Denver Photos: Sidewalk Views II
One of my favorite sights in downtown Denver is the Gas and Electric Building lit up at night. During the [...]
Denver Photos: Sidewalk Views I
I've been feeling fallish lately, a bit melancholy, but also determined to get things done before winter drives me inside. [...]
Denver Photos: Five Points Plaza
After this week I'll be moving on from Five Points, to the South Platte River Valley and then across I-25 [...]
Five Points Walkabout
I almost didn’t do my walkabout on Wednesday. The forecast was gloomy: 70 percent chance of rain. It wouldn’t be [...]
Denver Photos: Brother Jeff’s
Toward the intersection of Welton and Downing, there's a small collection of shops and restaurants. Brother Jeff's Cultural Center and [...]
Denver Restaurants: Blackberries
The first time I went to Blackberries Ice Cream and Coffee Lounge, I’m not sure I knew that it was [...]
Denver Photos: Intrigue in Five Points I
This plaque featuring Billie Holiday graces the old Rossonian Hotel and harks back to the days when Five Points drew [...]
Denver Photos: Get Yer News Here!
Urban Spectrum, a monthly published in Five Points by Rosalind J. Harris and her staff, is "spreading the news about [...]
Denver Museums: Hidden in a Library, Part II
When I ascended to the top floor of the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Five Points, I had the [...]
Denver Photos: Music in Five Points
You can find the Five Points Media Center at 29th and Welton, housing Channel 12 (KBDI), the local public TV [...]
Denver Museums: Hidden in a Library, Part I
I found things I hadn’t expected on every floor of the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver's Five Points [...]
Denver Photos: Light Versus Bright
The instructor for my summer garden photography class at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Jim Steinberg, said that the eye goes [...]
Denver Photos for September 11
Here's a scene from Capitol Hill in Denver. Note the structure on the far right of the picture. Here's a [...]
Transition Denver Turns 1 Year Old at the Merc
Despite the thumping from dancers practicing their moves upstairs, the 20-plus people celebrating Transition Denver’s first birthday party at the [...]
Denver Photos: VW Bus on Capitol Hill
I present to you this photograph, taken near the 9/11 memorial on Capitol Hill. There was a gentleman nearby smoking [...]
Denver Spirits: Leopold Bros.
In a Railyard condo at 30th and Blake last Wednesday, I finally learned the identity of the mystery man from [...]
Happy Labor Day!
In celebration of all who work in whatever capacity, I present these pictures. These two noticed me taking this picture [...]
Denver Photos: Living Statue
I took this photo along the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver. The sign reads: "All donations go to the [...]
Denver Restaurants on Santa Fe: El Noa Noa
Dining at El Noa Noa last Friday was like dropping in on fam in the country when they were not [...]
Denver Bands: Speakeasy Tiger, or, White Pants
Danielle Ate the Sandwich wasn't the only new act I saw Friday at the last Skyline Park concert of 2009 [...]
Downtown Denver Restaurants: India House*
Todd and I arrived at India House in downtown Denver after a Saturday afternoon of missed connections. He hadn’t meant [...]
Denver Bands: Danielle Ate the Sandwich
Funny how things work out sometimes. I went to the last of the 2009 Skyline Park concerts in downtown Denver, [...]
DNC Revisited
Lovely, gentle readers, I began this blog a year ago, during the Democratic National Convention. In my "What This Blog [...]
Denver Farmers Markets: Civic Center Outdoor Market and Café
Two weeks ago I traveled from Broomfield to Five Points to Civic Center Park and got a lot of material [...]
Denver Photos: Under a Blood-Red Sky
Last Wednesday, Elway's in Cherry Creek was hosting a U2 tribute band that I had wanted to see for a [...]