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VOLUME 39 | ISSUE 35
Marquez to A family-owned bar has been in the community for over 30 years enter plea March 31 in fatal hitand-run case Judge denies defense’s request to set a bond for Marquez BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
also more inventive dishes, like its St. Patrick’s Day menu which featured festive cuisine including Shepards Pie, beer cheese with soft pretzels and more. While they sell a lot of beer, Manning said the craft cocktails do quite well, with syrups, teas, juices and other elements prepped in-house. What it comes down to, according to Manning, are “those extra steps”
The case against Ruben Marquez, the alleged driver in the fatal hitand-run outside a Golden bar, is moving forward after a three-day preliminary hearing. A judge ruled March 14 that there’s enough evidence against Marquez to bind over all 17 charges against him for trial. The judge also ruled Marquez will continue to be held without bond. He’s scheduled to enter a plea at 8:30 a.m. March 31 at the Jefferson County Courthouse. Marquez, 29, is facing first-degree murder, vehicular homicide and multiple assault charges for allegedly driving a truck into a crowd of people outside The Rock Rest Lodge on Oct. 9. Adrian Ponce, 26, was killed in the incident, and at least four others were injured, including Rock Rest employees. Marquez’s preliminary hearing — which ran Feb. 3, March 2 and March 14 — was formatted like a small-scale trial with both the
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Staff at Fiddlesticks prepare for a busy St. Patrick’s Day. BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“When we first were thinking of the name, we were sitting around, then someone said, ‘oh fiddlesticks,” said owner Diane Manning. And that’s how Fiddlesticks Bar and Grill in Lakewood got its name. Fiddlesticks Bar and Grill has been family owned by Diane Manning and Tom Leonard for 33 years. Their son Mike Manning was run-
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ning around as a toddler collecting change from under the tables when they got their start. Now, he’s helping run the place. What started as a little bar on the corner of Kipling and Jewell turned into an establishment with a scratch kitchen and craft cocktail menu. “We sell more food than we do alcohol,” Manning said. “Everything we make is from scratch.” The menu boasts normal bar fare like burgers, wraps and wings, and
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