I’ve been a fan of Frontier since its first incarnation, when the in-flight mag featured the “From the Cockpit” column by Captain Chick Stevens — a more reassuring mascot than the animals that took off with Frontier’s reincarnation. But still, Republic was wise to stick with the high-flying Frontier brand,…
Turns out, the “Argentinian Restaurant Bar and Grill” sign on the building at 3555 West 38th Avenue does not say it all. The restaurant taking the place of Playa de Oro will be named Viejo Domingo. Watch for it to open on Saturday, April 17…
“Patricia. this might seem weird at first,” read the mash note in my e-mail yesterday. “went by applebees and thought about u.” Yes, it seemed weird, because I’ve been to an Applebee’s maybe once in the past decade. But it also seemed weird because I’d gotten two very similar notes…
It had to happen. For the past year, Denver has been living up to its billing as the Mile High City, hitting new heights daily as the medical-marijuana business shows no signs of slowing down. And now, inevitably, The Daily Show has come to town to profile our booming dispensary…
The name on the storefront says it all — and then some: The Argentinean Restaurant Bar and Grill is coming to northwest Denver. And judging from the cleanup action yesterday, this joint could be just days away from opening. The building at 3555 West 38th Avenue is right around the…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from Tony’s (the location at 950 Broadway is the only market in town where you can buy a glass of wine and drink it while shopping), to a still-unidentified plate of scampi to a beautiful tangle…
“I’ve been there,” pronounces the subject line in the e-mail blast from Joe Biden that just landed in my in-box. And judging from the message that follows, the veep is still there, stuck in the ’80s, when the letters pages of newspapers actually had power. When they were, in Biden…
That was fast. A few days ago, we were talking about Men’s Journal citing downtown’s “deliberately vey” bars — and wondering just where those bars were. Today, Dive on Fifteenth will make its deliberately divey debut in the former home of Tryst, which closed just last weekend. Owner Paul Piciocchi…
Developer Erik Osborn thought that One Lincoln Park would be his towering achievement. Instead, it could land him in the big house with a 24-year sentence. Osborn will be in court this morning for sentencing on his felony-theft conviction in connection with financial shenanigans at One Lincoln Park, the luxury…
It started off so innocently: Elizabeth Thomas, pastry chef forWaterCourse Foods and City O’ City, was visiting her sister, who works at Marczyk Fine Foods, and got a taste of the pie that John “Haji” Hinman had been making for the market. “She said it was lame,” Hinman remembers, “and…
In just four days, RTD buses racked up three collisions that resulted in four fatalities. The latest victim? Marvin “Chip” Webb, who was riding his bicycle in Lafayette when he was struck by a bus Tuesday night. Webb, the owner of Chip’s Place, had worked at Chip’s Cafe, a diner…
A snowstorm at dawn, patio weather at sunset — yesterday’s weather was a Colorado classic, one that seemed to back the favorite booster claim that Denver enjoys 300 days of sunshine a year. Except… When the April issue of Men’s Journal included Denver on its list of the 25 Best…
Is Denver the creative capital of the West? That’s the question Create Denver Week aims to answer with seven days of parties, shows, films and discussions. The event has already displayed some creative juice by growing from the single-day expo it’s been for the last four years to a week-long…
The Boulder Farmers’ Market, which opened for business this past Saturday (read Juliet Wittman’s story about opening day here), is always the first farmers’ market of the season. In fact, when Boulder introduces its Wednesday hours on May 5, only a few other markets will have started up along the…
Despite the lousy economy, last year saw an unprecedented number of impressive new restaurants opening in Denver – everything from Olivea to Squeaky Bean to TAG to Colt & Gray. But the team of eaters working on the Best of Denver 2010 were unanimous on which spot had earned the…
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers will debate attorney Rob Corry at noon today at the University of Denver. The subject? Medical marijuana. Here’s an opening question for Suthers: Why does Colorado’s AG think this state’s legalization of medical marijuana — approved by the voters back in 2000 — violates federal…
Backcountry Provisions is shooting to open its LoDo store on Thursday morning — just in time for Friday’s Colorado Rockies home opener. The sandwich shop/deli has moved into the former Willie Matthews Gallery space at 1617 Wazee Street — and don’t worry, says Denver store manager Chelsey Moore, “We’re keeping…
Denver is one of the 25 Best Places to Live, according to the April issue of Men’s Journal . The manly mag touts the downtown living here, which allows you to walk “to everything from an NBA game to deliberately divey bars.” But that could be a long walk, because…
Sketch Wine Bar, 11 West First Avenue, lives up to its name when it hosts an art-show opening from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight. The artist? Sam Morreale, father of Sketch owner Jesse Morreale, who took up painting again after a ten-year break — and a diagnosis of Myelofibrosis, a…
Watching Dynasty was a guilty pleasure. The Aaron Spelling-produced prime-time soap opera, inspired by the success of Dallas and allegedly set in Denver, ran from 1981 to 1989. And while this city went from boom to very, very busted, the Carrington clan always had plenty of cash, plenty of catfights…
Despondent over a breakup with his girlfriend on Friday, Chad Allen did what any 22-year-old would do: He drank a lot. Unfortunately, he decided to take his binge on the road on the afternoon of April 2, stopping off at the New Panda restaurant at 17732 South Golden road in…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from D Bar’s delicious fries to a still-unidentified order of eggs Benedict to the chiles relleno at La Pasadita, a former Best of Winner. For correctly identifying that dish, Lisa is now the lucky winner of…
