Cerebral Brewing opening third Denver taproom with Outside Pizza

Cerebral Brewing opening third Denver taproom with Outside Pizza

Less than five months after fully opening a second taproom in Aurora, Cerebral Brewing said Monday that it will open a third location at 3257 Lowell Blvd. in northwest Denver. The building — a former church — was previously occupied by Oasis Brewing, which closed last December after five years. The high-profile location is just … Read more

Mama Jo’s biscuits barbecue replacing Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs

Mama Jo’s biscuits barbecue replacing Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs

Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs, which spent two decades slinging hot dogs on East Colfax Avenue, will soon be replaced by a family-owned eatery – Mama Jo’s Biscuits & BBQ. The concept, helmed by husband-and-wife Ben and Jodi Polson, will bring some Southern flair to the neighborhood with handmade smoked gouda biscuits and Carolina-style barbecue; but it … Read more

Maria Empanada’s East Colfax location plans November opening

Maria Empanada’s East Colfax location plans November opening

Maria Empanada is nearly ready to open its East Colfax Avenue location, which has been in the works since 2022. Delays caused at first by COVID-19 and then a long waiting process for permits from the city prolonged the buildout, said owner Lorena Cantarovici. “The building is a bit old, so we also discovered some … Read more

Bo Porytko’s Misfit Snackbar moving back into Middleman bar

Bo Porytko’s Misfit Snackbar moving back into Middleman bar

After searching for a standalone location for his playful eatery for five months, chef Bo Porytko and his team at Misfit Snack Bar have decided to return to their former space inside the Middleman, the cocktail bar, at 3401 E. Colfax Ave., that hosted Misfit for the previous five years. Porytko, who was nominated for … Read more

Velvet Banjo bar now open on Colfax, in former Sancho’s Broken Arrow

Velvet Banjo bar now open on Colfax, in former Sancho’s Broken Arrow

Billiards, live music and beer are on tap at Denver’s newest bar, now open at a familiar address. Velvet Banjo, which made its public debut at 741 E. Colfax Ave. over the weekend, hopes to be a hot spot for lovers of “newgrass” music by spinning tunes from a CD-powered jukebox and hosting bands on … Read more

Blush & Blu on Colfax, Denver’s only lesbian bar, to close

Blush & Blu on Colfax, Denver’s only lesbian bar, to close

Denver’s only lesbian bar will soon close after more than a decade as a hotspot for the LGBTQ+ community on Colfax Avenue. Blush & Blu, which opened in 2012, will celebrate its final night of service on Oct. 5, according to a post on social media. In the closing announcement, owner Jody Bouffard lamented the … Read more

Breakfast spot Fox Run Cafe will close after 5 years

Breakfast spot Fox Run Cafe will close after 5 years

Any retail business that opened during the same month that the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 — and then thrived — can be considered a success. Fox Run Cafe, at 3550 E. Colfax Ave., which opened on March 18, 2020, was “even more of a success” than its owner Lucien Reichert and his team … Read more

Judge orders Aurora apartment building’s managers to help tenants

Judge orders Aurora apartment building’s managers to help tenants

An Adams County judge has handed a small victory to former residents of a condemned apartment building in Aurora by ordering the property owners and managers to immediately find housing for the dozens of families displaced. District Court Judge Sarah Stout on Wednesday afternoon granted a temporary restraining order requested by Javier Hidalgo the previous … Read more

Condemned Aurora apartment building’s residents plead for more time

Condemned Aurora apartment building’s residents plead for more time

Residents living in a condemned apartment building in Aurora pleaded with city officials Thursday for more time to find new housing ahead of a move-out deadline looming early next week. “We are humans. We are not animals,” said Emanuel Chabrier, 27, a renter for about three years. “This is not fair.” On Wednesday morning, police … Read more

Enzo’s End, Colfax pizza legend, will close if buyer doesn’t appear

Enzo’s End, Colfax pizza legend, will close if buyer doesn’t appear

New York-style pizza restaurant Enzo’s End is closing this month after nearly three decades of slinging pies on East Colfax Avenue. Unless, that is, a buyer emerges for the longtime neighborhood joint. “The feedback has been overwhelming and emotional,” owner and founder Charlie Puma told The Denver Post. “I started calling our best, long-term customers, … Read more