Denver Post: Living
- Asking Eric: Happy marriage disrupted by differing views on hoarding
Tuesday - 01/21/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: I am a happily married gay man. My husband and I are retired, and we both love to spend our time shopping at thrift stores and antique shops.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Asking Eric: After an inheritance, couple disagree about retirement plans
Monday - 01/20/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: I am a 60-something man who struggled for decades, working multiple jobs at a time. Many of those jobs were physically brutal, but thanks to a generous family inheritance late last year I’m finally able to rest my beaten and broken body and retire with my arthritis meds and pending joint replacements.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asking Eric: Friend still speaking to her ex, despite his mistreatment
Sunday - 01/19/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: Several months ago, a friend’s boyfriend broke up with her. She is devastated over this as she loves him very much. Even though he treated her very poorly by saying she is stupid and is an embarrassment, she still loves him.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Saving Duck Lake: City Park combats bird poop, dead trees and algae to craft “birder’s paradise”
Friday - 01/17/2025 - 08:00 AMA new wave of upgrades at City Park’s Duck Lake is reinvigorating the oft-troubled, 5-acre site, including water filtration to fight rampant summer algae, new nesting structures to combat the bird poop that is weakening trees, and a long-overdue public art project that will transform the lake’s northeast border.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Soup dumpling restaurant closing after 25 years on South Federal
Thursday - 01/16/2025 - 08:00 AMLao Wang Noodle House, which has served as the literal matriarch and patriarch of Denver’s soup dumpling scene for a quarter of a century, will close on Feb. 15.
For much of that time, it was the only — or one of the only — places in Denver for xiao long bao, a kind of Chinese steamed dumpling served in bamboo baskets.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jefferson Park brewpub owner replacing Crepes ‘n Crepes in Congress Park
Wednesday - 01/15/2025 - 08:00 AMKent Dawson is planting roots in Congress Park with a new restaurant.
The 51-year-old is opening Briar Patch at 1222 Madison St. It’ll serve beer exclusively from Briar Common Brewery + Eatery, the Jefferson Park brewpub he’s run with his brother for nearly a decade.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pourhouse Bar and Grill to begin rooftop expansion work Jan. 20
Monday - 01/13/2025 - 06:42 PMIn just a week’s time, work will begin at Pourhouse Bar and Grill, one of downtown Loveland’s many restaurants, to expand upward.
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The bar will be adding a rooftop patio space, featuring both indoor and outdoor options for people waiting for a table downstairs or looking to enjoy the downtown scenery as they sip a drink and eat some food. - Asking Eric: “Helicopter” mom keeps grandkids from grandparents
Tuesday - 01/14/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: For the past 10 years we have always “been there” for our grandchildren (now 18 and 16) and my son and daughter-in-law.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Denver Shroom Fest will take another trip to RiNo in June
Monday - 01/13/2025 - 02:49 PMThe Denver Shroom Fest will return in 2025 after a successful inaugural year.
Organizers said Monday that the second installment will take place June 15 at ReelWorks,1399 35th St., Denver, in the River North Arts District, the same place it popped up in 2024.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asking Eric: Neighbors worry about unlicensed contractors next door
Saturday - 01/11/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: My husband and I live next door to a family that, when having work done at their house, tends to use low-wage, unlicensed workers. We found out they are getting their driveway repaved.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- I had to quit drinking. Here are the N/A beers that helped me do it.
Tuesday - 01/21/2025 - 08:00 AMAfter more than 20 years of drinking craft beer, and even working in the industry in Colorado, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2021.
Anklyosing spondylitis (AS) is a rare rheumatological disease that affects only about 1% of adults in the United States.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Art supplies — and creativity — never run out at this Denver store
Monday - 01/20/2025 - 08:00 AMEditor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Asking Eric: Mother resentful after daughter moves back in with ex
Friday - 01/17/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: I’ve always had a close relationship with my mom and, for much of my adult life, I didn’t really have a life of my own away from her.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Asking Eric: After negative paternity test, ex still wants to maintain contact
Thursday - 01/16/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: I took a DNA test with an ex. The child is five. My ex gave me issues about it for years but finally caved in. We remained friends.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Asking Eric: Mother torn about giving daughter deceased father’s letters
Wednesday - 01/15/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: “Jim” and I had a daughter, “Helena,” who was 12 years old when her father died of cancer. Jim and Helena were very close, and she knew that she would receive a letter from her father on every birthday until she turned 18.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- One Colorado adventure for each month of the year
Wednesday - 01/15/2025 - 08:00 AMEach month in Colorado, and every season, offers a chance to experience something that is definitively of this place. Sometimes this means a local festival or annual event, but often it’s just planning to take advantage of the season and be wowed.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Colorado ski town museums that are worth a visit
Tuesday - 01/14/2025 - 08:00 AMIf you can pull yourself away from skiing or snowboarding, consider taking a few hours to visit a museum on your next ski adventure to restore your body and fuel your mind.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Upscale dumpling spot closes on 16th Street Mall
Monday - 01/13/2025 - 04:03 PMSix months after shuttering Bistro LeRoux, a French fine-dining restaurant on the 16th Street Mall, restaurateur Lon Symensma has closed his YumCha Dumpling & Noodle Bar next door.
