Why this award-winning Colorado brewery wants people to invest in its business at a time when the...

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 5/1 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Crowdfunding campaigns are nothing new in Colorado s craft beer industry. Dozens of breweries have raised money on platforms like Kickstarter and GoFundMe to finance everything from startup costs to...

Denver-area small businesses navigate ever-changing tariffs, uncertainty

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 4/28 5:49A Judith Kohler

After several years of working in the food industry, Karina Tittjung pursued a passion of hers and about a year ago opened a pet boutique in the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora. The store sells an array...

A complete guide to 2025 metro Denver farmers markets

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/24 2:00A Brittany Anas

Farmers market season in Colorado typically runs from May through October or, in more delicious terms, from the first spears of asparagus to the pumpkin harvest. In between, stalls brim with tart...

These breweries will push the boundaries of beer at Collaboration Fest

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/14 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series,  Staff Favorites . Each week, we give our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden...

The best new hotel in the world is in Denver, says Esquire

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/10 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Coloradans looking to book a room at one of the best hotels in the country might want to consider a staycation in Denver. This week, Esquire unveiled its list of the best new hotels in the world ,...

Two of Colorado’s largest independent craft breweries are merging

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/2 6:00A Jonathan Shikes

Two independent Colorado breweries, both longtime backbones of the craft beer industry, will merge into a single entity, according to the owners of both companies. Left Hand Brewing, which was founded...

Say goodbye to the Mercury Cafe, and other things to do in Denver

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/27 2:00A The Know

Final verse Thursday. It s the end of the line and the end of the rhyme for the Mercury Cafe , which is closing after 50 years of leading Denver s creative scene-making, from comedy to music to poetry...

Mexican restaurant opening next to Mission Ballroom

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/26 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

Smoking meat takes time and patience. The end result, though, is usually worth the wait. The same could be said for opening a restaurant in post-pandemic Denver, where things don’t always go as...

Five years after the pandemic began, Colorado’s restaurant industry isn’t the same. Will it ever...

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/17 2:00A Miguel Otárola

When Gov. Jared Polis ordered Colorado restaurants to stop all indoor dining on March 17, 2020, Annette was hitting its stride. Opened in 2016, the Aurora restaurant was building a name with its...

Latino-owned small businesses are growing quickly. This Colorado organization is showing them the...

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 3/12 6:53A Elizabeth Hernandez

Patsy Aguilar longed to bring a taste of the Mexican city of Mazatlán to Colorado. She and her husband excelled in the kitchen, whipping up fresh seafood and ceviches from their homeland. But when it...

Denver Restaurant Week, Soccer Mommy plays the Ogden and more things to do in Denver

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/6 2:00A John Wenzel, Jonathan Shikes

Denver Restaurant Week 2025 Friday-March 16 . Denver Restaurant Week (which is actually 10 days long) begins Friday, March 7, with more than 300 participating restaurants, all of which will be...

Arvada, after nixing homeless facility amid neighborhood outcry, still faces a growing problem. Now...

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/23 2:00A John Aguilar

Albert Gurule is homeless in Arvada. But the 54-year-old electrician is trying to get housed and is looking for work. After being evicted from his apartment a year ago, Gurule slept on the streets of...

Union members start 2-week strike of King Soopers stores across metro Denver

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/6 1:00A Judith Kohler

Union members kicked off a two-week strike of King Soopers stores across metro Denver early Thursday morning to protest what they say were unfair labor practices during contract negotiations. About 10,000 employees of the supermarket chain were...

Four Denver restaurant dishes we loved in January, from eggplant to tiramisu

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 2/4 2:00A Miguel Otárola

Metro Denver’s food scene has never been as vibrant as it is today, something The Denver Post’s food writers and the rest of the staff of The Know understand. That’s why we’re out on the town as much...

Icy relationship: Tension is building between the Denver and Aurora mayors — and not for the first...

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 2/2 2:00A John Aguilar, Max Levy

The relationship between the mayors of Denver and Aurora, neighboring cities that are home to nearly 1 in 5 Coloradans, isn t looking so neighborly these days. Not good, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman told...