#W Colorado Boulevard

[rokhal]

ANGR fanfic: Up Close

Tears running down my face 'Til he looks back and turns it up all the way / And then I feel, I feel a song holdin' me tight I think a drivеr might've saved my night

Robbie’s niche musical taste saves a life.

Warning for suicide attempt, non-graphic, subtextual.

(Inspired by A Driver Saved My Night (up close) which was playing at the gym, and which I mis-heard as A Driver Saved My Life, and which does not at any point appear in this fanfic. And inspired by the Colorado Street Bridge in LA, which is very beautiful and, uh, has very high fences to keep people from jumping off.)

Two-fifteen on a Sunday morning; the bars were closing, the amateur clubbers were heading home, and the locals with ties to some after-hours scene were heading to private parties in garages and basements to keep the music and tequila flowing. Robbie didn’t go to parties anymore, but his rideshare gig had opened his eyes to a far broader range of music and hedonism than he’d ever explored as a rebellious fifteen-year-old. Five years was a lifetime ago.

Robbie was in Pasadena. This was a problem because he had work in the morning and Pasadena was anywhere between twenty minutes and two hours from Hillrock Heights, depending on traffic and construction. But the Uber app had been considerate enough to actually book him a pax heading toward home, so he was trying to stay awake enough not to crash into a pylon or lose control of his body and let Eli strangle the pax as they meandered through roomy suburbs lit by brand-new LED streetlights.

“You can play your music,” the pax grumbled as she pressed her damp face into the Charger’s window. She was about Robbie’s age, wearing a designer sweatsuit and missing a shoe. She’d been waiting alone on a street corner by the bar for him to pick her up, no one watching her back as she verified that he was the driver who’d matched her in the app, which for a woman meant that she either had bad friends or no friends.

Robbie’s music was an acquired taste. Eli had suggested Robbie add his current selection to his playlist, not knowing what it was, and now Robbie played it at full volume whenever he wanted Eli to shut up. It was titled Fuck Your Punk Rock, and was the most punk-rock thing Robbie had ever heard. “You sure?” he checked, reaching for his phone.

“I’m done being an inconvenience,” the pax spat. “Sure.”

Robbie woke his phone up and un-paused Fuck Your Punk Rock. A scream of metallic rage thundered through the Charger, and the pax jolted away from the window.

The pax stared at Robbie’s phone, followed the cable to the tape deck and back again as though to confirm nothing was broken. The current track was mainly static and electronic glitches, but there was a swelling undercurrent of clangs and creaks, and faintly an angry human voice. “You like that?” she asked.

Robbie shrugged. Listening to it at full volume felt a little like being the Rider, and it soothed the frustration that built whenever he spent too long without changing.

They drove on. The pax didn’t start crying on his window again, and instead curled down over her knees, her seatbelt sinking into the fold of her hips as she buried her face in her hands and rocked slightly back and forth. Robbie was...concerned. She definitely wasn’t sober, but she didn’t seem intoxicated enough to be this out of control. As they pulled away from a stop sign, she let out a rising, wordless yell.

I can make it stop, Eli offered.

Robbie twisted the volume knob a little higher. The static pops strained the Charger’s speaker-cones. The pax got louder to match it. By the end of the block, she ran out of air, but she just inhaled and then slowly built into another yell.

At least she hadn’t tried to stab him yet.

Ten minutes of yelling, and they reached the pax’s destination of 529 W Colorado Boulevard which turned out to be just the middle of a two-lane road. On a bridge over the dark arroyo, a tall bridge, with a great view of the sleepy night-time streets and sparse roads that lit up the distant hills. There was nowhere safe to park. “Is this the right address?” Robbie checked.

The bridge had eight-foot chainlink fence on each side, just inside the pedestrian railing. Pasadena really did not want anyone falling off, though there was nothing to stop idiots trying to climb the fences.

There was no one coming behind him, so Robbie dropped the Charger to first gear and rumbled along at its parking-lot pace. “Hey, uh.” He checked the trip on his phone, paused the album. “Lacey. We’re at the destination but there’s nothing here.”

The pax slowly lifted her head from her hands and stared out into the night, the soft glow of street-lamps on roofs and bushes, the deep black of the arroyo below. “They fenced it off,” she said.

The fence probably spoiled the view in the daytime; the bridge was a nice old-fashioned one, with sculpted concrete railings made to look like stone, a little too short by modern standards. “It’s a safety hazard,” Robbie remarked.

Robbie. I don’t see no reason to get in her way. Understand? We can help. It’d be a favor to her.

What?

“What were you playing?” the pax asked, pointing at his phone.

“Uh, cut-up noise,” Robbie explained. “It’s by Sickness.”

“Sickness.” The pax pulled out her phone, made a note on it. “I wanna listen to that again.”

The Charger rolled slowly over the void below, street-lamps in their path shining on the fence to either side of them. “I think there might be a safe place to stop on the other side,” Robbie offered.

“Can you put the noise back on?”

Robbie un-paused Fuck Your Punk Rock, then hurriedly skipped the track with the sampled helicopter noise. He had to be in a particular mood for that one. The pax leaned back against the headrest and growled at the ceiling, then screamed. Robbie realized that she was singing along. He joined in, accidentally opened the throttle in time with his breath and launched the Charger from ten to forty miles an hour. They reached the other side of the arroyo and he parked. “Okay,” he yelled over the noise and the engine. “Here you go.”

“Can I change my trip?” the pax rasped. She’d apparently yelled too hard.

Robbie shrugged. Hopefully she’d still be traveling vaguely South. He watched for the new destination to pop up in the app: West. Close enough.

“I like your music,” she continued as they headed off again.

Robbie raised one eyebrow. “Really?”

“It sounds like inside my head.”

It would be a mercy, Eli insisted. Robbie grimaced in sympathy, then held out his free hand to bump fists with the pax. “Rock on.”

#fanfiction #my fanfic #all-new ghost rider #robbie reyes #tw: depression #noise music

[new-jaide-lofts]

Jaide Lofts in Los Angeles, CA

Maybe, you’re acquainted with the rental apartment named Jaide Lofts. After all, the fame of the said real estate property is noteworthy. When it comes to lavish living spaces in the city, especially two bedroom apartments in Fashion District at present, Jaide Lofts is a significant option. They welcome you to Jaide Lofts apartments, where your dream community is present. Besides, it is where comfort, leisure, and entertainment are designed with your lifestyle in mind. With a prime location and top-tier amenities, their pet-friendly Downtown Los Angeles apartments, have everything you need to feel right at home. What’s not to like?

Los Angeles, CA

These days, trying different techniques is necessary to make a travel itinerary. If you’re preparing one today, you can check out these Eventbrite posts. First, there will be Hecho con Amor: The Chili Queens and the Invention of Tex-Mex this coming Saturday, March 23, 2024, at around 10:00 AM at LA Plaza Cocina. Second, the CLUB COWBOY CARTER (Beyonce's New Album Rodeo Party) is scheduled on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at around 10:00 PM at Riviera 31, Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. Lastly, you can also opt to attend the Bob Baker Day 2024 on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at around 10:00 AM at Los Angeles State Historic Park.

