Feastbox barbecue chain takes over former Burger King in Five Points

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 5/30 11:00A Maia Luem

An urgent care owner’s back-up plan will soon host a barbecue restaurant. Darius Kerman, owner of the local AFC Urgent Care chain, has leased the shuttered Burger King property he bought in Five Points last year to a Utah-based barbecue chain....

Brunch spot Dozens moving four blocks after Golden Triangle fire

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 5/30 11:00A Maia Luem

Dozens is cracking into a new space. After a kitchen fire severely damaged the 25-year-old breakfast-and-lunch restaurant’s building at 236 W. 13th Ave. last year, the eatery is moving about four blocks north. Owner John England said Dozens will...

Casa Bonita will open in stages, with a public lottery and then tickets

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 5/30 8:43A Tiney Ricciardi

The first lucky locals to be able to dine at Casa Bonita in Lakewood will be selected via a lottery and invited to bring up to five family members with them during a soft opening period. The beloved eatertainment venue will then sell tickets for...

Get a free Chipotle burrito with every 3-point shot during NBA Finals

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 5/30 8:36A Lily O Neill

If a Denver Nugget hits a three, Chipotle burritos are free during the 2023 NBA Finals. Chipotle announced its “Free Pointer” promotion on Monday ahead of Game 1 of the championship series between the Nuggets and the Miami Heat on Thursday. How...

Water vs. growth: Colorado communities, developers struggle to juggle both

The Denver Post (Entertainment) 5/30 8:04A Judith Kohler

When Greg King starts watering outdoors at his Douglas County home, the meter starts spinning to show him how much water he s using. Holy moly, they consume a ton of water, King said about lawns. And...

Editorial: This river could be Colorado’s next national monument

The Dever Post (Opinion) 5/30 2:01A The Denver Post Editorial Board

Running along Colorado’s western border with Utah is a secret ecosystem on the edge of a vast desert landscape. Red sandstone rocks give way to lush cottonwood valleys, endless plateaus are covered...

Telluride Bluegrass Festival celebrates 50 years of music and magic this summer

The Denver Post (Entertainment) 5/30 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

When Zach Tucker reflects on the last five decades of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival , he’s struck by the fact that the event’s ethos has largely remained the same. Granted, 27-year-old Tucker, who...

Where to eat and drink near Ball Arena for a Denver Nuggets game

The Denver Post (Entertainment) 5/30 2:00A The Know

For the first time in team history, the Denver Nuggets are going to the NBA Finals. The series kicks off on Thursday, June 1, but tickets are really, really expensive. So there will be plenty of fans...

Letters: Brough or Johnston? Who should lead the city of Denver?

The Dever Post (Opinion) 5/30 1:01A DP Opinion

Weighing in on the runoff election for Denver mayor Re: Brough and Johnston : The runoff candidates, May 21 news stories Thank you for publishing the side-by-side summaries of the backgrounds of the two mayoral runoff candidates , which presented...

Ask Amy: Friendship is sucked up in a tornado of drama

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 5/30 12:30A Amy Dickinson

Dear Amy: I moved to a new city, and work remotely. I m trying to make friends. One person I’ve met, “Shelley,” has offered way too much information about some abusive relationships in her life. I ve tried to be supportive, but every time I see...

Opinion: A racially charged murder trial in small-town Oregon results in manslaughter and minimum...

The Dever Post (Opinion) 5/29 11:36A Matt Witt

If you think that race is only an issue in the country’s biggest cities, consider a murder trial that recently concluded in the small town where I live, in the Rogue Valley of southern Oregon. The defendant in this criminal case was Robert Paul...

Opinion: Medicare and Medicaid are denying Alzheimer’s patients like me time

The Dever Post (Opinion) 5/29 10:58A Rebecca Chopp

“Live with joy.” You probably wouldn’t expect to see those words on a prescription from your health care provider, but this is exactly what my neurologist prescribed to me when I was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2017. I was...

Opinion: Brough and Johnston and the civility this nation needs in politics

The Dever Post (Opinion) 5/29 7:12A Krista Kafer

What kind of political debate lacks sarcastic one-liners, rhetorical fallacies, eye rolls, obvious lies, outrageous accusations, and faux outrage? The one I recently witnessed between Denver mayoral candidates Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston at...

Your summer guide to the fine arts in Colorado

The Denver Post (Music) 5/29 2:00A Ray Mark Rinaldi

Colorado’s fine-arts calendar is rich in the coming months with an abundance of high-level live performances and gallery exhibitions. We looked across the state and assembled this list of offerings...

Ask Amy: Dating is tough; social media makes it tougher

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 5/29 12:30A Amy Dickinson

Dear Amy: I am a 45-year-old divorced woman with a fairly active social media presence. After my divorce, I dated someone with no social media, so it was easy. After that ended, I met someone through a friend. He immediately suggested that we...