Colorado brewers nab an impressive 22 medals at World Beer Cup

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 5/6 7:10A Tiney Ricciardi

The World Beer Cup, an international beer competition hosted by Boulder-based trade organization the Brewers Association, honored craft beer-makers globally Thursday for the first time since 2018. And...

Opinion: Exploring magic mushrooms — Do we need more ways to legally abuse drugs?

The Dever Post (Opinion) 5/5 1:00A DP Opinion

Do we need more ways to legally abuse drugs? Re: “Just like with pot, Denver is leading the way for legal psilocybin,” April 24 commentary Doug Friednash’s commentary in The Sunday Post was irresponsible. He is advocating the legalization of...

Opinion: The New Grand Old Party — Perhaps true conservatives should form non-extremist party

The Dever Post (Opinion) 4/26 1:00A DP Opinion

Concern for the Republican Party’s future Re: If Hanks and Peters are nominated, GOP can kiss this election goodbye,” April 17 commentary Dick Wadhams is right about the Republicans becoming increasingly irrelevant if the election extremists win...

Letters: Seeking safety, enforcement on public transportation

The Dever Post (Opinion) 4/8 1:00P DP Opinion

Seeking safety, enforcement on public transportation We arrived at Denver International Airport this past Sunday at 8 p.m. from a trip to the UK. On the train at DIA, we were greeted by Mayor Michael Hancock’s voice saying, “Welcome to the Mile...

Opinion: Why we should bid the anachronism of valedictorian farewell

The Dever Post (Opinion) 3/23 8:13A Michael P Mazenko

Elon Musk was not valedictorian in high school. Neither was Bill Gates whose 2.2 GPA at one point alarmed his parents. Ronald Reagan graduated with a C-average. None of these esteemed men were mediocre in intelligence or achievements, regardless...

Brauchler: Cherry Creek schools redefine “valedictorian” as “mediocrity”

The Dever Post (Opinion) 3/18 7:32A George Brauchler

The pursuit of excellence has suffered another blow. Farewell to valedictorians . From February 23 to March 12, thousands of high school students from hundreds of high schools throughout Colorado competed in the single-elimination annual girls...

The latest trend in Colorado beer? Cocktails.

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 3/17 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Kevin DeLange and his team at Dry Dock Brewing Co. in Aurora had long thought about making hard seltzer, but by the time they released its original line called Mysters seltzers in 2020m it felt too...

“We’re not going anywhere”: Regulars keep Denver’s cigar bars afloat during pandemic

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 3/11 2:00A Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton

Stanley Pappas, a 30-year cigar industry veteran, has watched customers from all walks of life settle in for a smoke at his two stores: Stanley Pappas Fine Cigars in Greenwood Village and Stanley...

Now trending at Colorado’s coolest hotels: bunk beds, and not just for kids

The Denver Post (Travel) 3/10 1:00A Sarah Kuta

The next time you book a stay at a Colorado hotel, you may see a new room option among all the double-queens and kings: rooms with bunk beds. No, they’re not hostel-style bunk rooms shared with...

How to celebrate Denver’s 303 Day? With live music and food and drink deals.

The Denver Post (Entertainment) 3/2 1:00A John Wenzel

For the last 13 years, a growing number of Denverites have celebrated 303 Day an unofficial holiday for all-things-Mile-High-City with parties, deals and drinks, and one-off shows. As some may remember, the first 303 Day (named after Denver s...

30 pop-punk, punk-rock and emo concerts coming to Denver in 2022

The Denver Post (Entertainment) 2/25 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Pop-punk and emo bands are currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity and dominating concert calendars, with dozens of shows in those and adjacent genres already slated to come through Denver in 2022. Truth be told, many of these artists...

“Downtown is dead”: Why Denver restaurants are moving to the suburbs

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 2/16 2:00A Josie Sexton

When brothers Jason and Kris Wallenta opened their first restaurant, Dos Santos, in 2015, they knew exactly what they were looking for in a location: high-ceilings, exposed brick and metal, communal...

Opinion: A plan emerges to fix Colorado’s broken mental health system

The Dever Post (Opinion) 2/9 7:49A Brittany Pettersen, Faith Winter

An effective and well-functioning behavioral health system should treat people in need early to prevent a crisis further down the road. But in Colorado, our system fails to do so year after year. For far too long, behavioral health has been a...