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Titusville Restaurants: El Leoncito

February 17, 2010

The night after the launch of space shuttle Endeavour, Todd and I had dinner at El Leoncito, a Mexican and Cuban restaurant on the Washington side of Highway 1 (northbound) in Titusville. The parking lot was full when we arrived at 7 pm. Todd and I ordered mojitos, which were sweeter than he would have [...]

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Titusville Restaurants: Caffe Chocolat

February 16, 2010

No question that Caffe Chocolat was a find in downtown Titusville. Every city needs a coffeeshop/sweet shop/cafe with a choco-cam, especially if you’re dealing with the frustration of major roadwork all the way through downtown. At first it wasn’t easy to find. During our fabulous shrimp dinner Friday night at Dixie Crossroads, I was yearning [...]

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Denver Jewish Film Festival

February 15, 2010

The past weekend I saw 2 films at the Denver Jewish Film Festival: Bruriah and The Fire Within: Jews in the Amazonian Rainforest. Both were good, although I think the latter, director Lorry Salcedo Mitrani’s first film, had better production values. Bruriah is a story within a story, in which modern-day Bruriah is obsessed with [...]

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Titusville Restaurants: Dogs R Us

February 12, 2010

Our trip to see the last night launch of the space shuttle (STS-130 Endeavour on February 8, 2010) included a lot of dining out and birding, which I’ll be writing about this week. I’ll start with the worst restaurant, Dogs R Us on Highway 1. (Please note that Highway 1 splits into Washington northbound and [...]

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PhotoFAIL, Or, How I Flaked Out at the Shuttle Launch of STS-130 Endeavor

February 11, 2010

I had a great time at the shuttle launch Monday night (the second attempt). At one point Todd and I practiced the foxtrot to keep warm, which was harder on Monday than on Sunday, since we were out by the water (on the NASA causeway/parkway/405) for more than 3 hours in 45 degree temps. That’s [...]

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Denver Restaurants: Mad Wine and Cheese

February 9, 2010

My friend and I stopped in at Mad Wine and Cheese in the middle of visiting the Denver Art Museum last Wednesday. (Here’s a shot taken on an earlier visit.) The kids got chocolate chip bread at Novo Coffee, and we ordered wine and cheese. I felt pretty decadent to be drinking wine before 4 [...]

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The Denver Art Museum’s Embrace!

February 8, 2010

I had the privilege last Wednesday of visiting the Embrace! exhibit at the DAM for the second time (yes, it’s that good) in the company of two children who made it come alive. The DAM solicited a bunch of artists to create the Embrace! exhibits using the strange geometry of the Hamilton Building. The first [...]

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Denver Photos: Museum of Nature and Science

February 5, 2010

I’ll leave you with this moody photograph of the back entrance to the museum. There’s a woman standing in the top right; it’s easiest to locate her by her shadow. *** Todd and I will be in Florida next week. I’ll be posting about that trip as well as a visit to the Denver Art [...]

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Denver Attractions: Genghis Khan

February 4, 2010

I am forced to write a wordy post about the Genghis Khan exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, because no one was allowed to take photographs. Some materials in the exhibit were contributed by private individuals, including the body of a Mongolian woman. The emphasis on showing respect for the human remains [...]

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Denver Attractions: Konovalenko’s Gem Carvings

February 3, 2010

On Sunday, approximately half the members of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science decided to show up when we did. Oh, well, at least we had biscuits in our bellies. We had an hour to amuse ourselves before we could get into the Genghis Khan exhibit, so we wandered around until we found my [...]

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Denver Restaurants: Rise and Shine Biscuit Kitchen and Café

February 2, 2010

Rise and Shine Biscuit Kitchen and Cafe, located at 330 Holly in the same space as Basil Docs, is not exactly in our neighborhood here in Broomfield. But once we decided to spend the day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science with Genghis Khan and other notables, a biscuit sounded like just the [...]

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Denver Attractions: Genghis Khan at the DMNS

February 1, 2010

On Sunday Todd and I visited the Genghis Khan exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in City Park. Unfortunately, photography was expressly forbidden in the exhibit. If I’d had a supercool stealthy Leica, or some such camera, I might have snuck some photos. But I didn’t, and nobody else was sneaking any, [...]

