Alex Scoville

3 weeks ago | denverite.com | Alex Scoville

Since 1944, Pacific Mercantile Company has been a rare source of Asian groceries and goods in downtown Denver. Now, the family that has operated the grocery store has been immortalized in a new mural at Sakura Square. The mural was designed and painted by Casey Kawaguchi, a Japanese-American artist, using funds provided by Denver City Council member Chris Hinds. It’s a companion to a similar mural on the other side of the building.

1 month ago | denverite.com | Alex Scoville

Outside Festival returns this weekend, promising to bring a critical mass of your outdoorsiest friends to Civic Center Park in downtown Denver this Saturday and Sunday. But you don’t have to be a co-op member to enjoy what’s on offer. Here’s what to expect. Who’s playing it? Khruangbin headlines Outside Festival on Saturday night, with performances earlier from groups like electropop duo Sylvan Esso and Denver’s own Brothers of Bass.

1 month ago | denverite.com | Alex Scoville

Our friends are putting on a gig — and it’s a bit bigger than a house show. Indie 102.3 is presenting the first-ever Indieverse festival, a one-day event at Levitt Pavilion on Saturday, Sept. 13. (The radio station and Denverite are both part of Colorado Public Radio.)“It's something that Team Indie has been talking about wanting to do for a while … and now we finally get to do it,” host and local music director Alisha Sweeney told Colorado Matters.

2 months ago | denverite.com | Alex Scoville

Denver news2 min. readDenver is continuing to grow into Green Valley RanchA 150-acre development called Link 56 will bring a new Target store, housing, restaurants and other retailers to the neighborhood near Denver International Airport. The development is slated for 150 acres at the northwest corner of 56th Avenue and Tower Road, backed by the companies Kensington Development Partners and IM Properties. Initial renderings show a community that looks a lot like Denver’s Central Park.

2 months ago | denverite.com | Alex Scoville

It’s open season for Casa Bonita summertime reservations — and the competition is fierce. The Denver icon’s reservation portal opened at 9 a.m. on Monday for chances at a date between June 1 and Sept. 7. But the scene awaiting fans once again resembled that of a Ticketmaster sale: When I hopped into the queue shortly after 10 a.m., more than 10,000 people were ahead of me.