The University of Denver Pioneers have always had that fighting spirit — but lately, much of the fight has focused on the school’s long-defunct mascot, a bearded, coonskin-cap-wearing cartoon character named Denver Boone, which was designed by a Walt Disney artist and served as the school’s official mascot for thirty…
Several restaurants closed early this year for renovation projects: Jax in LoDo executed an amazing two-week transformation; Parisi completely updated its space; Tamayo spent a million-dollars on its month-long redo — and the Jelly in Capitol Hill closed for a month and a half to replace its floor. Jelly had…
Buffalo Doughboy won the Best Bakery award in the Best of Denver 2010. Business boomed, and last April the bakery moved out of its tiny spot in a Victorian home off Broadway for a space three times as large, and a mile south on Broadway itself. And yesterday, Buffalo Doughboy…
History Colorado’s Denver A to Z is designed to stir up interest in this city’s story, but the interactive displays linked to letters of the alphabet is a real snooze — and a historically inaccurate nap, at that. Zombies? Would it have been so tough to cook up a heartier…
The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts just announced the winners of its 2013 Business for the Arts Awards at a sold-out luncheon at the Seawell Ballroom. “Congratulations to the arts and business leaders recognized today,” Governor John Hickenlooper told the crowd of crowd of arts, business and civic leaders…
History Colorado bills Denver A to Z as a “lighthearted and interactive exhibit” from Adrenaline to Zombies. Zzzzz. “Near and Dear” mountains for “N”? It’s hard to come up with a smart alphabet-shtick variation; I try and fail in this week’s column. And I already have a correction: “A” should…
Denver has earned the nickname Menver — for its abundance of fit, healthy and attractive men. But are they manly enough? On Monday, Kate Gibbons offered ten danger signs that your date might not be man enough for you — and some readers didn’t appreciate her tongue-in-cheek tips. See also:…
The 100 Favorite Dishes countdown continues, and No. 98 is the chocolate caramel sea salt tart from Spuntino, created by pastry expert Yasmin Lozada-Hissom, who’s married to John Broening, an equally talented chef. They’ve recently revamped the restaurant, and Spuntino is now getting raves for many things — but especially…
The state of Colorado today? Snowy. The state of this state in the future? That’s TBD. And today, you can help determine it at a public meeting of TBD Colorado, the non-profit project created last year to jump-start conversations about the biggest issues facing the state. More than 1,200 Coloradans…
Colorado Creative Industries, a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade that replaced the Colorado Council of the Arts, has a new executive director, Margaret Hunt, who will be responsible for developing a statewide, shared vision for Colorado’s creative industries. “Margaret has extensive experience in regional…
Leo Goto, the legendary restaurateur who passed away on March 3, will be remembered with a Requiem Eucharist at 1 p.m. Friday, March 15, at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington Street in Denver. Goto, who opened his first restaurant, Leo’s Place, in 1969, was the youngest person ever inducted…
The Cruise Room is a Colorado classic. Modeled after a lounge on the Queen Mary, the bar opened the day after Prohibition ended in December 1933. By which point the jazz age had given way to the Depression — but that didn’t stop Landry’s, the new owner of McCormick and…
Udi’s Café and Bar opened today on the B Concourse at Denver International Airport — the ninth location in this homegrown chain that emphasizes salads and sandwiches made with fresh, natural ingredients — and Udi’s artisan breads, baked fresh daily. And Udi’s has plenty of dough to spread around these…
In August 2010, then-Governor Bill Ritter joined Lance Armstrong to kick off a glamorous new event in Colorado: a bike race originally dubbed the Quiznos Pro Challenge. But as the race revved up for a second round (now under the name USA Pro Challenge), Armstrong took a back-seat role –…
Tony and Judy Pasquini appreciate the value of public television as well as good pizza. The mother-son duo who opened the first Pasquini’s in Denver 25 years ago now run the homegrown Tony P’s chain, and if you dine at either the Tony P’s in Cherry Creek or the Tony…
Last week Jenn Wohletz served up a heaping helping of the appetizers she hates seeing at parties — including the dreaded queso dip. But some readers thought that Jenn’s list was the real party-pooper. See also: – Five appetizers I hate seeing — and eating — at parties – First…
Dear Diary: Both Josiah Hesse and Bree Davies had tough weeks. Adam Carolla called Hesse an “asshole” from the stage of the Paramount because of an earlier interview Hesse had done with the comic; Bree got hit with snow because, well, because she lives in Colorado. And they both got…
Want to be part of a new reality show? The Breckenridge-Wynkoop restaurants are collaborating with Koncrete Media, a local production company, on a reality TV show, Mile High Social. And they’re hosting a casting call from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 10 at Ghost Plate & Tap; the…
Raj Chohan is a pro. While working — hard — as a reporter at CBS4, he was also attending law school. When he became a full-time lawyer, it was definitely a loss to journalism — but at least viewers got to watch him every Friday, as the host of Colorado…
The long-promised remodel of McCormick’s Fish House & Bar in the Oxford Hotel was completed last month and celebrated at a pair of parties this week, where a few innovations were revealed in the legendary Cruise Room. We understood that the original marble floor was a hazard, and the replacement…
The Denver Department of Environmental Health is responsible for inspecting over 3,500 brick-and-mortar food establishments — as well as mobile food trucks and events. Some restaurateurs think that the department went too far in recent years, when the fines assessed eateries soared. And after a year of discussions between health…
Want to be part of a new reality show? The Breckenridge-Wynkoop restaurants are collaborating with Koncrete Media, a local production company, on a reality TV show, Mile High Social. And they’re hosting a casting call from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 10 at Ghost Plate & Tap; the…
