Casa Bonita
Two University of Colorado Alumni, Trey Parker and Matt Stone met in a CU film making class in 1992. Their class project Jesus versus Santa found its way to Hollywood as a Christmas card which was a hit which became South Park. As they say in Hollywood, "That was only the beginning of history." South Park became a huge television hit.
Parker and Stone, (as reported by Stone to Denver's 5280 magazine) felt they owed it to the State of Colorado to save the bankrupt Casa Bonita restaurant and renovate it. They bought it for $3.1 million and spent $40 million making it the restaurant they remember how it used to be. Known as "Disneyland of Mexico" to many Denver area old timers.
The cliff divers still dive off of a 30 foot high cliff and Bart's Cave, and sometimes magicians and a person in a gorilla suit appear.
Only the food has changed. An award winning Chef was hired to improve the menu. Dana Rodriguez
moved to Denver from Mexico City in 1998 and applied for a job at the old Casa Bonita and did not hear back from the previous management. Now she supervises the staff of the renovated restaurant.
The restaurant holds 700 guests and all of the tables are reserved well in advance and have been since the re-opening in the summer of 2023.
Another new restaurant
What did Luke Skywalker say to the diners at his new restaurant?
"May the forks be with you."
Protecting Endangered Species
In 1973 President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act which mandated steps to protect and restore plants and animals identified as threatened or endangered. In doing so it provided a framework for protecting species and their ecosystems from further decline.
In the 50 years since the act was adopted, more than 1,000 fish, mammals, insects, birds, flowers and other species have been listed under the act. One of them is the bald eagle which was delisted in 2007 after the birds numbers recovered. Now the eagle can be spotted in nearly every state.
from The Nature Conservancy magazine
Two University of Colorado Alumni, Trey Parker and Matt Stone met in a CU film making class in 1992. Their class project Jesus versus Santa found its way to Hollywood as a Christmas card which was a hit which became South Park. As they say in Hollywood, "That was only the beginning of history." South Park became a huge television hit.
Parker and Stone, (as reported by Stone to Denver's 5280 magazine) felt they owed it to the State of Colorado to save the bankrupt Casa Bonita restaurant and renovate it. They bought it for $3.1 million and spent $40 million making it the restaurant they remember how it used to be. Known as "Disneyland of Mexico" to many Denver area old timers.
The cliff divers still dive off of a 30 foot high cliff and Bart's Cave, and sometimes magicians and a person in a gorilla suit appear.
Only the food has changed. An award winning Chef was hired to improve the menu. Dana Rodriguez
moved to Denver from Mexico City in 1998 and applied for a job at the old Casa Bonita and did not hear back from the previous management. Now she supervises the staff of the renovated restaurant.
The restaurant holds 700 guests and all of the tables are reserved well in advance and have been since the re-opening in the summer of 2023.
Another new restaurant
What did Luke Skywalker say to the diners at his new restaurant?
"May the forks be with you."
Protecting Endangered Species
In 1973 President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act which mandated steps to protect and restore plants and animals identified as threatened or endangered. In doing so it provided a framework for protecting species and their ecosystems from further decline.
In the 50 years since the act was adopted, more than 1,000 fish, mammals, insects, birds, flowers and other species have been listed under the act. One of them is the bald eagle which was delisted in 2007 after the birds numbers recovered. Now the eagle can be spotted in nearly every state.
from The Nature Conservancy magazine
