Top Ten Reasons to Love RiNo (River North)
Love neighborhoods with an industrial feel? Then you will be smitten with Denver's RiNo neighborhood. RiNo properties are creating quite the buzz in town and for good reason ~ the amenities abound. Here are a few favorites and if you'd like to see them on a map, click here!
The Butcher Block Cafe has been family owned for 30 years. The three Michel brothers came to Denver from North Dakota in 1979 and were committed to opening a restaurant that would reflect the small diners they grew up loving. Hailing from New Jersey, I too have the same diner craving from time to time. Great home cooking with small town charm. Try the cinnamon rolls ~ gooey and drenched in butter, they will bring you back again and again.
2. The Yoga Mat
Owner + Human Erin Hardy opened The Yoga Mat in 2010, her mission being to create a Denver yoga studio connecting like-minded folks through the practice of yoga, wellness, and combined creativity. Erin believes that unrolling your mat creates healthier and happier people; less grumpy people means less icky stuff in the world. One “om” at a time, beginners and experts alike reconnect their neighbors and bring balance to body and mind. Erin says, “Choosing to live a conscious, healthy lifestyle is hard but it’s clearly a darn good idea.” Small classes (18 max) allow the instructors to focus on alignment, anatomy and the use of props to ensure maximum benefits.
Owner/Chef Tracy Zimmer created Hutch and Spoon with a desire to offer meals and snacks that stimulate both the palate as well as the local economy. Creating community in a developing neighborhood is a passion here, and as much as possible local ingredients are incorporated into the menu. A great place to unwind, connect with friends and take a moment to enjoy your food and friends ~ it’s a great place to visit after a class at The Yoga Mat!
Ceramic artist Jonathan Kaplan has worked in and around the Denver ceramics scene for many years. As proprietor of the Ceramic Design Group in Steamboat Springs, he served many clients along the Front Range. After working in the clay-ware manufacturing business for over 15 years, he moved to Denver in 2006 to open Plinth Gallery.
There is a long and storied history of ceramic manufacturing in the region. Yet in spite of this vibrant clay art history along the Front Range, there had been no gallery devoted exclusively to fine ceramics. Jonathan found a home for Plinth Gallery in a once bland, rectangular building that formerly housed the “Acapulco Smoke Shop”. The building had been vacant for some time, and after a three-year renovation project it was re-introduced as an innovative architectural structure and pristine exhibition space for artists.
Plinth Gallery’s vision is to showcase fine ceramic art, as well as provide an educational forum for the introduction of clay arts to our community. The Gallery provides an intimate and ever-changing exhibition space for outstanding ceramic forms, whether uniquely sculptural or purely functional; and by artists both newly emerging, and the very well-recognized.
5. The Source
The Source is Denver’s brand new indoor market and home to many new and exciting business ventures. Currently there are two fabulous restaurants inside.Comida, offering Mexican Street food (think small tacos and amazing drinks) and Acorn as well as craft brewers Crooked Stave Artisans. The center of the 1880’s former foundry building is occupied by the CapRock Farm Bar. There is coffee from Boxcar, cheeseand specialty foods from Mondo Market, curated spirits and wines from the Proper Pour, bread from Babette’s Artisan Breads, whole animal butchery from MeatHead, flowers from Beet & Yarrow, and produce from Americanum Provisions.
Additional vendors are SVPER ORDINARY gallery and design + art
store and Collegiate Peaks bank. The office wing is home to Slow Food Denver and graphic design studio Wunder Werkz.
6. MidMod Mall
ModMod Mall RETRO Consignment is a unique design and retail store selling old and new, specializing in modern, contemporary and vintage furnishings and finishes. Their new location on Brighton Boulevard offers a large open warehouse space with lots of light in which to display some fine vintage treasures.
The Infinite Monkey Theorem represents a counter culture in wine making. No vineyard. No pretense. Opened in 2008 Infinite Monkey Theorem is an urban winery operated by one mad scientist working out of a back alley in RiNo. Infinite Monkey Theorem buys the best grapes and makes ridiculously good wine. Their concept is to focus on the variables that really matter: use the best grapes, harvest them at their peak, nurturing each batch of juice as it becomes wine, and get to know the people who drink it. The proprieters also decided to get rid of the variables that don’t matter: the vineyard location, the rolling hills, and the tasting room covered in granite and marble. The wines are not only expressions of the local fruit, the process, and the personality of the winemaker, but also expressions of the people drinking the wine. It is a product born out of the community and thus representative of the community.
8. City Bark
A full service pet center, City Bark is a loving and warm place for your furry companions when you need a hand. With four separate play areas and outdoor dog park with a swimming pool, your dog will be delighted for a play day or overnight stay. Lots of supervised play time and human interaction ~ you just can’t ask for a better spot for your pooch. City Bark also offers Self-Wash Tubs by the hour, Doggie and Kitty grooming and Behavior Modification/Training.
Plus Gallery has enriched Denver’s contemporary art scene since 2001, providing one of the leading, reputable platforms for prestigious artist representation and exhibitions of note in the region. The gallery recently relocated to the corner of 25th and Larimer in North Downtown Denver, into a unique renovation of a remnant parcel of the Benjamin Moore Paint Factory. This singular redevelopment adds a two-story gallery space to the dramatic architecture of the historic Benjamin Moore complex, serving as a visual anchor for the entrance to the Upper Larimer corridor and River North Arts District.
10. Epic Brewing
Epic Brewing Company opened in Salt Lake City, Utah with six fermentation tanks giving it the flexibility to create a variety of small batch, artisanal beer. Within a few short months, Epic began earning medals for its beers domestically and internationally. Three years later, in 2013, Epic expanded its brewery operations into Colorado by opening a second brewery in the River North district of downtown Denver.
The Denver brewery offered enough space to support growing national distribution, expansion of the popular barrel aged beer program and the introduction of a line of sour beers. Along with these improvements the addition of a “proper” tap room featuring 25 taps was a long awaited realization, allowing Epic to feature its substantial beer selection on draught. Despite the rapid expansion and increase in production volume, Epic Brewing has stayed committed to its founding principal of small batch, artisanal beer. Every batch released in the Elevated and Exponential series is numbered, stamped, and release information is published online. Currently brewing 39 plus beers Epic believes there is a beer for every person and every occasion.
If you'd like to check out a RiNo property, or have one you'd like to sell ~ give me a call. I'm happy to help!
Christine Nicholson, CRS
Kentwood City Properties
Christine@KentwoodCity.com
720-319-5591
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