DISHING IT OUT
Real Mex offerings
Mezcal, 3230 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-5219; La Cueva, 9742 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, 303-367-1422; Juarez, 2932 W. 38th Ave., 303-433-3902; Morrison Inn, 301 Bear Creek Ave., Morrison, 303-697-6650
Welcome Stock Show visitors! Want an alternative to that Mexican place with the cliff divers? This year, try Mezcal on East Colfax Avenue for a hearty bowl of posole and a bar full of artisan tequilas. Farther east, La Cueva dishes out Guanajuato food, including very hot green chile. On the west side, check out Juarez for your late-night chilaquile craving (they close at 3:30 a.m. on weekends), or the Morrison Inn for a creamy spinach enchilada and a top-shelf margarita.
ANYONE FOR A SAIL?
Standley Lake Regional Park Boating Permits
Applications due Feb. 5 at Visitors Center, West 100th Avenue and Simms Street, 303-425-1097
Snow’s piled high all around Standley Lake, and the wind is whipping up whitecaps, but, according to the city of Westminster, now’s the time to think about boating. Last year, demand for access was so high people camped out or waited in line for hours for one of 550 power boating permits. This year the city’s conducting a lottery, so pick up an application at the visitor center or Westminster City Hall at 4800 W. 92nd Ave.
