The Cannabis Cup took over Denver Mart this past weekend, with every marijuana-related product imaginable — including some very impressive glassware. Our photographer, Brandon Marshall, was there to capture the art of glass-blowing, and the awe-inspiring results. See also: Kitty Migaki finds inspiration in downtown Denver’s architecture…
Ace Eat Serve was our Best First-Date Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2014, and now it could also be the Best First Meal of the Day Restaurant. Because this morning, the Ace Juice Bar introduced at the restaurant last year will return to its summer hours, opening Monday through…
Over the weekend, some folks went to church and others basked in the sun while celebrating Colorado’s favorite plant. But others laced up their skates and took to the floor at the Exdo Event Center dressed head-to-toe in the red, blue and gold, not mention the orange and blue. Ken…
As you know, marijuana laws in Colorado are very different from those maintained by the U.S. government. Recreational pot possession and distribution is allowed here under a myriad of circumstances, while the feds continue to consider it very illegal — and if they find cannabis during the course of an…
The Denver Zoo has nearly 4,000 mouths to feed every day of the year, and that adds up to a hell of a grocery bill. But events like the annual Do t the Zoo gala help a lot toward filling zoo coffers. And this year’s Do on June 19 –…
While some restaurants are focusing on throwing a major Easter brunch bash, others are rolling out deals related to that other Sunday holiday: 4/20. Among the latter are Central Bar & Bistro, which is hosting a front-patio party on Saturday, and Bruxie, which is cooking up a special 4/20 deal…
Long before Coors Field opened in 1995, one of the first blocks of LoDo to be renovated was a line of turn-of-the-last century brick buildings along the1600 block of Market Street, which attracted pioneering restaurants like Brendle’s, the Manhattan Cafe, Ivory’s and Alexander Graham Bell’s. Those were replaced by next…
Big K Productions, which celebrated its twenty years of putting on record shows last year, kicked off the Denver Record Collectors Expo’s next twenty as fans stampeded into the ballroom at the Northglenn Ramada Sunday in search of musical holy grail. The platter-covered vendor tables served up everything from rare…
Has the Beauvallon curse hit again? Attivo Pizza & Subs, a popular spot that was home of the “Pancho Villo Sub,” moved across and up Lincoln Street almost two years ago, to a spot in the swanky Beauvallon. And the owners announced plans to turn the original Arrivo space into…
Labor Day weekend is one of the biggest drunk-driving holidays on the calendar. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, 1,342 people were arrested over a nineteen-day stretch between August 16 and September 3 of 2013 for suspected driving under the influence. One of them was Rebecca Maez. She was…
Coachella’s first weekend was amazing this year! Except when it wasn’t. Here are the parts of the festival that rubbed us the wrong way. Saturday Night dust storm (above) Conditions may not have been as bad as they were during last year’s Red Hot Chili Peppers set, but Saturday night’s…
There are some great shows this week. That new Phantogram record is excellent, and Shakey Graves is the Real Deal by most any definition. But let’s not kid ourselves. The main event this week is Sunday. Why Sunday? I can’t figure it out. Easter, I think. Must be Easter. A…
Fantastic Hosts, a nonprofit known for throwing wild, themed costume parties with artist-designed props, took over two floors at NORAD Dance Bar on Saturday night to celebrate the first flight into space, made by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin 53 years ago in 1961. Part of Yuri’s Night, a worldwide acknowledgement…
When the Gypsy Cafe & Parlor popped up in an old garage downtown last summer, the idea was odd, but interesting. Owner Ray Derani — whose twin sisters own Capitol Hill’s Gypsy House Cafe, and whose mother was doing the cooking at both places — had planned to offer a…
“Adventures on the Wine Route,” a Monday-night series at Bistro Vendome based on Adventures on the Wine Route, the 1988 book on the French wine country by Kermit Lynch, continues tonight with a new installment focusing on Languedoc, and featuring selections from Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant of Santa Barbara. See…
As a dusty wind whipped behind her in hazy stage light, Solange and her ultra slick backing band brought serious chops and swagger to the polo fields as nighttime fell over Coachella. And then Beyonce showed up on stage dancing to “Losing You.” It was the first celebrity big surprise…
Did you know that, for some people, Coachella represents a big ol’ Alcoholics Anonymous meeting? Since 2009, New Orleans couple Bob Johnson and Jane Smith (not their real names) have led 12 step meetings on the festival grounds for those who, like themselves, are in recovery. They call their group…
Ever since sunshine acid saturated Woodstock back in 1969, music festivals and recreational pharmaceuticals have gone together like wine and cheese. Which is why we’d like to recommend a few pairings for those so chemically inclined, a fine list of musical acts coupled with good stuff sure to provide complementary…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the Bar-On family’s latest restaurant venture: Braun Taphaus & Grille, a sports bar with an Austrian accent; meanwhile, Lori Midson reported on the new names — three names, actually — that the family will use for the rest of its empire, since…
As part of the ongoing Craft Brewers Conference celebrations, Denver Beer Co hosted a pizza part at its Platte Street taproom. With live music, plenty of brews and two Denver pizza trucks, Basic Kneads and Brava! Pizzeria, parked outside, this was not a party to miss. We sent our photographer…
Washington Park is the focus of a major brewhaha right now. Last week Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt, who represents the area, sent a letter to the Denver Department of Parks and Recreation asking for a six-month alcohol ban at the park due to abuse and “bad behavior.” The only…
As you can tell by this photo, Allen Quint, 76, doesn’t exactly fit the stereotypical image of a pimp. Yet pimping is the charge he’s facing due to his alleged affiliation with a so-called prostitution and human-trafficking ring that’s been under siege by Colorado Springs-area law enforcement for the better…
