Sugar Bakeshop

Submitted by garbanzito on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 14:25
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wholesale bakery Sugar Bakeshop teased us for over a year — they had a booth at both this winter's and last winter's Fancy Tiger Holiday Handmade Markets, where they sold impressively good treats and drinks and announced their plans to open a retail shop in Baker …

two of the world's most talented pigs at Ross-Broadway Library Saturday

Submitted by garbanzito on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 13:53
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Top Hogs, a trained-animal act from Franktown, presents Mudslinger and Digger, two pigs that will amaze you with their charm and clever antics

this is a free all-ages event at the Denver Public Library's Ross-Broadway branch, Bayaud & Lincoln, 10 a.m. Saturday 11 June

update on coyotes in Baker

Submitted by garbanzito on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 20:37
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this is the coyote that was in our yard daily for more than a week; the picture was taken during a mid-day rain — when dry the coyote looks a lot less scruffy than this; we hazed it extensively and have seen no sign of it since a little over a week ago, but we did hear that people had seen it farther south, on Byers, and that's the direction it was headed when we last hazed it; read on for more coyote exploits and how to deal with coyotes in the neighborhood

coyote near Bannock & Archer — watch your cats!

Submitted by garbanzito on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 00:29
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we just returned from a trip to find this coyote lurking under our deck near Bannock & Archer; our housesitter thought it was a wolf-dog hybrid and has seen it in the area since 5 May; a feral cat we tend has disappeared, and another neighbor cat suddenly stopped hanging around ...

keep your cats in, don't leave any pet food outside, be careful with your small dogs too!

Divino Wine & Spirits

Submitted by greg on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 09:11
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Divino Wine and Spirits is only a block and a half beyond the southern border of the Baker Neighborhood, but its owner, Dave Moore, is a neighborhood resident.

And, for April of 2011 Dave was selected as the Bike Denver Bike Hero. From the article:

Dave opened his super snazzy south-central Denver wine shop, Divino, (1240 S. Broadway) in 2003, and has been riding his bike to work from his home in Baker ever since. Dave humbly says his commute is only two miles each way

D4 Urban to redevelop Denver Design District & Alameda Marketplace? What about Gates/Cherokee?

Submitted by greg on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 17:37
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The Denver Post has an article talking about some new development plans popping up on Baker's southern end. "D4 Urban LLC" is a partnership formed by Chris Waggett, Warren Cohen, and Jim Frank in February of this year. The general development plan for this area was approved in May of 2009.

layout of new space

Día del Niño/Day of the Children in and near Baker

Submitted by greg on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 08:14
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The art museum is opening it's doors for a free event on Easter Sunday, April 24th, celebrating "Children's Day" or "Dia de los Ninos." According to the Wikipedia article about the day it is celebrated on a variety of different days around the globe depending on whether you are celebrating International Children's Day or Universal Children's Day (I wonder if some day there will be an Intergalactic Children's Day as well, just to use yet another all-encompassing superlative).

Doors Open Denver does Baker again in 2011

Submitted by garbanzito on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 17:47
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this weekend, 16th and 17th of April 2011, the annual Doors Open Denver once again opens many interesting buildings to public tours; Baker is not well represented this year — only two locations ...

free Earth Day screenings of Food Inc. at Mayan Theatre

Submitted by garbanzito on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 11:03
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on Earth Day (22 April) the Mayan Theatre offers free admission to two screenings of the documentary Food, Inc. at 7 and at 9 p.m.

Food, Inc. focuses on common industrial farming practices in the U.S. and how they effect environment, health, economy and workers' rights

the free screenings are sponsored by Whole Foods Market

Fancy Tiger Clothing showcases local furniture shop, Fin Art

Submitted by garbanzito on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 20:34
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Fancy Tiger Clothing continues its “Denver Made” series by showcasing Baker furniture designers Fin Art at 7 p.m. on Friday, 1 April 2011 at 18 S. Broadway; come for drinks, music and extraordinary furniture — Fin Art uses alternative and cast-off materials to produce their unique functional art

in preparation for the show Fancy Tiger has posted a brief interview with Fin Art's Rob McGowan and Ben Olson

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