550 jobs are open at the revived and renovated Casa Bonita. Cartoonist Peter Moore imagines what it will really take to work there.
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Trout (and anglers) love Colorado’s Dream Stream — and transported trees could keep it thriving
On a brilliant October late afternoon, Jerry Backes casts a long shadow into the steady current of the South Platte River, in roughly the same direction he casts a fly to entice the teeming life below. The water carries his line for a few seconds but soon snags on vegetation coursing downstream. But for Backes, […]
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“South Park” creators agree to buy Casa Bonita, promise to improve the food
Art imitates life, imitates art? In a virtual news conference with Gov. Jared Polis, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the animated series South Park confirmed they’ve reached an agreement to buy Casa Bonita. The legendary Lakewood Mexican restaurant has been shuttered since early in the pandemic. Its owner, Summit Restaurant Group, declared bankruptcy […]
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Nicolais: They almost killed Casa Bonita! South Park creators aim to come to the rescue
Casa Bonita should be every bit as eternal as the gastrointestinal suffering it has caused over the past 50 years. Yet, just as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered other Colorado eateries, it closed the iconic restaurant last year. Free tours of the paradise/hellscape within the apropos Pepto Bismol-pink tower persist and the arcade is open, but […]