Santa Monica Pier

Have you visited Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, CA recently? These days, many people choose the place for sightseeing and relaxation. If you want to enjoy wandering, it’s one of the best places to visit at present. Well, the Santa Monica Pier is a large pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California, United States. Then, it contains a small amusement park, concession stands, and areas for views and fishing. Aside from that, the pier is part of the greater Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. In the popular book series The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare, the fictional Los Angeles Institute overlooks the Santa Monica pier.

One home destroyed; multiple others damaged by landslide in Sherman Oaks

There are many shocking news reports in Los Angeles, CA. In a recent news article, the topic was about a landslide. Reportedly, a landslide destroyed one home and damaged three others in Sherman Oaks, forcing some residents to evacuate from one neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Aside from that, it was reported that firefighters responded around 3:00 in the morning to 3741 N. Ventura Canyon Ave. about a large tree and wires down in the backyard of a home and found a large portion of a hillside had slid down toward at least three homes. Lastly, the slide opened up a cavernous trough that wound through the neighborhood. 

Link to maps

Santa Monica Pier 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States Continue to CA-1 S/State Rte 1 S 4 min (0.4 mi) Take I-10 E to W 18th St in Los Angeles. Take the exit toward Convention Ctr/Grand Ave from I-10 E 15 min (13.8 mi) Take S Olive St and S Broadway to S Spring St 10 min (1.6 mi) Jaide Lofts 650 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, United States

[icleanedthisplate]

I finished the year with 421 meals from 234 restaurants in 2023 – up from 394 last year. These were my most disappointing. Because I know these will need some explanation, you can find my notes from each meal by clicking the links below. You can see my favorites at this link.

Baby Spinach & Strawberry Salad w/Chicken. All Aboard. Little Rock, Arkansas. 9.30.2023.

Chicken Wings (Sweet BBQ), Chop Chop Salad. Brothers Bar & Grill (Central Park). Denver, Colorado. 6.22.2023.

Fish Fry Food. Eat My Catfish (Catering). North Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.18.2023.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich w/Chips. Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. Fayetteville, Arkansas. 9.20.2023.

Chicken Tenders w/Mac & Cheese, Okra. Gus’s Fried Chicken. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.27.2023.

Orange Chicken, Chicken & Mushrooms. Manchu Wok (Airport). Chicago, Illinois. 4.12.2023.

Sausages (Chicken Habanero, The Hunter) w/Fries. Fassler Hall. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.10.2023.

306 Salad. 306 North. Valdosta, Georgia. 5.9.2023.

Veggie Breakfast Burrito. Blackberry Market. North Little Rock, Arkansas. 12.12.2023.

Grilled Salmon w/Wedge Salad. Boulevard Grill (Four Points). Kansas City, Missouri. 4.13.2023.

See previous years’ disappointing meals here: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017.

#gross #disappointment #most disappointing meals #food #yucky #worst of 2023 #2023

[signaturewindowwashingfl]

Things to do in Denver, CO

When it comes to having fun, Denver has something for everyone. Whether you're visiting with the family or looking to celebrate your birthday weekend with friends, there are plenty of things to do in this beautiful city. From museums and parks to sporting events and concerts, there's no shortage of ways to spend your time while visiting Denver.

Sun Valley

Sun Valley is a central Denver neighborhood, bordered by I-25 on the east, Federal Blvd. on the west, 6th Avenue on the south and 20th Ave. on the north. It is located in the area known as West Denver.

Sun Valley, one of Denver's formally recognized neighborhoods is bound by Colfax Avenue and the Broncos Stadium on the north, Federal Boulevard on the west, 6th Avenue and the light industrial district on the south, and the South Platte River on the east. Currently, the disconnected street grid and concentrated poverty isolate Sun Valley from economic opportunity and area amenities, creating one of the lowest income neighborhood in Denver with 80% of residents living in poverty.

A Straight Up Fence Company

We are a local, quality oriented fence, gate, and iron work business. We specialize in custom fencing.

Straight Up Fence Company is a family owed and operated fence installation and repair company. Since we are relatively small, we can focus on each job with a true workmanship spirit. We will take the time to do the job right. With our 12 month standard warranty, you will have an added sense of security with your new investment. We also currently hold general liability insurance. We use only the best materials available to ensure the greatest quality for our customers. Domestic western red cedar is our lumber of choice, you can choose between a premium grade and a standard grade on all parts of the fence. We can customize your order for the best combination of value and quality to fit your budget. Made in the U.S.A. We use a local distributor of domestic western red cedar. All of your fence will come from the Pacific Northwest. Feel proud that your investment is doing a small part in keeping American jobs.

Coors Distributing Company

Founded in 1971, Coors Distributing Company (CDC) started as the distributor for the Coors Banquet brand in the Denver Metro area. We began by distributing 16 SKUs via our 14 trucks, with the support of our 50 employees. Since then we have grown to over 450 employees and have evolved with the dynamic Denver market, expanding our beer portfolio to over 31 breweries, hundreds of different brands, and thousands of SKUs.

We are an LLC of Molson Coors Beverage Company but operate independently, building strategies and making decisions locally for our business. We believe this structure gives us a competitive advantage as it gives us insight into how breweries operate while also affording us valuable tools and resources to deliver excellence every day.

Signature Window Washing is a window washing company located in Denver, Colorado. We provide Window washing Denver Co services to the entire state. We are fully insured and licensed. We offer custom window cleaning packages for all types of windows including: residential windows, commercial windows, and more! Our trained professionals will make sure that your windows look great! We can't wait to help you keep your windows clean!

Signature Window Cleaning is a Window Cleaning Denver service. We are a family-owned business that specializes in residential and commercial window washing services.

Signature Window Washing 1929 W 52nd Pl, Denver, CO 80221, United States 303-551-1708 https://signaturewindowwashing.com/ https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14494640408978149463

[spiritualist-church]

SEPTEMBER 2022

This fall is a time to reap the harvest that we have sown throughout the year. Join us on Sundays at 11:00 am for church at the Spiritualist Church of Revelation located at 200 W Colorado Boulevard in Old Town Monrovia. We are located in the historic district. There are great restaurants and plenty of unique shops to visit while you are in the area!

