David Wroblewski. Whenever I suggest a book for the city’s One Book, One Denver program, it seems doomed. But my jinx worked just fine for David Wroblewski, a local author whose first novel, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, was just picked as the next selection for Oprah’s Book Club. Even…
Christina Szele’s most recent flights have been fueled by nose candy. This city’s most famous accidental tourist is coming back. On June 17, 35-year-old Christina Elizabeth Szele was on a JetBlue flight bound from San Francisco for New York when she lit up a cigarette, then yelled obscenities, including racial…
Late last week, I got word from Duy Pham that his new restaurant — in Pueblo, of all places — is just about done. “Buildout, total remodel,” he told me. “I just spent $5,000 on an awning, dude!” He’s hoping to roll out the red carpet at Restaurant Fifteen Twenty-One…
Do you know your Qilaishan Long Wu from your Huang Zhi Xiang? Well, neither do I. But Greg Fellman does. Fellman is the owner of Seven Cups, the three-month-old Chinese tea house that held its grand opening party on Saturday, September 13. On a warm, late summer day, the store…
Karma Cafe, which was once sandwiched between Vita and Lola in the 1500 block of Boulder street, has been reincarnated — but with a new name, Solar Vegetarian Café, and in a new neighborhood: Five Points, at 2615 Welton Street. But Karma’s conscience remains unchanged, and from 11 a.m.- 11…
FasTracks tries to get back on track, financially speaking. Four weeks ago today, the Democratic National Convention kicked off in town – and now, Denver’s post-party depression has given way to fears of a real depression. This week, it’s all about the money – yours, mine, and Joe Nacchio’s, with…
The menu at Landmark is as empty as Scarlet Johansson. Dinner and a movie…it sounds like such a good idea, right? A movie theater with a restaurant inside? A place where you can get something a little more substantial than a soggy bag of popcorn and a box of Goobers?…
Red alert. As promised, Mayor John Hickenlooper’s proposed budget for FY 2009 includes “increased funding for graffiti prevention and coordination efforts.” The suggested $250,000 line item is just a pittance in comparison to the $914 million total, but it could have a big impact on efforts to channel urban artists’…
Has Chipotle got a deal for you! A free burrito or burrito bowl — but just today, and just at the new Chipotle Mexican Grill in Silverthorne, at 247 Rainbow Street, which officially opens Friday. If you live within 25 miles of Silverthorne, taking advantage of this freebie won’t cost…
Eric Skokan back in control of his kitchen. “Have you ever dined with us before?” our server asked. She was penny-bright, scrubbed and polished in her house livery (black on black), standing with her hands folded in front of her and a spark in her eyes that bordered on fanaticism…
Emerald Isle high. The Irish love Denver. The man, anyway. I spent last week on a driving tour along the southern coast of Ireland, from Galway to Dublin. And while the narrow roads winding through rolling, lush green hills and mystical-looking forests and past countless sheep, rocky cliffs and mountain…
Ahmad Alkiteb and his hookah get the hook. Over at 2594 South Colorado Boulevard, Aladdin Café (and grill and hookah bar) has gone dark. Trying to find out when and why, I called all the numbers I had for the place, which I’d reviewed — and liked — back in…
Mary Smith as seen on Fox News during the Democratic National Convention. When last I saw Mary Smith, she was sitting on the patio outside Lime XS on Sixth Avenue, demonstrating how easy it is to imitate Sarah Palin with a borrowed pair of glasses, a ponytail and some lipstick…
The mutt marriage of Irish and Mexican cuisine in cantina/pubs across the country is one of the least explicable combos imaginable — but it’s also one of the most successful. Witness Jose O’Shea’s, which celebrates “thirty years of stamping out gringo food’ this month. Since September 1978, Jose O’Shea’s has…
No one’s in the driver’s seat. Last week, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown reported that 38 of the hybrids donated for use during the Democratic National Convention were missing. He’d heard that from Paul Lhevine of the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee at a convention recap on Friday, September 5…
As we’ve reported, the Masters family is looking to unload the space at 1120 East Sixth Avenue, where Mel and Janey Master got their local restaurant start thirty years ago as partners in Dudley’s. Since then, the spot has been Chives and Piscos, then Montecito when the Masters took it…
From 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, Seven Cups will host a grand opening celebration with a traditional Lion Dance, a Gong Fu demonstration, free samples of Chinese moon cakes, traditional Chinese music and a tea tasting with Zhuping Hodge, a certified tea master from China who’s a co-owner of…
A vigil is planned for Quincy Henderson. On Tuesday night, Quincy Henderson was shot and killed at 31st and Curtis streets in what police have called “an isolated incident” resulting from an altercation. Other than that, there are few details about the incident — but there’s plenty of talk about…
First came Lime, the restaurant/nightclub that debuted almost seven years ago in a basement space with a walk-out patio in Larimer Square (1424, to be exact, once home to the beloved Cafe Promenade) and still packs in the crowds. Then came Lime XS, at 730 East Sixth Avenue, which also…
Some locations just seem doomed. The latest black hole: 121 Clayton Lane, which on Monday swallowed Prime 121 after two years of struggle and a chapter 11 filing in May. The first occupant of this address didn’t even last that long: Bob’s Steak & Chop House, home of the giant,…
Former federal auditor Bobby Maxwell as seen in a Westword cover story. Hot damn, the public servants at the Lakewood office of the U.S. Minerals Management Service sure know how to party. Blowjobs in moving cars, cocaine delivered to your desk as “office supplies,” drunken sexual misadventures with Big Oil…
Don’t let Denver Partners Against Graffiti near Park Hill this month — at least not until they’ve taken a refresher course in arts appreciation. Because otherwise, they could ruin the Park Hill Alley Contest, a true community service concocted by residents Jack and Pam Farrar. Back in May, the Farrars…
