The Edgewater Public Market is hoping the second time can be the charm. The Market, a collection of restaurants, many of which are food trucks’ first non mobile locations, and retail shops, opened last November. Before they could fill all their retail spots, however, the pandemic forced them to close. They held a grand reopening on August 1. The grand hall, formerly full of … [Read more...] about Take Two: Edgewater Public Market Holds Reopening
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Closing the Curtains: Denver Puppet Theater Closes Down
Annie Zook started the Denver Puppet theater in 1996. After 24 years of entertaining and educating children in North Denver, she’s closing the curtains for good; the venue is another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I just can’t wait it out,” said Zook, explaining that, like many other small businesses, they had planned on closing temporarily and then reopening, but as … [Read more...] about Closing the Curtains: Denver Puppet Theater Closes Down
Berkeley Residents Hope to Restore Park Bathhouse
In 1907 the Denver Parks Board beautified Berkeley Lake Park by removing swampy regions and seeding the area. The bathhouse first opened in summer of 1913. In order to bring attention to Berkeley Lake Park and the Bathhouse, residents participated in a swimming competition in the lake. By the early 1950s, swimming in Denver lakes was prohibited due to polio outbreaks. By … [Read more...] about Berkeley Residents Hope to Restore Park Bathhouse
A Muralistic Moment for Denver
While murals are nothing new in the world, what was once considered destructive “tagging” and graffiti, was elevated in NYC in the 1980s by legendary street artist Keith Herring. His influence, and so many others since have crossed generational divides, providing inspiration and beauty to urban and, more recently, suburban streetscapes. Northwest Denver has splashed … [Read more...] about A Muralistic Moment for Denver
North Denver Metal Sculptors Have New Installation at Botanic Gardens
The Iris and Daylily Garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens has some new, metallic flowers added thanks to a North Denver couple. Amoreena Corbin and her husband Joshua run the 23rd Ave Sculpture Studio at 23rd Ave and King St. Their team has designed four new gates, called arbors, for the Botanic Gardens. Amoreena Corbin describes their work as “Custom artistic pieces that are … [Read more...] about North Denver Metal Sculptors Have New Installation at Botanic Gardens