Almost every Friday for two decades, I’ve driven up Welton Street on my way to the Colorado Public Television studios. Welton Street cuts right through Five Points — in fact, it’s one of the streets that creates the actual points. The story of this historic neighborhood stretches back more than…
Just a few weeks ago, the most controversial thing about The Interview was actor/creator Seth Rogen’s invitation to come smoke pot with him at a special December 8 showing of the movie in Denver: “We are going to do a screening of #TheInterviewMovie in Colorado where I get baked with…
Last night the holiday music flooding through the Cherry Creek Shopping Center had some competition — from police-brutality protesters who gathered inside the mall for a “die-in,” hearing stories about incidents of cop misbehavior here in Denver and singing songs, including “Amazing Grace” and a version of “The Hunger Tree”…
Sit, Guinness. Roll over, Merlot. As our news blog reported yesterday, a website called rover.com, which bills itself as “the nation’s Airbnb for dogs,” has released a survey of the most popular dog names in 2014, and Denver ranks in the top spot as the city with the most alcohol-related…
You would think that Nebraska and Oklahoma might have bigger things to worry about than acting like narcs regarding their more enlightened neighbor. You would think that, but you’d be wrong. For months Nebraska cops have been pulling over cars coming out of Colorado, on the offchance they might contain…
A record number of restaurants opened in metro Denver in 2014. Although a few more could sneak in before the ball drops on 2015, last week we took a look back over the restaurant action of the past year and served up our Fifteen Best New Restaurants of Metro Denver…
Food lesson for the day: Broasted is a trademarked word. Who knew? Apparently not the Forgy brothers, who just opened Block & Larder, which features “broasted rabbit” on its menu. But even though that rabbit is cooked in a pressure fryer built by the Broaster Company of Beloit, Wisconsin, you…
Denver is rolling in doughnuts. Last year Dunkin’ Donuts made a big comeback in Colorado, and Voodoo Doughnut opened its first shop outside of Oregon smack-dab on East Colfax Avenue. And now we’re about to get another national name in the local market, albeit one of the worst names imaginable…
While brunch has become a popular hipster meal, breakfast remains a meal for traditionalists. And it doesn’t get more traditional than at Sunrise Sunset, a three-decade-old, three-spot chain that Gretchen Kurtz visited for this week’s review. She found a lot to like at the Wheat Ridge location — but not…
Elitch Lanes, a mainstay in Berkeley, has been sold, our Show and Tell blog reports this morning. Cal Eichinger, who’s owned the bowling alley for thirteen years, hopes to relocate somewhere nearby. And in the meantime, the building at 3825 Tennyson Street that Elitch Lanes will vacate in May has…
Since a reader labeled Denver’s barbecue scene “atrocious,” readers have poured out their ideas of where to go for good Texas-style, good KC-style, good Carolina-style ‘cue. Still others have suggested that instead of worrying about barbecue, local diners should focus on what this city does well, including green chile. And…
Are cops more trigger-happy when aiming guns at minorities? That’s not a new question, though it’s certainly one being asked more frequently as protests have rolled across the country since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Last month, >USA Today reported that police in Ferguson arrested black people…
Controversial cannabis researcher Sue Sisley is on her way back to Colorado today, after six months that have been a “pretty barbaric rollercoaster,” she says. “One injustice after another, and I suspect it will not slow down for quite a while.” But at the end of November, the Arizona-based researcher…
The news that Krewe Crescent City BBQ had closed, joining a long list of now-shuttered barbecue joints around town, prompted one reader to share his opinion that Denver’s barbecue is “atrocious.” That, of course, inspired other readers to defend their favorite ‘cue spots around town. And still others suggested that…
Krewe Crescent City BBQ closed last week, capping off what’s been a tough year for Denver barbecue. We lost the last outpost of longtime favorite Big Papa’s; Country Time closed its doors; Big Hoss left Tennyson. But there have been gains: Tennyson Street BBQ is now smokin’ in Berkeley, Ragin’…
At dawn on November 29, on the 150th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre, more than 500 descendants of massacre survivors and other tribal members gathered on Monument Hill for private ceremonies commemorating their fallen ancestors. Meanwhile, down below at the headquarters of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site,…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviews Adelitas Cocina Y Cantina, a welcoming spot whose deals are undeniable — but a few dishes there could use some work, she says. Or not, respond readers. “Whoever wrote this is an idiot,” writes one. “Maybe you should go to the doctor and get your…
The only thing hotter than good green chile? The discussion over which state has the better version — New Mexico or Colorado. Mark Antonation is on a verde journey this month in Ethniche, and his recent visit to Tacos Jalisco sparked another round in the NM v. CO debate –…
Mark Antonation is dreaming of a green Christmas, and so he’s spooning up green chile all month in Ethniche. Yesterday his quest took him to Tacos Jalisco — not that you’re going to find Colorado-style green chile in Jalisco, Mexico. What you’ll find at Denver’s Tacos Jalisco is Colorado gravy,…
“This has been too long in coming,” said Governor John Hickenlooper, after 180 miles and five days that really stretched back 150 years — to November 29, 1864, and the Sand Creek Massacre, when up to 200 members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes were killed at a peaceful camp,…
Over the years Biker Jim’s has earned a well-deserved reputation for its meaty offerings — but as our new Veggie Girl, Chelsea Keeney, discovered last week, the vegan dogs have real bite, too. And as an added bonus, you can grab one of these dogs in the wee hours at…
Have a Die Hard Christmas! Last week Amanda Moutinho unwrapped her list of the Five Least Christmas-y Christmas Movies. And one of her favorites, Die Hard, will be showing not once but twice this week, in a special gift to this city’s fans of merry mayhem. Keep reading for the…
