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Chance Hale
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Grocery stores not selling wine or decent veer sucks coming from Austin, is there any chance of it changing in the near future?
They technically passed a law allowing that, from what I heard.
I'm assuming it still packed with 3.2 at King Soopers?
All the grocery stores have 3.2.
Most major chains have a single flagship that does have real booze since the law allows one liquor license per company, not store. The target in Glendale, King Soopers in Glendale, Costco on wadsworth etc all have booze. https://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/3h3x2k/which_costco_sells_alcohol/
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/10/governor-bill-to-allow-grocery-stores-to-sell-wine-beer-liquor/
Good news: a law was passed last year to allow stores to expand alcohol sales
Bad news: it's being phased in over 20 motherfucking years
phazedplasma
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Just go to a liquor store? There are plenty of great ones.
Going to be in Denver next week for a conference starting on Saturday the 29th, to Thursday. Any advice on things I can do without a car. Most of the weekdays will be taken up by the SIMB conference but I'll have my nights free. I'm honestly not into the bar/beer scene very much (i know i know sad) but would love to do something outdoorsy in nature. I won't have a car though 8(. And I don't know anyone there so advice on things to do alone would also be helpful. I'm staying at the Sheraton downtown. Thanks DenverGaf!
SE Denver/Glendale is mostly where I know where they live, I know from my violin teacher. There's a couple businesses and a Russian Orthodox Church,
On Iliff there's that Russian joint in Aurora, Masha & The Bear.
A number of Jewish Russian families were resettled in that area around the collapse of the Soviet Union. My family helped on of them in the early 90s. There's nothing like a 'little odessa' or anything but i believe there is a sizable Russian population.
DrForester
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FYI.
The Denver Beaujo's on Colorado Boulevard lost its building lease and is closing tomorrow. Unknown when they will find new premises.
Get that pizza while you can.
The Denver Beaujo's on Colorado Boulevard lost its building lease and is closing tomorrow. Unknown when they will find new premises.
Get that pizza while you can.
In Denver it is. It's really annoying up in Boulder where stores have to be separate because you can't find the black label kombucha because stores can't sell it due to it having over 0.5% alcohol and liquor stores don't carry kombucha.
Violence Jack
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My wife and I are going to head there for dinner tonight hoping that it's not absolutely slammed. It sucks because it's the only pizza place I've been to that has dairy-free cheese. I hope they find another area soon.
Oh, so that's what it is. We just moved to Colorado Springs from another state and my wife and I were wondering why there were so many liquor stores. They're everywhere.
Damn I've been meaning to try it out too. Sucks cause I'm outta town.
So I still have about a year left in California before I move to Denver, trying to save some money and just trying to think about how I'm going to do it.
I'm going because of a film school, a dream that I've always had. So I'm going for it.
I'm in my twenties, 23 to be exact. First time that I'm moving out and living without knowing anyone in Colorado.
I have my own car, and the plan so far is to find a roommate or something. Have some interviews set up by the time that I get there, get a job as soon as possible.
Anything basically, as of right now I work at a car wash place. We don't actually clean cars by hand, it's more of a machine car wash. Customer service, cash and push buttons. I Should have a year of experience by the time that I move.
I'm going for a fresh start in life, armadillo is moving to Denver in 2018.
I'm going because of a film school, a dream that I've always had. So I'm going for it.
I'm in my twenties, 23 to be exact. First time that I'm moving out and living without knowing anyone in Colorado.
I have my own car, and the plan so far is to find a roommate or something. Have some interviews set up by the time that I get there, get a job as soon as possible.
Anything basically, as of right now I work at a car wash place. We don't actually clean cars by hand, it's more of a machine car wash. Customer service, cash and push buttons. I Should have a year of experience by the time that I move.
I'm going for a fresh start in life, armadillo is moving to Denver in 2018.
Chasm Skulker
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Went to Breckenridge on a ski holiday a loooong time ago, that was my first time in America. Always wanted to go back.
DO IT.
I mean, I left Denver. But I wholeheartedly recommend moving somewhere you have no attachments and don't know anyone. I did and it was the best.
Definitely, plan on it, this last Friday and Saturday I took a trip to San Francisco just for an adventure. I live in a town and there's not much diversity. But going to the city is just something else, plus seeing people around my age just enjoying life, inspires me.
They're living life in San Francisco, expensive as fuck but they still do it.
I went to this indie dance party at this bar and it was fun, I was a loner but I still danced.
