You don’t need a calendar to know that it’s just one month until the tenth anniversary of the shootings at Columbine. You can tell by the flood of programs, movies and books pouring out. The day-long “Colorado Rising: A Columbine Update,” sponsored by School Safety Partners, kicks off at 9…
For three years, the Blue Spruce Market at 1552 Bergen Parkway has been a regular stop for Evergreen residents and other fans of folksy service and fresh produce, meat and fish. But the market owned by Carol and Seth Miller will shut its doors for good at the end of…
Jax Fish House at 1539 17th Street is celebrating oyster week through Sunday, March 22, when it will hold its annual oyster-eating contest at 2 p.m. Until then, chef Sheila Lucero is offering a $35, prix-fixe oyster meal; eleven oysters for $11; and other food and drink specials. And for…
“This is part of Ted’s journey,” Gayle Haggard told a reporter. “It’s made him a better man. I see what has happened as a divine rescue.” Of the Haggards’ bank account, if nothing else. Three years ago Ted Haggard, then pastor of the New Life Church and head of the…
Danielle Cyrot, chief winemaker for St. Clement Winery in the Napa Valley, will host a wine-tasting at Strings, 1700 Humboldt Street tonight at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30, and a portion benefits the Women’s Bean Project; for reservations, go to www.stringsrestaurant.com. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. on March 19, the…
As we noted last week, the downtown Zaidy’s will be transforming at night — from Zaidy’s Deli into Zaidy’s Fusion Grill, taking advantage of its perch at the edge of Larimer Square and the start of LoDo. Here’s the restaurant’s announcement: Zaidy’s Fusion Grill is opening Saturday, March 21st downtown…
Even as Jason Wren’s family was mourning the Littleton freshman’s tragic death at a Kansas frat house, Leslie Lanahan, the mother of Lynn “Gordie” Bailey, a pledge who was found literally dead-drunk in the the Chi Psi fraternity house in Boulder in 2004, agreed to settle her lawsuit against the…
Trail Dust Steak House was once known for cutting off the ties of overdressed diners. But today, it will have another claim to fame: free burgers. The Denver area’s sole surviving Trail Dust, at 7101 South Clinton Street in Englewood, is offering free burgers (with fries) from 11 a.m. to…
Celebrate the wines of South America at Rialto Café, 934 16th Street, from 5 to 7 p.m. today, March 18, when exotic wines will be paired with chef-created specials. The event, $25, is part of Rialto’s Wine Club; for more details, go to www.rialtocafe.com. And over at Parisi, 4401 Tennyson…
You can eat green and get green at La Fiesta these days. The Mexican lunch joint — which took over an old Safeway in Curtis Park more than forty years ago and has been serving great green chile and other Colorado-style Mexican dishes ever since — is giving diners $5…
I stopped by Sketch last night, the new wine bar in Jesse Morreale’s project at the old First Avenue Hotel at First and Broadway. Technically, it doesn’t officially debut until March 20 (and from then on, will be open from 4 p.m. – 2 a.m. seven days a week), but…
Even in a state full of stunning scenery, many of Colorado’s most remarkable sights are man-made. A castle made out of stuff in southern Colorado. A tower filled with stuff out on the plains in Genoa. And north in Tinmath, just off I-25 by Fort Collins, the Swetsville Zoo, a…
If you can’t find fun today, you’re not looking. A good place to start — and end — your St. Patrick’s Day celebration is Katie Mullen’s, the new – and giant – Irish pub at 1550 Court Place, which will be bringing in Irish entertainment all day after opening at…
The Celtic Crossing at 363 Village Square in Castle Rock closed a couple of months ago, leaving that town without an Irish bar. The Barking Goat to the rescue! The pub just opened in the Celtic Crossing space last Thursday, and although it’s not technically an Irish bar, it will…
Just got a copy of a restaurateur’s plea to his regulars: OK, last chance to rock a new vote: voting ends on Monday. This one is way important if we could win https://westword-preprod-wpvip.md-staging.com/polls/bestof09/. On last page is best new restaurant, type in HIS RESTAURANT HERE but if you do vote,…
News is busting out all over today — and not just in Denver District Judge Larry Naves’s courtroom, where Ward Churchill may take the stand in his case against the University of Colorado, now starting week two. Or on the Auraria campus, where veteran newshounds of the Rocky Mountain News…
Slurp this: On Sunday, March 15, Jax Fish House in Boulder hosted its eleventh annual oyster-eating contest. Today the fun moves to Denver, where Jax Fish House at 1539 17th Street is kicking off its own oyster week, with a $35 prix fixe menu by chef Sheila Lucero, eleven oysters…
Chefs Up Front, a benefit for Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline, brings twenty top chefs to the Colorado Convention Center at 5:30 p.m. today, March 15. The participating restaurant/chef combos include Andrew Lubatty of Avenue Grill, Pete List of Beatrice & Woodsley, Sean Huggard of Black Pearl and Encore, Dylan…
I stopped by Hi*Rise yesterday, hoping to grab a sandwich, but as the sign in the window promised, March 14 was the opening day — “Seriously.”Owner Doug Anderson said his place will definitely open at 6 a.m. this morning. And Hi*Rise will be much more than a bakery — although…
Today, March14, Sunflower Farmers Market at 1980 East County Line Road in Highlands Ranch is hosting March Madness, firing up the grill and selling brats to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation. For info, call 303-243-5060. The Kitchen Table Cooking School at Landmark in Greenwood Village will put out an…
Joe Nacchio isn’t the only one going to jail. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger denied Nacchio’s request to remain out on bail pending a petition of his conviction to the Supreme Court. The former Qwest CEO, who ran a Denver-based company but kept his home in New Jersey, has…
You can party like a rock star at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 191 Inverness Drive West in Englewood, at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Friday, March 13, at a special four-course meal featuring wines made by the legends of rock and roll, including Mick Fleetwood. Price for the one-time dinner…
