Chip’s Place owner killed in RTD bus crash

In just four days, RTD buses racked up three collisions that resulted in four fatalities. The latest victim? Marvin “Chip” Webb, who was riding his bicycle in Lafayette when he was struck by a bus Tuesday night. Webb, the owner of Chip’s Place, had worked at Chip’s Cafe, a diner…

Where’s the Best Burger in Denver? Colt & Gray

Yes, for the first time in years, our Best Burger in Denver is actually served in Denver — rather than at Bud’s Bar down in Sedalia. It’s at Colt & Gray, the restaurant that opened last August at 1553 Platte Street, and was also a contender for Best New Restaurant…

What’s the Best New Restaurant in Denver?

Want to be the first to read about Denver’s Best New Restaurant? Sign up for Cafe Bites, our weekly dining newsletter, right here. Every Tuesday night, Cafe Bites serves up a heaping helping of restaurant scoops. And tonight, it will reveal which restaurant will be named the Best New Restaurant…

Cannabis convention almost went up in smoke

The first-ever Colorado Cannabis Convention almost ended before it began. That’s because the original promoter, Raymond Springsteel and Boulder Talent Agency, which had booked the Colorado Convention Center for a pot convention this coming weekend, apparently disappeared after collecting — and cashing — a major haul of checks from vendors…

What bar would you choose for a grilling?

When I agreed to be grilled by Bill Husted for Bar and Grilled, his interview feature that appears in today’s Denver Post, I had an important question to answer (and no, it wasn’t why I would agree to be grilled in the first place): What bar to choose for the…

No Bones about it: Frank Bonanno is looking for another restaurant

Frank Bonanno, who was named a semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurateur in this year’s James Beard Foundation Awards, didn’t make the cut when the finalists were announced Monday. But he’s already won a string of honors, including Best New Restaurant in Best of Denver 2009 for Bones, the noodle house that…

Medical marijuana has its hearing today

The last time the House judiciary committee considered HB 1284, which would regulate medical marijuana from seed to sale in this state, the March 4 hearing went on for ten hours, and over 800 people signed up to testify. Today, when the committee again takes up HB 1284, there will…

What’s the best new restaurant in Denver?

Despite the lousy economy, 2009 was a great year for new restaurants. Some years, when we set out to pick the Best New Restaurant for the Best of Denver, we’re hard-pressed to come up with one worthy contender. This round, we have more than a dozen restaurants that last year…

Terror Mom rap terrorizes Leadville

Leadville has a long, colorful history. Colorful enough even without the latest colorful chapter: the much-publicized arrest in Ireland of Leadville-come-lately resident Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, a 31-year-old blond, single mom whose own mother — also a recent addition to the Leadville lineup — has been all over TV talking about her…