Last Friday I attended my first writing conference in years. Oddly enough, the very first seminar I attended suggested that the novel I’m writing may very well be a paranormal romance novel. (A...
Finally this month I called an electrician to fix a switch that’s been going out for months. I come from a long line of procrastinators, but that’s not the only reason I took so long: I...
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...
Better late than never… My Favorite Feature: Precious As a general rule, I see documentaries at the SDFF because I figure they’re less likely to show in theaters. And although I did see several...
Vitamin Cottage is my favorite stop for produce and natural cosmetics and eco-friendly cleaners in the Denver Metro area (the store pictured is at 15th and Platte, near REI). I don’t know how...
I took this photo along the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver. The sign reads: “All donations go to the care and feeding of this statue.” I wonder what that silver paint does to your...
Last Wednesday, Elway’s in Cherry Creek was hosting a U2 tribute band that I had wanted to see for a long time. So our friends squeezed us plus their kids plus another friend into the big...
Over the last few years, “transition” movements have been popping up all over the country. Their long-term goal is to strengthen the local economy to the point at which it can provide for the needs...
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...
When I walked into the Exhibit Hall at the Green Festival in downtown Denver, I wasn’t sure what would greet me. There was this guy at the entrance to the Convention Center—is he a giant blue...
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...
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...
For the past three years, Denver has been home to the Denver Roller Dolls, a female roller derby team. I found out about it from a flyer posted somewhere on Capitol Hill. This isn’t your grandma’s...
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...
It came as no surprise to me that Alex had to close her retail store that she’d opened a year ago on South Broadway. Before she moved here, she did a lot of research and concluded that Denver...
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...
Gallery 1261 1261 Delaware Golden Triangle, Denver 303-571-1261 Bus directions: Catch the 52 from 17th and Larimer to 13th and Bannock; walk to Delaware Gallery 1261 was packed. Located on an...
Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art 1311 Pearl Street Denver 303-832-8576 From the self-portrait there, I would say Vance Kirkland fancied himself quite the man about town, though I suspect...
Native American Trading Company 213 West 13th Avenue (13th and Bannock) Golden Triangle, Denver 303-534-0771 Bus directions: take the mall shuttle from Market Street Station and walk down Colfax to...
Bixa 2028 East Colfax, Denver 303-333-1943 Bus directions: catch the 15 at Lawrence and 17th Streets or take the 20 from Market Street Station down 17th Avenue NOTE: BIxa has closed. That location...
Urban Pantry 1242 South Broadway Denver 303-777-5658 Monday to Saturday, 10:30 to 7:30 Bus directions: take the 0 from Market Street Station Update: Urban Pantry closed in mid-2009. Alexandra...
équipement de vin 1412 Larimer Square, downtown Denver 720-946-3287 It was embarrassing, I confess. The proprietor of équipement de vin, Cheryl Webster, caught me in the wine cellar photographing a...
An Evening with Carolee Schneemann Stan Brakhage Vision Award Starz Denver Film Festival Tender moviegoers should probably start their acquaintance with Schneemann at Americana I Ching Apple Pie...
At Market Street Station, a fat, drunk, white man has passed out on one of the circular cement benches. A cop and an RTD guy stand over him, calling for detox. The cop coaxes the guy to sit up...