Say hi to Hi*Rise

The sign in the window of the new spot at 22nd and Larimer street says it all: Hi*Rise, which specializes in hand-crafted bread, will open on March 14. "Seriously."We don't know much more, other than the space looks very cool -- and we seriously doubt there's any relation between this...

By Patricia CalhounMarch 9, 2009

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The sign in the window of the new spot at 22nd and Larimer street says it all: Hi*Rise, which specializes in hand-crafted bread, will open on March 14. “Seriously.”

We don’t know much more, other than the space looks very cool — and we seriously doubt there’s any relation between this shop and the Hi-Rise Restaurant & Lounge, located at 3240 West Colfax Avenue.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor emeritus of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She was editor-in-chief from 1977-2026. 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 (probably for her bar tab). She’s 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, and is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS12’s public affairs roundtable.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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