Want to work in a piece of history? The Crawford Hotel — the independent luxury hotel that will soon debut in the renovated Union Station — will be hiring more than fifty employees before its July 12 opening. And from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 30 and 10 a.m…
Over Memorial Day weekend, ArtStir — a Colorado-centric festival of fine art and craft — brought a taste of local culture to downtown Denver and the Denver Pavilions. Crafted by Samuel Schimek of the I Heart Denver shop in the Pavilions, the fest cast a modern, urban slant on an…
Think pink! As Kendra Anderson noted last week, it’s rose season — and tonight, Elway’s Cherry Creek will host its annual Pink Patio Party, where guests can sample more than thirty rosé wines from around the world — and help Elway’s sommelier Adam Vance pick the three wines for the…
The Boulderado is home to two bars, one new and one old. The Corner Bar, which just got a facelift, has been around for decades, providing drinks and food in a lodge setting for hotel guests and locals alike. Now it’s been joined by License No. 1, which replaced the…
We hope your long weekend was as full of smoked meats and assorted outdoor activities as ours was. And now we’re back and ready to talk about Denver concerts some more. Obviously the selections are a little lighter in this week’s show round-up given that we lost a day. But…
This week in Cafe Society, reviewer Gretchen Kurtz got in touch with her inner veggie-girl at Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant in Boulder. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson talked to chef de cuisine Samuel McCandless of Squeaky Bean — a place she claims has the best burger in town — about…
Bartenders and chefs from Session Kitchen, the Corner Office, Ace, Old Major, Central Bistro and Bar, Squeaky Bean, Lower48 Kitchen, and TAG went head to head in the second annual Toques and ‘Tails at Casselman’s last night….and photographer Danielle Lirette was there to catch all the action. Keep reading for…
We actually love certain kinds of graffiti around here. Witness our November posts featuring a graffiti-scene vet’s picks for the best Denver street art. But unimaginatively scrawled Swastikas and assorted Nazi-centric hate messages belong in the Schmuck of the Week category — and if Douglas County law enforcers are right,…
For downtown workers, Golden Pita could be a golden opportunity for a quick lunch that’s a decided improvement over fast food. The restaurant just opened; photographer Brandon Marshall stopped in to offer this taste of Golden Pita. See also: Photos: The secret’s out on Le Jardin Secret, a farmers’ market…
Last chance to submit a session suggestion for the third annual Denver Startup Week, which will run from September 15 through September 20. Local community sponsors and entrepreneurs have hosted the event for the past two years, and now they’re looking for ideas for speakers, presentations and workshops. For more…
Highlands Ranch is home to the eighth Modmarket in Colorado. The new location will open at 8 a.m. today across the street from the Highlands Ranch Towne Center. During today’s grand opening festivities, the store will give $25 gift certificates to the first fifty customers in line — and there…
By Mark Masters When Judge split up in 1991, it was in response to the growing skinhead violence of the time and the antipathy of their own fan base. “It was a fucking bloodbath,” recalls vocalist Mike Judge. “We were having to fight at what felt like every show. Sometimes…
Well, hopefully the hail and tornadoes are over. Certainly this is no weekend to be stuck at home, not with a Monday off and a shocking array of great shows. Esme Patterson will finally play that in-store performance at Twist & Shout to celebrate her excellent Woman to Woman. Country…
The Colorado School of English is doing more than just helping foreign students master the complex language of English. It’s also teaching them to give back to the communities that help them. As part of the service learning component of the curriculum, students do a volunteer project every twelve weeks;…
It’s been a long haul, but it looks like Blooming Beets Kitchen will finally open today in Boulder. Yesterday afternoon owner Iva Paleckova posted a note that the paleo-friendly restaurant had just passed its final inspection and was only waiting for its liquor license, scheduled to come at 10 a.m…
Don’t pack your lunch today! From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Civic Center Eats will be back in the park, where you’ll be able to find it most Tuesdays and Thursdays until early October. The ninth annual series hosted by the Civic Center Conservancy kicked off Tuesday, with a host…
The Colorado School of English is doing more than just helping foreign students master the complex language of English. It’s also teaching them to give back to the communities that help them. As part of the service learning component of the curriculum, students do a volunteer project every twelve weeks;…
Over the past decade, Larimer Square has become the go-to dining destination for locals and visitors alike. And now it will also be the perfect spot to pick up ingredients for cooking your own warm-weather meal, with the addition of Le Jardin Secret to its summer lineup. At this French-inspired,…
The second edition of Toques & ‘Tails, the event created last year by Becky Creighton, will celebrate the culinary and beverage talents of eight local restaurants: Session Kitchen, the Corner Office, Ace, Old Major, Central Bistro & Bar, The Squeaky Bean, Lower48 Kitchen and TAG. See also: Toques & ‘Tails…
Colorado’s 35th Panera Bread Bakery-Cafe is holding a grand opening celebration starting at 6 a.m. tomorrow, and the first 1,000 people to enter the new spot in Northglenn will receive a free Panera Bread coffee tumbler that nets them free brewed coffee refills through June 15. In addition, those first…
Oregon is invading the Denver dining scene tomorrow when both Central Bistro & Bar and Humboldt will host Oregon-themed wine dinners. See also: Matt Selby is now at Central Bistro & Bar…
On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, the Village Voice’s Alan Schestuhl and L.A. Weekly’s Amy Nicholson are joined by special guest Chris Klimek to discuss the strange career of Tom Cruise, the new X-Men movie, and why Han Solo should die. We close the show with a special phone…
