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The Ten Best Comedy Events in Denver in September

As summer draws to a close and the school year begins in earnest, workaday concerns crowd out the carefree vibe of summer. But you still need to get out and enjoy yourself, so we've assembled a list of ten shows that demonstrate the wide variety of comedic entertainments in town...
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See a Snowmobiler Trigger an Avalanche — and Fall Into It

Coloradans are very familiar with the dangers of avalanches, which can (and often do) prove deadly. Back in February 2014, for example, we reported about six deaths from western avalanches in less than a week, including Colorado's Ashleigh Cox. These risks are reinforced by a remarkable, newly posted video that...
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Best TV Commercial

"Meet the Dragon," Stevinson AutomotiveMost car dealership pitchmen stick in viewer’s minds because they’re loud and crazy (we’re looking at you, Dealin’ Doug). But Kent Stevinson of Stevinson Automotive is the exception that proves the rule, doling out humor that’s decidedly low-key, and all the more amusing as a result. “Meet the Dragon” is a case in point: In […]
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How Racially Segregated is Denver Compared to Other Major U.S. Cities?

America is a nation built by immigrants, and its cities are supposed to be melting pots where people of different backgrounds, ethnicities and races interact and learn from one another. The reality, however, is that cities are oftentimes divided by race and ethnicity. And when it comes to racial segregation, Denver...
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Denver Is Drowning in Awful Architecture: Here Are the Hateful Eight

Denver is changing rapidly. Some of the changes have been good: the burgeoning art scene, the museum-building boom, the explosion in restaurants and the whole Napa-of-craft-beer thing, not to mention legalized marijuana. But there have also been some bad changes: the terrible traffic, the litter and pet waste everywhere, the...
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La Guatemalteca: Two Stops for Central American Breakfast and Pastries

When it comes to south-of-the-border restaurants, Denver is certainly not lacking in Mexican-cuisine options — but what about farther south? Aside from a smattering of Salvadoran joints frying up pupusas, the countries of Central America have yet to establish a firm presence on Denver’s culinary map. Where, for example, can...
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Highland Tap & Burger’s Menu Includes Tastes of Puerto Rico

Highland Tap & Burger at 2219 West 32nd Avenue is known for, you guessed it, beer and burgers. But Juan Padro, who owns the lively bar with his wife, Katie O'Shea Padro, grew up eating his family's Puerto Rican cooking and visits the Caribbean island regularly, so it's his prerogative as...
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Best Brewery Tap Room — Ambience

Spangalang BreweryTo consider why the atmosphere at Spangalang Brewery is so good, one must first consider how far the building in which it is located has come: Until last year, it was a busy, busy Division of Motor Vehicles office where people from all over the city gathered to wait in long lines, argue with beleaguered […]
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First Look: Vital Root Sprouts on Tennyson Street

When chef/restaurateur Justin Cucci opened Root Down in 2008, guests were wowed by reclaimed gymnasium floors, a room divider festooned with old telephones, and remnants from the building's previous incarnation as an auto mechanic's garage cleverly given a second life. That year was the beginning of the Great Recession, though,...
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Over 15K Fans Sad Woody Paige Left Denver Post, One Not So Much

On July 29, we reported that sports columnist Woody Paige was leaving the Denver Post, his newspaper home for the lion's share of 35 years. In the subsequent Sunday edition, the paper published Paige's goodbye column, in which he cited memorable pieces (including one in which he revealed that he'd once...
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Littleton Taco House Will Reopen After a Year of Construction

Almost exactly a year ago, a wet spring hailstorm caused water damage to the roof and interior of the venerable Taco House at 1390 West Littleton Boulevard. At the time, minor repairs were being made to the roof of the building, which originally constructed as a burger joint in 1961;...
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Sex Workers Get a Second Chance at Street’s Hope

When Lillian Ballard moved into a transitional-housing facility for women leaving the sex industry and survivors of sex trafficking, nobody, herself included, thought that she would last there. During her first three days at Street’s Hope in Denver, Ballard suffered from severe panic attacks, spending the majority of her time...
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Best New Spirit

Leopold Bros.Distiller Todd Leopold hit the bull’s-eye last summer — yet again — with his version of a bitter Italian liqueur that he named, simply, Aperitivo. The 22nd spirit in the Leopold Bros. lineup is an astringent, scarlet-hued aperitif that finds a rightful place on back bars next to Campari and Aperol, its cousins by nature. […]
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Best Bar Neighborhood

Upper Larimer StreetLarimer Square, once considered an unsafe part of town, was slowly gentrified into the downtown core’s most glamorous block. But the glitz of the resulting restaurants and retail spaces has slowly spread northward twenty blocks, peppering Larimer Street with places to eat and drink. Work & Class, Cart-Driver and Los Chingones were the pioneers that […]
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Best Mac and Cheese

Rackhouse PubWhen the Rackhouse Pub finally reopened in its new location in RiNo at the end of 2015, we cheered. Not only did that mean C Squared Ciders on tap, but it also marked the return of the best mac and cheese in town. Not surprisingly for an eatery that sports a huge red sign that […]
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Best Pho Restaurant

Pho DuyPho joints have mushroomed up across the metro area with a frequency that even the Starbucks corporate crew would find dizzying. But more doesn’t necessarily mean better, as many kitchens take shortcuts that result in bland, boring broth. That’s not the case at the venerable Pho Duy, which found bigger digs last year next door […]