Email Author Joel Warner

Awards

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "Black and Blue"

• 2011 - Mental Health America Media Awards, published February 4, 2010

  "Martial Law"

• 2011 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published April 22, 2010

  "The Boy Who Wouldn't Tell"

• 2011 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published July 22, 2010

  "Trial by Fire"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published December 2, 2010

  "Taken for a Ride"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 4, 2010

  "Martial Law"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published September 10, 2009

  "Cash Crop"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published February 5, 2009

  "Growth Industry"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 10, 2008

  "Father of Invention"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 20, 2008

  "The Good Soldier"

• 2009 - Society of Professional Journalists/Colorado Chapter, published March 20, 2008

  "The Good Soldier"

• 2008 - Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, published June 28, 2007

  "You Do the Meth"

• 2008 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published June 28, 2007

  "You Do the Meth"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 3, 2005

  "Mr. Big"

• 2006 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published November 3, 2005

  "Mr. Big"

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2006 Stories by Joel Warner

• Sheep Chic

  published August 31, 2006

  You probably won't spot Bob Beauprez's running mate, Janet Rowland, at the twentieth annual Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials.... More >>

• Gorging on Good Deeds

  published August 17, 2006

  As it turns out, the rectilinear lines, corrugated frontages, mammoth spaces and ship's-prow semblance of the new Colorado Convention Center... More >>

• Domo Arigato, Mr. Supermoto

  published August 24, 2006

  Gridlock jockeys along I-25 will be treated to a curious sight this afternoon: flying motorcycles. It’s part of Cyclefest, aka the Fay... More >>

• Roast of the Town

  published December 14, 2006

  Black Gold, a documentary about Ethiopia's coffee industry, promises that after you see it, "coffee will never taste the same.' In the... More >>

• Roast of the Town

  published December 14, 2006

  Black Gold, a documentary about Ethiopia's coffee industry, promises that after you see it, "coffee will never taste the same." In the... More >>

• Pot of Gold

  published December 14, 2006

  Joseph Brodsky eyes the freshly pulled double espresso with scorn. "This looks terrible," he mutters darkly. From its poorly foamed surface, he... More >>

• Follow That Story

  published November 30, 2006

  He became a millionaire by pimping out his Colorado Springs-based McDonald's restaurants with a centralized drive-thru call center and other... More >>

• The Line King

  published September 28, 2006

  From his Air Jordan-clad feet to the blue-dyed braids on his head, Dominique Thomas is a perpetual-motion machine. His legs propel him frantically... More >>

• Sole Survivor

  published September 28, 2006

  He sensed trouble the minute he stepped onto the tiled floor of the Town Center at Aurora. Everywhere he looked -- by the Star Makers photo studio... More >>

• A Federal Case

  published September 7, 2006

  Federal Boulevard stretches almost thirty miles down the spine of the metro area, from Bowles Boulevard in Littleton, where the Southglenn... More >>

• McDogooder

  published August 24, 2006

  "That was a perfect ball!" exclaims Steve Bigari as his bowling ball, customized in orange flames, rockets up his lane and sends all ten of his... More >>

• On Target

  published August 17, 2006

  Evan Hecox looks a little lost standing in the red-and-white-hued world of the Arvada South SuperTarget, amid aisle after aisle of Jimi Hendrix... More >>

• Digging Deep

  published January 26, 2006

  The invaders arrive in the cool, early morning. The imposing sandstone edifices and towers, dotted with darkened windows, had been quiet and... More >>