“No convention to be held here this year will exceed in importance the gathering of this week,” the Rocky Mountain News pronounced in January 1906, the year the National Western Stock Show got its start, as an adjunct of the annual Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers Association convention by the…
At the National Western Stock Show, not all the pigs are on the hoof…or even on a stick, which is how one of the vendors there serves pork. Venturing north out of the Hall of Education, beyond that vendor and down the manure-strewn path toward the Livestock Center and the…
How to put profit back in the non-profit National Western Stock Show — enough to keep it corralled in its current location? That’s the question a group of NWSS officials, business types and city representatives are studying, and their mission includes the possibility of establishing a Western heritage center. They…
Recognize this spot? You won’t soon. This is the former Rockstar Bar, which the owners of Katie Mullen’s will soon turn into an Irish pub — adding to the 55 restaurants/bars/coffeehouses already in the LoHi neighborhood. And the news brought another round of responses in the Highland/hipster debate. See also:…
Colorado saw a lot of Elvis in the ’70s, when his exploits became the stuff of legend. But decades before, he started making an undeniable impact on American music — and those accomplishments should not be overshadowed, says singer/fiddler Katie Glassman, who was in town for a tribute show dedicated…
After months of rumors, Carbone’s Italian Sausage has closed — at least temporarily. “We will be be temporarily closed due to a sickness in the family,” says the message on the business’s voicemail, which then thanks customers for their years of patronage. But will Carbone’s be back? Matriarch Rosa Lenardo…
After way too many beers, this sign was a sight for sore (and bloodshot) eyes. Since Scott and Todd Leopold moved their Leopold Bros. Distillery here from Detroit, it’s become a Colorado institution — like the place where we found the Leopold Bros. Whiskey Bar. Can you guess where we’re…
Editor’s note: Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that got its start here in Colorado. The Westword office is closed, but Latest Word will be posting occasional updates. Watch for our full roster of stories to return tomorrow. The country’s largest parade in honor of Martin…
Too busy to get to everything on Cafe Society’s plate this week? Here’s another helping of some of our entrees: Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Early Bird Restaurant in Westminster. Here’s the capsule version of her full review: It might seem easy to make an omelet, but it isn’t — as the…
Yee-haw! While galleries across the country have had a tough time in recent years, the Coors Western Art Show at the National Western Stock Show Complex got off to a fast gallop last week, selling more than $800,000 worth of art at the Red Carpet Reception three days before the…
Want to try the lamb chops that Governor John Hickenlooper sent to Maryland Governor John O’Malley after losing a bet on the Broncos/Ravens game? Mary and David Miller, owners of Triple M Bar Ranch, will be in Boulder on Saturday, January 26, delivering meat to chefs — and while they’re…
There were plenty of Colorado natives — two- and four-legged — around when we stopped by this bar for a glass of Colorado Native, a creation of AC Golden Brewing, a Coors subsidiary. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
Suffering from the flu? As soon as you can hold a book or tablet without your hand shaking, find a copy of Katherine Ann Porter’s “Pale Horse, Pale Rider,” and remember this: It could be much, much worse. And in Denver in 1918, it was…
Sweet! Although LoHi has lost Living the Sweet Life, that space at 1535 Central Street won’t be empty long. Über Sausage is taking it over, and will open a second spot — twice as big as the original on Colfax — this spring. “I love this neighborhood, I love the…
Triple M sheep, destined for Maryland?Governor John Hickenlooper is grilling lamb chops on the steps of the State Capitol this afternoon, in advance of mailing a package of a dozen lamb chops from the Triple M Bar Ranch in Manzanola to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, to settle their bet on…
Governor John Hickenlooper is scheduled to speak at today’s reopening of the Aurora Century 16, where “an evening of remembrance” will honor the victims of the shootings on July 20 during a screen of The Dark Knight Rises. Let’s hope the event works as well as Hickenlooper’s subsequent talk about…
The Aurora Century 16 — now known as the Aurora Century — will reopen tomorrow, after tonight’s “evening of remembrance” for the victims of the July 20 shooting. And through the weekend, Cinemark, the owner of the facility, will show free movies:The Bourne Legacy, Cloud Atlas, Finding Nemo 3D, Flight,…
Mark Antonation has been eating his way up Federal Boulevard in the weekly series, A Federal Case. Yesterday, he landed at Cafe Chihuahua, where he ordered a pregnant burrito. See also: – Cafe Chihuahua is pregnant with possibilities – Andy’s Kitchen Asian Express is worth a risky left on Federal…
“Patty C. is so out of touch and over-the-hill that she buys into the pretend anonymity nonsense… or even the entire absurd pretense of reviewing dispensaries, by a recreational stoner pretending to be a medical patient.” Yes, DonkeyHotay is back at the keyboard, commenting again, and again, and again…
The Aurora Century 16 will reopen tomorrow, less than six months after the July 20 shooting left twelve dead and dozens injured. Cinemark, which owns the theater, put up a Facebook poll to ask people whether the site of the tragedy should be reopened, 70 percent of those who responded…
Several restaurateurs apparently made new year’s resolutions to give their places a facelift. After more than a decade holding down a prime corner in Larimer Square, Tamayo has closed for a major renovation of both the space and the menu. The original Jelly is only two years old, but it’s…
By 9 a.m. this morning, Westword pot critic William Breathes had received at least three e-mails asking how he felt about his “real identity” being outed in the New York Times today by Frank Bruni, the former Times restaurant critic turned columnist. In a piece titled “Colorado’s Marijuana Muddle,” Bruni…
