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Idaho Springs Barbecue Joint Comes to the Yard on Santa Fe

The Yard on Santa Fe, at the corner of West First Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, has been slowly taking shape ever since Renegade Brewing added a production facility at the former lumber yard two years ago. Since then, two fitness centers, Board Game Republic, Fin Art Co. (a design...
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Round two with Jay Leandro, chef at Pub 17 on Welton Street

Jay Leandro Pub 17 on Welton Street 1750 Welton Street hyatt.com/gallery/pub17/index.html 303-295-1117 Part one of my interview with Jay Leandro, exec chef of Pub 17 on Welton Street, ran yesterday; this is part two of our conversation. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: Pho Fusion on Hampden. I used...
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New Year’s Eve 2011 Denver: ten best upscale events

We've listed the best cheap events -- and the best free events -- in the area on New Year's Eve, but if you've got money to burn or want to impress someone really special (it is your last chance to do that in 2011, after all), we've got you covered...
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Three September Colorado wine events you won’t want to miss

With Labor Day behind us and summer's sun-soaked days and sizzling temperatures vanishing before our eyes, we aren't traditionally all that psyched to welcome the month of September with open arms. This year, though, we're seeing things differently, given the tantalizing array of wine events around the state in the...
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The Lincoln Diet’s a Riot

Quick: How many of you have ever discussed Abraham Lincoln's diet? What, no takers? In one of the more unusual foodie events, personal chef, storyteller, researcher and self-described "passionate locavore" Jessica Gaydos is conducting Lincoln Eats, a cooking demo that focuses on Honest Abe's favorite foods: corn dodgers, baking soda...
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Board of Health postpones next medical-marijuana meeting

Medical-marijuana entrepreneurs and patients, among others, have been waiting with trepidation for the next Board of Health meeting, slated for December 16, at which its recent tweak of the "caregiver" definition was expected to be revisited following a Denver District Court ruling throwing it out. Well, the wait just got...
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Mermaids Bakery and Pie House

Maybe it's because I'm landlocked that I wonder about the magic of the sea, the rush of the waves and soft sand between my toes. Now, don't go trying to take away my Colorado native pass, because I love my mountains! But when I drift away, I usually end up on...
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Sweet Tooth

The British sometimes call cupcakes “fairy cakes.” Maybe that touch of magic explains the recent cupcake renaissance — which you’ll have noticed unless you’ve been hiding your head in the sand for the past two years or so. The term “cupcake” actually began in the nineteenth century, when cupcakes weren’t...
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On the Wagon

lthough we no longer live in the days of the Wild West, it's tough to get away from our Western roots here in Denver, with events like the National Western Stock Show, summertime rodeos and more bringing history to life. And why bother escaping? The West has so much to...
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Jane Austen: Literature’s Posthumous It Girl

Jane Austen is an anomaly. No other author aside from Shakespeare has sustained such modern acclaim and interest. The evidence is abundant: Austen's success on the big screen includes classic versions, such as the 1996 Gwyneth Paltrow vehicle, Emma, as well as modern takes on Austen's stories, such as 1995's...
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Fan-Tastic Journey

Wackos. Weirdos. Dorks. That's what we call folks who are so into certain subjects, such as Star Wars figures or Andy Griffith Show trivia, that it makes the rest of us uncomfortable. Denver author Shari Caudron wondered what made such fanatics tick — and she set off across America to...