Hopefully being in a city just makes it a little easier to do stuff and meet new people.
What parts of Denver are where millennials live, the hipster parts?
For high millenial density something like the colored areas:
In this context hipster means millenials moving into gentrifying areas, so the same map above but the outer areas southwest and north mostly. The cherry creek pocket in the middle isn't gentrifying, it's just expensive and full of older people. Southeast is mostly families, you'll move there or to stapleton when you get married and want kids.
FallingEdge
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Still can't believe the changes Five Points has gone through.
When I was growing up in Littleton, it was pretty much, if you went there as a suburbanite, you instantly died in a hail of gunfire. In my early/mid-twenties, it was going through a renaissance and I really enjoyed the way the neighborhood was claiming and owning its awesome history.
I moved from Denver about a decade ago, although I'm visiting this week. Did it gentrify?
Jeebus, they call 5 Points, RINO now?
Is Chubby's still around? I';m going to be very angry if I can't get a chiccarones burrito from there.
Hot. High 80s low 90s. Occasional clouds but mostly sunny.
Hopefully I'll move in June so I don't have to deal with the Central Valley heat over here in California, it's around 110 all week long.
Plus I hope to be there to spend the 4th of July in Denver and get myself settled down by finding a job over the summer and finally going to school in the fall
I know you're banned but for everyone else chubby's is still around, but there is a plethora of great mexican too. Tacos Pancho Villa opened at 4th and federal and it's great
Chance Hale
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Will I need snow tires in a few months?
Aizo
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I recommend it. If you live west of Denver at all, I double recommend it.
I'll be getting them for my towncar. The Floridian in me is scared for my first winter.
Chance Hale
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I live in Five Points/Uptown but I drive constantly and go hiking a lot so it'll be needed then.
I actually started driving in Alaska but I was a teen then and whenever first snow would fall my parents wouldn't let me drive until they switched the tires. Obviously have to rely on my own judgement now lol.
Edit: as someone who lived in Alaska, once snow starts falling is it ever present until late Spring or does it come and go? Black ice in Anchorage was a nightmare but thankfully not too frequent.
Get ready to be disappointed in snow, as a kid I always thought it was beautiful powder but then we moved to Alaska and it was giant chunks of ice 90% of the time lol
Our snow is beautiful because it's pristine and then melts a day later. Record for days on the ground is around 60 and that was extreme.
If you're in the city and have front wheel drive with good tires it's fine. Just have someone who knows how to drive in snow guide you the first few times. Snow tires never hurt though.
devon the dude
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My wife and I are doing the same, actually put our house up a few weeks ago with plans to head east after the school year. With the heat and poor air quality it's not healthy for our kids to be out playing during the summer, when they should be out playing. We are looking more towards boulder/Erie area
I think it wasn't for a while but now it's getting to be something. There's a relatively new theather that hosts it (SIE on colfax) and they're getting bigger films/names.
FlaygletheBagel
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This weekend my family and I are moving all the way across the country from the southeast US, into one of the towns a little north of Denver. We're super excited!! We've never been anywhere further west in the continental US than Arkansas.
Anyone here move from the East coast to CO? And if so, what are some of the things you wish you knew about CO before you moved?
Anyone here move from the East coast to CO? And if so, what are some of the things you wish you knew about CO before you moved?
that's my goal too! I visited awhile back for the legal pot but the mountains hit me hard. just being near them seemed to make me feel lighter.
my plan is similar to yours. save up some cash and get there. cheers to us
Chance Hale
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Left town to visit family in Houston and now in Memphis for a few weeks(grandmother had a spinal surgery)and good god I will never live in a humid place again. Already missing Denver and the wonderful cool front we were having.
Aguero9320
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I moved from England to the East Coast to Colorado Springs. It's awesome. Took me a couple of years to find a good cheese steak, but find a Taste of Philly and you are set (Jersey Mike's second best)
Hello Coloradans. My girlfriend and I will be visiting Boulder and Denver for a few days without a car. I'm wondering what the best way to get from the airport to downtown Boulder early afternoon on a Friday is. We were going to Uber but maybe there's a better local option. I see there's a RTD bus but I don't think I want to spend an extra half hour of our limited time riding on one with bags.
Also, any really amazing next level donut places in either city? I've been craving one.
Also, any really amazing next level donut places in either city? I've been craving one.
Navidson REC
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I've taken the RTD bus with lots of bags so many times, never had any issues. But, yeah, it does take longer, so if time is of the essence, you should opt for Uber/Lyft. That will be way more expensive though.
