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Reader: Nothing says sexy like jalapeno poppers

After generations as the Border, a beloved University of Denver neighborhood dive that served Mexican food and showed all the games, this space at 2014 South University has been rechristened Merchants Mile High Saloon. It not only has a new name, it has a new look; the new owners are...
By Patricia Calhoun
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After generations as the Border, a beloved University of Denver neighborhood dive that served Mexican food and showed all the games, this space at 2014 South University has been rechristened Merchants Mile High Saloon.

It not only has a new name, it has a new look; the new owners are going for a “dark and sexy” feel.

See also: – Merchants Mile High Saloon opening tomorrow in the former Border space – The Border is back in business

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Nothing says Dark and Sexy like Karaoke and Texas Hold ’em and Jalapeno Poppers.

Did you ever visit any of the incarnations of the Border? What kind of bar does the DU area really need?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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