“It is with a heavy heart,” the restaurant, at 1520 16th St.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asking Eric: Self-described people-pleaser fears disappointing therapist
Sunday - 01/12/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: I’m pretty sure I should seek therapy. As a longtime first responder with probable PTSD, plus recent marital issues and the recent deaths of a number of close loved ones, I feel the need to speak to an unbiased third party.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Asking Eric: Serial monogamist gets lost in relationships with no time for friendship
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: My former best friend and longtime housemate is a serial monogamist and cannot go a couple weeks without being in a long-term relationship, usually having no more than two to three weeks in between very serious relationships.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Bamboo Sushi opens second Denver location
Tuesday - 01/21/2025 - 08:00 AMSince opening in LoHi in 2016, locals have flocked to Bamboo Sushi for its fresh nigiri, creative sushi rolls and global flavors. Now, the trendy neighborhood spot with Portland roots is bringing its tried-and-true menu to 1160 Madison St.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Soak your aches away at these 10 Colorado hot springs
Monday - 01/20/2025 - 08:00 AMTherapeutic geothermal mineral waters in the Rockies have attracted soakers for centuries, starting with the Utes, who frequently visited them for physical and spiritual healing. These days, people often seek them out after a day on the slopes or adventuring in the backcountry,
Or you can soak for the sake of soaking by taking an 800-mile Colorado Historic Hot Springs Loop for the ultimate in relaxing road trips.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asking Eric: Vegan housemate constantly criticizes friend’s food choices
Saturday - 01/18/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: I took a job in DC at the behest of my close friend, who also invited me to live with her. She said she was retiring and moving back to her Midwest hometown.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Pho King Rapidos, two other food hall concepts close ahead of remodel
Thursday - 01/16/2025 - 08:00 AMAvanti Food & Beverage opened in Lower Highland in July 2015, one of the first of what would become more than 20 upscale food halls in metro Denver. Since then, Avanti has also opened in Boulder and, most recently, Vail.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Who makes the best IPA in Colorado? New homegrown beer competition will soon find out.
Wednesday - 01/15/2025 - 03:32 PMStates like Texas, Minnesota and North Carolina host annual beer competitions that celebrate the best pours from local breweries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - RiNo kitchen closing after training dozens of women entrepreneurs
Tuesday - 01/14/2025 - 05:40 PMIt brought 40 cooks through its kitchen and spawned businesses for at least six of its alumni. Now, the Comal Heritage Food Incubator in Denver’s River North Art District is preparing to send off its final class of students.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Rochester-style “hots,” garbage plates drawing New York ex-pats to Wheat Ridge
Tuesday - 01/14/2025 - 08:00 AMHe traveled the world, worked in steakhouses and made a name for himself in Denver with a fleet of his own food trucks. But to find the inspiration for his first storefront restaurant, Mathew Yamali had only to look down at the red checkerboard floors of his commissary kitchen.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Denver Thai restaurant is leaving Colfax Avenue
Monday - 01/13/2025 - 12:24 PMA Denver Thai restaurant, cherished for its service and “secret menu,” is closing this month as its owner seeks to relocate away from Colfax Avenue.
Lucky Noodles on 1201 E.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asking Eric: Workplace ignored husband’s death
Monday - 01/13/2025 - 06:30 AMDear Eric: When I hear of a death in the family of someone I know, I send a sympathy card. I appreciated the many cards I received when my husband died, and one kind friend donated to a charity we support.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Denver pizza shop reopens in new space in Santa Fe art district
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 08:10 AMThree days before his new pizza shop was set to open in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, Jake Rothey was blending edamame into plant-based ricotta, accepting a 10-pound case of blue oyster mushrooms and detailing his love of down-to-earth dining, all at the same time.
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