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March 1, 2018
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
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Chinese New Year enlivens iconic eatery Englewood’s Twin Dragon hosts celebration featuring lion dancers
Look at historic neighborhood highlights culture, challenges
BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The pop-pop of fireworks, the rhythmic beat of a drum and the clash of a cymbal announced the entrance of the lion dancers that were the main attraction at the Feb. 16 Chinese New Year celebration at the Twin Dragon restaurant in Englewood. “We have held the two-day Chinese New Year celebration every year since we opened the restaurant 41 years ago,” owner Shiou Yan Wang said. “We have a different lion dance group each night because no two groups do the dances the same. The event is very popular. We have people who have been with us almost every year for many years, plus we have people who come to celebration for the first time.” The lion dancers were from the Denver Shaolin Kung Fu Academy. The three lion dance teams maneuvered their way through the aisles and by the tables, stopping frequently so an adult or child could “feed” SEE CELEBRATION, P29
Arapahoe Acres tour offers slice of history
BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Diego Jaramillo “feeds” a red gift envelope to one of the lion dance teams during the Chinese New Year celebration at the Twin Dragon restaurant in Englewood. The 10-year-old said the lion dancers were cool. This is the 41st year the restaurant has held a two-day Chinese New Year celebration complete with lion dancers. TOM MUNDS
In a show of angular architecture, wood-and-stone contrast and lofty designs iconic of a past age, Englewood-area residents walked through mid-century modern homes on a tour of the historic Arapahoe Acres neighborhood for potential buyers and history lovers alike. The Feb. 24 tour brought a crowd through five homes in the idyllic Englewood neighborhood, which was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Constructed from 1949-1957, the post-World War II development holds significance both in design and in culture — as its residents are glad to talk about. “Everything is angled to (create) conversation between the houses,” said Jill Horch, a real-estate adviser with Thrive Real Estate who lives in the neighborhood. SEE HISTORY, P9
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