Brittney Wilson’s pluckiness persevered.
The owner of Canvas and Cocktails, a Cherry Creek North establishment that was a retail store by day and held painting classes in the evenings, was busted in August by Denver’s Department of Excise and License for allowing students to bring liquor into the store.
Some anonymous tattletale ratted her out, and an inspector stopped by unannounced to take a look-see at the operation. After some discussions, it was determined that Wilson could still allow people to bring liquor to art classes if she designated the lessons as “private,” locked the front door of the store and wrote down the names of attendees. That killed retail sales of her jewelry and pottery for three hours per night Wednesdays through Sundays.
But the strong-willed Wilson hired attorney Jon Stonbraker of the famed firm Dill Dill Carr Stonbraker & Hutchings and applied for a beer-and-wine-only liquor license. It worked.
Wilson leased the space next door, where she plans to tear down the adjoining wall and build a bar selling $3 glasses of wine and $2 beers, plus snacks, as is required per the liquor license.
If the space passes inspection by the city, she’ll open the combined business in January.
“It’s been quite the process, but I think it’s all going to work out for the best,” Wilson said. “Our goal is to make things more convenient.”
Can-nily.
The folks at Ball Corp.’s headquarters in Broomfield drink a lot of beverages, judging by the executives’ fridge that is well-stocked with canned soft drinks and bottled water.
Not surprising, since Ball makes more than 55 billion containers each year at its facilities around the world. “We get excited by cans,” said CEO David Hoover.
Ball would like to spread around that excitement. Recently, Ball bought out a partner in a can-production facility in southern China about halfway between Shanghai and Hong Kong.
The idea is to tap a growing market. In the United States, an average of 330 cans per capita are used each year. In Europe, it’s 120 cans annually. China? Four cans.
A spectacle.
The judge and jury laughed when talk-radio personality Tom “Lou From Littleton” Manoogian offered to share his reading glasses with attorney Charlie Fife, who was struggling to read a document during real estate developer Erik Osborn’s felony trial in Denver District Court on Wednesday.
“You get them at Costco,” Manoogian said. “They’re something like three pairs for $19.99.”
Later during his cross-examination, Manoogian commented that Fife wasn’t wearing the glasses. “Either you’re going to use them or I’m going to use them, but somebody’s going to use them,” he said.
Manoogian and “Dealin'” Doug Moreland were partners who invested with Osborn in the high-rise condominium building One Lincoln Park.
Eavesdropping
on two employees at Propp Property Commercial Real Estate: “Have you heard that Tiger has been with nine different women?”
“All cats have nine lives!”
Penny Parker’s column appears Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Listen to her on the Caplis and Silverman radio show between 4 and 5 p.m. Fridays on KHOW-AM (630). Call her at 303-954-5224 or e-mail pparker@denverpost.com.