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#spiritualism #spiritualguidance #mediumship #nsac #national spiritualist association of churches #monrovia things to do #monrovia events

[toomains]

Space pioneer gold farming

#Space pioneer gold farming plus

#Space pioneer gold farming plus

2 asphalt parking lots 1 lot with 103 parking spaces plus 5 ADA accessible, equestrian parking lot with 13 parking spaces plus 1 ADA accessible and 2 horse trailer spacesĬrown Hill Park's general lack of vegetative diversity is the legacy of its agricultural past.Fitness trail Wells Fargo Gamefield course installed with the support of the East Jeffco Kiwanis.Horse exercise arena maintained by the City of Lakewood.8 picnic tables, 1 ADA accessible in each picnic shelter.2 small picnic shelters, each with one ADA accessible picnic table 1 at main parking lot, 1 overlooking Kestrel Pond.Flush restroom and drinking fountain, ADA accessible.6.5 miles (10.5 km) of hard surface trail.3 miles (4.8 km) of natural surface trail.The park features a horse arena beside the dedicated parking lot for equestrian activities.ĪDA accessible picnic shelter, with ADA accessible fishing pier visible through table. Signs are posted along West 26th Avenue advising motorists to exercise caution for those visiting the park by horse. The cities of Lakewood and Wheat Ridge maintain 2 on-street bike routes, along the southern border of the park on West 26th Avenue, and along the park's western border on Kipling Parkway For those arriving by car, the park features 6 ADA accessible parking spaces. The park lies along 2 major thoroughfares, Kipling Parkway and Wadsworth Boulevard. Denver and I25 are located 5 miles (8.0 km) east, and may be conveniently reached via Colfax Avenue/Business Route 70. (The 28 and 32 bus routes previous to COVID-19 service reductions both continued west of Wadsworth, but in 2021 they don't.)Ĭrown Hill Park is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of I70 at exit 267, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of I70 at exit 264. Bus # 28 and # 32 run along W 26th and W 32nd Avenues respectively, but end at Wadsworth, now making them no closer than the 76.Bus # 100 runs along Kipling Parkway, on the park's western border.Bus # 76 runs along Wadsworth Boulevard, 1-mile (1.6 km) from the park's eastern border.It is convenient to many of the transportation networks in the metro area, including 1.1 RTD (Regional Transportation District)Ĭrown Hill Park is located in a highly developed region of Jefferson County in close proximity to Denver, Colorado.

#Space pioneer gold farming

[lakewood-co-living]

Alta Sloan's Lake in Lakewood, CO

Have you heard about Sloan Lake apartments of Alta Sloan's Lake lately? It is one of the most popular apartment living spaces in Lakewood, CO location. If you want to rent a luxurious place, just research about the said property. Alta Sloan’s Lake offers a home that softens the line between the curated experience of a luxury hotel, and the comfortable escape of your own personal retreat. Besides, wellness-inspired living is built into every amenity from their ergonomically designed co-working space and secluded fresh air lounges, to our fully equipped fitness studio. In addition, the ultimate activated urban environment only steps from the calming shores of one of Denver’s largest natural parks.

Alta Sloan's Lake

Alta Sloan's Lake is a well-known apartment complex, especially when it comes to providing posh apartments near Lakewood location. Even young professionals working downtown want to own a room there. Through the property, you can experience the fresh-air escape found in lush green gardens, wellness focused amenities, and a fearless sophistication that is surpassed only by their personalized hospitality services and stunning lakeside views. Besides, it offers a home that softens the line between the curated experience of a luxury hotel, and the comfortable escape of your own personal retreat. Lastly, you can take advantage of their fitness studio to have an amazing lifestyle.

Lakewood, CO

Are you excited to know more about the history of Lakewood, CO, area? The said place has an interesting historical background. The urban and suburban development of the community known as Lakewood was started in 1889 by Charles Welch and W.A.H. Loveland, who platted a 13-block area along Colfax Avenue west of Denver in eastern Jefferson County. Loveland, the former president of the Colorado Central Railroad, retired to the new community of Lakewood after many years of living in Golden. Lastly, the area known as Lakewood had no municipal government until 1969, relying instead on several water districts, several fire districts, and the government of Jefferson County.

Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Lakewood, CO      

One of the well-known tourist attractions in Lakewood, CO these days is Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. Many people go there to enjoy sightseeing. Basically, it is an open-air amphitheatre built into a rock structure in the western United States, near Morrison, Colorado, ten miles west of Denver. Besides, there is a large, tilted, disc-shaped rock behind the stage, a huge vertical rock angled outwards from stage right, several large outcrops angled outwards from stage left and a seating area for up to 9,525. In 1927, the City of Denver purchased the area of Red Rocks; construction of the amphitheatre began in 1936, and was opened to the public in June 1941.

Lakewood Area Housing Market: Prices Continue To Rise

Based on a latest news report in Lakewood, CO, there was a topic about real estate prices. Well, this is one of the popular topics in the city lately. Reportedly, the national home prices broke another yearly growth record as buyer demand remained strong and housing supply stayed tight. Aside from that, prices increased 1.8 per cent from June to July in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to the latest data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index, one of the leading trackers of the housing market. Prices were up 21.5 per cent in July 2021 over July 2020.

Link to maps

Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre 18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, CO 80465, United States Get on I-70 E from W Alameda Pkwy and County Rd 93 8 min (3.1 mi) Take US-6 E to CO-95 N/Sheridan Blvd in Lakewood. Take the CO-95/Sheridan Blvd exit from US-6 E 9 min (8.8 mi) Use any lane to turn left onto CO-95 N/Sheridan Blvd Destination will be on the left 4 min (1.2 mi) Alta Sloan's Lake 1605 Sheridan Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80214, United States

[rabbitcruiser]

Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886.

#Pasadena #incorporated #19 June 1886 #anniversary #US history #travel #vacation #cityscape #architecture #Art Deco #California #summer 2017 #original photography #Vandervort Building #street scene #W Colorado Boulevard #Edison El Rey Building #Hotel Green #Central Park #Colfair Building #Union Savings Building #Bear Building #Arcade Building #exterior #landmark #tourist attraction

[travelingbytastebuds]

DENVER CULTURAL RESTAURANTS I only picked one restaurant for each country, but there may be several for that particular ethnic cuisine. I have not gone to all of these, so I can’t stand by how good their food may be. And since restaurants unfortunately close all the time, please Google them before just showing up to see if they’re still operating (and what hours they are open as well. Afghanistan - Afghan Kabob - 1975 W 120th Ave, Westminster, CO 80234

Argentina - Rincon Argentino - 2525 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302

Armenia - Armenian Shish Kabob - Food Truck: 16th St Mall between Market & Larimer Sts, Denver, CO 80202

Australia - The Great Australian Bite - 6710 S Cornerstar Way b, Aurora, CO 80016

Austria - Almresi Vail - 298 Hanson Ranch Rd, Vail, CO 81657

Belgium - Manneken Frites - 5616 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80002

Bhutan - Desert Sage Restaurant - 242 Baca Townhouse, Crestone, CO 81131

Brazil - Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse - 1513 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO 80202

Bulgaria - European Market - 1990 Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood, CO

Cambodia - Little Cambodia - 135 N F St, Salida, CO

China - Star Kitchen - 2917 W Mississippi Ave, Denver, CO 80219

Colombia - La Cocina de Paula - 3325 West Alameda Avenue, Denver, CO

Costa Rica - Land & Ocean - 185 Sherman St #101, Ridgway, CO 81432

Cuba - Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria - 654 S Colorado Blvd, Glendale, CO 80246

Czechia - SOBO 151 - 151 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80209

Egypt - Koshari Time - 1155 S Havana St, Aurora, CO 80012

El Salvador - El Chalate - 8119 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220

