Laws Whiskey House this weekend will unveil the pièce de résistance of the two-story addition to its Denver distillery: A sprawling upstairs bar and lounge with a twilight view of the mountains. Distillery co-founder Al Laws spent seven years overseeing the construction of the 4,000-square-foot Whiskey Sanctuary, located at 80 W. Arkansas Ave. between South … Read more
Denver-area restaurants are busy prepping festive dine-in options for Christmas meals. Eating out gives families and friends opportunities to come together and enjoy delicious feasts without the hassle of cooking. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, restaurants serve special holiday meal options, including seafood, prime rib, pozole, and spiral-cut ham. There’s something to delight every palate, … Read more
Denver’s Lower Highland neighborhood is losing a popular fried chicken (and beer) joint. The Post Chicken & Beer, 1575 Boulder St., will close at the end of dinner service on Saturday, Dec. 7, according to Dave Query, the founder and co-owner of the Big Red F restaurant group. Query started the Post as a brewery … Read more
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
Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky says the Trump transition team has spoken to her about Operation Aurora, but the details of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport an unknown number of undocumented immigrants remain scarce. Last week, Jurinsky took the opportunity of a monthly meeting of the council’s public safety policy committee, which she … Read more
They say that when one door closes, another opens. But in this case, it’s the same door. Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery, which closed last month after 11 years in downtown Denver, has sold its brewing equipment and other assets to two longtime local beer makers who plan to reopen the space next February as Full … Read more
Colorado ranchers are renewing their demand for state wildlife officials to delay the release of more wolves until they finalize more programs to prevent attacks on livestock. Ranchers on Thursday formally asked Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners to delay the releases — expected in early January — to prevent communication issues and depredations similar to … Read more
The race for Congress between U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans narrowed once again Friday afternoon, according to newly updated results. But there are still thousands of ballots outstanding in Adams County, which has been favoring Caraveo by nearly 12 percentage points. As of 12:39 p.m., the Democrat held a slim … Read more
Living up to its reputation as one of the nation’s closest contests for Congress, the race for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District remained locked in a stalemate Thursday evening as Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo clung to a razor-thin lead over her Republican opponent, state Rep. Gabe Evans. Two days after polls closed, both campaigns were waiting … Read more
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Dual-enrolled high school students are closing in on accounting for nearly half of Colorado’s community college enrollment, according to fall 2024 enrollment data. Of the 88,118 students enrolled at the two-year level, more than 39,000 students statewide are still in high … Read more
