Chereka Dickerson

Longtime Five Points soul food restaurant reopening in new location

  “DENVER — Welton Street Cafe has been synonymous with soul food in Denver for nearly 40 years. That is, until the Five Points restaurant temporarily closed last March. More than a year later, the restaurant will begin serving fried chicken, catfish sandwiches, pates, fried okra and other Southern and Caribbean favorites once again this … [Read more…]

Welton Street Café, pillar of Five Points neighborhood, hopes to find money to keep business alive

  “Chereka Dickerson and her sisters poured over grant and loan applications trying to raise the money they need to save Welton Street Café, but the denials finally became too much. “We’re just trying to stay alive. We’re not trying to get rich here people, we’re just trying to survive,” Dickerson said. Her family’s business … [Read more…]