Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
If you hear holly, jolly noises echoing from Concourse B at Denver International Airport this season, that’s just Santa and a few dozen of his closest friends.
DIA’s Santa Layover Lounge is popping up for the 2024 holiday travel season with themed drinks, food and other festive offerings. (Jerrod Kazumi Popham, provided by DIA)
“You see a lot of Christmas pop-up bars in downtown areas, and when we were talking last year about promotions I thought, ‘Why don’t we try that at the airport?'” said Stacey Stegman, senior vice president of communications and marketing at DIA.
With hundreds of breweries and dozens of distilleries, Colorado’s craft beverage scene is overflowing with options. Choosing where to belly up can be tough when you’re oh-so-thirsty.
While we highly recommend checking out the local libations wherever your journey takes you, these 10 beer and spirits producers are destinations in their own right with, drinks and atmospheres that turn a simple pitstop into a memorable experience.
The Block Distilling
Sure, The Block Distilling makes vodka and whiskey, but what you really want to try are its brandies, aperitifs and liqueurs, which you won’t find house-made at many other distilleries.
Condé Nast Traveler magazine this month named Denver to its list of Best Places to Go in North America and the Caribbean in 2025, joining familiar locales such as Alaska and Cuba, but also Boise, Idaho, and Greenland (yes, it’s part of North America too).
The article covers amenities for the first-timer and/or out-of-towner, such as the urban hotels and bars that set the tone for vacationers and conventioneers.
The holidays are a time of coming together with family and friends, embracing traditions … and spending more than usual on travel. But what if you’re staying home?
An online marketplace called ResortPass allows hotels and resorts to lay out their day-pass offerings so that locals (and travelers staying elsewhere) can enjoy pools, hot tubs, spas and other amenities during certain hours instead of booking a room for the night.
How does one measure the quality of a restaurant? Is age a factor? What about the style of its cuisine or the number of awards it has won? Does it capture the moment, or is it timeless? And what makes it essential to the people who live nearby?
For this list of Denver’s 30 required restaurants, we considered all of those variables and more.