By Toni Tresca
Freak Train at The Bug Theatre is billed as a cross between a variety show and an open mic night in which the first 12 people to sign up get five minutes to do anything they want on stage.
Well, just about anything. They can’t harm anyone in the theatre, but it is uncensored and—as the host joked—often unrehearsed. Freak Train recently celebrated its 22nd anniversary in August as the theatre’s longest-running tradition...
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By Toni Tresca
Freak Train at The Bug Theatre is billed as a cross between a variety show and an open mic night in which the first 12 people to sign up get five minutes to do anything they want on stage.
Well, just about anything. They can’t harm anyone in the theatre, but it is uncensored and—as the host joked—often unrehearsed. Freak Train recently celebrated its 22nd anniversary in August as the theatre’s longest-running tradition...
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By Eric Heinz
Advocates for keeping people housed in Denver have been furious about what they said was an abrupt closure of the Quality Inn at 2601 Zuni St.
The motel had been housing people who were at risk of severe health effects from contracting COVID-19 since Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) contracted with the city to lease the motels through federal funding at the start of the pandemic.
“Early on in our COVID...
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By Basha Cohen
From Halloween costume balls to boozy chills and thrills to haunted houses for the creep-seekers among us to family-and-pet-friendly trick-or-treat festivities, Halloween 2022 is a witchy cauldron of activities.
For the best trick-or-treating in the neighborhood, check out the heart of the Highlands “Ghost District” from Irving Street to Lowell Boulevard between 29th to 31st Avenues, where adults revel in creating...
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By Eric Heinz
Rep. Alex Valdez, D-5, who represents North Denver, is finishing up his second term in the Colorado House, spearheading a number of environmental policies along the way.
This November, he faces two ambitious opponents in Republican Johnnie Johnson and Unity Party candidate Troy Brekke. Johnson is looking to undo a number of policies that were fronted by the Democratic Party at-large over the last four years, with a...
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By Eric Heinz
Advocates for keeping people housed in Denver have been furious about what they said was an abrupt closure of the Quality Inn at 2601 Zuni St.
The motel had been housing people who were at risk of severe health effects from contracting COVID-19 since Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) contracted with the city to lease the motels through federal funding at the start of the pandemic.
“Early on in our COVID...
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By Basha Cohen
From Halloween costume balls to boozy chills and thrills to haunted houses for the creep-seekers among us to family-and-pet-friendly trick-or-treat festivities, Halloween 2022 is a witchy cauldron of activities.
For the best trick-or-treating in the neighborhood, check out the heart of the Highlands “Ghost District” from Irving Street to Lowell Boulevard between 29th to 31st Avenues, where adults revel in creating...
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By Eric Heinz
Rep. Alex Valdez, D-5, who represents North Denver, is finishing up his second term in the Colorado House, spearheading a number of environmental policies along the way.
This November, he faces two ambitious opponents in Republican Johnnie Johnson and Unity Party candidate Troy Brekke. Johnson is looking to undo a number of policies that were fronted by the Democratic Party at-large over the last four years, with a...
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By Eric Heinz
For Nicole Sullivan, it was a mixed range of emotions in deciding to close BookBar. The BookBar owner announced recently that the Tennyson location will close Jan. 31 after 10 years in business. The owner of the building, Sullivan, told The Denver North Star that she will lease the property in the future after the closure, and she is still looking for a tenant. “No one was more surprised than I was when it started looking...
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By Eric Heinz
For Nicole Sullivan, it was a mixed range of emotions in deciding to close BookBar. The BookBar owner announced recently that the Tennyson location will close Jan. 31 after 10 years in business. The owner of the building, Sullivan, told The Denver North Star that she will lease the property in the future after the closure, and she is still looking for a tenant. “No one was more surprised than I was when it started looking...
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