Cynthia Barnes

Colorado, Denver

Journalist at Freelance

Writer for hire. Repatriated expat. Past lives Chicago, Memphis, Mizzou, NOLA, NYC, Bangkok, Baghdad #binder She/Her

Articles

Rise and Shine: Hashtag Brings New Brunch and Happy Hour Options to Downtown

1 week ago | westword.com | Cynthia Barnes

If there's one thing Denver loves, it's brunch, and if there's another thing, it's happy hour. Now profilific restaurateur Troy Guard of TAG Restaurant Group has combined both at the third iteration of his Boozy Brunch Joint, HashTAG. The latest spot, which opened on April 29, offers extended hours and an airy rooftop patio in the heart of downtown.
Best of Denver? Pizza and Grill Says "No Thanks" to Cheap Categorization

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Cynthia Barnes

Most business owners would be happy to get a Best of Denver award, but Pizza and Grill co-owner Tahseen Abraham isn't one of them. Westword recently dubbed the compact eatery at the corner of Ninth and Lincoln as the Best Place to Get a Cheap Version of Anything, and Abraham isn't having it. "Cheap?" huffs Abraham. "Cheap means not fresh, cheap means poor quality. We are not cheap. You can call us 'affordable,' you can say 'good value,' we are those things.
Things to Do in Hale, Hilltop and Montclair, Colorado

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Cynthia Barnes

The tree-lined blocks east of Colorado Boulevard and south of Colfax Avenue can tend to kind of run together — (Wait, am I in Hilltop or Hale?) — but the largely residential neighborhoods have plenty of appeal, and perennially top the city’s “best of” lists for places to raise a family.
Denver-Cigar-Bar-Closing-Because-of-Colfax-Construction | Westword

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Cynthia Barnes

There are only three businesses in the City and County of Denver where you can get a drink, a bite and a smoke...but on April 27, there will be only two: Capitol Cigars is about to light up its last stogie and shake its last martini.
Golden Triangle’s Historic Evans School Reopens as Beer Garden, Cafe

3 weeks ago | westword.com | Cynthia Barnes

Want to recapture the teenage thrill of cutting class and drinking beer? Now you can — right on campus, with nary a principal or truancy officer in sight. After sitting empty for fifty years, the historic Evans School in the Golden Triangle now welcomes kids of all ages to the Schoolyard Café and Schoolyard Beer Garden (although beer is still limited to those over twenty).
Drink Up: Colfax Bar & Restaurant Transit Crawl Will Pour Out Support Tomorrow

1 month ago | westword.com | Cynthia Barnes

You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning, but you can drink from 1 p.m. to whenever tomorrow on Colfax Avenue. Technically, you can do that along Colfax on any old day, but the April 12 Colfax Bar & Restaurant Transit Crawl will bring together like-minded city-lovers to shower affection (and much-needed cash) on businesses located along Denver's most famous — and currently most beleaguered — thoroughfare.
Native Voices

1 month ago | grouptravelleader.com | Cynthia Barnes

Seeing destinations through the eyes of a local always provides a richer experience — but perhaps never more than when those locals are Indigenous. Touring a place with the descendants of those who’ve inhabited lands for thousands of years provides a profound connection, revealing stories and traditions that are often overlooked.
University Honors and Scholars programs supporting well-rounded engineers

1 month ago | minesnewsroom.com | Cynthia Barnes

By Cynthia Barnes, Special to Mines MagazineAt first glance, food, humor, the history of human thermodynamics and the philosophy of the Constitution seems to have little relevance to a STEM education, which historically focused on mastering the “hard sciences.” However, this narrow focus often produced technically proficient yet insular engineers, less prepared to integrate their professional talents with the complex world around them.
Things to Do in Park Hill, Colorado

1 month ago | westword.com | Cynthia Barnes

Bounded by Colfax Avenue on the south, Colorado Boulevard on the west, 52nd Avenue on the north, and Quebec Street and Syracuse Street on the east, Park Hill was established in 1887 by the grandly named Baron Allois Gillaume Eugene A. von Winckler. The baron took inspiration from another Prussian, Baron Walter von Richthofen, who platted the Montclair neighborhood in 1885.
Will Noctourism Be 2025’s Hottest Travel Trend? — Daily Passport

1 month ago | dailypassport.com | Cynthia Barnes

Predicting the future — of travel or anything else — isn’t easy. When Forbes said in 2020 they expected “different travel trends to pop up,” they were right — but not in a way anyone could have expected. Nevertheless, industry researchers analyze reams of data to help airlines, hotel operators, cruise lines, and travel advisers get a handle on what their clients will be looking for in the year to come.