Entertainment editor

Jonathan Shikes

Jonathan Shikes is a Denver native with 25 years of experience at newspapers, magazines and websites. He joined The Denver Post in May 2022 as the editor of The Know after previously working at Westword. Jonathan is also the author of "Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing." You can find him cooking green chile, drinking at breweries and eating dumplings.

Coloradans (and Colorado visitors) love to get outdoors, whether it's to ski and stargaze, to camp and hike -- or to drive onto dirt roads until they get stuck and have to be rescued.

Outdoors |
From “ass clowns” to Bigfoot: The 10 most popular Colorado outdoor recreation stories of 2023

December 11, 2023 at 5:08 p.m.

Coloradans (and Colorado visitors) love to get outdoors, whether it's to ski and stargaze, to camp and hike -- or to drive onto dirt roads until they get stuck and...

The beer industry: “Ten years ago, it was 65% fun and cool, and 35% business. Now it’s 95% business.”

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Highlands Ranch brewery to close and make way for another longtime beer maker to move in

December 6, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.

The beer industry: “Ten years ago, it was 65% fun and cool, and 35% business. Now it’s 95% business.”

Joyride Brewing sued one of its co-owners Friday, saying he racked up $420,000 in “unneeded and unapproved” debt and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in brewery money to pay bills and expenses for two other businesses, including a well-known club.

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Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Denver-area brewery accuses co-founder of diverting $1 million to himself, other businesses

December 4, 2023 at 5:54 p.m.

Joyride Brewing sued one of its co-owners Friday, saying he racked up $420,000 in “unneeded and unapproved” debt and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in brewery money to pay...

Westbound & Down Brewing has laid out a new roadmap for Colorado craft breweries over the past few years, and it will follow the directions on that map even further west beginning today.

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Westbound & Down Brewing buys two other Colorado beer makers

December 5, 2023 at 9:51 a.m.

Westbound & Down Brewing has laid out a new roadmap for Colorado craft breweries over the past few years, and it will follow the directions on that map even further...

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Outdoors |
From “ass clowns” to Bigfoot: The 10 most popular Colorado outdoor recreation stories of 2023

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Highlands Ranch brewery to close and make way for another longtime beer maker to move in

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Denver-area brewery accuses co-founder of diverting $1 million to himself, other businesses

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Westbound & Down Brewing buys two other Colorado beer makers

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Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Aurora brewery will close, sell to new owners

Things To Do |
What to do this weekend: A rooftop ice rink, Union Station lights, Black Friday beers

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
3 breweries opened this month in Centennial, Denver and Longmont

Music |
Rolling Stones announce Denver concert date for 2024

Music |
Cryptic banner hints at Rolling Stones’ return to Denver in 2024

Restaurants, Food and Drink |
Denver-area brewery files for bankruptcy; claims financial malfeasance