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5280 Magazine Top of The Town Awards (July 2024)
Petals & Pages: Best Bookstore in Denver
Dylah Ray left a career in politics to cultivate a space where LGBTQ+ Denverites feel safe to pursue their passions, connect with the community, and explore their identities. How did Ray pull off such a lofty goal? By founding a bookstore that’s packed with more than prose. Inside this Art District on Santa Fe spot, which opened in October 2023, you’ll find a flower shop, a writer’s corner, shelves brimming with bestsellers, and a robust inventory of queer and feminist literature. But Petals & Pages also hosts free and ticketed events nearly every night of the week, at least one of which is sure to appeal to the person you are—or want to be
5280 Magazine (March 2024)
The 10 Best Indie Bookstores on the Front Range
If you’re a book lover who doesn’t like to be put in a box, this new shop in the Santa Fe Arts District will give you permission to pursue all of your passions. Petals & Pages, which opened in October 2023, is a queer-owned bookstore, flower shop, intimate art gallery, and soon-to-be bakery. In other words, it’s the many loves of owner Dylah Ray married under one roof.
Out Front Magazine (March 2024)
Perennials: Petals & Pages Owner Dylah Ray Launches Her First Poetry Collection
“Petals and Pages had a packed house on March 8 for Dylah Ray’s launch of Perennials : a lovely collection of poetry that explores the the transitions in life, love, and self-exploration.
Done up in a floral suit, Ray’s presence welcomed guests with a flower infused cookie and a pack of wildflowers (a nod towards her love of bouquets and her past endeavors with her company The Botanical Bakery of Denver). …
f you are in need of a queer collection of poetry that is sure to make you think, swoon, and feel then Ray’s newest collection is a perfect read for this spring season.”
5280 Magazine
Meet the Entrepreneur and Baker Behind South Denver’s New Botanical Bakery
“When owner and pastry mastermind Dylah Ray opened the bakery inside the Birdsall & Co. garden center on South Broadway this past September, her intention was to create a welcoming and creatively-inspiring space where women in particular could gather over comforting foods and take a break from the business of their days. Though baking has been a longtime hobby for Ray, she had an extensive and demanding career before opening the bakery, working as a community organizer for grassroots organizations and nonprofits. (She worked as an organizer on former President Barack Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012, and as director for Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign in 2020.) Originally from Dallas, Texas, Ray studied international affairs at the University of Denver, attended graduate school in New York, and lived in California before moving back to the Mile High City in September 2021….”