Buca di Beppa is touting a new beginning -- or "beggining," if you look closely at the subject line -- by sending a half-off coupon to prospective members of its club.

You can't use those coupons in downtown Denver, of course; the Buca location at 1400 Market Street has been shuttered since June 2008, with no new tenants in sight. But Colorado still has Buca outposts in Broomfield and Littleton.

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