Ethiopia - Queen of Sheba Restaurant - 7225 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220

France - La Merise Restaurant - 2700 E 3rd Ave, Denver, CO 80206

Germany - Rhein Haus Denver - 1415 Market St, Denver CO

Ghana - African Grill & Bar - 18601 Green Valley Ranch Blvd #101, Denver, CO 80249

Greece - Melita's Greek Cafe & Market - 1035 Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80203

Guatemala - La Guatemalteca - 10329 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010

Haiti - A Taste of Haiti - 2622 Welton St, Denver, CO 80205

Honduras - Honduras Breeze - 1443 Chester St, Aurora, CO 80010

Hong Kong - Hong Kong BBQ - 1048 S Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80219

India - India's Restaurant - 8921 E Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80231

Indonesia - Jaya Asian Grill - 1699 S Colorado Blvd Unit B, Denver, CO 80222-4036

Iraq - Baghdad Grill Restaurant - 3307 Academy Blvd N, Colorado Springs, CO 80917

Ireland - Maggie Smith’s Irish Pub - 6631 S Peoria St, Centennial, CO 80111

Italy - Panzano - 909 17th St, Denver, CO 80202

Jamaica - Jamaican Grill - 709 W 8th Ave, Denver CO

Japan - Sushi Den - 1487 S Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210 Korea - Dae Gee - 827 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80206

Laos - Lao Market - 7302 Federal Blvd, Westminster, CO 80030

Lebanon - Phoenician Kabob - 5709 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220

Malaysia - Makan - 1859 South Pearl Street, Denver CO, 80210

Mexico - D'Corazon Mexican Restaurant - 1530 Blake St Unit C, Denver, CO 80202

Morocco - Mataam Fez Moroccan Restaurant - 4609 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220

Nepal - Himchuli - Highlands Indian & Nepali Cuisine - 3489 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211

Netherlands - Dubbel Dutch - 4974 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80221

Norway - Sons of Norway Lodge - 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood, CO 80214

Pakistan - Bombay Bar and Grill - 12203 E Iliff Ave, Aurora, CO 80014, USA

Peru - Los Cabos Puro Peru - 1525 Champa St, Denver, CO 80202

Philippines - Sunburst Grill - 2295 S Chambers Rd, Aurora, CO 80014

Poland - Pierogi Factory - 3895 Wadsworth Blvd, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Portugal - Ultreia - 1701 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO 80202

Russia - Red Square Euro Bistro - 1512 Larimer St #38r, Denver, CO 80202

Senegal - https://www.facebook.com/thepikinegrillfoodtruck

Somalia - Barwaaqo Restaurant - 10200 E Mississippi Ave, Ste B, Denver, CO 80247

South Africa - Jozi's Kitchen - 10971 S Parker Rd, Parker, CO 80134

Spain - 9th Door Downtown - 1808 Blake St, Denver, CO 80202

Sri Lanka - The Curry Leaf Restaurant, 3578 Hartsel Dr Ste F, Colorado Springs, CO

Sudan - Sudan Cafe - 10375 E Iliff Ave, Denver, CO 80247

Sweden - IKEA Centennial Home - 9800 East IKEA Way, Centennial, CO 80112

Taiwan - Zoe Ma Ma - 1625 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO 80202

Tajikistan - Dushanbe Tea House - 1770 13th St, Boulder, CO 80302

Thailand - Thai Monkey Club - 1508, 102 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80209

Turkey - Mavi Kebab - 722 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829

Ukraine - Pavlo’s Taste of Ukraine - Food Truck: https://www.truckspotting.com/truck_1771_pavlo-s-taste-of-ukraine

United Kingdom - The British Bulldog - 2052 Stout St, Denver, CO 80205

Uzbekistan - Samarkand Restaurant - 1842 S Parker Rd, Denver, CO 80231

Venezuela - Empanada Express Grill - 4301 W 44th Ave, Denver, CO 80212

Vietnam - New Saigon Restaurant - 630 S Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80219

Yemen - Yemen Grill - 2353 S Havana St, Aurora, CO 80014

#denver #colorado #traveling #food blog #food #cuisine #ethnic restaurants #restaurants #travel

[silent-era-of-cinema]

Douglas Elton Fairbanks born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro, but spent the early part of his career making comedies.

Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. He was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929. With his marriage to actress and film producer Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became 'Hollywood royalty', and Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.

Though widely considered as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the 1910s and 1920s, Fairbanks' career rapidly declined with the advent of the "talkies". His final film was The Private Life of Don Juan (1934).

Fairbanks was born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman (spelled "Ulman" by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in his memoirs) in Denver, Colorado, the son of Hezekiah Charles Ullman (September 15, 1833 – February 23, 1915) and Ella Adelaide (née Marsh; 1847–1915). He had two half-brothers, John Fairbanks, Jr. (born 1873) and Norris Wilcox (February 20, 1876 – October 21, 1946), and a full brother, Robert Payne Ullman (March 13, 1882 – February 22, 1948). His father was born in Berrysburg, Pennsylvania, and raised in Williamsport. He was the fourth child in a Jewish family consisting of six sons and four daughters. Charles' parents, Lazarus Ullman and Lydia Abrahams, had immigrated to the U.S. in 1830 from Baden, Germany.

When he was 17, Charles started a small publishing business in Philadelphia. Two years later, he left for New York to study law.

Charles met Ella Adelaide Marsh after she married his friend and client John Fairbanks, a wealthy New Orleans sugar mill and plantation owner. The couple had a son, John, and shortly thereafter John Senior died of tuberculosis. Ella, born into a wealthy southern Roman Catholic family, was overprotected and knew little of her husband's business. Consequently, she was swindled out of her fortune by her husband's partners. Even the efforts of Charles Ullman, acting on her behalf, failed to regain any of the family fortune for her.

Distraught and lonely, she met and married a courtly Georgian, Edward Wilcox, who turned out to be an alcoholic. After they had another son, Norris, she divorced Wilcox, with Charles acting as her own lawyer in the suit. She soon became romantically involved with Charles, and agreed to move to Denver with him to pursue mining investments. They arrived in Denver in 1881 with her son John. (Norris was left in Georgia with relatives and was never sent for by his mother.) They were married; in 1882 they had a son, Robert, and then a second son, Douglas, a year later. Charles purchased several mining interests in the Rocky Mountains, and re-established his law practice. After hearing of his wife's philandering, he abandoned the family when Douglas was five years old. Douglas and his older brother Robert were brought up by their mother, who gave them the family name Fairbanks, after her first husband.

Douglas Fairbanks began acting at an early age, in amateur theatre on the Denver stage, performing in summer stock at the Elitch Gardens Theatre, and other productions sponsored by Margaret Fealy, who ran an acting school for young people in Denver. He attended Denver East High School, and was expelled for cutting the wires on the school piano.

He left school in the spring of 1899, at the age of 15. He variously claimed to have attended Colorado School of Mines and Harvard University, but neither claim is true. He went with the acting troupe of Frederick Warde, beginning a cross country tour in September 1899. He toured with Warde for two seasons, functioning in dual roles, both as actor and as the assistant stage manager in his second year with the group.

