Patricia Calhoun

1 week ago | westword.com | Patricia Calhoun

Some of the scene's biggest restaurateurs have been complaining that it's impossible to do business in Denver and are now looking for opportunities outside the city...sometimes outside the state. But one of the metro area's most successful homegrown chains just opened its first location inside Denver city limits. Los Dos Potrillos founder Jose Ramirez grew up on the Northside, where he got his first job bagging at a grocery store when he was thirteen.

1 week ago | westword.com | Patricia Calhoun

The night that Donald Trump's complaints over his "purposely distorted" portrait in the Colorado State Capitol went global, the painting was quietly removed by History Colorado and stored in a secure out-of-sight spot. But that's a mistake. It should be on full display, given the treatment of the soldier who was toppled from "On Guard," the Civil War monument in front of the Capitol, on June 25, 2020, during the George Floyd protests.

1 week ago | westword.com | Patricia Calhoun

Denver has two bison herds, one at Genesee Park and one at Daniels Park, two of the most popular spots in the Denver Mountain Parks system. As a result, Denver also has plenty of bison shit: The great beasts basically poop through the day, producing about three gallons of dung daily. Now you can pick up where the bison leave off. On Saturday, April 26, the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation, which supports the 22 mountain parks, is hosting its inaugural Bison Pies for Gardening event.

1 week ago | westword.com | Patricia Calhoun

On Monday, a decade after descendants of Sand Creek Massacre survivors were promised a memorial at the Colorado State Capitol, the Senate unanimously approved a resolution to place such a memorial at the Capitol; the House approved the resolution on Friday.

1 week ago | westword.com | Patricia Calhoun

Want to get people to pay attention to a political poll? Throw in a question about Casa Bonita. The Colorado Polling Institute did just that with its most recent statewide survey of voters. Representatives of Democrat-identifying Aspect Strategic and Republican-aligned New Bridge Strategy walked the media through the most telling political results on April 10.