Arts and Culture

Enigma Bazaar is a hybrid performance and art space which includes a bar, lounge, patio, gallery, rental room, and stage. The venue aims to be a community hub where artists, patrons, and staff feel inspired through all their senses and by the spirit of multi-disciplinary art and collaboration. That inspiration can range from simply feeling invigorated by a sensual experience to … [Read more...] about The Future of a 38th Ave Business No Longer an Enigma

Denver native Rico Jones, a professional musician and composer, didn’t know that an informal musical gathering of friends on his porch would take him to mediation with the City Council of Denver. What began as a small affair became a weekly event featuring some of the most seasoned jazz musicians in town who played from Jones’ North Denver family home to a regular weekly … [Read more...] about After Complaints and Mediation, Jazz Returns to Sloan’s Lake

Mayor Speer (yes, like the street) died during the pandemic of 1918, quite possibly of the Spanish flu. The Auraria campus area was once the home of a thriving Latino community who were pushed out by city officials. Highland was once it’s own city. Mayor Peña wore truly terrible looking eyeglasses larger than some LoHi apartments (though, in his defense, it was the 1980s). … [Read more...] about ‘Building Denver’ Exhibit Invites You to be Part of Denver’s Future

Mark Dardano is a verifiable Denver Northsider with almost 100 years of community history to his family’s name. In the early 1900s, his grandfather built a house on 38th & Kalamath Street where his father was later born and where only two blocks away his mother would grow up on 39th and Jason Street. Mark and his six siblings were raised in that Kalamath house, and it … [Read more...] about Long-time North Denver Musician Strikes Upbeat Chord about Venues Re-opening

After over a year of being closed to the public, Denver Public Library’s Smiley Branch Library looks forward to opening its doors again in late April. While access will initially be in a limited capacity due to COVID-19 safety measures, Smiley will become publicly accessible soon, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. Curbside pickup will continue and be available … [Read more...] about Smiley Branch Library Welcomes Back Customers after Renovation