After two years he moved to New York, where he found his first Broadway role in Her Lord and Master, which premiered in February 1902. He worked in a hardware store and as a clerk in a Wall Street office between acting jobs.[6] His Broadway appearances included the popular A Gentleman from Mississippi in 1908–09. On July 11, 1907, Fairbanks married Anna Beth Sully, the daughter of wealthy industrialist Daniel J. Sully, in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. They had one son, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., also a noted actor. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1915.

After moving to Los Angeles, Fairbanks signed a contract with Triangle Pictures in 1915 and began working under the supervision of D. W. Griffith. His first film was titled The Lamb, in which he debuted the athletic abilities that would gain him wide attention among theatre audiences. His athleticism was not appreciated by Griffith, however, and he was brought to the attention of Anita Loos and John Emerson, who wrote and directed many of his early romantic comedies.

In 1916, Fairbanks established his own company, the Douglas Fairbanks Film Corporation, and would soon get a job at Paramount.

Fairbanks met actress Mary Pickford at a party in 1916, and the couple soon began an affair. In 1917, they joined Fairbanks' friend Charlie Chaplin selling war bonds by train across the United States and delivering pro-war speechs as Four Minute Men. Pickford and Chaplin were the two highest paid film stars in Hollywood at that time. To curtail these stars' astronomical salaries, the large studios attempted to monopolize distributors and exhibitors. By 1918, Fairbanks was Hollywood's most popular actor, and within three years of his arrival, Fairbanks' popularity and business acumen raised him to the third-highest paid.

In 1917, Fairbanks capitalized on his rising popularity by publishing a self-help book, Laugh and Live which extolled the power of positive thinking and self-confidence in raising one's health, business and social prospects.

To avoid being controlled by the studios and to protect their independence, Fairbanks, Pickford, Chaplin, and D. W. Griffith formed United Artists in 1919, which created their own distributorships and gave them complete artistic control over their films and the profits generated.

Sully was granted a divorce from Fairbanks in late 1918, the judgment being finalized early the following year. After the divorce, the actor was determined to have Pickford become his wife, but she was still married to actor Owen Moore. Fairbanks finally gave her an ultimatum. She then obtained a rapid divorce in the small Nevada town of Minden on March 2, 1920. Fairbanks leased the Beverly Hills mansion Grayhall and was rumored to have used it during his courtship of Pickford. The couple married on March 28, 1920. Pickford's divorce from Moore was contested by Nevada legislators, however, and the dispute was not settled until 1922. Even though the lawmakers objected to the marriage, the public widely supported the idea of "Everybody's Hero" marrying "America's Sweetheart". That enthusiasm, in fact, extended far beyond the borders of the United States. Later, while honeymooning in Europe, Fairbanks and Pickford were warmly greeted by large crowds in London and Paris. Both internationally and at home, the celebrated couple were regarded as "Hollywood Royalty" and became famous for entertaining at "Pickfair", their Beverly Hills estate.

By 1920, Fairbanks had completed twenty-nine films (twenty-eight features and one two-reel short), which showcased his ebullient screen persona and athletic ability. By 1920, he had the inspiration of staging a new type of adventure-costume picture, a genre that was then out of favor with the public; Fairbanks had been a comic in his previous films. In The Mark of Zorro, Fairbanks combined his appealing screen persona with the new adventurous costume element. It was a smash success, and parlayed the actor into the rank of superstar. For the remainder of his career in silent films he continued to produce and star in ever more elaborate, impressive costume films, such as The Three Musketeers (1921), Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924), The Black Pirate (1926), and The Gaucho (1927). Fairbanks spared no expense and effort in these films, which established the standard for all future swashbuckling films.

In 1921, he, Pickford, Chaplin, and others, helped to organize the Motion Picture Fund to assist those in the industry who could not work, or were unable to meet their bills.

During the first ceremony of its type, on April 30, 1927, Fairbanks and Pickford placed their hand and foot prints in wet cement at the newly opened Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. (In the classic comedy Blazing Saddles, Harvey Korman's villain character sees Fairbanks' prints at Grauman's and exclaims, "How did he do such fantastic stunts...with such little feet?")

Fairbanks was elected first President of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences that same year, and he presented the first Academy Awards at the Roosevelt Hotel. Today, Fairbanks also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Boulevard.

While Fairbanks had flourished in the silent genre, the restrictions of early sound films dulled his enthusiasm for film-making. His athletic abilities and general health also began to decline at this time, in part due to his years of chain-smoking. On March 29, 1928, at Pickford's bungalow, United Artists brought together Pickford, Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Norma Talmadge, Gloria Swanson, John Barrymore, D.W. Griffith and Dolores del Río to speak on the radio show The Dodge Brothers Hour to prove Fairbanks could meet the challenge of talking movies.

Fairbanks' last silent film was the lavish The Iron Mask (1929), a sequel to the 1921 release The Three Musketeers. The Iron Mask included an introductory prologue spoken by Fairbanks. He and Pickford chose to make their first talkie as a joint venture, playing Petruchio and Kate in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1929). This film, and his subsequent sound films, were poorly received by Depression-era audiences. The last film in which he acted was the British production The Private Life of Don Juan (1934), after which he retired from acting.[citation needed]

Fairbanks and Pickford separated in 1933, after he began an affair with Sylvia, Lady Ashley. Pickford had also been seen in the company of a high-profile industrialist. They divorced in 1936, with Pickford keeping the Pickfair estate.[13] Fairbanks and Ashley were married in Paris in March 1936.

He continued to be marginally involved in the film industry and United Artists, but his later years lacked the intense focus of his film years. His health continued to decline. During his final years he lived at 705 Ocean Front (now Pacific Coast Highway) in Santa Monica, California, although much of his time was spent traveling abroad with his third wife, Lady Ashley.

On December 12, 1939, Fairbanks suffered a heart attack. He died later that day at his home in Santa Monica at the age of 56. His last words were reportedly, "I've never felt better." His funeral service was held at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery where he was placed in a crypt in the Great Mausoleum.

Two years following his death, he was removed from Forest Lawn by his widow, Sylvia, who commissioned an elaborate marble monument for him featuring a long rectangular reflecting pool, raised tomb, and classic Greek architecture in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. The monument was dedicated in a ceremony held in October 1941, with Fairbanks's close friend Charlie Chaplin reading a remembrance. The remains of his son, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., were also interred there upon his death in May 2000.

In 1992 Douglas Fairbanks was portrayed by actor Kevin Kline in the film Chaplin.

In 1998, a group of Fairbanks fans started the Douglas Fairbanks Museum in Austin, Texas. The museum building was temporarily closed for mold remediation and repairs in February 2010.

In 2002, AMPAS opened the "Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study" located at 333 S. La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The building houses the Margaret Herrick Library.

On November 6, 2008, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrated the publication of their "Academy Imprints" book Douglas Fairbanks, authored by film historian Jeffrey Vance, with the screening of a new restoration print of The Gaucho with Vance introducing the film.

