Old Town Littleton gets a little sweeter

Rush down to Old Town Littleton this morning for the opening of Lola's Sugar Rush, a store that stocks old-time and nostalgic candy. Owner Lola Salazar will smash a giant lollipop to open her place at 10 a.m.; it's located at 2490 West Main Street, where the party will continue...

By Patricia Calhoun

April 10, 2009

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Rush down to Old Town Littleton this morning for the opening of Lola's Sugar Rush, a store that stocks old-time and nostalgic candy. Owner Lola Salazar will smash a giant lollipop to open her place at 10 a.m.; it's located at 2490 West Main Street, where the party will continue through the weekend.

On April 11, chef/owner Andrea Frizzi will start an every-other-Saturday cooking class at his restaurant, Il Posto, at 2011 East 17th Avenue. The classes run from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and tuition is $60; to reserve your space, call 303-394-0100. The Vegetarian Society of Colorado is holding its annual expo from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 11 at the Denver Marriott City Center, with lectures and more than a hundred vendors; the day is topped off by a concert from 7 to 9 p.m. featuring Nellie McKay, Sunyatta, and Amy & the Rock Sisters. Admission is $10 - and free with a membership to the Vegetarian Society of Colorado; for more information, go to www.denvervegfest.org.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. 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. She’s also 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. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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