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Dogfish Head and Prost Brewing Team Up on a Special Beer for Avanti

When the hip Avanti food court opens in mid­-July at West 32nd Avenue and Pecos Street, it will have an odd-­for-­Colorado beer lineup and, in particular, one beer that came about as a result of an unusual collaboration between the world-­renowned Dogfish Head brewery and Denver’s Prost Brewing. Call it Delaware meets Denver...
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Nirvana Was a Cover Band: The Ten Best Unexpected Cover Songs

When Radiohead demanded public access to Prince's fantabulous cover of "Creep" recently, I couldn't help but recall falling in love with creative covers as a teenage drummer and finishing all my own shows in the clubs, bars and garages of Pittsburgh with the punk trio Falling Short by blazing through...
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First Look: Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery to Open in August

With the success of LoHi pork palace Old Major, the focus on chef-owner Justin Brunson's career of late has been on his haute cuisine, so much so that it's easy to forget his Denver debut as a restaurateur: a humble, counter-service sandwich shop called Masterpiece Delicatessen. There are two of...
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First Jane, Now Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: The CW Gets What Young Women Want

We've gotten used to the idea that the highest-quality, most innovative television lives on premium cable channels like HBO and Showtime. But two of the most delightful and inventive series to premiere in the past year have come from an unexpected place: the CW. Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend...
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Gazette Admits Marijuana Burglaries Are Down, Revenue Up After Anti-Pot Screed

Back in March, we wrote about "Clearing the Haze," a Colorado Gazette series about the fallout from marijuana legalization in Colorado. The resulting package was a relentless anti-pot screed co-written by Christine Tatum, wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, one of the area's most prominent physicians against greater access to cannabis by young people...
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Dave Preston on Ambient Music, Justin Timberlake and In These Storms

Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Dave Preston recently released his first ambient album in five years. The luminously evocative In These Storms is Preston's third ambient release, following 2008's Be and 2010's Soundtrack for Motion. Rather than the synth or beat-driven sounds often associated with the ambient style, Preston's music features organic sounds...
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You Owe Me a Coke: This Holiday Season, Think of Your Non-Drinkers

In this legal weed-happy city, the evolving traditions of neo-Denver continually reveal themselves — especially during the holidays. Last year, for instance, I found myself at a marijuana-sponsored New Year's Eve party, where nicely rolled joints sat on tables next to oversize mason jars packed with THC-infused truffles, which were...
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Autechre’s Electronic Music Has Its Roots in Hip-Hop and B-Boy Culture

Legendary experimental electronic duo Autechre performs at the Bluebird Theater this Saturday, October 16. Rob Brown and Sean Booth formed the project in 1987 out of a shared interest in electronic music and the hip-hop world in Manchester UK. “Looking back, as a kid, it appears it was everywhere,” says...
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The Seven Best Restaurant Comeback Stories of 2015

We all love the shiny and new, but sometimes the patina of nostalgia adds value to what might otherwise seem like just a trendy novelty. Restaurants are no different; if we recognize the name of the chef or if one of our old favorites finds new life in a new...
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Review: Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery Does Fast, Fine Work

Justin Brunson wasn’t an obvious addition to the founding team behind Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, a fast-fine restaurant that opened this summer in a new office building behind Union Station. If you’re looking for a charcuterie whiz, he’s your guy. If you’re craving a three-pound pork chop and pork-fat fries,...
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Charlie Ross on Turning the Star Wars Trilogy Into a One-Man Show

The Star Wars films are known for their incredible space battles, bizarre aliens and other crazy sci-fi visuals. But underneath all that, the films also tell a classic story, a near-perfect example of what Joseph Campbell called The Hero’s Journey. That iconic story structure is part of what makes a...
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Ten Fittest U.S. Cities — and Denver’s Falling Score

Last year around this time, we shared the results of the 2014 American Fitness Index. In it, Denver came in fourth — a fine finish, if not quite as good as its performance in a Sharecare.com survey on the same subject published earlier that year. In the latter, Denver was number...