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Oak and Acorn Chef Will Open Smok BBQ at the Source Hotel

Along with every other kind of edifice springing up in RiNo these days, there are at least a couple of hotels expected to open in the near future. One of them is the Source Hotel at 3350 Brighton Boulevard, part of the overall Source Hotel & Market project (of which...
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These Ten Reviews Show What Being a Restaurant Critic Is All About

Restaurant critic Gretchen Kurtz takes restaurant reviewing seriously, so she always follows three important rules before pen ever hits paper (or fingers hit keyboard): She works anonymously, she eats at the restaurant she's reviewing several times, and she waits at least three months after a place opens before going public...
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Update: Inside the “Unprecedented” Ski-Lift Accident That Killed Kelly Huber

A just-released report about the ski lift accident that killed San Antonio mom Kelly Huber in December 2016 reveals that the culprit was an electronic drive whose failure raises concerns that go well beyond this single incident. Indeed, the 151-page document notes that "due to the unprecedented nature of this dynamic occurrence, continued investigation/analysis of this event will likely continue for years."
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Julius Caesar’s Assassination Isn’t Just Relevant in the Trump Era

Anthony Powell, who's directing the Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of Julius Caesar, hasn't paid much attention to the intense controversy surrounding the version staged by the Public Theater in New York's Central Park, in which Caesar—who's bloodily assassinated in the play—is given a distinctly Trumpian appearance and a wife with an Eastern European accent.
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Terry Maketa Retrial Date Links Him to Former Lover in Sexy Scandal

Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa will be retried in relation to four corruption charges on which a previous jury was unable to reach a verdict. Selection of a new jury is scheduled to get underway on October 3, the same day that Undersheriff Paula Presley, a former romantic partner of Maketa's, will be put on trial for accusations that emerged from the sexy scandal.
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Ten Things You Need to Know About the National Poetry Slam

At least four hundred poets have descended on Denver, heads full of memorized verses, for the National Poetry Slam.For those who can't distinguish a slam poem from a verbal fistfight or the recitation of iambic pentameter, or simply readers curious about what to expect, Westword got on the phone with Executive Director Suzi Q. Smith and her right-hand woman in planning the event, local poetry and art advocate Danielle Brooks, to demystify slam poetry.
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Crossroads Theater Has Reached the Final Curtain in Five Points

Crossroads Theater had played host to many performance and community events in the decade since it opened in Five Points in 2007, but now the interior of the venue at 2590 Washington Street is gutted, making way for office space after a decade-long struggle to pay the rent as a performing arts and community space.
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The French Bulldog Hoarder Was My Neighbor!

In 2008, I got married and moved into a house in the quiet Harvey Park neighborhood in southwest Denver. One of the neighbors on my block was an odd woman with a penchant for French bulldogs; she had a few too many to be on the legal side of dog ownership in Denver, but they were small and quiet and I didn't think much of it. At the time, she had six dogs.
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George Brauchler on AG Switch, Money Matters and a Dem “Bomb Thrower”

Yesterday, November 13, as we've reported, 18th Judicial District DA and Aurora theater shooting prosecutor George Brauchler pulled out of the race for Colorado governor in 2018 in order to run for state attorney general in the wake of AG Cynthia Coffman's own gubernatorial bid. Shortly after the announcement, Brauchler spoke to us in detail about the motivations behind his decision and his take on both the governor's contest and the competition for attorney general in a frank Q&A on view below.
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Edison’s Sarah Slaton on Writing Music From a Van

In the last year, Denver's indie-folk trio Edison has been on a seemingly meteoric rise to the top of the local scene. The band started playing together in late 2014, after singer/guitarist Sarah Slaton met drummer and multi-instrumentalist Dustin Morris when she was opening up a tour with his previous band.