36 Denver legacy businesses, restaurants recognized for long-time success

36 Denver legacy businesses, restaurants recognized for long-time success

The Bonnie Brae Ice Cream shop, with its red and white striped awning and red and white neon sign, has long been one of the most recognizable sights in Denver. And on a warm summer day, the line of people stretching out the door and along the brick building at the corner of South University … Read more

Biker Jim’s hots dogs closes on Larimer Street, Coors Field

Biker Jim’s hots dogs closes on Larimer Street, Coors Field

Biker Jim’s Gourmet Hot Dogs has closed its standalone restaurant on Larimer Street near Coors Field and won’t return to the baseball stadium next year, its owner confirmed Tuesday. An eviction summons was posted on the door of the casual dining spot, at 2148 Larimer St., listing parent company Worldwide Hot Dogs as a defendant. … Read more

Denver City Council votes on Ball Arena rezoning, view plane changes

Denver City Council votes on Ball Arena rezoning, view plane changes

The Denver City Council took a major step Monday toward clearing the way for Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche owner Stan Kroenke to build new skyscrapers on the expanse of parking lots around Ball Arena where those teams play. The ability to construct buildings as tall as 30 or 40 stories on those lots is … Read more

11 happy hour deals at LoDo bars and restaurants

11 happy hour deals at LoDo bars and restaurants

Happy hour deals are like Batman signals to downtown Denver offices in the summer. On a Friday afternoon, when the sun is beaming down, and you’ve sent those last few emails at work, it’s easy to convince yourself that 3 p.m. is the new 5 p.m. Especially if you’re headed out to happy hour with … Read more

Small part of El Chapultepec will saved by Monfort Cos.

Small part of El Chapultepec will saved by Monfort Cos.

A Denver developer associated with the family that owns the Colorado Rockies has reached a compromise on the future of the historic El Chapultepec building in Lower Downtown. Monfort Companies on Tuesday revealed a new design they say will honor the building, which is at the corner of 20th and Market streets. It would preserve … Read more

Historic Denver wants to save El Chapultepec from demolition by Monfort

Small part of El Chapultepec will saved by Monfort Cos.

Historic Denver on Monday filed a landmark designation application to save the El Chapultepec building, at 1962 Market St. in Lower Downtown Denver, from demolition by its owner, the Monfort Companies. “The buildings that tell the story of our city aren’t necessarily the glamorous gems that stand out,” said John Deffenbaugh, president and CEO of … Read more

Vegan burgers coming to Coors Field this season

Vegan burgers coming to Coors Field this season

For many sports fans, baseball games are synonymous with hotdogs. But vegans and vegetarians will have new food options this year when they cheer on the Colorado Rockies. This week, concessionaire Aramark announced a new food stand it will operate at Coors Field called Better-Off Burgers. The menu offers plant-based burgers and dairy-free milkshakes to … Read more

Riot House nightclub to open in Denver on NYE 2023

Riot House nightclub to open in Denver on NYE 2023

The storied building at 1920 Market St. in Downtown Denver will start a new chapter with the New Year. The space, which served as home base for the cast of “Real World Denver” nearly two decades ago, will soon debut as Riot House, a restaurant and club specializing in DJ dance parties and bottle service. … Read more