When Jim Karagas, owner of My Brother’s Bar, Denver’s oldest continually operating saloon and a joint he’s run for forty of its 130-odd years, heard that Brothers Bar & Grill, a Wisconsin-based chain, planned to open an outpost in town, he was concerned that it might cause some confusion. So…
Early voting starts today, which means you can stop by any voting center (find them here) and choose a gubernatorial candidate from a lineup that no one would have thought possible a year ago: Denver mayor and Democratic John Hickenlooper, Republican candidate Dan Maes and third-party candidate Tom Tancredo, who’s…
First, gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper sports a Western shirt by North Carolina-based Wrangler rather than one by hometown hero Rockmount Ranch Wear in a campaign commercial. Then, he shows up for a fundraiser at Brothers Bar — the Wisconsin import, not My Brother’s Bar, the Denver original. Always boot Colorado?…
Yesterday, the American Planning Association officially named LoDo as one of its 10 Great Neighborhoods for 2010 — even if the Washington, D.C.- and Chicago-based nonprofit has a rather unusual view of the history of that neighborhood: “Founded by General William Larimer, Jr., in 1858, LoDo was originally the birthplace…
“We need more oversized condos,” reads the message scrawled on a hearing notice posted outside a historic home in the 2900 block of Umatilla Street at the edge of Highland. “Thanks, developers.” But save some gratitude for the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission, which last week turned down the request to…
If the Republican Party slips to minor-party status in Colorado, which will happen if Dan Maes fails to get 10 percent of the gubernatorial vote, it could face a major problem. No, not the fundraising limitations that have already been reported, but a sudden flood of would-be Republican candidates that…
Move over, medical marijuana. The big new business boom is mobile food trucks, as evidenced by the success of Civic Center Eats in Civic Center Park every Tuesday this summer, giving Denver a taste of this increasingly vibrant area. And today, Civic Center Park will start seeing a roster of…
The pianos have been silenced — for now — and the NewsCube was closed after just a few weeks of operation. But there are still signs of life popping up on the 16th Street Mall, including the skating rink that will open in Skyline Park after Thanksgiving and a second…
Sitting on their curvy coach this morning, the perky hosts of Fox & Friends noted that today marks the fourteenth birthday of Fox News. Just fourteen years? Seems like Fox has always been there, kicking liberals and providing full employment for current and former Coloradans…
Artist Patti Cramer was a familiar sight around town, walking her dogs through some of the unlikeliest neighborhoods, an unknowing prognosticator of all those places that would one day be hip, which she lived in simply because they were interesting: LoHi, long before anyone ever dreamed of tagging the edge…
One of the most extraordinary things about Denver is the incredible community of artists who call this place home. Whether they grew up here or simply moved here as soon as they could, in Denver they found a wide-open canvas they could fill with their own dreams, their own visions,…
At this moment, I would be watching the sun come up — but my view to the east is blocked by a huge construction project, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. I’m not complaining — the old tree that used to be on that lot blocked…
From the bluffs of Highland, looking down over the Platte Valley and downtown, there’s a new feature on the horizon: the temporary tents housing Cavalia, now in the Pepsi Center parking lot. But rather than bringing up thoughts of circuses, the silhouette is a reminder of Denver International Airport, and…
“Newt is the New World Order!” cried a persistent protester who’d positioned himself in the middle of the balcony at the start of last night’s talk by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in Denver last night. The protester and a few of his pals were quickly ejected, and…
Karl Rove has spent much of the last week in Colorado: stumping for candidates, pontificating in Aspen — “Moscow in the Colorado Rockies” — and addressing the Colorado Committee for Heritage last night, where, in assessing the current campaign season for the conservative crowd, he called this state’s gubernatorial race…
“There’s a sucker born every minute,” P.T. Barnum supposedly said That includes all those suckers who still believe the stories about how Barnum, the founder of the Greatest Show on Earth, which rolled into town yesterday, called Denver home over a century ago…
The week started with Tom Tancredo wiping out on his motorcycle. It ended with him effectively wiping Dan Maes off the political map with a September 26 fundraiser that attracted more than a thousand people to the Grizzly Rose — among them Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Duane Chapman,…
Now, in the center ring, Denver mayor John Hickenlooper is about to get a chance to show mercy to elephants — even if, as the Democratic candidate for governor, Hickenlooper has Republicans on the run in Colorado (with a major assist from the sideshow of Tom Tancredo’s candidacy)…
The first six weeks at Euclid Hall were one wild ride, culminating in chef/owner Jennifer Jasinski being named Denver Magazine’s Chef of the Year — and then the restaurant doing 600 covers last Saturday, as Great American Beer Festers left the convention center and headed down to 1317 14th Street…
Scott McInnis collected $300,000 for his “Musings on Water,” but this one is free. Denver may be a landlocked city, but a river still runs through it — and the transformation of the South Platte River from a stinky stream to a true urban amenity is one of this city’s…
Kristen Stillman does not cry. The tears were beaten out of her early on — as was any hope that someone might listen to her, rescue her, during those twelve hellacious years she was held prisoner at the house in northwest Denver where her mother had left Kristen and her…
Some people want to give money to Kristen Stillman. Others want to set up a nursery for the child she’s expecting, or write letters to the governor asking for her child-support bill to be forgiven. And a few past and present residents of the 2500 block of Irving Street would…
