The People's Fair is a Denver arts and crafts festival organized by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods. I enjoyed looking at other photographers' works, and I bought a big old hat to keep the sun off...
Perhaps it’s because I generally get around on foot, but I tend to notice bikes locked up around Denver. This one was near the Convention Center. Not all of them seem entirely practical. I took...
Here’s a scene from Capitol Hill in Denver. Note the structure on the far right of the picture. Here’s a closer shot.
I present to you this photograph, taken near the 9/11 memorial on Capitol Hill. There was a gentleman nearby smoking pot who was probably its owner. I tried to sharpen the focus so you could read the...
Yes, I realize Kinga’s is nowhere near downtown Denver, but it fits because I was nowhere near downtown Denver over Fourth of July weekend. In fact, I was near Redstone, which is near Carbondale...
Cinco de Mayo in downtown Denver was the third festival I attended last Saturday, after International Migratory Bird Day in Boulder and the Colorado Chocolate Festival at the Merchandise Mart on 58th...
I thought I’d finish up my Capitol Hill theme with another motley post. Polish Heroes: Those Who Rescued Jews The first floor of the Capitol housed a photographic exhibit about the Righteous...
As we gazed up into the Capitol rotunda, the volunteer tour guide and I had a very American conversation. She was telling us that when the Capitol dome was built, those who were willing to climb the...
Le Bakery Sensual 300 East 6th Avenue (6th and Grant) Capitol Hill, Denver 303-777-5151 Bus directions: Take the 0 from Market Street Station to Broadway and 6th and walk east (or take the 6) The...
The Fillmore Auditorium 1510 Clarkson Street Clarkson and Colfax Capitol Hill, Denver 303-837-0360 *Updated: see end. Last Wednesday was the closest I’ve ever come to rock stars. I suppose at a...
Little India 330 East 6th Avenue (6th and Grant) Capitol Hill, Denver 303-871-9777 Bus directions: Take the 0 from Market Street Station to 6th and Broadway and walk east (or take the 6) Maybe it was...
Bones 701 Grant Street Capitol Hill, Denver 303-860-2929 Bus directions: take the 0 from Market Street Station to Broadway and 7th. Walk east on 7th to Grant. Bones is, at heart, an economical...
On a good day of exploration for this blog, I rediscover places I’ve been before. It feels like pieces of a puzzle falling into place. Like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which I first saw last...
In honor of April being National Poetry Month, today I present a picture-essay of Poet’s Row, a street on Capitol Hill (on Sherman, between 10th and 11th) featuring 9 old buildings named after...
The Red Room 320 East Colfax Avenue Capitol Hill, Denver 303-830-7050 Bus directions: take the mall shuttle from Market Street and walk up Colfax Note: The Red Room closed in spring 2009. Saturday...
Car sharing finally comes to Denver! Occasional Car now has two Honda Civic hybrids available for rental by the hour, in two separate locations on Capitol Hill.The company hopes to place other cars...
Last Saturday, Denver reminded me of the separation of church and state and the way religion changes families. Walking down 14th Avenue on Capitol Hill, I passed several houses of worship near the...
City, O’ City 206 East 13th Avenue (next to Watercourse Bakery) 13th and Sherman Capitol Hill, Denver 303-831-6443 Open until 2 am every night Bus directions:take the 0 from Market Street...
I heard him before I saw him, the man ranting in the wheelchair. At first sight, he looked old. Knotty white hair dirtied by gray surrounded his ruddy face and covered his chin, as if he were a...
On Saturday I began my exploration of Capitol Hill, but other things kept intruding. Like Denver’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Everywhere I walked along Colfax (the northern boundary of...