The following year, opening on January 24, 2009, AMPAS mounted a major Douglas Fairbanks exhibition at its Fourth Floor Gallery, titled "Douglas Fairbanks: The First King of Hollywood". The exhibit featured costumes, props, pictures, and documents from his career and personal life. In addition to the exhibit, AMPAS screened The Thief of Bagdad and The Iron Mask in March 2009. Concurrently with the Academy's efforts, the Museum of Modern of Art held their first Fairbanks film retrospective in over six decades, titled "Laugh and Live: The Films of Douglas Fairbanks" which ran from December 17, 2008, to January 12, 2009. Jeffrey Vance opened the retrospective with a lecture and screening of the restoration print of The Gaucho.

Recently, due to his involvement with the USC Fencing Club, a bronze statue of Fairbanks was erected in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Courtyard of the new School of Cinematic Arts building on the University of Southern California campus. Fairbanks was a key figure in the film school's founding in 1929, and in its curriculum development.[24][citation needed]

The 2011 film The Artist was loosely based on Fairbanks, with the film's lead portraying Zorro in a silent movie featuring a scene from the Fairbanks version.[citation needed] While thanking the audience in 2012 for a Golden Globe award as Best Actor for his performance in the film, actor Jean Dujardin added, "As Douglas Fairbanks would say," then moved his lips silently as a comedic homage. When Dujardin accepted the 2011 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Fairbanks was cited at length as the main inspiration for Dujardin's performance in The Artist.

An important accolade given to the Douglas Fairbanks legacy was a special screening of his masterpiece, The Thief of Bagdad, at the 2012 edition of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. On April 15, 2012, the festival concluded with a sold-out screening of the Fairbanks film held at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The evening was introduced by TCM host Ben Mankiewicz and Fairbanks biographer Jeffrey Vance.

The nickname for the sports teams of the University of California-Santa Barbara is The Gauchos in honor of Fairbanks' acting in the eponymous film.

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The Zodiac Killer:

Who is the Zodiac Killer? How many People did he kill? Was he caught? The self-proclaimed Zodiac Killer was linked directly to at least five murders in 1968 and 1969 in Northern California and may have been responsible for more. He taunted the police and made threats by letters sent from 1969 to 1974 to local newspapers, before abruptly ceasing communication. No one was ever arrested for the crimes, despite intensive investigations, and the case remains open. Many books and films have been the subject of the mystery surrounding the murders, including the acclaimed 2007 feature Zodiac by director David Fincher. The Zodiac Killer is the alias of an unknown serial killer living in Northern California from the late 1960s to the early 1970s at least. Between December 1968 and October 1969, the Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Napa County, and San Francisco. The killer killed four men and three women aged 16 to 29, with two of the men surviving attempted assassination. The Zodiac itself claimed up to 37 victims were killed. In a series of taunting letters and cards sent to the local Bay Area media, the murderer coined the name "Zodiac." Four cryptograms (or ciphers) were included in the documents. Only one of the four cryptograms sent was eventually resolved.

Zodiac Killer Letters, Symbol & Cipher: on August 1, 1969, each of  three editors received an identical handwritten letter in an envelope without a return address from the San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle and Vallejo Times-Herald. Beginning with "Dear Editor: I'm the murderer of the two teenagers at Lake Herman last Christmas," the letters included specifics of the killings of the Zodiac Killer that only the killer could have learned. If the letters were not printed on the papers ' front page, the killer continued to threaten further attacks. Every letter ended with a symbol consisting of a circle with a cross through it, in what would become known as the symbol of the Zodiac Killer

Here are some of The Zodiac Killers victims that had been confirmed and that they police suspected he murdered.

Confirmed Victims:

Although the Zodiac claimed to have committed 37 murders in letters to the newspapers, investigators agree on only seven confirmed victims, two of whom survived. They are:

 ·        David Arthur Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16: shot and killed on December 20, 1968, on Lake Herman Road, within the city limits of Benicia. Coordinates: 38°5′41.61″N 122°8′38.24″W

·        Michael Renault Mageau, 19, and Darlene Elizabeth Ferrin, 22: shot on July 4, 1969, in the parking lot of Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo. While Mageau survived the attack, Ferrin was pronounced dead on arrival at Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Coordinates: 38°7′33.56″N 122°11′27.94″W

·        Bryan Calvin Hartnell, 20, and Cecelia Ann Shepard, 22: stabbed on September 27, 1969, at Lake Berryessa in Napa County. Hartnell survived eight stab wounds to the back, but Shepard died as a result of her injuries on September 29, 1969. Coordinates: 38°33′48.29″N 122°13′54.43″W

·        Paul Lee Stine, 29: shot and killed on October 11, 1969, in the Presidio Heights neighborhood in San Francisco. Coordinates: 37°47′19.47″N 122°27′25.54″W

Suspected Victims:

The following murder victims are suspected to be victims of Zodiac, though none have been confirmed:

 ·        Robert Domingos, 18, and Linda Edwards, 17: shot and killed on June 4, 1963, on a beach near Gaviota. Edwards and Domingos were identified as possible Zodiac victims because of specific similarities between their attack and the Zodiac's attack at Lake Berryessa six years later. Coordinates: 34°28′11.20″N 120°10′7.14″W

·        Cheri Jo Bates, 18: stabbed to death and nearly decapitated on October 30, 1966, at Riverside City College in Riverside. Bates's possible connection to the Zodiac only appeared four years after her murder when San Francisco Chronicle reporter Paul Avery received a tip regarding similarities between the Zodiac killings and the circumstances surrounding Bates's death.[6] College coordinates: 33°58′19″N 117°22′52″W

·        Donna Lass, 25: last seen September 6, 1970, in Stateline, Nevada. A postcard with an advertisement from Forest Pines condominiums (near Incline Village at Lake Tahoe) pasted on the back was received at the Chronicle on March 22, 1971 and has been interpreted as the Zodiac claiming Lass's disappearance as a victim. No evidence has been uncovered to connect Lass's disappearance with the Zodiac Killer definitively.[7]

The Zodiac is also a suspect in the unsolved Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders.[8][9][10]

There is also a suspected third escapee from the Zodiac Killer:

 ·        Kathleen Johns, 22: allegedly abducted on March 22, 1970, on Highway 132 near I-580, in an area west of Modesto. Johns escaped from the car of a man who drove her and her infant daughter around the area between Stockton and Patterson for approximately 1½ hours.[11] Junction 132/I-580 coordinates: 37°38′16.14″N 121°23′55.22″W

The polices nightmare: Lake Herman Road attack: The first assassinations widely attributed to the Zodiac Killer were the killing of high school students Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday on December 20, 1968, on Lake Herman Boulevard, just within the city limits of Benicia. The pair were about three blocks from Jensen's home on their first date and planned to attend a Christmas concert at Hogan High School. Instead, the couple visited a friend before parking at a local restaurant and driving on Lake Herman Avenue. Faraday parked the Rambler of his mother at about 10:15 p.m. in a gravel turnout, which was a well-known lane of lovers. Shortly after 11:00 p.m., Stella Borges, who lived nearby, found their bodies. The Department of the Solano County Sheriff investigated the crime, but there were no leads. More details include, Robert Graysmith, using available forensic data, postulated that another car would pull into the turnout just before 11:00 pm and park next to the couple. Apparently, the killer left the second car and walked towards the Rambler, possibly ordering the pair out of the Rambler. Jensen appears to have left the car first, but the murderer apparently shot him in the head when Faraday was halfway out. The attacker then shot Jensen in the back five times as she fled; 28 meters from the car found her body. Then the killer drove away.

