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Boulder Split Over a Proposal to Pair With Palestinian City of Nablus

In the spring of 2014, two Palestinian women from the West Bank landed in Boulder. They’d come for yoga training, though not instruction in sun salutations or Bikram technique. Instead, they were working with Calming Kids Yoga, a local organization recognized by the American Medical Association that uses yoga to...
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First Look: Masterpiece Kitchen Opens Today in Lowry

A little more than eight years ago, two chefs who met while working at an upscale Italian eatery took a chance on a sandwich business. Justin Brunson and Steve Allee were working at Luca d'Italia (now just Luca) when they concocted a scheme to sell deli sandwiches out of a...
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Cocktail of the Week: Booze With a Buzz at Amethyst Coffee

No Sleep Till Denver at Amethyst Coffee Amethyst Coffee cranked up the coffee pots for the first time last February, serving cups of espresso and pastries at 1111 Broadway in the Metlo complex. And two months ago, owner Elle Taylor secured a liquor license, adding a hand-picked assortment of spirits...
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Fortuna Brings Bean-to-Bar Chocolate to Boulder

Colorado can hold its own when it comes to craft beer, artisan liquors and homemade hot sauces, but now the state is getting noticed for its legit bean-to-bar chocolate. One of the newest companies to enter the grind (well, company might be a stretch) is two-month-old Fortuna Chocolate, comprised of three...
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Woody Paige’s Peyton Manning Retirement Story: Scoop or Screw-up?

Over the weekend, Denver Post and ESPN personality Woody Paige made a big splash when he wrote that Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who led Denver to victory (with a lot of help from a tremendous defense) in Super Bowl 50, would announce his much-anticipated retirement. A helluva scoop? Well, the Broncos...
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Prince’s Music Comes Back to Life In Spike Lee’s Girl 6

It’s been two weeks (or a little over eleven hours and fourteen days as “Nothing Compares 2 U” lovingly time stamps) since we lost our sweet Prince, and many of us have worn out our DVDs and VHS copies of Purple Rain. That film, though based on Prince’s life, was written...
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How Jahvell Forrest Went From Cherry Creek High Baller to Cop Shooter

"You never know how in one instance life may change course." A family member reportedly Facebooked this line shortly after twenty-year-old Jahvell Forrest was arrested for allegedly shooting an Aurora police officer during a November 2014 traffic stop. But while the bust certainly altered Forrest's trajectory in a permanent way...
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Marczyk Fine Foods on East Colfax Closed After SUV Crash

Marczyk Fine Foods at 5100 East Colfax will be closed today and tomorrow as a result of an automobile accident on the property. An SUV plunged through the front door of the market earlier this afternoon, taking out a light post in the process. The Denver Police Department Tweeted at...
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Kobe An Beckons You to an Accessible Japanese Happy Hour

While Kobe An Shabu Shabu in Lower Highland dazzles with  tabletop cooking and fashionable fare, its forebear, Kobe An, has beem serving more typical Japanese cuisine in Denver for decades. Now below ground in a Cherry Creek spot, where it moved last year, the venerable eatery puts out a surprisingly up-to-date $5 happy...
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“Pussy Runs Everything”: Coachella Finally Booked More Women This Year

Among the many artists making their Coachella debuts this year, Mavis Staples undoubtedly has the most storied résumé. As a solo artist and former member of The Staples Singers, the 76-year-old's powerful voice has graced over five decades of soul classics, including "I'll Take You There," "Let's Do It Again" and...
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Meadowlark’s Jazz Jam Has Become a New Denver Institution

There was a time when Mikey Smith would show up with his keyboard to the Meadowlark’s Monday-night jazz jam not knowing if he’d have a drummer to play with. Now there are nights when nine or ten different drummers show up, each hoping they’ll have a chance to play more...
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Seven Things that Make City Park Residents Very, Very Mad

City Park and City Park West surround what’s arguably the heart of Denver, and without a doubt the core of the impressive Denver Parks system. The two neighborhoods combined cover ground from Downing to Colorado Boulevard, and 23rd to Colfax avenues. (It’s important to include City Park West in this...