A lil hello to #Denver and my old #swingdancing friends back at the #MercuryCafe. 👋🏼

I watch this video every #December.

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Mad love to the #MileHighCity. 🏔️

I miss y'all. 🫶🏼

#DIA #flashmob #InTheMood

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Few places in Denver were central to so many good memories and legends like the Merc was. Devotchka, Lumineers and blink-182 among the killer local bands, stand-ups and Samba nights. A tragedy to lose such a brilliant part of Denver.

#Denver #MercuryCafe

Denver icon Mercury Cafe closes after 50 years, will become LGBTQ-focused bar Denver’s 50-year-old Mercury Cafe — which for decades has held down the corner of 22nd and California streets with a fiercely independent, DIY culture — has closed.

BREAKING: Denver's beloved, 50-year-old #MercuryCafe has closed, and is now #ThePearl. I talked to the Merc/building owner Danny Newman & The Pearl's owners about how much of the original will remain, and what the new kitchen, programming and other elements will be like.

For @denverpost.com