Bad parking lots can turn even the most mild-mannered people into asphalt-hungry psychopaths. In an attempt to encourage alternative modes of transportation and give us all conversation space for cathartic relief, we’ve assembled a top-ten list of the worst parking lots and parking structures in Denver – and some tips…
Bon Jovi is set to release its new album, This House is Not for Sale, on November 4; the band will kick off a U.S. tour in support of the album in February, with a stop at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday, March 14. Tickets ($37.25-$157.25) go on sale to…
Blue Island Oyster Bar opened in Cherry Creek just over a year ago, bringing East Coast-style seafood and raw-bar delights to the corner of East Second Avenue and Columbine Street. Concept Restaurants veteran chef DJ Nagle (creator of the signature bacon burger at Humboldt) has been at the helm for the…
Last December, Snoop Dogg launched his own line of weed here in Denver, and earlier this year he headlined his third annual Merry Jane Wellness Retreat on 4/20 at Fiddler’s Green. Since the smoke has cleared from that show and if you’re jones-ing for some more Snoop, he’s bringing his Puff Puff Pass Tour…
Four years ago, Dave Matthews performed at an Obama rally at the Community College of Aurora. Matthews shows his support for the Democratic party again next Monday, October 10 when he teams up with senator and vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine for a rally and concert at the National Western Complex…
If you’re not hitting one of Denver’s many new restaurants (like the twenty that opened last month alone) this week, some old favorites are rolling out some new tricks. There’s a new fall menu with discounted flatbreads (this week only!) at Baur’s; a trust-your-sush-chef tasting menu at Sushi Den, and…
Brian Wilson celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Beach Boys’ landmark album Pet Sounds on Tuesday at the Paramount Theatre, while Tears for Fears is at Red Rocks tonight and in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, and Maroon 5 headlines the Pepsi Center on Thursday. Also on Thursday is the Lampedusa: Concerts for…
Last night Drake’s blistering Summer Sixteen tour stopped at Denver’s Pepsi Center for the first of two sold-out shows. The two-hour set never lagged in energy, jam-packed with the rapper’s hits, and also featured special guest Future. We don’t want to ruin any surprises for the folks going to tonight’s…
After a scary experience on Denver’s streets, Bree Davies offered her list of Ten Ways to Stop Road Rage. In their responses, many readers steered their comments to drivers who use the left lane improperly. But one thinks that texting and driving is a bigger danger. Says Greg: What are the local police…
Where will you be eating breakfast this morning? After we published our list of the Ten Best Breakfast Restaurants in Denver, readers offered their own suggestions. Says Gerald: Benny’s at Seventh and Grant, Pete’s Kitchen on Colfax. I haven’t made it to the renovated Denver Diner, but it’s on my…
Between our close proximity to the mountains, low unemployment rate and do-whatever-you-want attitude, it’s easy to see why so many people are moving to Denver. But someone has to pay the price for all of our growth. Continue reading for ten recent Westword stories covering of homeless issues, from encampment…
While big-name restaurant openings grabbed most of the attention in September, a few bars and eateries closed their doors, including a couple of Irish Taverns, a neighborhood coffehouse, and a corner bar on University Boulevard that had stood watch for forty years. There was even one restaurant, the Good Son, that…
Teague Bohlen has been traveling around metro Denver, determining what makes people in certain suburbs and neighborhoods really, really mad. His journey recently led him to bucolic Highlands Ranch, where he found a few things that break that outwardly placid demeanor — “which I hear you’re required to adopt by…
The Great American Beard and Moustache Competition was a hair-raising experience, and it raised the eyebrows — and ire — of a few whisker fans who caught our slide show. Says Jeff: This used to be cool but hipsters have ruined the beard. Adds Samuel: Some of these are absolutely…
September was a busy month for restaurant and bar openings, with more than twenty that made our end-of-month Roll Call. Here’s a list of the ten biggest debuts, with links to the stories we wrote throughout the month. First Look: Avelina Opens With Chefs John Broening and Yasmin Lozada-Hissom Jozi’s…
Denver continues to grind out new restaurants at a surprisingly consistent pace, like a sausage maker turning the crank round and round. So far in 2016, each month has seen about twenty openings in the metro area — and September was no different. Two debuts this month, at opposite ends…
Later today we’ll publish our Restaurant Roll Call for September, a compendium of all the openings and closings around town. We already know it’s been a tough month for Irish bars, with The Celtic Tavern and Delaney’s closing last weekend (the Celtic is slated to reopen at 1400 Market Street),…
Drake is at the Pepsi Center for a two-night stand this weekend, while Neil Young + Promise of the Real are in Telluride Town Park for two nights. This weekend’s lineup also includes GRiZ, Megadeth, Danny Brown, Alan Jackson, Devin Townsend Project and Lera Lynn. See the full list of our picks below. …
This week, our critics took to the theaters to review four new films. Tim Burton proves he’s still got it in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Mark Wahlberg guides us through a surreal tragedy in Deepwater Horizon, and we learn about music’s man behind the curtain in Danny Says. Here are…
Panic! at the Disco brings its Death of a Bachelor arena tour to the Pepsi Center on Friday, March 17 with openers Misterwives and Saint Motel. Tickets ($29.50-$59.50) go on sale on Friday, September 30 at 10 a.m. The Experience Hendrix Tour returns to the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, March…
A big gap — both stylistically and philosophically — exists between mixed drinks and cocktails. Mixed drinks are two-ingredient blends that you order when you don’t care for the taste of a specific type of booze (hence the vodka-tonic), when you want to disguise the fact that you’re drinking too…
Fall is in the air, and with it comes changes and new menus from Denver chefs. This week brings lunch hours and hearty lunch dishes from Avelina, a new jazz-inspired tasting menu from Nocturne and some restaurant-quality dishes designed by chef Frank Bonanno for delivery service Supperbell. Avelina 1550 17th…
