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Metro Moves: Denver Union Station opens new jazz bar Thursday

By Bernadette Berdychowski February 8, 2024 | updated 1 year ago

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Changes at Denver Union Station during renovations 

While Denver Union Station is undergoing remodeling, La Caverne Supper Club — a pop-up jazz lounge — will debut in the lower level on Thursday night, the downtown transit hub announced Tuesday.

The jazz lounge will be open daily starting at 4 p.m. with a menu including French wines and sophisticated cocktails such as a Mezcal Swizzle, French 75 and a Sazerac, the news release said.

La Caverne also offers a weekly-rotating menu for a three-course dinner that starts at $55 per person. Guests must make a reservation to dine at exploretock.com/lacaverne-at-union-station.

The bar will feature live jazz performances from Thursday to Saturday evenings between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Meanwhile, a retailer in the station, Bloom by Anuschka, closed at the beginning of the year. The station will convert the boutique space into a lobby for the Crawford Hotel, station spokesperson Julie Dunn told the Denver Gazette.

To mark a decade since reopening, Denver Union Station’s remodeling project aims to enhance the station, Crawford Hotel and Cooper Lounge with new lighting, furniture and an upgrade of 112 luxury hotel rooms. It’s set to wrap up midyear. The Cooper Lounge is temporarily closed for the changes and will reopen in spring, according to Union Station.

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Joaquín Cintrón Vega will be the CEO of the Denver Housing Authority starting April 1.

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Joaquín Cintrón Vega will be the CEO of the Denver Housing Authority starting April 1.



Courtesy photo, Denver Housing Authority


Denver Housing Authority announces new chief

The Housing Authority of City and County of Denver has found a new leader to run the organization starting April 1.

Joaquín Cintrón Vega will be the new CEO of the Denver Housing Authority, the board announced last week. Cintrón Vega led the Lucas Metropolitan Housing in Toledo, Ohio since 2020 and was a director of the Public Housing Division in Florida’s Miami-Dade County before that.

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“Joaquín is a seasoned housing leader who understands the critical role DHA plays in the community and is committed to fulfilling the vision and strategy the organization has adopted,” Grace Buckley, chair of DHA’s Board of Commissioners said in a news release.

Cintrón Vega stated that the focus of the organization will be on building up partnerships, being more unified and empowering individuals.

“By transforming neighborhoods into thriving ecosystems of collective progress and opportunity,” Cintrón Vega said in a statement, “we can make a real difference in the lives of those we serve as we succeed in providing high-quality, affordable housing with responsive services, enabling people and communities to prosper.”

Ziggi's coffee

Ziggi's Coffee opened in Erie, Colorado, on Jan. 30, 2024, marking the Longmont-based chain's 52nd location.

Courtesy photo, Ziggi's Coffee

Ziggi's coffee

Ziggi’s Coffee opened in Erie, Colorado, on Jan. 30, 2024, marking the Longmont-based chain’s 52nd location.



Courtesy photo, Ziggi’s Coffee


Free coffee for grand opening of Erie café

A new Ziggi’s Coffee opened across from Erie Community Park last week and will celebrate by giving out free 16-oz drinks on Saturday, the café shop announced.

It’s the 52nd location of the Longmont-based coffee chain founded in 2004.

The 1,865-square-foot café at 331 Milan Place will have indoor and outdoor seating and is expected to bring 25 jobs to the area, according to a press release. The franchise location will be owned by Erie residents Brett and Tammy Russell who stated they hope to make the café a community gathering spot for Erie.

The drink giveaway includes coffee, teas, Fresherz, Energy Infusions, smoothies, Italian sodas and more on Feb. 10 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

“We are excited to be the newest business partner to the Erie community and look forward to opening our doors to serve the residents of the town we’ve called home since 2004,” Brett Russell said in the release.

The café is open 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. On the weekends, Ziggi’s is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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