Meet Stephen Shedd, Prostitute-Loving Navy Exec in Fat Leonard Scandal

The U.S. Navy is currently embroiled in one of the biggest scandals to rock the service in recent memory, with the main targets of a recently unsealed grand jury indictment being nine officers, including Stephen Shedd, a former commander from Colorado Springs. The group, whose self-generated nicknames included “The Cool Kids,” “The Band of Brothers,” “The Brotherhood,” “The Wolfpack,” the “Familia” and “The Lion King’s Harem,” allegedly provided confidential shipping schedules and the like to Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis, aka “Fat Leonard,” in exchange for bribes such as party time with prostitutes.

The Seven Tastiest Events on the Culinary Calendar, April 7-9

The weekend kicks off with National Beer Day today, and nothing goes with a pint like…yoga? Or perhaps cats, wine and cat wine. How about coffee and doughnuts? Luckily, everything goes with beer, so pour yourself a cold one and choose from one of these seven events this weekend. If…

Old Spaghetti Factory Will Add Westminster Location This Summer

If some of your earliest childhood restaurant memories involve slurping noodles while seated in a trolley car inside a dining room, you’re not alone. The Old Spaghetti Factory has been making memories for Denver residents for more than forty years at 1215 18th Street downtown. Even if you’re not from…

Fire Closes Masterpiece Kitchen in Lowry

Just weeks after chef/restaurateur Justin Brunson unveiled a completely new menu at his Lowry eatery, Masterpiece Kitchen, the place suffered a fire on Saturday, April 1, and is now closed until repairs can be completed. A statement from Brunson’s restaurant group notes that the fire took place early in the…

The Best Concerts in Denver This Week, April 3-6

It’s a big week for arena shows, with Ariana Grande at the Pepsi Center tonight and Eric Church at the venue on Wednesday, and Green Day at 1STBANK Center on Wednesday. Also this week, Indigo Girls team up with the Colorado University Symphony Orchestra to record a live album at…

Reader: Gentrification Is Nothing New on the Northside

Bobby LeFebre’s new web series, Welcome to the Northside, satirizes gentrification in northwest Denver, a red-hot real estate area that got its start back in 1860 as the town of Highland. The show just debuted on March 31, but it’s already stirred up debate over that piece of Mile High turf.

Reader: Denver Is Good, but Far From the Best

We just published the Best of Denver 2017, our 34th annual celebration of the city. And there’s plenty to celebrate: great new restaurants, classic Colorado institutions. The Best of Denver is packed with hundreds of reasons we’re high on the Mile High City, but some readers aren’t persuaded. Says Jackson: …

The Ten Best Culinary Events in Denver in April 2017

Here’s our list of the best food and drink events for April 2017, from an oyster shucking good time to a posh charity event to combat childhood hunger. Sip beers from 100 breweries at a neighborhood bar, get your grilled cheese on, or help chefs choose new dishes for a…

The Ten Best New Restaurants in Denver

New restaurants just kept coming last year, with many great ones opening in the final weeks of 2016 — something restaurateurs would never have considered in decades past. But now that the dust has settled and we’ve had time to taste our way through the city’s menus, we know which…

The Best Concerts in Denver This Week, March 31-April 2

Keyboardist Marco Benevento, touring in support of Woodstock Sessions, plays Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom tonight and the Fox Theatre tomorrow, while Social Distortion plays the second of two nights at the Ogden Theatre tonight. This weekend’s lineup also includes G. Love & Special Sauce, Big Wild, Teenage Bottlerocket, Jeezy and Flow…