Urban Life in Denver

Ezra Shanken, the Statewide Finance Chair for the Colorado Young Democrats shot me an email asking if I would share the above invitation for a Convention Kickoff Party Sunday NIght.

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East West Urban Management, the property management company for the Riverfront Park neighborhood attended last week’s meeting discussing the upcoming Tent University activities during the DNC. Here is an update they just released and a special thanks to them for [Read more →]

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After months of planning for the DNC a last minute change moves the Tent University Demonstrators from City Park to Cuernavaca Park. Nothing like throwing an additional 50,000 demonstrators into a neighborhood that only has a couple weeks to prepare for it.

City Park residents are happy because their expressed displeasure may well have gotten the Tent University demonstrators moved. Of course residents in Riverfront Park are less than pleased. With the 16th street corridor in the heart of Riverfront it is expected that Little Raven Street will become the corridor for access between Cuernavaca and the city.

Councilwoman Judy Montero is getting an earful from CPV residents unhappy with the move. Tonight, at 7 PM at the Flourmill lofts (2000 Little Raven St.) Judy will be list

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Wordcamp San Francisco 2008

For any fellow bloggers out there I wanted to make sure you know that WordCamp 2008 in San Francisco is coming up Saturday August 16th.  At only $20 to attend it’s the travel that creates the real costs.  What could be more fun than a whole bunch of bloggers and techies getting together to chat about what works, what doesn’t, and what the newest cool thing is.

http://2008.sf.wordcamp.org/

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I can tell the DNC is almost here. Yesterday at the corner of 16th and Little Raven I noticed the post signs with Denver 2008 boldly displayed in plain typeface just seconds before a small group of Jehovah witnesses handing me a brochure. They were very polite and non intrusive in how they approached me which may be better manners than we can expect very shortly. The signs, both literal and figurative, are showing us that the excitement is almost upon us.

The news agencies are discussing the strength of our police and emergency support. Demonstrators are complaining that they will be too far away from the real action. Residents are wondering what life in Denver will be like that week. I was simply preparing for the one night out we do have planned during the DNC with a dinner at the Capital Grill so I thought I would stop in and grab a bite last night.

To begin with, I cannot stress that I have yet to find anyplace in Denver that consistently prepares a martini to the quality level of Capital Grill. Back when I went out a bit more you might find me enjoying a couple of these when dining there. The recipe is simple, Ketel One dirty with blue cheese stuffed olives. What is not simple is the execution. For those of you who appreciate a good olive you know that most restaurants or bars either don’t offer the blue cheese stuffed olive or use an inferior blue cheese. Bad blue cheese in an olive is simply disappointing. But whatever your martini selection, the Capital Grill has one of the best. Now in the spirit of the upcoming power suit lobbyist and political spectacle we should help those visiting our city by letting them know where the best martini is. What is your vote.

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The Cherry Creek Chronicle

I didn’t expect it, but checking through the popularity logs of this site one post continually rises to the top. I had hoped it might be something about saving the planet or taking a train to the mountains… but no… it’s about the Best Cougar Bar in Denver. Unfortunately the poll tied to this post got wiped out many many months ago when the site went through a major Wordpress ugrade. One of the risks of being an early adopter I suppose.

For those who seem to find this the most curious of questions I will repost the poll. Feel free to share with me any new Cougar destinations I might have missed.

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For anyone who wants to read the original Cougar post click here.

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Family in Commons Park on the 4th

What makes a neighborhood a great neighborhood to raise a family? Which criteria matter the most? Would you say it was the school system, the public parks and playgrounds, or simple safety. What about the value of a dollar towards your real estate, because let’s face it people usually make the transition from [Read more →]

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The Police at Red Rocks

Last night I had the opportunity to take a walk down memory lane. It was back to a time when I cruised around my small Ohio town in a 1974 forest green Beetle that had been outfitted with a high tech Sony Cassette system that fed tunes to the monster woofers in the back (supported on a home built plywood panel) and small Boston Acoustics cut and placed into the side boards. The stereo probably cost as much as the car which I had bought in Baltimore while living one of many summers eating Chesapeake Blue Crabs smother in Old Bay, Phillips Harborplace Oysters, and sliced fresh tomatoes with a touch of salt and pepper. But I needed great tunes in that car for it’s 8 hour drive back to Ohio. And one of the mixed tapes that surely be playing on that road trip would have included classic Elvis Costello and the Police, along with a myriad of other artists of that time. [Read more →]

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