Trashing “America’s Mountain,” Pikes Peak

As most Coloradans know, the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” were inspired by a trek to the summit of Pikes Peak via prairie wagon in 1893. But when Katharine Lee Bates penned a poem called “Pikes Peak,” which became an American anthem after it was set to music in 1910, she could scarcely have imagined … Read more

Verboten Brewing opens second location in Fort Collins

A new brewery with a familiar name is now open in Fort Collins. This week, Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project debuted its second location at 1611 S. College Ave., in the space formerly home to Black Bottle Brewery. It will host a grand opening the weekend of May 3, said co-owner Josh Grenz. Verboten took … Read more

Boebert, Trump Jr. appear together at Loveland campaign event – The Denver Post

Lauren Boebert, a devotee of the Make America Great Again movement and a strong supporter of Donald Trump, shared a campaign stage with Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. in Loveland Thursday as the GOP primary election for the 4th Congressional District draws near. Lauren Boebert speaks during a campaign event in Loveland at Rez.Church on … Read more

Eight Colorado hotels, three in Denver, win new Michelin Key award

Eight Colorado hotels won the new Michelin Keys on Wednesday, according to the Michelin Key hotel guide. Each of these Colorado hotels received one Michelin Key. Three of the winning hotels are in Denver — the Clayton Hotel and Members Club, Four Seasons Denver and the Crawford Hotel. Three hotels in Aspen — Hotel Jerome, … Read more

Chef Dana Rodriguez closes Cantina Loca in Denver

Celebrated Denver chef Dana Rodriguez has decided to close one of her restaurants. Cantina Loca, at 2890 Zuni St., opened in January 2022 and was billed as Rodriguez’s first solo restaurant project. It specialized in tacos, tequila and mezcal. As of Thursday, it is closed. Cantina Loca is for sale with the intent to transfer … Read more

Restaurateurs discuss Alma Fonda Fina v. My Neighbor Felix dispute

Growing up in Chihuahua, Mexico, chef Dana Rodriguez was used to seeing rows of restaurants serving similar menus all next door to each other. But the idea of a non-compete clause preventing someone from leaving one restaurant and taking a job at another one nearby doesn’t really exist, said Rodriguez, who owns Work & Class, … Read more

Indian restaurant Saucy Bombay duped investors out of $380K, state says

State regulators say that a local Indian restaurant with one location used “half-truths and lies” to sell investors on its grandiose plans for a nationwide expansion before spending the $380,000 that shareholders invested on rent, operating costs and Ponzi-like payments. Through a pair of lawsuits it filed April 16, the Colorado Division of Securities is … Read more

Rolling Pin Pizza and Eat’Ya Pizza both open in Denver

Denver recently beat out New York, Chicago and Detroit to take the top spot on a controversial list of the best pizza cities in the country. How did it happen? A data team from a company called Clever Real Estate tallied up Yelp ratings and the average price for a large cheese pizza, along with … Read more

Colorado lawmakers revive affordable housing right of first refusal

Nine years ago, one of Silverthorne’s few income-restricted housing properties was sold to a private firm. The sale — at a price that was double the property’s assessed value — raised worries in the high-cost mountain community that the new owner of the Blue River Apartments might lift rent caps that had kept its 78 … Read more

These Denver bars were named among the best in the U.S.

Colorado is known for producing some of the best beer in the world, but cocktail fans here also have access to bars where mixology keeps step with some of the nation’s best. Need proof? The 18th annual Spirited Awards, part of the esteemed Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans, recently announced its roster … Read more