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ICYMI: Douglas Bruce Back in Jail, Tivoli Brewing Flying High

The father of the Taxpayers Bill of Rights is back in jail. Last week Douglas Bruce was sentenced to two years in prison for violating probation, the latest chapter in a checkered past that the Gazette captured in its cover story, "A Greek Tragedy: The Rise and Fall of TABOR...
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Since longtime Denver chef Matt Selby — known for his cutting-edge kitchen work at Vesta Dipping Grill, Ace and Steuben’s — came on board as a consultant in November 2015, Brik on York has been hitting its stride. With Selby’s help, owner and level-two certified sommelier Travis Gee revamped the erratic menu, and the result […]
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Mark FergusonSome people have a way of talking that makes you feel like you’re the only one in the room. Mark Ferguson, chef/owner at Solitaire, cooks this way. Everything about his sprawling restaurant makes you feel special, from the garden-side setting that offers some of the most romantic tables in town to the menu that he […]
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In The Jungle Book, Disney Builds a Better Blockbuster

Here's about as convincing an argument as I can imagine for the existence of the modern Hollywood blockbuster. Disney and Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book reinvigorates an oft-told tale with star power, technology and calculated charm. It's been billed as a live-action remake (it's too good to be called a...
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Follow the Okee Dokee Brothers for a Family-Fun Colorado Adventure

The Grammy award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, a family folk duo with Colorado roots, release their debut picture book through Sterling Publishing on May 17. Can You Canoe? is named for the acoustic adventure album that launched the Okee Dokee Brothers’ career in 2012; the book takes readers on a cross-country...
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Taco Hunting: Five Uncommon Tacos in Denver and Where to Find Them

If you’re like many Americans introduced to Mexican cuisine in the 1980s and ’90s, you grew up with hard-shell tacos hiding miserly amounts of ground beef and shredded lettuce. Then came grilled chicken swaddled in soft flour tortillas and the revelatory steak tacos — sometimes bearing the seemingly exotic moniker...
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Meet 3 Oklahoma Panhandle Lawmen on the Lookout for Colorado Pot

Last month, as we reported, the United States Supreme Court decided not to hear a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma and Nebraska over Colorado's marijuana laws — specifically Amendment 64, which legalized limited recreational marijuana sales here after its passage in November 2012. The two states wanted the federal government to act...
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As It Saves the Sitcom Once Again, Amazon’s Catastrophe Is Anything But

The second season of Amazon's Catastrophe might do for the #TGIF-style family sitcom of the late ‘80s and ‘90s what the first did for the ailing rom-com: open-mouthed resuscitation on the operating table after one too many Garry Marshall–fueled heart attacks like Valentine's Day. (Or New Year's Eve? It doesn't...
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Six Ways to Welcome Donald Trump to Denver

Colorado is a purple state, but it was looking mighty black and blue two months ago after a pummeling by Donald Trump, who charged that this state’s political system was “crooked” and “rigged” on talk shows and in tweets — the last a form of communication ideally suited to the...
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Florence + the Machine Brought the Love to Denver

The Pepsi Center is a cavernous place to watch a concert. There are arenas like it all around the world. Basketball jerseys hang from the incredibly high ceiling, concrete stairs run top to bottom, and the sound can echo all around the joint. On Thursday evening, however, Florence Welch’s voice...
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The Green Chile Variations: From Mexico to Denver

As a longtime resident of Colorado (I came here the same year that John Elway did, if that helps pin me to a specific era), I not only eat more than my share of green chile, I think about it — a lot. I ponder the significance of green chile...