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WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24, 2022
N VOLUME 64 ISSUE 3
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El Rancho restaurant to reopen Denver restaurateurs to operate the historic eatery BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Excited about their creation, members of the Evergreen High School Mural Club, from left, Bohdan Yalynnyi, Carter Smith, Bethany PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST Reimers, Madison Hillman and Oakley Fellows pose for photos.
Blossoming painters Evergreen High School club adds beauty near the dam by creating a blooming mural BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Evergreen dam garden is now blooming year-round. A mural has been painted on two sides of the building behind the dam garden with flowers, insects and SEE MURAL, P2
EHS art teacher Sarah Grundemann, Evergreen Legacy Fund board member Gail Riley and mural artist Bobby MaGee Lopez cut a ribbon for the grand opening of the mural called “Evergreen Blooms at the Dam.”
El Rancho restaurant is reopening. Denver restaurateurs Frank and Jacqueline Bonanno, who own restaurants in the Denver area, will operate the historic restaurant that closed abruptly last summer. The couple, who own Bonanno Concepts, are excited to open as soon as they can hire a staff, Frank Bonanno said on Nov. 15, hopefully in the next few weeks. “I’m confident we can bring new life to El Rancho while preserving the nostalgia,” he said. “We’ve been in there, and there’s so much potential to recapture the spirit of a place that’s been part of so many memories and stories over the years.” Bonanno intends Colorado-style fare on the menu, happy hours, brunch and the return of live music. He is leaning toward serving meals such as burritos, tacos, smoked brisket and smoked pork plus a salad bar. He wants to hire a brewmaster, so the site will return to brewing beer in a few months. Bonanno said the first priority was to focus on the food and the service for the main-floor restaurant, SEE EL RANCHO, P7
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