If you hear holly, jolly noises echoing from Concourse B at Denver International Airport this season, that’s just Santa and a few dozen of his closest friends. DIA’s Santa Layover Lounge is popping up for the 2024 holiday travel season with themed drinks, food and other festive offerings. (Jerrod Kazumi Popham, provided by DIA) “You … Read more
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
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). Modern travel is not for the faint of heart, and the ongoing construction at … Read more
Frontier Airlines is launching twice-weekly, nonstop flights between Denver and Eagle County Regional Airport — just over 30 miles from Vail Ski Resort — this December, the airline announced Tuesday. The first Eagle-County-bound flight will take off from Denver International Airport on Dec. 19, marking the first time Frontier has landed in the county, according … Read more
Denver sound artist Jim Green, whose best-known public art includes a playful installation under a block of Denver’s Curtis Street and the train calls at Denver International Airport, died on Wednesday in Florida at age 75. Green was a prolific and highly collaborative artist, friends and colleagues said, pushing the boundaries of art with playful, … Read more
Meow Wolf, the immersive art and entertainment company with an outpost in Denver, just opened a gift shop for its trippy merchandise at Denver International Airport. Located on Concourse C, the Meow Wolf kiosk “invites passengers to explore a collection of artifacts and remnants from The Converged Worlds and merchandise from other Meow Wolf locations; … Read more
Bobby Stuckey, the founder of the Front Range restaurant owner Frasca Hospitality Group, insists he’s a positive guy — but not when it comes to the impact Denver’s fast-increasing minimum wage is having on the industry he loves. As the local government mandate forces wage increases on an industry that already operates on thin margins, … Read more
Six years after Denver Broncos Hall-of-Fame quarterback John Elway retired in 1998, he and business partner Tim Schmidt opened a steakhouse in Cherry Creek. It would set a standard for celebrity-owned steakhouses in town and become a legendary gathering spot for some. But on Thursday, the restaurant posted a notice on its Facebook page saying … Read more
“Greenville, South Carolina? But why?” That was the most common response I heard — especially from friends from the South — when I shared that I’d be heading to Greenville for nearly a week earlier this summer. When I explained that I was visiting to attend a work conference, they looked slightly less puzzled, but … Read more
D Bar is ending its Uptown era with a bittersweet goodbye. Standing in front of their commissary kitchen, owners and chefs Lisa Bailey and Keegan Gerhard announced in an Instagram video on Thursday that they will be closing their dessert-centric restaurant at 494 E. 19th Ave. in Denver on Sunday. “Unfortunately, it won’t be possible … Read more
