Bar and Restaurant Owners Are Optimistic That the All-Star Game Will Draw Much-Needed Crowds
Businesses are staffing up, preparing special menus, and extending hours in hopes of attracting jersey-wearing patrons.
How Ryan McMahon Became One of the Rockies Best Players
The versatile infielder may not have made the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been one of the best players in baseball this season. 5280 asked him how he improved each aspect of his game over the past few months.
All the MLB-Sponsored All-Star Week Events Coming to Denver
What you need to know to enjoy MLB’s All-Star Week in the Mile High City.
How to Catch a Ball at the All-Star Week Home Run Derby
We’ve mapped the hot zones where you might expect to glove a dinger.
13 Denver Breweries We Love Within a Baseball’s Throw of Coors Field
Yes, you can get an icy Coors Light at the stadium, but these taprooms offer the true flavor of the Mile High City.
8 Denver Area Events That Have Nothing to Do With Baseball
How to spend All-Star Week if you’d prefer to be taken out to anywhere but the ball game.
Do the Colorado Rockies Really Deserve to Host an All-Star Game?
The 2021 MLB All-Star Game will be played at Coors Field just a few months after the Rockies made one of the worst trades in baseball history.
Former Rockies Favorite and Two-Time All-Star Vinny Castilla Gets Nostalgic
We spoke with the one-time third baseman about playing in the 1998 All-Star Game and what he’s excited for this time around.
10 Reasons to Visit Denver’s National Ballpark Museum
From a piece of the Green Monster to a Cubs on-deck circle you can actually stand on, the National Ballpark Museum in LoDo contains a charming, approachable collection of memorabilia that will make you fall in love with America’s pastime all over again.
5 Dive Bars Where You Can Pregame (and Postgame, Too!)
Had enough of soulless sports bars? Try one of these dives if you’re looking for a shot of Jack and an ice-cold Coors Banquet—and a whole lot of character.
The 2021 All-Star Drinking Game
For the Denverites who can’t swing a ticket to the week’s main event, this one’s for you. Bottoms up.
4 New Bars to Watch the All-Star Game in Denver
Plus, five winning spots for pregame and postgame hangouts.
How the Rockies’ Grounds Crew Is Preparing for the All-Star Game
Mark Razum, longtime head groundskeeper at Coors Field, talks lawn care, grass design, and what it takes to host the Midsummer Classic in Denver.
Icon Source Wants to Help College Athletes Get Paid
The Denver-based company enables brands to communicate directly with sports agents, helping bulldoze an immemorial barrier.
Alternatives to Calling the Denver Police Department
Denver’s STAR Program is a success. So much so that it’s expanding this year. Here are some more local resources to phone if you don’t want to call the police.
Why This Popular Denver Beer Is Made With Climbing Chalk
Wynkoop Brewing’s On Belay Hazy IPA gains a pillowy mouthfeel from the addition of the edible compound, which is used by rock climbers to improve grips on holds.
CU Boulder Announces New Center for African and African American Studies
Students, scholars, and community members joined forces to bring a new space for Black intellectual thought to the flagship campus.
The Best Denver Hotels for Your 2021 All-Star Game Stay
Whether you’re a visitor to Denver or a local looking to make a staycation out of All-Star Week, these landing spots won’t disappoint.
8 Front Range Bars and Restaurants Offering an Element of Escapism
From a dive bar with a boat inside to tiki-themed hangouts, here’s where you can get away without leaving the Denver area.
Artist Will Day Has Something to Say—But Not With Words
The Boulder-based abstract painter uses giant canvases and spirited colors to explore themes of isolation and connection in this post-pandemic era.
A Sneak Peek at Tattered Cover’s New Kid-Centric Store
The new bookstore at Stanley Marketplace aims to ignite children’s imaginations and encourage diversity.
Red Rocks Is Officially All the Way Back
Shakey Graves headlined the first full-capacity concert at the iconic venue since the onset of the pandemic on Wednesday night. We went to see what the packed crowd looked like.
Joyce Tsai Wants to Make the Clyfford Still Museum Your Museum
The newly hired director of the art institution talks inclusivity in art, and what she envisions for the museum as it celebrates 10 years.
Want to Try Plant-Based Eating? Consider These 6 Delicious Restaurants
Expand your vegetable horizons with meat-free bibimbap, cauliflower tacos, gnocchi with kale pesto, and more.
