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  Heading Out to Brunch? Beast + Bottle Has a Beastly Special

  Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 7:19 a.m.

  You're starting your three-day weekend, and there's only one way to start it right: with a long, leisurely brunch. Here's an option: Beast + Bottle opens at 10 a.m. this morning, but if you can wait to order until 12:30, you can indulge in the Beastly Brunch Burger special, which will...

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  The Horseshoe Lounge's Patio Is a Dive Bar Delight Despite the Weather

  Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 9:26 a.m.

  To wrap up Patio of the Week, I tried to think of a patio I enjoy all year, with or without heaters or fire pits, and I came up with a surprising answer: the back patio at the Horseshoe Lounge. In fact, the Horseshoe's nondescript patio didn't flash through my...

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  The Big Wonderful Is the Ultimate Patio Experience

  Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 12:15 p.m.

  I've lived in Denver for four years and in that time we've never had a traditional autumn. By traditional I mean a crisp, cool, bright falling-leaves, East Coast-style fall. So I took full advantage of this nostalgic (to me) weather, and went to The Big Wonderful at Sustainability Park last...

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  Run Away to the Treehouse Patio at the Weathervane Cafe

  Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 8:59 a.m.

  A few weeks ago, I stopped by the Weathervane Cafe to work; having left my office job, I've been cafe-hopping. The Weathervane is one of those places that I've passed a million times and always meant to try; a September day with snow predicted seemed just the right time for...

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  Cap City Tavern Extends Patio Season for Outdoorsy Types

  Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 2:20 p.m.

  Our desire for patio pleasures doesn't fade with the coming of fall. In fact, Denver loves its cool-weather patios: The opportunity to don hats and scarves while wrapping our beers in mittened hands reminds us of mountain nights around a fire. But while we love the cool, open air, it's...

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  Patio of the Week: The History of My Brother's Bar Leaves Its Patio in the Shade

  Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 10 a.m.

  Last week I stopped by My Brother's Bar to honor the anniversary of the original release of On the Road -- Jack Kerouac's most popular novel about the beat generation and his travels across America, including time in Denver, the home of his buddy and fellow beat writer Neal Cassady...