Comedy Works Downtown

Celebrated worldwide as the platonic ideal of a comedy club, the downtown outpost of the Comedy Works became a perennial Westword favorite simply by being better at what it does than anyone else. Beneath the well-lit hubbub of Larimer Square, the club unites its crowds in the boozy dark, cultivating the ideal environment for standup. […]

Common Grounds

Common Grounds has been slinging coffee in Denver since the early ’90s, long before the popularity of super-chains and Frappuccinos. The original location is still going strong in the Highlands, while the downtown spot moved to different digs across the street in 2009. However, the LoDo locations did keep its most notable feature: a beer […]

The Commons on Champa

The Commons on Champa, founded by the Partners below, is Denver’s public campus for entrepreneurship – a unique gathering place for the city’s diverse community of business builders and innovators. The Commons on Champa was founded to support startups across all industries and to expand access to entrepreneurship, ensuring Denver remains one of the best […]

Comrade Brewing

“Welkome to the Party.” That’s the motto for Comrade Brewing, which opened in southeast Denver in 2014 with “back-to-basics” beers — like a kolsch, an IPA, an Irish red and a milk stout — and a tongue-in-cheek nod to Communism. But owner David Lin says he’s really celebrating the camaraderie that the craft brewing industry […]

Concept Colorado

Concept Colorado is a new and dynamic 11-acre art complex being developed on the edge of Denver by Jeanie Nuanes King, a long time Denver arts advocate, developer and artist. The project, located in Commerce City, will offer art studios, galleries, food and other amenities; and eventually live/work spaces. The project directly addresses space concerns […]