Every opening and closing this week: Blake Street bar returns, Rock Bottom bottoms out

More than a year after first announcing plans to revive one of LoDo’s most recognizable sports bars, the hospitality group taking over the space long home to the Blake Street Tavern is finally holding a grand opening on June 20.

Many remember the Blake Street Tavern as a game-day institution that closed in 2023 after nearly 22 years. Last year, Harper Hudson Hospitality Group owners Jeff and Ashley Moerke revealed plans to reopen the space as Tavern on Blake Street, named after their Snowmass Village eatery Tavern Kitchen & Bar. The couple also owns Il Poggio in Snowmass.

Originally, they had hoped to welcome customers on Rockies opening day… last year. They missed not only that season opener, but this year’s as well. Between the time needed to complete extensive renovations to the 30,000-square-foot building and the licensing/permiting reality of opening a restaurant in Denver these days, a year delay seems about standard.

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