Colfax Avenue is looking a little brighter these days, now that the neon sign outside the Satire Lounge is glowing again. After being closed for eleven months, the bar at 1920 East Colfax Avenue started pouring again on Friday night, and although the kitchen isn t serving yet, customers can get food delivered from Pete s Kitchen, another spot in the eatery empire built by the late Pete Contos.
The Satire was already a legendary venue Bob Dylan and the Smothers Brothers both performed there in 1960 when Contos bought the place in 1962. Now it s run by his grandson, Alex Barakos, who notes: We ve been seeing nightlife slowly coming back to Colfax Avenue.