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Oddly Hip, Just Down the Street

June 22, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

By most standards, the nearly universal success of tap rooms at our local craft breweries is an illogical anomaly that just doesn’t make sense. Because when you think about it, serving only beer (with maybe some free peanuts or pretzels…

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Modern Mayberry is an Acquired Taste

June 22, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

Tight lot lines, an eclectic architectural mix and sidewalks within lemonade handoff distance from front porches are the signatures of Prospect New Town.

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The Fairest Hood of All…

June 22, 2011 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Step over our proverbial welcome mat, make yourself at home and help yourself to the inaugural issue of HOME&HOOD.

Scene Stealers

Editor’s Picks: June/July

June 15, 2011 Like 0 French Davis

Sheer Panic A quarter of a century ago, Athens, Ga., gave birth to what was to become the single most popular jam-band to play in Colorado: Widespread Panic—not Phish or the Grateful Dead.

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A Sip of What’s Hot

June 14, 2011 Like 0 editor

BoCo is on fire…with hot barbecue, cool treats and smokin’ entertainment options that’ll make you sweat. Take a sip, a nibble or splurge a little, we promise we won’t tell…

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Sneak Peak: Month in Review

May 25, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

We know you’re dying to know, and we just couldn’t wait to spread the news about…well, everything north of 104th (plus general good news). Here’s a sneak preview of the Hot Issue’s Month in Review. U.S. troops killed Osama bin…

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Where It’s At

May 20, 2011 Like 0 French Davis

Summertime in the Rockies means sweet Olathe corn roasting on a grill, lazy back porch evenings drenched in honey-gold sunsets and music festivals more ubiquitous across the Front Range than wild fires.

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Eatery Update: April 2011

April 15, 2011 Like 0 editor

Openings/Closings Frasca opened its third restaurant, called Caffe, in the space between its original location and Pizzeria Locale. …Piece, Love and Chocolates, a new gourmet chocolate and pastry shop, opened in Boulder at 850 Pearl St. …Ozo Coffee opened a…

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Hot Stuff

April 15, 2011 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

Our publisher, whose sister has lived in Thailand for 20 years, tells a funny story about visiting a street cart in Thailand and ordering her larb “Thai hot”—then noticing as all the locals watched to see if the white girl…

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Best of the West: Readers’ Choice Retail & Services

April 15, 2011 Like 1 editor

This year, we’re giving our Best of the West winners the red carpet treatment: The readers have spoken, the critics have made their picks and several local celebrities have added their two cents. Here are our picks for the best…