If you do end up taking the bus, make sure you have the right amount of cash as they don't have any change on hand.
How much time do you have in Boulder? There are so many cool hikes there! And you can probably walk many places or rent bikes for longer distances. I lived there for a year and biked everywhere.
Not sure about a good donut place right now, but if you wanna hang out at a cool bar, check out no name bar. It's a sketchy door with no sign behind the Cosmo's pizza place right next to campus (I think on Broadway and University). They have an amazing beer + pizza happy hour deal.
Other great bars I can only recommend are Dark Horse (absolutely classic), Southern Sun and Mountain Sun.
I could go on and on haha. I myself just came back from a three week trip to the same area.
Thanks for the recs. I generally don't really mind the bus, even with bags. I used to actually live right on a bus line that went to the airport and it was how I always went, but I'd rather not on this trip.
Unfortunately I only have a couple of days in Boulder but it's mostly already planned out. I'm visiting a friend who lived there for several years and he's got the hikes and most food taken care of.
Too bad. I was living in Chicago a couple of years ago while a donut arms race seemed to be going on. There were so many amazing places popping up and I've been thinking lately how even good donut places I've been to elsewhere around the country don't compare to some that I had there.
Chance Hale
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I had voodoo donuts a lot when I lived in Austin while on 6th street and honestly find it pretty disgusting. They're so heavy and rich that I couldn't eat more than half of one without hating myself. And that was while wasted and lacking self control.
I'm sure they're a little different from place to place but when I was in Portland I couldn't understand why people were waiting in line for 45+ minutes at Voodoo when there was a much superior Blue Star Donuts a 5 minute walk away with a 3 minute wait.
Similarly, in Georgetown, Washington, DC there's a really great cupcake place called Baked & Wired (the latter half being coffee) with reasonable lines like 2 minutes from Georgetown Cupcakes which has long waits, but is famous.
ExitPlanetDust
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It's a bit out of the way but Daylight Donuts in Thornton is pretty good. Just shoot up I25 and exit 144th.
I hate to be one of "those people", but I would be totally alright if Gourdough's opened a place up here. I've traveled far and wide and they are top tier. I don't care if the Flying Pig shaves years off my life. Hell we have a Firebowl and a Torchy's, so I guess it isn't outside the realm of possibility.
I hate to be one of "those people", but I would be totally alright if Gourdough's opened a place up here. I've traveled far and wide and they are top tier. I don't care if the Flying Pig shaves years off my life. Hell we have a Firebowl and a Torchy's, so I guess it isn't outside the realm of possibility.
Team Jones
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Oct. 19th - 23rd
We want to experience the city [coffee shops, restaurants, lounges] and nature [14er, Parks]
We'll have a rental car.
Are West Highlands and Washington Park a good areas to look for places to stay?
Is there an area where we could stay to wake to great views? (I looked into Golden, Co but assuming that too far outside of the Denver to get a feel for the city)
Which 14er should we do? ...we're all athletic (still nothing too crazy). we want great views during our trek!
What's a good place to watch the sunrise and/or set?
We want to experience the city [coffee shops, restaurants, lounges] and nature [14er, Parks]
We'll have a rental car.
Are West Highlands and Washington Park a good areas to look for places to stay?
Is there an area where we could stay to wake to great views? (I looked into Golden, Co but assuming that too far outside of the Denver to get a feel for the city)
Which 14er should we do? ...we're all athletic (still nothing too crazy). we want great views during our trek!
What's a good place to watch the sunrise and/or set?
for your 14st fourteerner i'd recommend Quandary Peak south of Breckenridge. Breck is also a great town to visit while you're up there. Even though you're athletic I would still be very conscious of the lack of oxygen and take it easy/drink LOTS of water.
wash park and highlands are two great areas. What kind of food are you into? There are some great ethnic enclaves (like south federal) and in general the restuarant scene is great.
EDIT also it will be pretty cold up in the mountains when you come, especially on the 14er. Be prepared for that and weather. Leave early, dress in warm layers, and get back to tree line by noon to 1pm.
Team Jones
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Thank you! I'll check out Quandary Peak south of Breckenridge on 14ers.com ... and having a town to visit while there is PERFECT! I definitely won't under estimate the power of nature; athletic or not.
I'm a vegan, but I make due where ever I go, my homies eat whatever... we like cool chill restaurants & lounges (not necessarily popular or fancy, just good vibes).
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