“Soul food and Caribbean cuisine have long been intertwined, owing to the African diaspora. At A Taste of Haiti, you could get both — at least until recently. The Haitian restaurant that also served soul food and barbecue is now closed. Mathurin Innocent opened his Haitian restaurant five years ago at 2622 Welton Street … [Read more…]
“Often referred to as the “Harlem of the West,” Five Points in its heyday hosted the likes of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald and was fondly remembered by Jack Kerouac. Nowadays, this enclave’s northwest border has been rebranded as trendy RiNo. But farther inside the old district, Five Points retains much of its character … [Read more…]
“Miss Mona — as she is lovingly referred to by both her staff and customers — has been a fixture in Five Points dining since long before you could find a decent meal on nearly every corner of the changing neighborhood. Beginning with the to-go only Wings and Things in 1984 and reopening as … [Read more…]
“A retail site in Five Points that houses a brewery and soul food cafe, among other tenants, is under new ownership. 2736-2804 Welton Street LLC purchased 2736 Welton St. — known as Five Points Plaza — as well as 2748, 2800 and 2804 Welton St. this week for $6 million, according to county records. … [Read more…]
“2736-2748 Welton Street Denver, CO 80205 16,563 SF Total Forest Bassett $5,800,000 VanWest Real Estate Group has been exclusively retained to offer to qualified investors an opportunity to acquire 2736-2754 Welton Street, a 16,563 SF retail/office portfolio in the rapidly growing Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The property offers investors the opportunity … [Read more…]
“Five Points, Denver’s historically black neighborhood, continues to evolve. Nobody will argue with the fact that it looks and sounds a little different than it used to. Even with all the development and expansion, there’s a lot of things that remain the same. FOX31 celebrates those constants in this week’s Black History Highlight. “I … [Read more…]
“Welton Street Café is an east Denver community institution. Occupying a corner spot in Five Points Plaza — about a block from the neighborhood’s namesake intersection, just off a light-rail stop — the diner has been serving wings and Southern-style and Caribbean fare since 1999. Owner/founder Flynn Dickerson, who runs the place with his children, … [Read more…]
“Caribbean cuisine is a rarity in Denver, probably with good reason. After all, moving to a city where frostbite is even a remote possibility couldn’t have much appeal for anyone who grew up on a tropical island. Still, a few folks from the Caribbean have found their way to our (mostly) fair (but sometimes … [Read more…]