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Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar Trickles Down into Colorado Springs

July 2, 2019 Matthew Schniper 5280, Big Red F Restaurant Group, Centro Mexican Kitchen, Colorado Springs Independent, Dave Query, Il Vicino, Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar, Lola Coastal Mexican, Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, Niman Ranch, Sheila Lucero, The Post Brewing Co., The West End Tavern, Westword, Zolo Southwestern Grill

Boulder-based Big Red F Restaurant Group recently announced it’ll open its sixth Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar location in

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Colorado Common Hard Cider Grows into Boxing Brothers Ciderhouse

June 12, 2019 Dionne Roberts Boxing Brothers Ciderhouse, Colorado Common Hard Cider, Colorado Springs Independent, Katie Murray, Matthew Bonno

Colorado Common Hard Cider rebrands as Boxing Brothers Ciderhouse (4655 Town Center Drive, #130) with a remodeled taproom, which is now open

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Beasts & Brews Opens Strong; Prism Craft Coffee Cart to Come & T-Byrd’s Takes on the Trifecta

June 5, 2019 Dionne Roberts Beasts and Brews, Bird Tree Cafe, Colorado Springs Independent, Couture’s Bistro, Crystal Byrd, District E11even, Front Range Foodies, Jason Nauert, Loyal Coffee, Matthew Schniper, Mike Thompson, Mood Tapas Bar, Nestaseya Baadani, Noah Siebenaller, Paris Crêpe, Prism Coffee Company, T-Byrds Tacos and Tequila, Third Space Coffee

Beasts and Brews opened on May 20, at 7 Spectrum Loop, in Northgate, with an in-house butcher shop featuring locally derived

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Snooze Serves Breakfast (and the Community); Go Fish Food Truck Keeps it Simple

May 3, 2019 Dionne Roberts 719 Hump Day Food Truck Rally, Catamount Institute, Chef Bob's Lobstah Trap, Christina Voreadis, Christopher Xavier, Colorado Springs Food Rescue, Colorado Springs Independent, Go Fish Food Truck, Henry David Thoreau, Kevin Hill, Lost Friend Brewing Company, Nano 108 Brewing Company, The Home Front Cares

Snooze, an A.M. Eatery opened its first Springs location at 7587 N. Academy Blvd. on April 24, following a soft opening

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Drink Up: R&R Coffee Presses into Monument; Allusion Replaces Sakura with Many Faces

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Dionne Roberts Allusion, Centura Health’s Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion, Colorado Springs Independent, R&R Coffee Cafe, Rooster's House of Ramen, Ryan Wanner, Sakura, Sean Fitzgerald, Tri-Lakes YMCA

R&R Coffee Cafe the quaint caffeine cabin in Black Forest, will open a second location in early May in Monument, at

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Solar Roast Coffee Opens in Colorado Springs, and Oscar’s Oyster Bar Rebrands

April 16, 2019 Dionne Roberts Bingo Burger, Colorado Springs Independent, Mike Harktop, Olde World Bagels, Oscar's Oyster Bar, Phil Duhon, Phil's Midtown Grill, Solar Roast Coffee, To the Grave Tattoo

Pueblo-based Solar Roast Coffee expands its conscientious footprint northward, taking over the spot that formerly housed Starbucks at 134 N.

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The Famous Expands North, and ClawFish Brings a Taste of the Sunshine State

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Dionne Roberts ClawFish, Colorado Springs Independent, Melbourne Seafood Station, Nick Moon, Perry Sanders, Scott Majors Photography, The Antler's, The Famous Steak House, The Mining Exchange

RMFR and the Colorado Springs Independent partner up to bring you pertinent blurbs in “Side Dish” where we wrap up

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry: RMFR’s Last Minute Holiday Wrap Up

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Dionne Roberts 1623 Brewing Company, Bjorn's Colorado Honey, Colorado Springs Independent, Corner Post Meats, Distillery 291, Eclectic CO, Goat Patch Brewing Company, Gray Mountain Clay, il Porcellino Salumi, Lincoln Center-Colorado Springs, Merf's Condiments, Metric Brewing, Modern Epicurean, Mountain Pie CO, Pablo's Coffee, Pappardelle's Pasta, Pikes Peak Brewing Company, POINT, Prim Pedal, Radiantly Raw Kitchen, Red Leg Brewing Company, REN Creativ, Salus, Spinster Sisters, Susie Gray, The Flower Life, The Local Motive, Wander Coffee

During the holidays we notice that many of us get caught up in the hustle and bustle and materialistic elements,

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Recap: Indy slams Stagecoach, G loves Shangri-La

September 11, 2015 Bryce Crawford Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs Independent, PJ's Stagecoach Inn, Shangri-La

Every week, we’ll bring you a recap of the latest reviews from the weekly Independent and daily Gazette. Flashing some serious

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Recap: Gazette ‘meh’ on Ritz, Indy likes Cleats

September 2, 2015September 10, 2015 Bryce Crawford Cleats Bar & Grill, Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs Independent, Ritz Grill

Restaurant reviews from the Gazette and Indy are out, the latter coincidentally written by me, my last review for the weekly

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