The ever-expanding Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, a home-grown, fast-casual restaurant chain, just opened its seventh location at 600 South Colorado Boulevard in the newly-renovated Cherry Creek Hotel, and plans to open eight more Colorado locations in 2010. The newest location is next to a Panera Bread, which makes sense since Centennial-based…
Apparently Denver Public Schools isn’t the only organization that views chicken — fried or Southern-style — and collard greens as a way to honor black history. And it’s not the only organization to be criticized for playing into racial stereotypes by doing so. As the Huffington Post reports here, the…
For the second year in a row, a Coloradan has been nominated as one of three finalists in the Beerdrinker of the Year contest, which will be held February 27 at 2 p.m. at the Wynkoop Brewing Company. But Logan Perkins of Denver has a high hurdle, since last year’s…
“So it’s about time that the state’s largest craft brewery (& 3rd largest in the US) FINALLY makes something Hoppy,” writes Chris of the Falling Rock Taphouse in the periodic e-mail newsletter he sends out. And he couldn’t be more right. I know that overly hoppy beers aren’t everyone’s favorite…
The great Colorado debate over medical marijuana finally reached the gold dome of the State Capitol on Wednesday when Democratic Senator Chris Romer introduced the first of two proposed bills dealing with the issue. More than 150 people, including a large number of disabled medical marijuana patients, turned out before…
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder plans to start canning four of its craft beers this spring, becoming the latest Colorado brewer to try aluminum on for size. The company, which is still testing the new canning line, hopes to have its Ellie’s Brown Ale, White Rascal, India Pale Ale and…
Millions of bison used to thunder across the plains of Colorado. Today, the nation’s largest mammals still travel across the state – but they do so by truck. Nearly ninety buffalo are in Denver right now for the National Western Stock Show — 57 were unloaded Tuesday and another thirty…
The race for governor of Colorado is in full swing, but the next “Gubna” of Colorado has already been decided. Oskar Blues Brewery will release Gubna Imperial IPA on March 1, the Longmont-based brewer’s sixth canned brew. The unusual rye beer is made from three kinds of malt, including rye…
No one doubts that lunch room food is offensive. And while I have nothing but respect for lunch ladies — they prepare, cook and serve thousands of meals a day to kids who take tater tots for granted (damn cholesterol!) — the fare itself is, well, just like when you…
He didn’t ride up on a scooter and he didn’t sky dive out of an airplane. He wasn’t wearing his pajamas or a crazy green bow tie or even a cowboy hat. Mayor John Hickenlooper had declared Tuesday “Dress Western Day” in honor of the National Western Stock Show. But…
Blackberries and beets are on the list. So are horseradish, hops and horehound. Even wasabi, wormwood and watermelon are eligible to receive money under the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. But marijuana? Sorry, says agriculture spokeswoman Christi Lightcap, “it would not fall under this specialty crops…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job: Governor of the state of Colorado Responsibilities: Running the state; navigating Colorado out of horrific…
By now, the rest of the country knows that Colorado Democrats are either very tired or have fat butts. They must, because they keep talking about benches — deep ones. “The Colorado Democratic Party has a deep bench, there are a lot of people who are able to step in…
Colorado is the Napa Valley of beer, so most Coloradans are used to the idea of pairing beer with food. But what about beer in their food? Any chili chef or beer-can-chicken cook will tell you that beer is an easy and delicious secret ingredient, but the 1st Annual Twisted…
Blackberries and beets are on the list. So are horseradish, hops and horehound. Even wasabi, wormwood and watermelon are eligible to receive money under the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. Marijuana? Sorry, says agriculture department spokeswoman Christi Lightcap. “It would not fall under this specialty crops…
What’s so great about Trader Joe’s? That’s a hard question to answer if you haven’t been there, and a rhetorical one if you have. Over the past decade, the California-based grocery chain has built a rabid following with its healthy bent, quirky products and typically low prices on everything from…
Having trouble coming up with a New Year’s resolution you can keep? Here’s a suggestion: Try a new Colorado microbrew every month, starting with Mountain Sun’s Resolution Ale, which hit taps at its three locations — the Vine Street Pub in Denver and the Mountain and Southern Sun Pub &…
It’s hard to know what was more depressing yesterday as the once 6-0 Broncos lost to the lowly Kansas City Chiefs at home to finish the season 8-8: The sarcastic chants of “Throw it to Marshall” from fans who were angry that the Pro Bowl wide receiver had been benched…
You won’t see much us on the blog for the next few days. Why? Because we are already drinking and don’t plan to stop until early Monday morning. In the meantime, check out our New Year’s Eve listings for suggestions on what to do to bring in 2010. Or, read…
Richard and Mayumi Heene They did it for the show! And for a few days this fall, it was the greatest show not just on earth, but in the airspace above. On October 15, Richard and Mayumi Heene — veterans of the reality TV series Wife Swap — called authorities…
2009. Yeah, we’re sick about it, too. From swine flu to job cuts to a suspected terrorist in Aurora (Aurora, really?), every month brought a new horror, a new reason to clutch our nauseated stomachs and moan over that chronic ache in our heads. If it wasn’t coyotes running amok…
The Governor’s Energy Office will consider a protest by a nonprofit agency into the state’s decision to award a $9 million weatherization grant to a rival organization. Rocky Mountain SER, which provides training and jobs for disadvantaged segments of the population, complained after GEO announced on December 1 that it…
