R&R Lounge

This location has been a bar since the 1950s, when it was known as the Coral Lounge and was considered a “mixed” bar, which is basically what people called an incognito gay bar back then. In the ’70s, the bar was renamed the R&R Lounge, which stood for Rick and Roger, the owners at the […]

RT Cafe

RT Cafe is a modest breakfast-and-lunch place with plenty of Dazbog coffee and a Baltic bent to its fare. Eastern European dishes, including borscht, latkes, stroganoff and pierogi, highlight the lunch menu. Sandwiches are of the croissant variety, in cold, hot and sweet versions. There’s also a pastry case with cake by the slice, macarons, […]

Saddle Rock Golf Course

Aurora’s Saddle Rock Golf Course used to host the Colorado Open, and it continues to be one of the area’s premier courses. It’s a tough course, layered with drastic jumps in elevation, creek features and trees. And for a public course, it’s one of the most economical in its class.

The Saint Mary Bar

When longtime dive bar Barry’s on Broadway closed after a two-decade run, regulars mourned the loss and fretted about what would become of the place. As it turns out, there was no need to worry, because veteran Barry’s employee Becca Roman and bar pro Melanie Brush took it over, giving the space a nice – […]