Colfax Avenue has seen a lot of changes since Hisashi Takimoto opened Taki’s two decades ago. And Taki’s went through changes, too, including a couple of locations and a variety of names: Taki’s Healthy Japanese Food Restaurant, Taki’s Golden Bowl. After Takimoto passed away in 2009, the restaurant got a…
Work Options for Woman has a lot to be thankful for this year — including a maxed-out enrollment in the program, a record number of graduate placements, and incredible support from local chefs, including Jen Jasinski, who made the non-profit the beneficiary of her efforts on Top Chef Masters. But…
TUES | POLICA at BLUEBIRD THEATER | 11/26/13 Polica, which hails from Minneapolis, Minnesota, features former Roma di Luna vocalist Channy Leaneagh, Ryan Olson of Gayngs fame, a pair of drummers, Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson and bassist Chris Bierden. Formed in the summer of 2011, the act came together…
Holiday shopping is rarely this sweet. Denver Beer Co offered guests the chance to sample three beers paired with three pies from Maple Street Pie bakers at its Pints & Pies event last Thursday. There was a sour saison with spiced ginger apple; graham cracker porter with chocolate bourbon pecan;…
Rhonda Brown got the kind of reviews actors dream about for her work in last year’s one-woman play Red Hot Patriot: the Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, and the production won a Best of Denver 2013 award for Best Political Theater. Produced and directed by Brian Freeland, it sold out…
Gamers celebrated the launch of Microsoft’s next-gen game console with a launch party and Killer Instinct tournament at the Microsoft Store in Lone Tree last night. See also: PS4 and Xbox One are here (and I don’t care)…
Jordan’s Bistro and Pub had what looked like a prime spot by the University of Denver, but it closed this past Sunday. A shutter note — short, sweet and to the point — was posted on the pub’s Facebook page: “We are officially closed! Thank you DU for all your…
Good news for all you virgins out there: Charles “Dusty” Smith, our latest Schmuck of the Week, appears to have less interest in killing you than if you’d gotten lucky at least once. Unfortunately, that leaves a whole slew of folks out there whose luck may have run out –…
What’s the must-have accessory this season? Tickets to the second annual Westword Whiteout Fashion Show, set for Thursday, January 30 at the McNichols Building in Civic Center Park. And this is your chance to snag those must-have tickets. See also: 2013 Whiteout Fashion Show through Instagram…
When he couldn’t find Argentine food in Boulder, Christian Saber opened Rincon Argentino last year. And he’s not the only restaurateur who’s brought very south-of-the-border flavors to the metro area. There’s never been any shortage of Mexican restaurants here, but now we have an increasing number of South American kitchens,…
Yesterday the news broke that the Deli Zone is closing its location at 1601 Blake Street. “Gonna have to find another haunt for hungover breakfast,” laments one regular. Yes, she will: “Today’s our last day,” an employee confirms. See also: Best hangover breakfast at El Taco De Mexico…
SAT | CAT POWER at GOTHIC THEATRE | 11/23/13 Cat Power is the sometimes solo, sometimes full-band, project of Chan Marshall. Although born in Atlanta, Marshall made her way to New York City in the early 1990s and became involved in the underground music scene in the Big Apple. In…
For the last few years, McDonald’s has given its fans an annual holiday present: the McRib, a porkorific product that returns to menus across the country for a few weeks. But this year, the fast-food chain has decided against a national rollout; instead, local franchises can decide whether they want…
The third annual Denver Comic Con and Literacy Conference is still months away, but it’s not too early to start planning. Tickets for the event go on sale on December 2 — Cyber Monday, of course — and the DCC has already announced its first guests, including celebrities from such…
Images courtesy Lionsgate.Ritchman and Schlund in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, opening this Friday, Alan Ritchson and Stephanie Leigh Schlund play two of the story’s fiercest bad guys. But tucked away in a hotel room on the 17th floor of the Mandarin Oriental in Miami’s…
Music is life — or at least it is for us. When we’re not writing about it, we’re thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be…
As reported previously, there’s a trio of big shows going on sale this weekend, Arcade Fire at the Pepsi Center and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds at the Temple Buell on Friday, and Trey Anastasio Band at the Ogden on Saturday. We’ve also got the word on three more…
After two years of stops and starts, Colt & Gray finally opened its new basement cocktail bar, Ste. Ellie, on Friday night. And Danielle Lirette was there to capture the scene. See also: Ste. Ellie opens tonight beneath Colt & Gray…
This past weekend, fans and gamers alike met at 1Up for KongOff 3, the world Donkey Kong championships. Jeff Willms took his second consecutive win in the competition, with Ross Benziger and Hank Chien following behind. And we were there to catch the action; keep reading for a sampling of…
THURS | JOHN LEGEND at ELLIE CAULKINS OPERA HOUSE | 11/21/13 A child prodigy who’s been playing the piano since age five and attended college at sixteen, John Legend played with Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Janet Jackson, among others, before Kanye West noticed his talent and took him under…
For Saturday night’s performance at the Colorado Symphony, the scene wasn’t the classic crowd. In place of stuffed shirts and pearls, there were Star Wars stormtroopers and Star Trek crew members wandering the lobby of Boettcher Concert Hall, along with a whole zoo of other comics, sci-fi and gaming characters…
Last fall, when the Lancer Lounge suddenly closed, Bonanno Concepts was quick to grab the space between the flagship Mizuna and Bones and turn it into Vesper Lounge, a bar that was initially envisioned as a place where diners could wait for a table in one of those restaurants –…
