Cocktail and burger bar, The W, opening in South Park Hill

Cocktail and burger bar, The W, opening in South Park Hill

Carrie and Ernest Wigglesworth have lived in the South Park Hill neighborhood with their son for 11 years, watching “restaurants come and go,” Carrie said. One of those, The Elm, was a neighborhood watering hole for the couple and a particularly tough goodbye when it closed in Dec. 2020 after 16 years. The space at … Read more

Lady Justice Brewing moving from Aurora

Lady Justice Brewing moving from Aurora

Lady Justice Brewing, which has been a fixture of the Front Range beer scene since 2016, will close its Aurora taproom at the end of the month in anticipation of moving. According to an announcement on social media, the brewery has outgrown its current home at 9735 E. Colfax Ave. and plans to relocate to … Read more

Denver City Council approves $89 million deal for former Post building

Denver City Council approves  million deal for former Post building

Denver city government took a big step Tuesday toward turning the former downtown headquarters of The Denver Post into a courthouse when the City Council approved an $88.5 million purchase agreement for the building at 101 W. Colfax Ave. A city master plan projects it will need an additional 280,000 square feet of space for … Read more

Baba and Pop’s pierogi closes in Aurora

Baba and Pop’s pierogi closes in Aurora

Many of Baba & Pop’s loyal customers now have a freezer full of handmade pierogi. The Polish restaurant at 9945 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora closed up shop on Jan. 4 after selling off its leftover stock of frozen pierogi packages. Provided by Baba & Pop’s Pierogi Jeremy and Katherine Yurek of Baba & Pop’s … Read more

Multiple spinouts close I-80 westbound near Tahoe amid winter storm

Multiple spinouts close I-80 westbound near Tahoe amid winter storm

Cars drive through the fresh snow at Tahoe Donner, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.  Andrew Chamings/SFGATE California Highway Patrol has closed Interstate 80 off to westbound traffic in Truckee after snowy conditions caused multiple collisions and spinouts over Donner Summit on Saturday, the agency announced. Closures are impacting westbound traffic in Truckee and at the Nevada state … Read more

Denver’s 12 hottest restaurant openings of 2023

Denver’s 12 hottest restaurant openings of 2023

There’s a buzz in the Denver air, and it’s not just the holiday spirit. The local restaurant scene has been riding high the past year, and new restaurants want to get a taste of the action. Of course, we’ve had some tough closures, but Denver chefs are still taking risks and offering exciting new happy … Read more

Banh & Butter owner competes in Food Network finale

Banh & Butter owner competes in Food Network finale

Thoa Nguyen struggles with the feeling that she disappointed her family “by leaving the family business that was built for me,” she said Monday on the final episode of “Holiday Baking Championship,” a competition show that has been airing on the Food Network. But after making it into the final four — and garnering praise … Read more

“Newgrass” bar taking over for Sancho’s Broken Arrow on Colfax

“Newgrass” bar taking over for Sancho’s Broken Arrow on Colfax

As the founder of a local billiards league, Patrick McNally has spent innumerable hours in bars shooting pool and drinking beer. So much so, that he noticed a niche of consumers that could use a space dedicated to their interests – namely, fans of newgrass music. “We go out to these places and these jukeboxes … Read more

Ice Cream Riot closing after 10 years in Denver

Ice Cream Riot closing after 10 years in Denver

After a decade of selling ice cream with wacky toppings and in all kinds of shapes and sizes, Denver’s Ice Cream Riot, 1238 E. Colfax Ave., has announced that it is closing soon. The store was known for its breakfast cereal-inspired ice creams, like Fruity Pebbles, along with Pop-Tarts ice cream sandwiches and of course, … Read more

An ode to Enzo’s, an old-school pizzeria in Denver

An ode to Enzo’s, an old-school pizzeria in Denver

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). Travel guides, transplants (and even this publication) have plenty of thoughts about Colorado’s best … Read more