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Reader: The More Yuppies in Cherry Creek, the Fewer We Must Endure in Other Neighborhoods

Kobe An just moved to Cherry Creek, after many years in Lakewood. Longtime Creek favorite Cucina Colore recently expanded. And many other new restaurants will soon open in Cherry Creek. Decades, this neighborhood was Denver's hottest dining destination -- is it heating up again? See also: Cherry Creek Set for...
By Patricia CalhounFebruary 5, 2015
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Kobe An just moved to Cherry Creek, after many years in Lakewood. Longtime Creek favorite Cucina Colore recently expanded. And many other new restaurants will soon open in Cherry Creek. Decades, this neighborhood was Denver’s hottest dining destination — is it heating up again?

See also: Cherry Creek Set for a Restaurant Explosion

Says steppesmusic:

This is all fantastic news. The more yuppies we keep in Cherry Creek, the fewer we must endure in other parts of town.

Bring on the development!

What do you think of the changes in Cherry Creek? What neighborhoods would you like to keep yuppie-free?

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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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