It turned out to be tempest in a teepee. Two months after Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia removed Carol Harvey as executive secretary of the Colorado Commission or Indian Affairs, which his office oversees, Ernest House Jr. has been ratified as the new executive secretary. And he hit the ground running:…
Polly Sullivan kept lighthouses in her window, miniature beacons that illuminated the old military dorm at Lowry that had become Crooked Tree, a shelter for the once-homeless. Tenants saw it as comforting. But on Christmas Day 1998, someone walked into Polly’s second-floor apartment and turned off the lights…
The NuVal system now in use at King Soopers is supposed to be “nutrition made easy,” rating foods on a scale of 1 to 100. “Basically, the way scores are calculated, we look at thirty different nutrients — both that are considered good and not so good — to get…
“It’s called the Coors Western Art Exhibit, but I really look at it as contemporary realism of this region,” confides Rose Fredrick, the curator who’s been creating the show for the past fifteen of its nineteen years. “We’re pushing the boundaries more and more every year, getting closer to abstraction…
Our Backbeat blog just reported a trio of bar closings. Mo’s has gone dark at 1037 Broadway after two-plus years. “It’s been a long run and something new is always on the horizon,” reads the Mo’s Facebook page. “Change is good and we want to thank all those that have…
Recognizing that the local arts scene needed a little fertilizer to really get going, and growing, eight years ago Westword created a program to honor the visionaries — artists and organizations alike — who are changing the cultural landscape of metro Denver. And we decided to not just honor these…
Colorado has produced several successful Mexican chains — the Rio Grande group, for example, and Santiago’s, which seems to add another outlet every week. But one longtime chain is suffering from shrinking pains — and its employees are suffering, too. Last week, the Armadillo closed its restaurant in Littleton, and…
On Friday, the 300 (or so) restaurants participating in Denver Restaurant Week will be posting their $52.80 (for two) menus for the two-week eating orgy that starts on February 25; we’re offering $52.80 to both the diner and the restaurant employee who offer the best Denver Restaurant Week survival tip…
Late Friday, the Department of Fish and Wildlife referred queries about a proposed land swap (which would add a 617-acre parcel to the southwest side of Rocky Flats in exchange for a 300-foot right-of-way on the eastern border going to the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority) to the Justice Department…
Phil Bender was a famous artist long before he won the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts this fall — even if he was the one who hung himself with the “Famous Artist” tag. So is it possible that the Piratical, tech-phobic Bender put up the Phill Bender Facebook…
Twenty-seven years ago today, Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe opened its doors at 2005 West 33rd Avenue. The area has changed a lot since then — this part of Highland is now the best restaurant neighborhood in the city — but the Aguirre family still runs Rosa Linda’s. Here’s an e-mail…
Cafe Society served up six Guess where? contests last week, ranging from a big $2 breakfast burrito to an order of goat curry to this cocktail in a plastic cup. For correctly linking the glassware to the Grizzly Rose, Dawn wins an EatDenver deck…
Although they may disagree with his definition of pasties, readers appreciated the Chef and Tell interview with Ryan Leinonen, the chef who opened Trillium, a Scandinavian restaurant, last month. And Leinonen appreciates chefs, particularly Escoffier. “Le Guide Culinaire was the first book I read when I decided to take my…
Last week, if all had gone according to plan, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would have been finalizing the exchange of a 300-foot right-of-way comprising approximately 100 acres on the eastern border of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge for a 617-acre parcel on the southwestern corner of the…
Bento Japanese and Asian Cuisine, which opened just last fall, has closed at 890 South Monaco Parkway — an address that’s already swallowed up a Silver Mine Subs outpost, Grilled Skewer Vietnamese and a Famous Philly Cheesesteak. And Bento wasn’t the only restaurant to open and close in just a…
Tim Tebow has inspired more than sports fans. He’s inspired artists, too. And the folks at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, who produced two posters of the Broncos quarterback that borrowed the imagery and words used by artist Shepard Fairey in his now-iconic depiction of Barack Obama. Do you still hope…
Latest Word is off to mark Martin Luther King Day, but will be back on duty early tomorrow morning. The Martin Luther King Marade (that’s march/parade) gets under way this morning at 9 a.m. The Colorado Progressive Coalition will be holding its own rally before the marade, asking for police…
Cafe Society is off celebrating Martin Luther King Day, and will be back on duty early tomorrow. If you’re hungry for food news in the meantime, try a second helping of some of these entrees from last week: — Denver Restaurant Week is less than six weeks away, and the…
Jason Sheehan is gone — he wrote his last review for Westword two years ago — but certainly not forgotten in this town. He’s mentioned in our Letters to the Editor column this week, and yesterday, his name popped up in an Eater Denver “The Gatekeeper” interview with Paul Attardi,…
John Hickenlooper might not like wearing a tie, but he has a thing about hats these days. He donned a giant cowboy hat for his speech at the Citizens of the West dinner Monday night (scary photo at right and below); he modeled a Denver Broncos cap during his State…
It’s all about suburbia today. After reviewing Street Kitchen Asian Bistro, Laura Shunk went on a hunt for the “Five best places for lunch near the Tech Center,” which inspired a number of suggestions — some of them ethnic joints, which she’d said were in short supply in the southern…
The Terminal Kings project is painting the town — or at least some massive murals destined for Denver International Airport — this week, with City Hall, 1144 Broadway, turned into a massive gallery through January 21. The fact that the three lead artists, all billed as “world-class,” are from out…
