There’s a lot to love about Denver. Go ahead and try to define our city. Is it an oil-rich cowtown? A tech-friendly ecotopia? More likely it’s something entirely its own, changing before our very eyes. Every day, you’ll hear from the team highlighting what makes this beautiful, complex city we call home just a little bit better. Get in touch with us at denver@citycast.fm.

Podcast Host

Let’s eat here:

Poppies, for prime rib french dip.

Someone from Denver you should know:

Phillip “Phil The Fan” Hamon III, who was the greatest fan of the Denver music scene till he passed in 2011.

Senior Executive Producer

Let’s eat here:

Benny Blanco’s in Cap Hill for pizza, and not just because they always indulge my outside-the-box topping requests.

Best book or movie about Denver:

Manuel Ramos' Desperado: A Mile High Noir. You won’t walk down 32nd Avenue the same way ever again.

Producer

A Denver hidden gem:

Denver's Pearl Street (not Boulder's, but love that too) in Platt Park is in my opinion an under-appreciated area of the city. Make sure to check out Stella's Coffee for a unique drink and hit up The Denver Folklore Center for your acoustic instrument needs.

Someone from Denver you should know about:

The Mayor of Silver Plume, Sam McCloskey. He keeps the steam engines of the historic Georgetown Loop Railroad running, and takes care of mayoral duties in his small mountain town. He's got a million stories about the history of his town, and knows a million and one people.

Newsletter Editor

We do this better than any other city:

A style that says, “I’m a cool, rugged mountain-goer AND a hip, urban professional” at the same time.

The tourist trap that’s actually great:

Casa Bonita. Yes, it’s real, and yes, it’s everything South Park promised it would be.

Maggie Azzolini

Senior Account Executive

Denver hidden gems:

Berkeley Untapped, a neighborhood bar on Tennyson with excellent cocktails in a laidback and unpretentious, cozy setting.

Inspiration Point Park in northwest Denver, a small park on the top of a hill that offers impressive panoramic views of the Front Range.

Let's eat here:

Sera's Ramen Enclave in West Highland, especially on a cold winter day. The Flavorsome or Dashi ramen always hit the spot! (After we eat, I'd probably take you to West Side Books a couple doors down.)