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Tattered Cover sets closing date for LoDo store ahead of move to new space
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Tattered Cover is closing a chapter on its presence in LoDo.
The bookshop chain’s 12,500-square-foot store on the corner of Wynkoop and 16th streets will shut down on March 17, according to new owner Kwame Spearman.
BusinessDen broke the news last May that the store would be relocating to McGregor Square, the mixed-use project being built by the owners of the Rockies across the street from Coors Field.
Spearman told BusinessDen in an email that Tattered Cover is targeting a May 2021 opening date for the McGregor Square location. He added that he did not know who would be taking over their former Wynkoop location.
Children s and YA Books for Valentine s Day 2021 Compiled by Emma Kantor | Jan 25, 2021
The pandemic continues to put a wedge between family and friends through the necessity of social distancing, while bringing us closer together through shared hopes and fears. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ve gathered a list of new and forthcoming books for young readers that affirm the value of love in its many forms.
Picture Books & Board Books
Jane Porter, illus. by Maisie Paradise Shearring. Candlewick, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5362-1123-8. Ages 3–7.
Dimitri, who has dark hair and light tan skin, spends his first day at a new preschool telling everyone and everything “I love you.” But when no one returns his declarations, he feels dejected until his mother imparts a lesson: “When you tell people you love them,” she says, “even if they don’t say it back or show it, they feel it. That’s just the way love is.” A gentle, resonant narrative for ch
The pandemic hit Denver’s arts and culture scene hard, forcing many businesses, performance spaces, museums and galleries to close, at least temporarily, at the end of March. In the months since, artists and curators have rallied to keep culture alive, to comment on social injustice, and to inspire us all to appreciate essential workers and health-care providers.
Along the way, the scene has shown its grit and ability to stay relevant through the toughest of times, though some longstanding cultural institutions have been wrangling with their own inner demons.
Here are the ten biggest arts and culture stories in Denver in 2020: