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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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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This has become one a more pressing question lately. You see, we totally forgot to make any dinner reservations for the few nights of the DNC. I called yesterday to try and get a reservation at the Capital Grill for any of the three main nights during the convention. My logic was simple. I am excited to see and experience the energy of the Democratic National Convention. Since I won’t be attending, at least not that I have worked out yet, I thought maybe a nice dinner during the frenzy would give me a nice viewpoint. And if I figured one place would be knee deep in the lobbyists, political powerhouses, and media superstars I thought the Capital Grill on Larimer would be it. I’ll just have to wait until Monday to find out if I can get us in because a designated person is managing reservations for these few days and they haven’t gotten back to me yet.

Now I doubt my late request will be met, but since I have more than a few nights in their computer history I am hoping that a few reservations might remain for the locals. If it’s not available I will simply try other spots such as the no reservation taking Potager that we love any night of the week.

What I found interesting about my Dinner dilemma was the conversation it created while out to dinner with friends (at Potager of course) last week. After sharing my foolishness in not thinking about reservations during this coveted week earlier I found a very clear split of emotion among my dining companions. What was most interesting was that the opinions were totally opposite. Half of the group would prefer to do what I was attempting, to be out and about in the heart of the energy of the event for Dinner plans. The other half was going to hit the grocery store well in advance and spend each night cooking, safe and secure within the shelter of their loft or bungalow. There was no middle ground. The folks who were going out were doing it big or not at all.

Interesting… So what are you doing for dinner?

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Sometimes the slice of life answers we dream up to make an exaggeration of life turn out to be true. Or sometimes there is just irony such as noticing at Tattered Cover the newly discounted “Spoiling for a Fight: the rise of Elliot Spitzer” book.

In this case the irony involved a post from roughly a month ago about Helicopters flying low and fast around Riverfront Park. My top 10 reasons for the fly by events included at #6 “Homeland Security practice drills”. These reasons were not meant to be realistic, more of a David Letterman tribute.  For example another reason was “The city doing an analysis of rezoning Commons’ park for a Wal Mart”.  But now that I think about it, real estate is getting pretty valuable.

But, as life proves to be ironic, reason #6 turned out to be true as part of the preparation for the DNC. Read about it in the 9 News article “Helicopters to keep flying over downtown for terrorist training“. I knew I should have made that item #1.

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I was cruising down the 16th street mall last week and noticed a bunch of DNC folks out talking to people. It may have been that they were working on this video that recently came out.

So here is my question.. what are you doing for the Democratic National Convention. I keep hearing folks talk about renting out their place. Of course, the stories keep growing and growing. While getting my hair cut last week I heard a story about 900 square feet going for $5000 a night for the 3 main nights. [Read more →]

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That’s right, Denver looks like it could be getting a new Four Seasons hotel. Anyone want to bet that the DNC decision offered a little boost to the idea that Denver is truly becoming the spot to be in. For other Denver Urbanites, the addition of a 5 star hotel right here is a great boost [Read more →]

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That’s right, Denver is going to be in the spotlight again. Just announced this morning, Denver will host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Our city has really grown up to be selected. Here is the CNN news brief, so recent it’s not even in the papers this morning…

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