Life Style Denver by Gretchen Faber

Denver’s Washington Park Garden Tour 2011 – A Feast for the Senses

We love to garden in Denver.  There are garden tours in nearly every area of town this time of year. This weekend in Denver, we have an especially nice Garden tour in the treasure of a neighborhood we call Wash Park.  The Washington Park Garden Tour is a benefit for the Denver Hospice, so mark your calendars for June 18th. Featuring 10 gardens, each with a different personality, the garden tour will be a particularly pleasant way to spend Saturday afternoon. You...Continue Reading!

Denver’s Informal Recycling Program

In Central Denver we have a sort of informal way we recycle used household goods.  We dump things in our alleys and the recycling scavengers take them away. My formal acknowledgement of our underground, recycling black market will no doubt be eschewed by the City and County of Denver.  Although we have a formal recycling program that finally included Plastic 4 and 5 this year, the idea of dumping your unwanted goods in the alley will probably be looked on as...Continue Reading!

Free Ice Cream Today in Denver!

Without ice cream, there would be darkness and chaos. ~Don Kardong Ahh, Ben & Jerry's. The stuff of many a late-night pig out session.  Luckily, it comes in pints, and not just half gallons. For today only, it's free at local Denver Ben & Jerry's shops.  And there happens to be a shop just down the street from us!  I'll be a happy camper today. Stop into any of the locations for your free cone from noon to 8 p.m.  Ben & Jerry's...Continue Reading!

LifeStyle Denver Takes an Overnight Detour to Winter Park

Lovely Colorado.  You never can tell what's going to drop in on you. We like to rhetorically say about the weather this time of year, "Well, it IS springtime in the Rockies..." Yesterday began as a typically busy Wednesday.  Sales meeting, then tour, then a broker open house.  Afterward, I ran the leftovers to a friend who had severely sprained her wrist and bruised her face in a fall outside AT & T.  (Note to AT & T: why would you put...Continue Reading!

Denver Shred-a-thon – Big Air Competition Tearing It Up

This week, the Denver Big Air Competition hits downtown Denver.  Tuesday and Wednesday, right before the Winter X Games, top competitors in skiing and snowboarding from around the world hit Denver to show their stuff. Expect awesome tricks, loads of excitement and a "yard sale" or two.  The urban skiing and riding exhibition is expected to draw attention to Denver, and to the Colorado mountains.  The ramp is 106 feet tall and will launch the skiers and snowboarders over 60 feet...Continue Reading!

A Denver Thanksgiving Whine

Tradition. Each year of LifeStyle Denver, I've made it a tradition to write about my favorite parts of the Thanksgiving meal.  In 2008, I defended eating turkey, regardless of what my veggie friend thinks.  Last year, pumpkin pie was open for discussion. In 2010, I think I need to whine a bit, and also talk wine. Whine?  About what, you ask?  My whining is purely self-absorbed and all about my personal taste, and I apologize.  But I'm whining about bad wine.  I...Continue Reading!

Veteran’s Day in Denver

It's Veteran's Day today. I try to remember pause this time every year to think about the servicemen and women who believe in the ideals of the United States of America. My father was in the Air Force and my husband was a Marine.  They say there are no "ex" Marines, but he's not "still" in service.  They both had very different reasons for serving in very different eras, but they served nonetheless. In Denver today, there are a few ways...Continue Reading!

Memorial Day 2010

This year, I pause to honor the men and women of our armed forces who have sacrificed their lives protecting our nation. Take a few minutes and put yourself in their places, their families' and friends' too.  Shopping the sales is an American tradition, but let's not forget our servicemen and women while we hunt for a bargain or grill the first summer meal. Private property rights and the mortgage interest deduction are uniquely American and are the cornerstone of the dream...Continue Reading!

Denver Farmers’ Markets in 2010

Have you been to a Farmer's Market in Denver? The local markets are every weekend in the spring and Summer with amazing produce, florals, specialty items and a great vibe. Here's a list of the local Farmers' Markets in 2010: Cherry Creek ~ First Ave and University ~ Saturdays 8 am - 1 pm and Wednesdays 9 am - 1 pm City Park ~ Colfax and Columbine ~ Sundays 9 am - 1 pm Old South Pearl ~ 1500 S. block of Pearl ~...Continue Reading!

Denver Spa Tops in Service – elements is Elegant

My friend recently received a gift certificate for a massage from her brother.  She doesn't like massage.  I, however, love to get the kinks in my neck pounded out.  So we traded -  her massage for my facial gift certificate. I'd never been to elements. This is a small storefront on 6th Avenue in Denver, and I've probably driven by 1,000 times. Last week, I stopped in.  Actually, I made a reservation, and then stopped in. I was greeted by a nice young...Continue Reading!