Lake Berryessa attack: On September 27, 1969, on a small island connected by a sand spit to Twin Oak Ridge, Pacific Union College students Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard were picnicking at Lake Berryessa. A white man weighing more than 170 pounds (77 kg) with combed greasy brown hair, about 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m), approached them wearing a black executioner-type hood with clip-on sunglasses over the eyeholes and a bib-like device on his chest that had a white three-by-three-inch (7.6 cm) cross-circle logo on it. With a gun, which Hartnell believed to be a.45, he approached them. The man with the cap claimed to be an escape convict from a two-word prison in either Colorado or Montana, where he killed the guard and then stolen a car, explaining that he now needed their car and money to get to Mexico, as the vehicle he was driving was "too hot"

At 7:40, the killer rang out of a payphone to announce the new crime to the office of the Napa County Sheriff. He first told the operator he wanted to "trace an assassination-not a double assassination," before revealing that he was the perpetrator.  Only a few blocks from the Sheriff's office but still 43 miles (27 miles) from the crime scene, the phone was found, still off the hook, by KVON radio reporter, Pat Stanley, minutes later on at Napa Car Wash on Main Street. Detectives could take a still wet palm print from their mobile but could never fit it. When a man and his son heard their cry for help in a nearby cove, they located the victims and sought help in contact with park rangers. They were fishing. The first law enforcement officers to come to the crime scene were Dave Collins and Ray Land detectives of Napa County Sheriff. Cecelia Shepard was aware of the detailed description of the attacker when Collins arrived. The Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa was brought by the ambulance, Hartnell and Shepard. In transportation to the hospital, Shepard lapsed into a coma and never recovered consciousness. Two days later she died, but Hartnell lived to tell his story to the press. Sheriff Inspector of Napa County

The Final Letter that the San Francisco Police gotten from The Zodiac Killer: The Zodiac remained quiet for almost three years following the card "Pines." A letter, published on 29 January 1974 by Zodiac, hailed The Exorcist as "the best satirical comedy I've ever seen" The letter contained a snippet from the Mikado and an unusual lower symbol, which the researchers did not explain. The letter "Me= 37, SF PD= 0" came to an end by Zodiac. So, if The Zodiac Killer was never caught what is the status of the case? The SFPD labeled the case "inactive" in April 2004, citing pressure on caseloads and demands for resources that effectively shut down the case. Sometime before March 2007, however, they reopened their case. In the county of Napa and Riverside the case was then opened. Did the police have any suspects?

In May 2018, the police department of Vallejo announced that it wished to try to collect the DNA from the back of his correspondence. The analysis will take the advanced new method of separating DNA from the adhesive on the back of the stamps, used by a private laboratory. There were five suspected to be The Zodiac Killer which are named: Arthur Leigh Allen, Jack Tarrance, George Russell Tucker, Louis Joseph Myers, and lastly Earl Van Best Jr. The Zodiac killer is supposed to be captured in the same way as the Golden State Killer. A policeman from Vallejo said results were expected in several weeks in May 2018. Nonetheless, no findings were announced by December 2019.  Two famous quotes from The Zodiac Killer: “The police shall never catch me, because I have been too clever for them.”– Zodiac Killer, and “I want to report a murder... no, a double murder. They are two miles north of Park Headquarters. They were in a white Volkswagen Kharmann Ghia. I'm the one that did it.”– Zodiac Killer.

Work Cited:

 "Zodiac Killer - Letters, Cipher & Suspects - Biography." Famous Biographies & TV Shows. 14 Oct 2017. Web. 13 Dec 2019. <http://www.biography.com/crime-figure/zodiac-killer>.

"Zodiac Killer Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2019. Web. 13 Dec. 2019. <https://www.quotes.net/authors/Zodiac+Killer+Quotes>.

"Zodiac Killer - Wikipedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 12 Dec 2019. Web. 13 Dec 2019. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer>.

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Dine-Out Meals of April 2023, Ranked

I ranked the following based on taste alone. I made no consideration for ambiance or the general dining experience or whatever. I included meals I got to go. I included food trucks, catered meals, and fast food.

That beet salad is one of the best salads I've had, and it's probably top-ten meal. El Sur remains solid. Eat My Catfish might make the most-disappointing meals.

Should you be interested in the pictures or reading the few words I had to say about each meal, click on the home page and scroll down or see the archives.

Roasted Beets Salad. Root Down (Airport). Denver, Colorado. 4.14.2023.

Baleados Con Todo w/Carnitas. El Sur Street Food Co. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.8.2023.

Baleados Con Todo w/Carnitas. El Sur Street Food Co. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.26.2023.

Noodle Bowl w/Tofu. Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling Co. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.11.2023.

Noodle Bowl w/Tofu (to go). Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling Co. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.19.2023.

Chicken Leg Quarters, Mac & Cheese, Cabbage. Platnum BBQ (River Market). Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.25.2023.

Chicken Leg Quarters, Mac & Cheese, Yams. Platnum BBQ (River Market). Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.20.2023.

Filet Mignon, Caesar Salad, Chocolate Cake. Cache. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.18.2023.

Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl. Cultivare Greens & Grains. Overland Park, Kansas. 4.13.2023.

Grilled Trout w/Veggies, Beans. Flying Fish. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.17.2023.

Taste of Little Rock (Samples from 30ish restaurants). Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.25.2023.

Seafood Pho. Pho Thanh My. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.27.2023.

Salmon Salad, Cup of Gumbo. Maddie’s Place. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.4.2023.

Chicken Wings, Collard Greens, Cheesy Broccoli & Rice. Platnum BBQ (River Market). Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.7.2023.

Grilled Red Snapper, Rice, Beans, Grilled Veggies. Flying Fish. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.28.2023.

Veggie Sandwich w/Salad. Blackberry Market. North Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.29.2023.

Party Platter (Chicken Tacos, Carnitas Tacos, Tamales, Chips w/Cheese Dip & Chili)(to go). Heights Taco & Tamale. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.22.2023.

Sliders (Venison Goat Cheese, Black Bean Burger)(shared). Flyway Brewing. North Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.21.2023.

Chicken & Corn Chowder, Veggie Wrap w/Chips. 42 Bar & Table. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.26.2023.

Aussie Cobb Salad. Outback Steakhouse. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.16.2023.

Strawberry Hill Salad (to go). Big Whiskey’s. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.12.2023.

Grilled Salmon w/Wedge Salad. Boulevard Grill (Four Points). Kansas City, Missouri. 4.13.2023.

