Last year Highland’s Garden Cafe took a three-month hiatus that worked so well, it’s about to take another “long winter’s nap,” says owner Pat Perry. The twenty-year-old Highland restaurant will be open through Saturday, January 5 — which happens to be Perry’s 64th birthday — and then will close until…
As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it’s not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: “What are you listening to right now?” Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn’t you know it, off…
Jonesy’s EatBar is starting the new year with a new look — a redecorated dining room. But Leigh Jones and partner Margaret Moore didn’t really plan it that way. It was coincidence, Jones says: Moore’s dad had some money to invest, and asked if they could use a loan. They…
It’s a common tradition to dress up on New Year’s Eve, but the hundreds of Nan Desu Kan fans who visited the Denver Renaissance Hotel on the final night of 2012 took that to another level. The anime and science-fiction enthuiasts dressed up as their favorite characters — heroes, villains…
Wowzers! Is your head still hurting today? Ours is, and we even had all day yesterday to recharge and rehydrate. Needless to say, we all sent 2012 packing with an absolute ferociousness in the Mile High City. Whether you were there and want to relive the revelry or you had…
Hundreds of new restaurants opened in metro Denver in 2012, ranging from enormous to intimate, exotic to old-fashioned. And at the same time, Denver also said so long to some longtime institutions, as well as a few spots that opened and shut in the same year. Keep reading for our…
If it’s too good to be true, then it’s probably too good to be true. And even if it’s not, you still need to be careful. That’s the advice of the Better Business Bureau, which released its annual Denver/Boulder “Top 10 Complaints of 2012” list on Monday. Among the “thousands…
This past year has been tough for many people, and we’re eager to kiss 2012 goodbye. In hopes that 2013 will turn out to be much luckier for many, we invited some of the town’s cultural tastemakers — entrepreneurs and entertainers we’re lucky to have in Denver — to answer…
After a soft opening this past weekend, it’s full steam ahead for Stoney’s Full Steam Tavern, which is hosting a big New Year’s Eve bash tonight. The original Full Steam Tavern lasted just a few months before it ran out of steam this fall; Stoney Jesseph and Will Trautman, the…
As we pointed out in our rudnown of the ten best New Year’s Eve concerts in Denver, you, dear readers, have no shortage of options for how to ring in 2013 tonight. If you haven’t already seen the band on its three-day stay at the 1STBANK Center, one of those…
In-the-works restaurants have been scurrying to get open before the end of 2012 — and capture that all-important holiday business. Although many of the more ambitious projects have already postponed their openings until January, more than a dozen restaurants and eateries did get their doors open in December…and just a…
For decades, the Sidewinder was a down-and-dirty Globeville dive. But a month ago a group of local musicians, including Fez Garcia (with some help from his folks), took over the spot just around the corner from Crash 45 and gave the bar a bit more hipster cred. Garcia says they’re…
Gatsby’s, 1527 Wazee Street, has opened just in time to ring in the new year speakeasy-style. The lounge and restaurant currently features a happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. — and it’s offering additional drink specials on New Year’s Eve. As we previously reported, Gatsby’s comes to LoDo from…
It was a year in the making, but Jezebel’s, a new venture by husband-and-wife team Wanda James and Scott Durrah, along with partner/general manager Scott Perry, opened yesterday in LoHi, in the former home of Squeaky Bean. See also: – Jezebel’s will bring Southern comfort to LoHi next month -…
As we point out (as if we needed to) in our Year in Review issue on stands now, 2012 was a weird, wild year for Colorado. And we would know: We’ve covered it online and in 52 print issues throughout the past twelve months. Choosing the images to embody the…
As if Denver’s resident burlesque maven, Cora Vette, didn’t have enough steamy shows in the works already with Ledville, Bust and Reefer Mania — as well as a handful of other clothing-optional projects and a burlesque store — she launched a brand-new recurring show this week at Bar Standard. Technicolor…
Update: Congratulations to grumpygills86, jeg42gu and vaughn.kipster! You’ve each won two tickets to Decadence. Check your email for more information on how to claim them. Original post: If you’ve seen our calendar for New Year’s Eve in Denver, you already know that the options for how to rein in 2013…
As we gear up for the New Year’s Eve weekend, it’s looking like an epic line-up for shows, including Yonder Mountain String Band’s four-night stand at the Boulder Theater, String Cheese Incident’s three-night run at the 1STBANK Center, the Lumineers’ two-nighter at the Odgen Theatre, the Black Angels’ two-nighter at…
Among the restaurants opening late this year was La Cave, a spot in the hangout-hungry western suburbs that “provides New American Cuisine that is created with international flavors, fresh local ingredients & a zest of originality!,” according to La Cave’s website. But diners might be less interested in zest than…
Update: Congratulations to marissawichman, jmrod721 and glytle81! You’ve each won two tickets to see String Cheese Incident. Check your inboxes for more details. Original post: In case you don’t already have enough options for New Year’s Eve, with our Amon Tobin and Twista giveaways, here’s another one. How about tickets…
When most people thought of the music coming out of Denver this past year, odds are they thought about the Lumineers – with good reason. The outfit had a banner year: From being certified gold on the strength of a breakthrough single and garnering a pair of Grammy nominations, to…
Update: Congratulations to mzgoodgood! You’ve won two tickets to see Twista on New Year’s Eve. Original post: Do you have plans for New Year’s Eve yet? If not, you should probably get cracking, considering it’s less than a week away. We’ll be posting a full rundown of everything that’s happening…
