Chris Cina seen in Black Hawk

Chris Cina's had some bad luck lately, with his last gig at Twig's Wine Bar and Pickles Deli in Tipsy's, a gigantic liquor store in Littleton, drying up fast last fall. And that was after an absolutely disastrous attempt to open T. Kelly's at 1361 Court Place. Still, Cina's got...

By Patricia CalhounJuly 6, 2009

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Chris Cina’s had some bad luck lately, with his last gig at Twig’s Wine Bar and Pickles Deli in Tipsy’s, a gigantic liquor store in Littleton, drying up fast last fall. And that was after an absolutely disastrous attempt to open T. Kelly’s at 1361 Court Place.

Still, Cina’s got an impressive resume — with earlier stints at Aubergine and the Fourth Story — and his luck may now have turned with his new job: at the gigantic Ameristar Casino in Black Hawk, which has put him in charge of the Timberline Grill, revamped for 24/7 gaming — and the opening of Ameristar’s 32-story hotel set for this fall.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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