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Stay In Town- Warwick Denver Hotel

Stay In Town- Warwick Denver Hotel

1776 Grant Street is the address for the Warwick, Denver Hotel. A location in trendy Uptown that marks, depending upon which direction you are headed, the start or the end of Downtown Denver; either way you go it’s a great place to start. Also, not so coincidentally, a tad more convenient to get to from DIA as one doesn’t need to go through downtown traffic. They claim the time to travel to the airport is only 25 minutes and this could be true if no traffic gets in the way.
Warwick Denver boasts a touch of elegance and rightfully so …read more

Monday’s Must See: The 16th Street Mall

Monday’s Must See: The 16th Street Mall

If you are anywhere near Downtown Denver Proper chances are you have seen our Must See this week- and if for any reason you haven’t, then it is time you discovered…
The 16th Street Mall
Spanning the expanse of Downtown, The 16th Street Mall is one of the most convenient and accessible places Denver has to offer. Pick an end of Denver, either Civic Center at Broadway and Colfax, or Market Street Station- the 16th and Market side or hop on one of the FREE 16th Street Mall Shuttles and ride the Mall from start to finish.
The Shuttle Buses run every few …read more

Monday’s Must See: The Brown Palace

Monday’s Must See: The Brown Palace

The Brown Palace!
Henry Cordes Brown, who was originally from Ohio, brought his family to Denver and homesteaded on the 160 acres that is now known as Capitol Hill. Over the years he built up the neighborhood into one of the most swank in Denver at the time. Unfortunately he lost his fortune in economic crisis of 1877 and was forced to sell his estate. not one to be kept down long, he was back in the flush by 1880. Several years later when he was refused entrance into Denver’s fanciest Hotel, The Windsor, because he was wearing his cowboy …read more

Weekend Wows- the Green edition!

Weekend Wows- the Green edition!

Friday:
7:30pm- Brass, Bagpipes and Co- The Denver Brass perform with Celtic Colorado Pipes and Drums, Wick Irish Dancers, Fiddlers and Rocky Mountain Highland Dancers at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday:
10am- St Patrick’s Day Parade Downtown Denver

Sunday:
11am to 3pm- St. Patrick and St. Baldrick’s Celebration at Lansdowne Arms Pub in Highlands Ranch- face painting, bagpipers, step dancers, games, auctions and a parade!
Monday:
4pm to Close- Blarney at Lucky Strike Lanes at Belmar. Celebrate with a Green Beer and Bowling!
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Going to the Chapel?

Going to the Chapel?

While we are on the topic of winter and this weekend- here’s a ditty for those of you who got a pretty ring for the holidays…
 

The Winter Wonderland Bridal Show hits Denver this Sunday, January 13th from noon to 5 pm at the Grand Hyatt Downtown Denver (1750 Welton Street). There will be live fashion shows, door prizes, special day food samplings, spa treatments and big screen TV’s showing the game in case your intended is so inclined.
Pre-register for this event on line and your cost of admission is only $6.00!

Civic Center Park – Not Just a Wonderful Place to Have Lunch

Civic Center Park – Not Just a Wonderful Place to Have Lunch

 
Want an overview of Denver that is lush with history , oozing with scenery and costs absolutely nothing? Why not take a walk through Civic center Park!
Situated right on the southern edge of Downtown, Civic Center Park offers a wealthy full circle view of how Denver came to be and how it operates today. Walk to the middle of the park and twirl in a circle with your arms spread wide…
Congratulations, you’ve taken in over a hundred years worth of history! Stand facing east to spy the Capitol and The Colorado Historical Society & History Museum. Turn to face south …read more

Getting Your Book On…

Getting Your Book On…

As a traveler, you may not be thinking of books- let alone libraries.
Yet, Denver Public Library is worth looking into. As a library system it is ranked in the top 5 of the nation, with an impressive amount of library card holders per capita. Not to mention the Downtown, or Central Library- as we call it, was designed by renowned architect Peter Graves. It is a member of the CLC, which means every card holder has access to practically every library throughout the entire state of Colorado.
Denver Public Library has several branches beyond it’s Central location and we at the …read more


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