Wazoo’s opened up down the street; sibling restaurant…

Several Mexican grocery stores around town also feature little eateries — but few advertise their services as graphically as Carniceria la Sierra at 3170 West Alameda Avenue, one of several taquerias Mark Antonation featured in his story about three spots where you can get your groceries and tacos in one…

In a heartfelt message to all of its fans, Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe announced yesterday that it will close on October 30 — after more than thirty years on West 33rd Avenue — and the comments have been pouring in. “We’re calling it a retirement,” says Oscar Aguirre, the eldest…

The twin restaurant spaces at 1617 California street downtown have seen a few eateries come and go: Fontano’s Subs, An’s Lemongrass Grille — and most recently, Planet Sub, which closed on October 7. And while Larkburger is currently making a go of it in the right-hand space, reader Jason Dennee…

Allegro Coffee is expanding from roasting to serving. The company’s beans are already available at Whole Foods, as well as at a small shop in the Adams 12 administration building in its home base of Thornton. And next month, Allegro will open a stand-alone coffee shop in a a 4,000 square-foot…