Cheba Hut downtown has new murals by Gamma Acosta

Cheba Hut is much more than a pot-based joke. The small chain of “toasted” sub shops may be based in Tempe, Arizona, but it definitely appreciates local customers, local produce and local beers — the Cheba Hut in downtown Denver has twenty Colorado beers on tap. And now it also…

Photos: Cana Wine Bar has uncorked on South Broadway

Cana Wine Bar finally opened last month at 2554 South Broadway, in what used to be a day spa. The bistro offers assorted cheese and charcuterie plates in addition to wine, spirits and beer. Flip the page for a first look at the casual spot. See also: – Restaurant roll…

Photos: The crafty runway looks of the 2013 Paper Fashion Show

We’re not sure about rock, but the designers behind the 2013 Paper Fashion Show definitely used paper and scissors to put together the event’s crafty runway styles. Over the weekend, the Art Directors Club of Denver hosted the ninth annual Paper Fashion Show at the Seawell Grand Ballroom of the…

Photos: 2013 Irish Pub Crawl gets a head start on St. Patrick’s Day

Denver’s annual Irish Pub Crawl brought in plenty of green over the weekend, with a drinking tour of several of the city’s Irish-themed spots. The same theme carried over to the costumes, which Westword photographer Christopher Morgan captured in our Irish Pub Crawl slide show. Continue reading for highlights from…

The ten best concerts in Denver this week

KEGGS & EGGS @ LODO’S | FRI, 3/15/13 In addition to being a Denver institution at this point, Keggs & Eggs has become a signifier of spring and annual monument to daytime drinking. No matter who’s playing KTCL’s free St. Patrick’s Day shindig, the lines start forming in LoDo just…

Andrew Novick is sweet on Paxia

Crazed collector Andrew Novick even collects food memories with his camera, and sometimes shares them with the world, as he does with Sweet Tooth: 1000 Photographs of Desserts (that I ate), an exhibit that opens with a reception from 5 to 11 p.m. tomorrow at cupcake emporium The Shoppe. Susan…

The best concerts in Denver this weekend

ALABAMA SHAKES @ OGDEN THEATRE | SAT, 3/9/13 A number of bands are returning to a Southern-rock sound these days, but much of the music they’re making is too derivative to be interesting. Alabama Shakes, fresh off a date warming up for Neil Young, bucks that trend. The group’s members,…