Denver, CO
Restaurant Week offers chance to explore Denver culinary scene
Denver Restaurant Week runs from March 1 to March 10, 2024. It’s an opportunity to explore Denver’s culinary scene at discount prices. This year, there are even some Michelin recognized restaurants that are serving up Restaurant Week menus.
Ash’Kara in Denver is one of those restaurants. Executive chef Reggie Dotson whips up Middle Eastern and Mediterranean favorites.
“I always say it takes time to really master a flavor,” Dotson said.
The flavor of Ash’Kara is centered around it’s wood burning hearth. Handmade pitas are a specialty.
“Everyone always wants pita and hummus to start out with so I think that’s what gets people in the door,” Dotson explained.
The hummus may get them in the door, but it’s the braised lamb that keeps them coming back. Ash’Kara locally sources its ingredients. The lamb comes from Superior Farms of Denver.
“Locally sourced ingredients always bring a little bit of home back home. You don’t really have to travel that far. Things are familiar, and it helps support all of us in the same economy,” Dotson said.
This is the second year Ash’Kara has participated in Denver Restaurant Week. Dotson has created a special menu for $55.
“It’s a combination of wanting to be creative and wanting to know what we can make people happy with, so just a balance of that,” Dotson said.
He welcomes the spotlight that Restaurant Week puts on Denver’s cuisine. He’s hoping to draw new foodies to his fare.
“The biggest thing for me is creating memory. Nostalgic things for me are always what I think about when creating a dish, so trying to think when…where I was when I tasted this flavor,” he said.
LINK: Denver Restaurant Week
Denver Restaurant Week runs March 1 to March 10, 2024. There are more than 200 restaurants participating from across the Metro Area.
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BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — If you feel like we’ve had a lot of red flag days across Colorado since the start of the year, you’re right.
According to our Denver7 weather team, there have been 369 red flag warnings across the state since the start of 2026, marking the second-highest number recorded to date since 2005. In 2023, there were 408 red flag warnings from Jan. 1 through April 22 of that year, according to Denver7 meteorologist Danielle Grant
A red flag day happens when warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds combine to create critical fire weather conditions.
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Colorado sees second-highest number of red flag days since 2005
In Boulder County, officials say the frequency of these warnings in their area is breaking records, too.
“We’ve had 21 thus far since the beginning of 2026, and that number is almost as many as we’ve had in the previous years combined, 2024 and 2025,” said Vinnie Montez, a spokesperson for the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
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With the high volume of alerts, Montez worries the frequent warnings will become white noise.
Denver7 asked him if there is some red flag fatigue in the community.
“When you see the same commercial come up over and over again, you’re kind of like, flip the channel, right? I think that can happen in what we’re messaging,” Montez said.
At Chautauqua Park in Boulder, residents are taking note of how often these days are happening.
“It’s almost every day,” Mac Whittington said.
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Levi Brown, a Boulder resident, pointed out that all the ingredients for high fire danger are present.
“You look around, there’s a lot of fuel in the ground, a lot of wind blowing right now, in fact,” Brown said.
For Brown, who has lived in the area for 26 years, every warning carries weight.
“It seems to be more prevalent now. And I don’t take it lightly,” Brown said.
For those who do not take the days seriously, Whittington offered a word of caution.
“Hopefully we don’t have to learn the lesson the hard way,” he said.
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DENVER (KDVR) — Denver police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle on Tuesday evening.
The Denver Police Department reported that the crash also involved a motorist and happened at East 9th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Police did not release any description of the suspect vehicle.
Denver police said drivers should expect delays in the area.
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