Just when you think Olde Town Arvada might be turning a little too precious, you stumble into the dark and down-home 12 Volt Tavern, an old dive that harks back to the days when factory workers would stop in for a shot before heading home. Today this is a true rock-and-roll joint, with a good […]
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Arvada’s Apex Center isn’t your average gym. The 168,000-square-foot facility features two full-size ice rinks, a natural-rock climbing wall, a therapy pool, indoor and outdoor tracks, and three full gym and workout areas. And then there’s the mini-water park, complete with water slides, a lazy river, and a powerful spray station.
Kelly and Cary Floyd opened Arvada Beer Company in 2011 in a 95-year-old brick building that was gutted and restored. The airy spot now anchors a corner in Olde Town Arvada with a steady stream of regulars and newcomers who want to try the beers designed by Kelly, an award-winning homebrewer and one of the […]
The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, eight miles northwest of Denver, is a multi-purpose facility that includes a museum, dance and theater rehearsal rooms, an amphitheater,and three other theaters. Throughout the year, it offers classes and workshops for all ages. Concerts, musicals and art exhibitions are also presented year-round.
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The Arvada Tavern opened in 1933, not long after the repeal of Prohibition, and was issued the first liquor license in Arvada. A dive for decades, the tavern received a facelift in 2013 under new ownership while still holding on to the building’s vintage charm. More upscale now, it serves a variety of vintage cocktails […]
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After working in the action-sports industry for years and setting a Guinness World Record for longest journey on a mini-motorcycle, Ryan Galbraith and Chris Stinson have now embarked on a different journey: Cheapskates Actions Sports Bar, which opened May 2011 in the former home of Bliss Cafe in Arvada. The partners gutted the space and […]
Clear Creek Valley Park is the newest gem in the Hyland Hills District park’s system. The first phase of this 80 acre park includes open space, grass fields, playgrounds, shelters, wildlife viewing lakes, a large central ponds, trails, a community garden and much more.
The D Note celebrated its tenth anniversary and a change of ownership in 2012, but this live-music venue and full-service restaurant and bar in Olde Town Arvada is still a favorite local hangout and a tourist attraction for out-of-town visitors. Originally envisioned as a performance space/art gallery, it was expanded to include hot eats and […]
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With no other food and drink options in the immediate vicinity of Freedom Street Social save for a Wendy’s and a Starbucks, this collection of eight dining options is poised to be a huge draw for those who live in the neighborhood. The food style is more functional than hip, but there’s still enough character […]
Fish, chips, prawn chips, Cornish pasties, bikers, punks and soccer jerseys — what more could you ask of a neighborhood chipper in Denver, Colorado? Owner Alex Stokeld has done a fine job of transforming the most recent location of GB into a down-and-dirty fish joint, with picnic tables in the dining room and beers at […]