Green Valley Ranch golf course has hit a hole-in-one with the return of Lana Ortega and her company Lana Ortega Golf.
Ortega, 46, will lead lessons as part of The Colorado Golf Academy, owned by instructors Eli Haskell and Joe Egnoski.
“I am happy to be back there,” Ortega said. “I just wanted an indoor place to teach. I really enjoyed all the high-tech amenities that that facility offers, and it’s an experience my students deserve in terms of more high- end golf instruction.”
For 12 years, Ortega honed her craft under the tutelage of famed instructor Mike McGetrick at the McGetrick Golf Academy at Meridian Golf Club and then at Green Valley Ranch.
She started her own golf academy at GVR in 2006, then moved to The Links at Highlands Ranch and most recently the Family Sports Center in Centennial. Ortega has garnered several accolades in the golf world, including being named one of the top 50 teachers in Golf for Women beginning in 2004 until the magazine folded. “I’m so very excited about the synergies between the Oakwood Homes/GVR campus, and getting back to delivering the type of instruction experience that matches my goals.”
Ortega’s offering a December and January lesson special of $30 for 30 minutes and $55 for an hour. Call: 303-574-0775.
Sign of the times.
John Cimino, a partner in the Denver law firm Cimino & Benham, says his firm is offering a free bankruptcy per month, “maybe more, depending on demand. We take public service seriously and want to offer this screaming deal to Colorado,” he said.
There will be a drawing each month. To enter, go to or call 303-830-7274.
Dog daze.
Flying Dog Brewery, which was based in Denver before moving operations to Frederick, Md., has launched Raging Bitch, a new Belgian-style IPA, in celebration of the brew’s 20th anniversary. Seriously?
I don’t know about you, but that name doesn’t exactly make me want to run out and scoop up a six-pack. The beer has been banned in New Hampshire and West Virginia.
A friend of mine who’s going through a divorce said he plans on buying a sixer for his soon-to-be ex-wife. And as one colleague asked, “Does it come in growlers?”
Foodie fodder.
Shanahan’s, the much-anticipated steak escape named after former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan, who is also an investor in the venture, at 5085 S. Syracuse St. in the Denver Tech Center, officially opens Dec. 24. I’m checking it out on Dec. 21 and will share stories.
• For all you biz travelers who have enjoyed the java at Royal Grounds coffee shops in San Francisco, you now can get it here in Denver. Tuesday is the grand opening of Sundial Coffee at 4403 W. 52nd Ave., just blocks from Regis University and Willis Case Golf Course. The shop will sell the same kind of coffee as the highly regarded Royal Grounds. Sundial, owned by Dave Cooley, opens at 6 a.m. Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. Sundays. During the grand opening, you can save $1 on all pounds of Max’s Blend.
• The Egg Shell of Cherry Creek, which has been a family-run business for more than 25 years, is moving from 300 Josephine St. to 235 Fillmore St. as of Dec. 23. The new eatery in the old Mel’s Bar and Grill space will include a patio with heaters.
• Mezcal, the Mexican eatery at 3230 E. Colfax Ave., is celebrating six years in the burrito biz with a three-day party Thursday through Saturday.
Total sales: 402,980 margaritas, 268,355 tacos, and 33,384 hours of operation. Live music from Tito del Barrio Malaga at 7 p.m. Thursday; free tequila toast at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
• Denver-based Qdoba Mexican Grill has added a kids meal to its menu and will introduce the new items with a kids-eat-free weekend Dec. 19 and 20 when a kids meal (for ages 12 and younger) is purchased with a regular entree.
Eavesdropping
on two women at Thai Bistro in south Jefferson County: “How do you tell if it’s really cold?”
“When I’m drying my hair, I shoot the warm air from the blow-dryer down the front of my bathrobe.”
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.
