Sputnik, the enduringly hip bar and restaurant on South Broadway, is changing hands for the first time in its 21-year history. “I worked at Sputnik for 10 years and I’d stayed in contact with (owners) Matt LaBarge and Alison Housely,” said Joe Phillips, who’s buying Sputnik, 3 S. Broadway, with former Sputnik manager Spencer Madison. … Read more
Denverites looking for LGBTQ bars have to be willing to roam, since the city’s cultural scene is not always matched by the amount or concentration of LGBTQ clubs. Over the last year or so we’ve lost a few spots, including Fusions, Lucid, and the 3 Kilts Tavern, so the remaining names are all the more … Read more
Iconic Denver dive bar Carioca Cafe and Bar — better known in the DIY music scene as Bar Bar — has been closed in recent weeks due to a broken pipe that flooded the bar during January’s deep freeze. However, the bar is returning to business despite an online profile listing it as permanently closed. … Read more
Iconic Denver dive bar Carioca Cafe and Bar — better known in the DIY music scene as Bar Bar — appears to have permanently closed. Its doors have been locked, windows boarded up, and its lights turned off during otherwise normal business hours in recent days. A Google profile of the cash-only bar, at 2060 … Read more