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Denver Photos: Commons Park Bridge

January 29, 2010

Looks like it will be a good weekend to be out and about. Unless, of course, you’re at home watching the X Games. Here’s a picture of one end of the Commons Park bridge over the South Platte River. Do you like the extra saturation, or not? Here’s a bit of news from 5280 magazine [...]

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Denver Shops: Sanctuary on Platte Street

January 28, 2010

It’s a cold, gray day in Denver, and I’m feeling in need of comfort as I write this. Luckily, there is a shop in Denver called Sanctuary, on Platte Street near 16th Street. It’s next door to Salvagetti Bike Workshop and half a block down Platte from Colt and Gray. Sanctuary is the jumping-off point [...]

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Local Vendors: Rocky Mountain Barrel Company

January 27, 2010

In yesterday’s post about Little Raven Vineyards, I mentioned Skyler Weekes was staffing the store last Sunday. In addition to working as a sommelier at Little Raven, Skyler has his own business selling wine barrels to be used as furniture or for aging beer, wine, or spirits. The website for Rocky Mountain Barrel has a [...]

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Denver Liquor Stores: Little Raven and Corks

January 26, 2010

On Sunday I set out to visit 2 wine stores in the Central Platte Valley: Little Raven Vineyards, on the river side of the Millennium Bridge, and Corks, on Platte at 16th Street. One thing they had in common: I didn’t recognize most of the wines at either store. It’s amazing how many wineries there [...]

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Denver Restaurants: Paris on the Platte, Again

January 25, 2010

On my way to Sanctuary on Sunday, I stopped in at Paris on the Platte for lunch and decided to try something new: cambric, or Earl Gray tea with steamed milk and cinnamon on top. I was a little startled when this pitcher appeared, but the waitress assured me it was the smallest size (16 [...]

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Denver Photos: The Road Home

January 22, 2010

Coming around the corner from Colt & Gray on Sunday, I was stopped by this sign. I was so busy taking a picture, I didn’t think to feed the meter. I hope to do better next time, and if any of you see one of these meters, I hope you’ll completely outclass me.

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Denver Candy: Wen Chocolates

January 21, 2010

NOTE: Wen Chocolates’s retail location on Platte closed on February 14, 2010. Check out the website for more information. I was jonesing for Wen Chocolates until Sunday. I went by on January 11, and the store was closed for a long vacation that chef William Poole later explained was no vacation at all because he [...]

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Denver Photos: Cold Chairs

January 20, 2010

I’ve walked by Colt & Gray many times. I did so on Sunday, looked to my left, and saw a cadre of servers wearing black and white. The front page of the restaurant’s website indicates happy hour begins at 4:30 on Sunday, but things didn’t look promising. (And the happy hour page has happy hour [...]

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Denver Shops: Savory Spice Shop in South Platte

January 19, 2010

Savory Spice Shop in Denver’s South Platte River Valley neighborhood is the kind of place where I could spend hours and lots of money, if I allowed myself. It’s the kind of place that tells me, Yes, Beth, you can be a great cook. You can arrange dinner parties for 10 people and make the [...]

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Denver Photos: The Confluence in January

January 18, 2010

On Sunday, it was in the fifties, warm enough to stroll without a coat. Or sit by the river, as these girls did. For those of you unfamiliar with Denver, Cherry Creek is on the left, and the South Platte River is on the right.

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A Tale of Two Trees

January 15, 2010

I love details. I photograph signs, shadows, all the little things. If I ever end up doing landscape photography, I’ll be shocked. Last Saturday I found beauty in 2 trees, 1 in Lower Highlands and 1 in South Platte. Across the street from the Smithson Clinic, on Vallejo between 28th and 29th Avenues, I turned [...]

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Denver Photos: Lower Highlands Walkabout, Pt. 3

January 14, 2010

Despite spending so much time yesterday on the educational complex along 29th, I’m still not done. I returned to Zuni and walked past the Residence Inn Marriott to Speer. (It’s actually a three-street intersection, with 29th, 27th, and Speer meeting on a hill from which you can view downtown Denver. Speer heads toward downtown, and [...]

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Denver Photos: Lower Highlands Walkabout, Pt. 2

January 13, 2010

Yesterday I left you bewildered between Wyandot and Zuni on 29th Avenue, pondering the pineapple decorations at Joie de Vivre in Denver’s Lower Highlands neighborhood. Let’s continue on. I cut around the corner at Zuni and realized the area looked familiar. Two years ago I participated in a walking tour of the Highlands neighborhood with [...]

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