This Month we are asking YOU to submit photos of your most inspiring moments!

Are you a dare devil on the ski slopes?

A world traveler in your spare time,

Or one to spend your favorite moments with family at home in Denver?

Let us know and you can be entered to win an InSPIREd Dining Experience!

GRAND PRIZE:

-$150 to experience ChoLan Modern Asian Bistro in Downtown Denver

RUNNERS-UP:

–1 runner up will receive $25 to spend at Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar
–1 runner up will receive $25 to spend at Crave Dessert Bar
–1 runner up will receive $10 to spend at Snarf’s Sub Shop

ENTER HERE!

–$25 per person or $15 for 8 years or younger.

–LIVE MUSIC

–Reservations Highly Recommended.

–Located Downstairs in the SPIRE building.

Later this month, in celebration of St. Valentine’s Day,  come celebrate with that special someone at Crave Dessert Bar & Lounge on Tuesday, Feb 14th at 4pm-close.

Enjoy a Prix Fixe Three Course Tour:

Amuse Bouche

–Course 1: Two Savory Options

–Course 2: Two Refreshing Fruit Flavored Frozen Mousse Options

–Course 3: Two Decadant Chocolate Dessert Options

Pricing

–$20 Per Person Food Only

–$30 Per Person including a  ight (2 oz) of three featured wines

–$40 Per person including three (4 oz) glasses of featured wines

–Featured Bottles of Wine – $25 Each

–Cupid’s Bow Speacialty Cocktail- $8 Each

–Valentine’s Day Special Dessert for Two – $12 Each

Enjoy a Specialty Menu as well as LIVE MUSIC!

RSVP Recommended: Call or Respond to Events@CraveDenver.com

See the flyer here: VDAY

From January 26-29, 2012, the Snow Show will deliver the hottest snow sports trends, innovations, educational seminars, personalities, events, concerts and parties. This year, numbers are trending higher than last year with buyer pre-registration up 15%, including a significant increase in shops that have not attended the Show in Denver before. Nothing can match the energy of 20,000 attendees, 900+ brands, 3,340 booths, 114 new and returning exhibitors, and more than 90% of the supplier market share all gathered for the annual Snow Show andOn-Snow Demo/Ski-Ride Fest (Jan. 30-31), which follows at Winter Park Resort and Devil’s Thumb Ranch.

“The biggest thing that I get out of the Show, that I can’t anywhere else, is the social interaction with the actual decision makers for the companies, from designers to presidents of the manufactures. As a retailer, you really get the sense that they are listening to us and therefore listening to the consumer,” John Sullivan of East Coast Alpine, Boston, Massachusetts.

Check it out this weekend downtown in your SPIRE neighborhood! Don’t forget to stop by our favorite places: Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar, Organic Pizza Company, Snarf’s, Crave Dessert Bar and Lounge and More!

SPIRE initiated HUD/FHA re-certification for the SPIRE building in November of last year and have eagerly awaited approved status to be re-affirmed since December.  This approval was officially re-affirmed this morning.

Thanks to everyone that made this possible! We appreciate our downtown Denver/14th Street community!

If you would like to look-up the HUD/FHA status of SPIRE please utilize the following link:
https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/condloo … 820FF3EEDC

No surprises that Google still heads up the list in the #1 spot. They’ve held that position on the roster for 3 years, so far. But what other dream companies to work for topped the list? Check them out here: Full List.

A few Colorado affiliated companies also topped the list:

In order of how they appear, the companies in Colorado are:

• Scottrade of Westminster, with 165 employees.
• Qualcomm of Boulder, with 301 employees.
• PCL Construction of Denver, which has 204 employees.
• Brocade Communications Systems of Broomfield, which has 293 U.S. employees.
• CH2M Hill of Douglas County, which has 1,386 employees.
• MITRE of Colorado Springs, with 167 workers.

Just another reason we love living in Beautiful Colorado!

Check out our YouTube videos for a great recap of the event and what you missed!

Row 14 Owner, Dave Schneider and Swirl Girl, Kendra Anderson

Grand Prize:

-$100 certificate to spend at Row 14 Bistro and Wine Bar.

-2 tickets to Lannie’s Clock tower Cabaret to see “Unforgettable,” The Songs of Nat King Cole Starring Leonard E. Barrett Jr. on 2/17.

-$25 dollar certificate to spend at Crave Dessert Bar.

Sweepstakes Starts:

January 3rd, 2011  (12:01am)

Sweepstakes Ends:

January 24th, 2011 (11:59pm)

Need more Details?

Read the Official Rules.

Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean one cannot enjoy white wine. (White shoes however, are an altogether different topic.)

SPIRE is pleased to host Winter Whites on Thursday, January 12 from 6-8 pm.

Join Westword’s @swirlgirldenver / sommelier and chef Kendra Anderson as she guides an interactive experience featuring five of the hottest white wine varieties, perfectly paired with five snacks from Row 14’s chef Jensen D. Cummings.

Perfect for the novice and aficionado alike, you’ll be amazed at how ideal white wines are for drinking even during snowy months.

This event takes place above the city lights on the 10th floor of the SPIRE residences. Please check in at Row 14.

$39 per person inclusive, space is limited.

RSVP HERE>Reserve your spot by going to facebook.com/row14denver and clicking on the Wine Events tab. More information at row14denver.com or on Twitter #winterwhites

We hope to see you there!

“Each night, a projected sun rises on the face of The Minoru Yasui Building in Downtown Denver. As the night progresses, the image climbs up to the top of the east facade. The projection continues throughout the night and sets as the real sun rises. SUNLIGHT is entirely solar powered. This unique light mural uses actual sunlight to render the sun.” Synopsis from the Artist, Adam Frank.

Commissioned by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, SUNLIGHT, by Adam Frank was officially unveiled at the end of 2011. The piece projects a computer simulation of the sun rising and setting overnight against a city office building downtown. It is timed to rise when the actual sun sets.

You can find the work projected on the east side of the Minoru Yasui Plaza Building, 303 W. Colfax Ave.

A dedication ceremony occured at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave. The ceremony coincided with the 2011 Winter Solstice.

About Adam Frank:
Adam Frank is an internationally shown artist, designer and product inventor. His body of work represents
an ongoing investigation of light and interactivity. This investigation naturally blurs the boundaries between
fine art and design products for the home. His products, made entirely in Brooklyn NYC, are sold in stores all
over the world. For more information please visit www.adamfrank.com

Ok Denver, so every year along with the hype of New Year’s Eve, the biggest party night of the year, comes that nagging little question in the back of your head…. What do I want to change this year?

At some point or other, we’ve all had that year when our New Year’s Resolution was simply to come up with a resolution! So what’s the point? Well, if we don’t resolve to start living the way we want to live now, then when are we going to start? Now is as good a time as any. One way to solve this is the No-Resolution Resolution, a resolution to be happy in 2012!

If that’s not your cup of tea, don’t worry. We’ve got something a little more concrete for you. Here are 20 Great New Year’s Resolutions for 20-Somethings. Get this: most of these are actually realistic and do-able! Including, “Wait 30 seconds before you look up a fact you can’t remember on your phone, and try to remember it using your brain. This is what the olden days were like.”

Another always-popular resolution, eat better! And this doesn’t just mean to eat healthy, but to eat better tasting food as well. Check out the top five food resolutions you should make–and keep–for 2012.

So maybe it doesn’t have to be a time for a list of “resolutions,” just a good time to start embracing the things we’ve always wanted to do, and actually do them! Happy 2012!