In recent days, we told you about a surprising ski-resort death: Hansi Brenninger, an expert skier who worked as an instructor at Aspen Mountain, was killed during a visit with his son to a ski area in Park City, Utah. Today brings another story that's as unusual as it is tragic...
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On Halloween, the scariest day of the year, Aspen officials filed legal paperwork preserving the resort town's conditional rights to make use of water from two of the last free-flowing creeks in the Roaring Fork watershed. A mundane matter for most municipalities, perhaps, but not in Aspen, where the move...
Steve Allen didn’t know what to make of Frank Zappa. The clean-cut young musician was promising to “play the bicycle” on the set of The Steve Allen Show in 1963, spinning the wheels and tapping on the spokes. The result, with the help of a tuneless orchestra behind him and...
December often sees some of the biggest, baddest-ass beer releases in Colorado. Maybe it's because of the weather and way people get in the mood for heavier beers with a higher alcohol content. Maybe its the chill or even the need for something to smooth over holiday stress. Whatever the...
Today is the 152nd anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre, that dark day in Colorado history when over 200 Cheyenne and Arapahoe — mostly women, children and elderly — were killed at a peaceful camp along Sand Creek by volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington. The eighteenth annual Sand Creek...
Last of the Easy Riders brings country and psychedelic flare to a classic rock sound.
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After a false start in 2015, New Belgium Brewing has finally found a replacement for brewery co-founder and CEO Kim Jordan, who is stepping away from day-to-day operations there. Steve Fechheimer, the former head of strategy for the enormous Beam Suntory spirits company, takes over in August; he will oversee...
Usually a show having its world premiere in Denver is something to celebrate, but every now and then you wonder if you’re witnessing a premiere only because no other theater in the country wanted to stage the thing. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, a musical written by Kenn McLaughlin with...
Last week, as we reported, the Denver social-marijuana-consumption measure Initiated Ordinance 300 officially passed. But the initiative's vision of patrons being able to use cannabis in bars or restaurants that serve alcohol is very much in doubt. Why? The Colorado Department of Revenue has adopted a proposal recommended by the...
Two weeks ago, your Denver Broncos turned in a so pathetic a performance against the San Diego Chargers that fans on Twitter were ready to throw young quarterback Trevor Siemian under the nearest road grader. But it was a different story after yesterday's 27-19 Denver win — a revenge game...
You can find corner markets with innocuous names that offer little indication of their contents all over Denver and its surrounding suburbs. The European Market, for example, is wedged into a strip-mall spot between a nail salon and a dollar-a-scoop Chinese joint in Lakewood. Europe’s a pretty broad category for...
Marriese "Mo" Jones has been putting in plenty of sweat equity at the little shack that once housed Country Time Barbecue at 2504 West Hampden Avenue, and the results have finally paid off. On Saturday, Jones opened Anointed BBQ & Soul Food to the neighborhood, serving Florida-style barbecue along with...
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A margin of 7,600 votes determined whether the retail marijuana market in Pueblo would survive this election. Question 200 appeared on the ballot after opposition groups campaigned against the legal marijuana industry. If passed, 200 would have eliminated the cultivation of recreational marijuana, ended retail sales, closed existing cannabis businesses,...
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The Bronze Empire took its time opening since first hanging a sign last year at 1591 South Colorado Boulevard, but the results are worth the wait. The Chinese restaurant opened in July in the space that had been home to Red Coral for more than 25 years. The new restaurant...
The building at 2376 15th Street has held a saloon since 1873. For the last 47 years, it's been My Brother's Bar. And although ownership is changing, this Denver icon will remain a landmark. And a great bar.
Last month, the federal government sided with Colorado in a lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by Oklahoma and Nebraska, which claim that our marijuana laws should be dismantled due to residual harm being caused across state lines. Kansas hasn't joined the suit, but its attorney general, Derek Schmidt, appears...
Richard Sandoval has retooled the decade-old Zengo, but it's not an improvement.
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What a glorious week it will prove to be, Denver. From Val Kilmer to Boston terriers, fancy flea markets and loads of beer events, there's enough variety in this week's 21 best events list to satisfy even the most discerning social butterfly. Keep reading for more of the best events...
It was a tragedy that had already resulted in one death when it was compounded by another. On July 13, Cole Sukle, fourteen, and a friend were riding bicycles in a designated lane near a park near East Yale Avenue and East Nielsen Way when they were struck by a car...
Named in honor of the legendary Manitou Incline, Pikes Peak Brewing's latest limited release is just as big as the 2,700 steps themselves — and might also make your knees buckle. Incline Imperial IPA, at 10.5 percent ABV and 185 IBUs, is "a study in hopping," says Chris Wright, founder and...
In the bar world, nothing says "deck the halls" and "happy holidays" better than a glass of creamy, boozy eggnog. But despite the popularity of this seasonal tipple, the real deal (not that artifical grocery-store swill) is not that easy to find come December. Worry not, this winter you...