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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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Quicksand at Bluebird Theater, 1/15/12

QUICKSAND @ BLUEBIRD THEATER |1/15/12 In the moments before Quicksand took the stage last night at the Bluebird, the room lights dimmed and floor lights on stage came on to the sound of Basil Poledouris's theme from Conan the Barbarian. Quicksand frontman Walter Schreifels looked pleasantly surprised at the enthusiastic...
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El Senor Sol mixes up Mexican meals for vegetarians and vegans

With five metro locations, El Senor Sol is a homegrown chain -- but the outpost on West Colfax Avenue in Golden doesn't feel like a chain spot. Just up the road from the ubiquitous national chains at Denver West, El Senor Sol feels like the family-run establishment it is, with...
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Material Engagements highlights the work of RedLine artists

Founded by Laura Merage, a wealthy philanthropist and an accomplished artist, RedLine opened in 2008 in a smartly rehabbed warehouse at the northeast edge of downtown. RedLine is an unusual art institution in that it's partly a studio complex, partly a stunning exhibition venue, and partly an agent for social...
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Makan Malaysian Cafe could turn you into a roti rooter

It doesn't matter whether you brine and cook the bird yourself, pick one up from Whole Foods or hand a bottle of bubbly to the friend who invited you over for the feast. Regardless of who does the holiday cooking, chances are good that before your alarm rings on Monday,...
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Honest Tea will test Denver’s honesty next week

Honest Tea produces organic tea flavored with core values of honesty and transparency, and has kept its promise of creating healthy tea from real tea leaves even after Coca-Cola bought 40 percent of its stock. But how do we, the consumers, prove we're deserving? For the past two years, Honest...
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Colorado may be the least obese state, but we’re getting fatter

Colorado ranked lowest on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2012 obesity rate study, but don't grab for the funnel cakes in celebration just yet: Over the past fifteen years, the obesity rate has doubled or almost doubled in 38 states, and even Colorado's has increased substantially. As the...
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Honest Tea tests Denver’s honesty on a hot day

Honest Tea just finished testing Denver's honesty. On Tuesday, two mysterious kiosks on the 16th Street Mall (see above) were stocked with bottles of cold tea, along with a sign asking hot and thirsty mall-walkers to put a dollar in the cash box if they wanted to enjoy some tea...
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Stoner MacGyver book review: Smoke Signals

Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games to books. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana -Medical, Recreational and Scientific...
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The Pikes Peak Guy climbs the mountain of success

Twelve years ago, Shaun Daggett was at a job interview in Colorado Springs, and although he declined the position, the company told him to think about it for a while -- a suggestion that ended up changing his life. With time to kill before his plane took off, Daggett decided...
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Joy Subtraction? Its members just enjoy screwing with Joy Division.

What we've found is that most people hate the name," says Joy Subtraction's singer and guitarist, Abe Brennan of his band's humorous moniker, adding, "but we hate most people, so it ends up working out." "We had a huge argument what to call the band," interjects drummer Brian Polk. "I...
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Can the Rockies learn from their new neighbor, the Church of Scientology?

The Church of Scientology got a warm welcome from the Ballpark neighborhood last weekend when it dedicated its newest temple, located in the 1916 American Radiator Company building at 2346 Blake Street, just one block from Coors Field. City Councilman Albus Brooks, police chief Robert White, LoDo Neighborhood Association president...