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Six buddies open gay bar in former Prohibition Bar space on East Colfax

Buddies offers a low-key setting for the LGBTQ community

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 22 : Owners of Buddies, a new gay bar that replaced Prohibition Bar when it closed on East Colfax, pose for a portrait at the bar in Denver, Colorado on Friday, September 22, 2023. Front left, Drayvon Gonzalez, Andrew Glardon, front right, Jack Herrick, top left, and Phil Newlan, top right. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 22 : Owners of Buddies, a new gay bar that replaced Prohibition Bar when it closed on East Colfax, pose for a portrait at the bar in Denver, Colorado on Friday, September 22, 2023. Front left, Drayvon Gonzalez, Andrew Glardon, front right, Jack Herrick, top left, and Phil Newlan, top right. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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By | The Denver Post
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Six buddies walked into a gay bar and couldn’t hear the sounds of their own voices over the blasting DJ music. So, they decided to open their own.
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