Denver Post: Living

Just because summer has ended doesn’t mean that patio season has, too.
When local restaurateurs were forced to get creative (or rather, survive) during the pandemic, Colorado cities and towns were introduced to a host of heated and covered outdoor dining options to keep the party going during the winter.

The holidays are officially here and what better way to make your spirits bright than by sipping festive beverages at a themed pop-up bar?
In recent years, a growing number of bars have gone the way of Clark Griswold, decking the halls with an almost unfathomable number of holiday lights, endless strands of garland and ornaments that glitter.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Jordan and Ralph Hinton have been raising and selling pigs for livestock shows for nearly a decade.
Now, they’ve opened a butcher and deli shop called Salt at 611 Wilcox St.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Coloradans are a generous bunch, which should put most of us (with a few exceptions) on Santa’s “nice” list this year. But there are some things we need, some presents we’re not afraid to ask for — ones that would make living here even better than it already is.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Dear Amy: My mother-in-law is causing a rift in the family that’s hurting my husband.
We haven’t been married long, and his divorce was a contentious one. His ex managed to delay every step of the divorce, and went after everything she could, including the house, which he ended up leaving to her just to bring the proceedings to an end.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

For Colorado beer drinkers, there’s no better time of year than the weeks between Halloween and Christmas, because that’s when local breweries load up their sleighs full of big, rich beers and gift them to all of us, regardless of whether we’ve been naughty or nice.

Dear Amy: I have a marriage question.
I have taken a sort of “vow of silence” around my husband of 40 years.
I am not giving him “the silent treatment.” I respond to questions, provide the occasional benign observation, and try to make statements of support.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

As Denver’s oldest operating bar, My Brother’s Bar never had an automated phone system, online ordering or reservations before the pandemic. Like the age of the bar, everything was old school.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Dear Amy: Neither my wife nor I came from money. But thanks to a lot of hard work, good choices — and luck — our children will come into money.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

As the temperatures dip, a warm sip of a cozy cocktail is sure to keep you in good spirits this winter.
Of course you’re familiar with hottie toddies, classic eggnog and spiked hot chocolate, but a host of restaurants in and around Denver have come up with some creative ways to defrost even the most frigid souls.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share