Orange Chicken, Chicken & Mushrooms. Manchu Wok (Airport). Chicago, Illinois. 4.12.2023.

Sausages (Chicken Habanero, The Hunter) w/Fries. Fassler Hall. Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.10.2023.

Turkey Bacon, Cheddar & Egg White Sandwich. Starbucks (Riverdale). Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.25.2023.

Red Pepper Sous Vide Egg Bites. Starbucks. Overland Park, Kansas. 4.13.2023.

Fish Fry Food. Eat My Catfish. North Little Rock, Arkansas. 4.18.2023.

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Three Arrested After Causing Disturbance at Cape Coral City Hall

(July 6, 2020) - Three people were arrested after causing a disturbance at a City Council meeting and disregarding officers’ multiple warnings and lawful orders.

On July 6th, 2020 at a scheduled 4:30 p.m. Council Meeting, several officers responded to assist officers working security for the meeting due to a disturbance. Three people, identified as Kenneth Scott (W/M, DOB: 7-25-49 of Colorado), Edmee Chavannes (B/F, DOB: 1-20-81 of New York), and Bevelyn Beatty (B/F, DOB: 3-15-91 of Maine) had caused a disturbance and attempted to enter City Hall via a restricted stairway. Officers tried multiple times to have the three enter properly through security, which was met with continued defiance.

Officers then advised the three they would need to leave City Hall property or be placed under arrest for trespass after warning. They continued to advance on officers against this lawful order, and Chavannes and Beatty entered City Hall via the restricted stairway and entered Council Chambers, disturbing the lawful assembly. Chavannes, Beatty and Scott were all detained to regain the peace and were escorted from the building while still resisting.

Kenneth Scott was arrested and charged with Trespass After Warning and Resisting an Officer Without Violence. Edmee Chavannes and Bevelyn Beatty were also charged with Trespass After Warning and Resisting an Officer Without Violence, as well as both being additionally charged with Disturbing a Lawful Assembly. They were subsequently transported to the Cape Coral Police Department for booking, and then the Lee County Jail.

ARRESTED: Kenneth Scott, W/M, DOB: 7-25-49, of Colorado CHARGES: Trespass After Warning F.S.S. 810.09(2)(b); Resisting Officer Without Violence F.S.S. 843.02

ARRESTED: Edmee Chavannes, B/F, DOB: 1-20-81, of New York CHARGES: Disturbing a Lawful Assembly F.S.S. 871.01(2)(b); Trespass After Warning F.S.S. 810.09(2)(b); Resisting Officer Without Violence F.S.S. 843.02

ARRESTED: Bevelyn Beatty, B/F, DOB: 3-15-91, of Maine CHARGES: Disturbing a Lawful Assembly F.S.S. 871.01(2)(b); Trespass After Warning F.S.S. 810.09(2)(b); Resisting Officer Without Violence F.S.S. 843.02

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Top Three Picnic Spots In Denver, CO, 80224

Denver is one of the cities in the US State of Colorado which is located in the South Platte River Valley in the western edge of the High Plains. The city was named after a man called James W. Denver who was a governor of the Kansas territory, and has some of the best picnic spots in Colorado. 

In addition, the location of some of these picnic spots in the city can be found in the addresses below;

·Inspiration Point Park, 4901 Sheridan Boulevard, Denver, CO 80212, USA

This particular place in Denver is among the top picnic spot the city has. There are shades for people to relax, and comfortable picnic chairs to sit.

·Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206, USA

Here is another top picnic spot that can be found only in Denver. There are lots of things that serve as attractions there, and stores that sell good meals for its visitors.

·Rocky Mountain Lake Park, 3301 W 46th Ave, Denver, CO 80211, USA

People also love to explore this park when in Denver especially during the weekend, because there is enough room for them to have a picnic with whoever they choose.

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Brand New Denver Apartments

Check out the brand new Lakewood apartments for an everyday experience of the fresh-air getaway available in lush green gardens and gorgeous lakefront vistas. Alta Sloan's Lake is one of these types of residences, providing a home that blurs the boundary between a planned hotel experience and a pleasant respite in your own personal hideaway. Every facility, from its ergonomically designed workplace area to private fresh air lounges to its fully-equipped fitness studio, is created with wellness in mind. Only the tailored hospitality services top the apartment's wellness-focused features and unabashed sophistication. There are a variety of unit styles to pick from, so you can find one that suits your personality.

Health

Health is rated on a scale of 1 (worst) to 100 (best). The air quality in Denver, Colorado is 31 as compared to the US average of 58. The ranking is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. The water quality of the city is 88 compared to the US average which is 55. This is a measure of the quality of the Watershed, not the quality of the water that comes out of the faucet. The community's Superfund Index is 90 while the US average is 87. There are 368 physicians per 100,000 population in the city, the US average is 210.

Best Of Food And Drink 

When the pioneers of Denver's sushi scene open a new restaurant, it's something to see — and Temaki Den, from the team behind Sushi Den, is certainly worthy of a closer look. This sleek sushi bar inside the Source has quickly gained a reputation that lives up to its much older sibling's legacy. It specializes in aburi, or flame-seared sushi, and hand rolls (temaki) assembled in front of diners who are instructed to eat quickly and efficiently so as not to upset the delicate balance of the perfect bite — crispy nori, warm rice and cool fish. Although the bar setup has limited seating, Temaki has an expansion in the works, so that more people can soon get a taste of its standout sushi. Read more here...

  Denver has swiftly established itself as a dining hotspot. This is because it has won multiple culinary and beverage honors, along with a handful from the prestigious James Beard Foundation.  Haute cuisine alternatives abound at nationally listed and recognized restaurants. In the Mile High City, you'll find a wide range of international cuisines as well as local favorites like green chile. Having the second-highest number of breweries per capita, the metropolis is also one of the top picks for beer enthusiasts. With such a strong focus on foodie culture, it's no surprise that Denver holds some of the finest food and beverage festivals in the country, including the annual Denver Food and Wine Festival.

Dinosaur Ridge Main Visitor Center in Lakewood, CO

Dinosaur Ridge is both an outdoor and indoor museum near Morrison that houses Mesozoic and Jurassic Period relics that were first studied and named during the 1877 Bone Wars. The gallery has been voted the best dinosaur track site in America by a distinguished panel of paleontologists. Over 300 Cretaceous dino footprints, a few dozen Jurassic bones, and a plethora of other trace fossils ranging from ripple marks to plant impressions are all found here. Guests can go to the gift shop, sluice mine for their mineral or fossil finds, or take a trek through time in the main display hall at the Visitor Center.

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  Dinosaur Ridge Main Visitor Center

16831 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, CO 80465, United States

  Get on CO-470 W

2 min (0.6 mi)

Take US-6 E to CO-95 N/Sheridan Blvd in Lakewood. Take the CO-95/Sheridan Blvd exit from US-6 E

11 min (9.4 mi)

Use any lane to turn left onto CO-95 N/Sheridan Blvd

 Destination will be on the left

4 min (1.2 mi)

Alta Sloan's Lake

1605 Sheridan Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80214, United States