YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANY STORY AT WESTWORD.COM; SEND LETTERS TO [email protected] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR “THE LAST RESORT,” CONOR MCCORMICK- CAVANAGH, MAY 19 BLA CK TO THE FUTURE The piece on the history of Lincoln Hills was fascinating. I can’t believe this historic place is so close to Denver, but I had never heard of it. Thank you for sharing this story. Jamie Parks Denver Great story by Conor McCormick-Cava- nagh! Lincoln Hills lives on! Roger Campden Aurora After what Matthew Burkett has done to businesses in Five Points, as Conor McCor- mick-Cavanagh shared in an earlier story, I am not optimistic about what the Lincoln Hills Fly Fishing Club will do for Lincoln Hills. I hope that after another 100 years, an important part of Black history has not been trashed by a privileged-only club, no matter the color of its members. Marcee Washington Denver “YELP-BACK,” MOLLY MARTIN, MAY 19 WAR OF THE WORDS Yelp is an evil menace. In the wrong hands, it becomes a tool that can kill careers without justifi cation. Even in the right hands, it’s likely to misfi re. Ignore it! Jay McGrew Boulder I purposely don’t ever look at reviews for a place; I’d rather see how it is for myself. There’s a special place in hell for the whiny reviewers who set out to try to get someone fi red because something wasn’t perfect or they didn’t have their butt kissed enough. Neil Bergin Denver “THE TWELVE BEST RED-SAUCE ITALIAN RESTAURANTS,” MOLLY MARTIN, APRIL 28 RED ALER T I am responding to the article about old- school Italian. I grew up in Brooklyn, and Don’t miss a beat! Follow @DenverWestword on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Have you been to Lincoln Hills? Travel back a hundred years into Colorado’s past in “The Last Resort,” our May 19 cover story, now available online. COVER ART BY GETTY IMAGESON THE COVER 5 then later on spent thirty years in the Bay Area eating in North Beach. Like many other readers, I agree the scene for that kind of food is sorely lacking in Denver; I go to Parma in Louisville (or make my own) for that kind of food. Places like Gaetano’s are sadly horrifi c. My concern in writing to you is to wonder about how someplace like that can make it on your list. As someone newer to Denver, I read your articles thinking these are vetted recommendations…although I’ve now come to learn that this is likely not the case. Are your articles more advertisements than reviews? Do you have to tiptoe politically with your comments? Does someone who knows something about the particular genre of food actually go eat at a place before recommending it? I imagine you operate on thin margins and depend on donations…and appreciate the service you provide the community. But there has to be some journalistic accountabil- ity to your work. Many of the places on your various lists (and this comes from recently eating at many of them) just aren’t very good. I have visited Denver regularly before living here (in addition to being a foodie, I’m a live- music junkie), and have watched the food scene grow exponentially. The Mexican food scene is very strong here, the Indian food scene has surprised us, and the burger and brunch scenes are great. There are also a growing number of good options across the board of higher-end places. But the old-school Italian is simply bad. Maybe it would support credibility to simply acknowledge that in a nice way. Thanks for soliciting readers’ comments! Jeff Zimmerman Denver Molly Martin responds: Advertising plays no role in our best restaurant lists, and we defi - nitely try the places we write about. Admittedly, while Denver’s old-school Italian scene may be lacking compared to that in some other cities (certainly New York City — I was born on Long Island), there are still a large number of places, including Gaetano’s and the other nine spots on that list, that many people here love for a variety of reasons. But we’re always ready to try more, and I love nothing more than a healthy debate about what’s good...and what’s not. VOLUME 45 NUMBER 39 MAY 26-JUNE 1, 2022 W AR T Art Director Jay Vollmar PR ODUC TI ON Production Manager Michael Wilson Assistant Production Manager Erin Kirk Graphic Designers Chris Arneson, Tori Bohling, Danielle East CRE A TIVE SER VI CES Senior Graphic Designer Allie Seidel 7 READY, SET, THROW! The Colorado Summit adds ultimate Frisbee to the state’s professional sports-team roster. BY CATIE CHESHIRE 12 LIT UP For Jeff Bebout, nothing goes together better than neon and coffee. 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