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Review: The Comedy of Errors Doubles Down at the Shakespeare Festival

Egeon of Syracuse turns up in Ephesus searching for his lost son, Antipholus, and his son’s servant, Dromio — or, in this production of The Comedy of Errors, directed by Geoffrey Kent for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, his daughter, Antiphola, and her servant, Dromia. Setting foot in Ephesus is death...
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Littleton Taco House Will Reopen After a Year of Construction

Almost exactly a year ago, a wet spring hailstorm caused water damage to the roof and interior of the venerable Taco House at 1390 West Littleton Boulevard. At the time, minor repairs were being made to the roof of the building, which originally constructed as a burger joint in 1961;...
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Best Brewery Tap Room — Ambience

Spangalang BreweryTo consider why the atmosphere at Spangalang Brewery is so good, one must first consider how far the building in which it is located has come: Until last year, it was a busy, busy Division of Motor Vehicles office where people from all over the city gathered to wait in long lines, argue with beleaguered […]
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How to Convict a Fourteen-Year-Old of a Murder He Didn’t Commit

Lisa Polansky first saw the infamous “confession video” in fragments — a fifteen-minute segment on one old VHS tape, twenty minutes on another. The kid is in a small interview room with his mother and two Denver homicide detectives. Then the mother vanishes and there are three detectives. Even with...
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Best Small-Town Rodeo

Estes Park is a charming backdrop for a rodeo that does feature professional competitions but in reality retains far more of its small-town feel than not. The 89-year-old event runs July 6-11 this year, and in addition to the usual bareback bronc riding, team roping and barrel racing — and, of course, mutton bustin’ for […]
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Best Thai Restaurant

Taste of ThailandTwo things stand out on Taste of Thailand’s culinary résumé: Owners Noy and Rick Farrell maintain a vegetable garden to augment their menu with seasonal produce, and they regularly travel to Noy’s home town in Thailand — along with other regions of the country — to scout recipes and bring back ingredients. The results show […]
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Best Pho Restaurant

Pho DuyPho joints have mushroomed up across the metro area with a frequency that even the Starbucks corporate crew would find dizzying. But more doesn’t necessarily mean better, as many kitchens take shortcuts that result in bland, boring broth. That’s not the case at the venerable Pho Duy, which found bigger digs last year next door […]
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Best Mac and Cheese

Rackhouse PubWhen the Rackhouse Pub finally reopened in its new location in RiNo at the end of 2015, we cheered. Not only did that mean C Squared Ciders on tap, but it also marked the return of the best mac and cheese in town. Not surprisingly for an eatery that sports a huge red sign that […]
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Best Bar Neighborhood

Larimer Square, once considered an unsafe part of town, was slowly gentrified into the downtown core’s most glamorous block. But the glitz of the resulting restaurants and retail spaces has slowly spread northward twenty blocks, peppering Larimer Street with places to eat and drink. Work & Class, Cart-Driver and Los Chingones were the pioneers that […]
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Best New Spirit

Leopold Bros.Distiller Todd Leopold hit the bull’s-eye last summer — yet again — with his version of a bitter Italian liqueur that he named, simply, Aperitivo. The 22nd spirit in the Leopold Bros. lineup is an astringent, scarlet-hued aperitif that finds a rightful place on back bars next to Campari and Aperol, its cousins by nature. […]
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Review: CSFAC Curator Blake Milteer Caps a Career With Stephen Batura’s Solo

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has made an outsized contribution to our state’s cultural life over the years, showcasing the most important artists associated with Colorado and mounting one impressive exhibition after another. This has been particularly true since the completion of the hypersensitive addition designed by David Owen...
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Review: The Enduring Appeal of the Figure on Display at Walker

Bobbi Walker, director of Walker Fine Art, has assembled pieces by a half-dozen artists to create the engaging group effort Figuratively Speaking, which features sculptures, photos, drawings and paintings, all of which depict the human figure in some way. The gallery is enormous, and figurative sculptures by Gail Folwell have been installed...
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See 17 Indicted in Violent Meth Ring: Kidnapping, Sex Assault and More

Last August, we told you about disturbing accusations against four men — Edgar Barroso, Steven Hillen, Juvenal Tamayo and Pedro Valdez — on suspicion of kidnapping and sexual assault. They were accused of holding several women hostage for at least a day and possibly more. During that period, crimes against the...
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5 Star Salt Caves Wants to Help You Breathe Your Way to Good Health

In the late 1800s, Colorado was a hub for people looking for a cure for tuberculosis; our dry air, high elevation and sunshine attracted hundreds of thousands of new residents coming from humid climates across the U.S. More than a century later, we're still drawing newcomers looking for a healthier...
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Best New York-Style Pizza

SliceWorksTo make a New York-style pizza, you need to hand-toss the dough, which the staff does with gusto at this two-location pie joint. Then the dough gets stretched into a large circle, just right for holding a layer of spiced tomato sauce, fresh cheese and whatever toppings you might desire. At SliceWorks, they get this […]
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Best Aesthetic Response to Football

Critical Focus: Monique CrineCritical Focus: Monique Crine filled the lower-level gallery at MCA Denver with big, beautiful portraits of big, handsome guys. The paintings, all of which were specifically created for this exhibit, depicted recently retired professional football players who had been sidelined by injuries. The show was part of the Critical Focus series of exhibits at the […]
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How Nothing Left Something on a Bushwick Building

Domenic “Nicky” Palermo of Nothing has certainly paid his dues. Earlier in life he had been a rough-and-tumble punker who spent two years in jail for stabbing a guy during a fight. Once he got out of jail he spent some time discovering the meaning of his life and returned...