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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2009 Stories by Joel Warner

• If the Nintendo van's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'

  published Oct 13, 2009

  I got an intriguing e-mail yesterday from my buddy David Thomas, a local syndicated videogame columnist and professional contemplator of all things related to joysticks. "I am meeting the Nintendo van... More >>

• Dan Tang has friends in high places

  published October 15, 2009

  It helps to have friends, and over the years, Heaven Dragon owner Dan Tang has made many of them, from cops and councilmen to mayors and... More >>

• How good fortune graced the namesake of the "Dan Tang Drug Trafficking Organization"

  published October 15, 2009

  The anonymous letter arrived at Heaven Dragon, a prominent Chinese restaurant in Thornton, on February 14, 2008. "To addressee only," it read,... More >>

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  Malcolm Gladwell hates Denver's "One Book" selection

  published Oct 13, 2009

  The selection of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird for this year's "One Book, One Denver" city-wide book club program must have seemed like a safe bet politically. The book's long been entombed in th... More >>

• Rootin' without the gluten at Coors Field

  published Oct 09, 2009

  While cheering the Rockies on to victory tomorrow at Coors Field, why not check out the stadium's newest and most unusual concession location: the gluten-free stand behind Section 147 on the left-fiel... More >>

• Rocktober derails Union Station gala -- temporarily

  published Oct 07, 2009

  Everything was in place for one of the biggest social events of the season. Union Station was primed to host "A Night in Old Union Station," a swanky, Victorian-themed gala, on October 15, with ticket... More >>

• Happy Hauntings

  published October 8, 2009

  The story goes like this: Corridor 44, at 1433 Larimer Street, was once a brothel owned by a reformed showgirl and her ornery husband. When the... More >>

• For the Rocktober fan who has everything: The Rockiesmobile

  published Oct 02, 2009

  Spotted for sale in Chicago by a Westword alum now livin' large in Chi-town, this '69 Chevy Chevelle with a certain recognizable black-and-purple color scheme has popped up just in time for the start ... More >>

• Is all the pot being found on forests lands going to marijuana dispensariesr

  published Sep 30, 2009

  These days it sure seems like Smokey the Bear and his furry pals have picked up a nasty little habit, what with all the pot being discovered growing in Colorado wilderness areas. This summer $2.5 mill... More >>

• New Belgium's on a bike

  published Sep 29, 2009

  Here's another example why the folks at New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins are some of the coolest beer cats around. As 5280 first reported, for the last installment of its summer "bike-in movie" s... More >>

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  Does Boulder DA Stan Garnett want to legalize potr

  published Sep 23, 2009

  Kudos to Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett for boldly going where few elected officials are willing go these days: into the politically thorny issue of marijuana. Most politicians these days are... More >>

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  Who really wrote Colorado's medical-marijuana lawr

  published Sep 22, 2009

  Colorado's flourishing medical marijuana industry, with nearly a hundred pot dispensaries statewide servicing thousands and thousands of marijuana patients, got its start in 2000, when state voters le... More >>

• The tale of the "S Bandit": A crime spree of alphabetical proportions

  published Sep 16, 2009

  This sordid story is brought to you by the letter "S." Today, the Denver District Attorney's office charged Ernie Lee Calbert with nine counts of aggravated robbery and one count of second-degree kid... More >>

• Four Seasons tops off Thursday

  published Sep 16, 2009

  The Four Seasons Private Residences Denver, the 45-story luxury condo building and hotel that's been under construction since September 2007, is set to be topped off this Thursday at 10:30 a.m. with t... More >>

• Telling Stories music and readings to hit the airwaves on CPR

  published Sep 15, 2009

  Telling Stories has long been a blessing for those of us who like our high culture in low-impact form. The four-year-old program combines chamber works and literature readings in ways designed to app... More >>

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  Could Clendenin case deal a blow to Colorado's pot bizr

  published Sep 14, 2009

  As noted in this week's cover story, "Pot of Gold," while Colorado's Amendment 20, which legalized marijuana in 2000, does not cover the subject of marijuana dispensaries, a flood of such operations a... More >>

• Union Station redevelopment consumes some of LoDo's best free parking

  published Sep 10, 2009

  View Larger Map Big news on the transportation front: The long-awaited redevelopment of Union Station into a new transportation hub got underway yesterday. Sure, it's just some preliminary work on uti... More >>

• Ganjapreneurs are cashing in on Colorado's booming medical pot business

  published September 10, 2009

  I knock on the locked door of the nondescript one-story building not far from downtown, willing away my anxiety. "Can I help you?" A... More >>

• The astounding BBQ problem of Andrew Novick

  published Sep 04, 2009

  Andrew Novick is probably best known as a dude with a lot of stuff. The local electrical engineer and punk-rock trend-setter (he was a member of the legendary Denver band the Warlock Pinchers and co-o... More >>

• Planning Board votes down controversial Writer Square sign plan at impassioned hearing

  published Sep 03, 2009

  The Writer Square pedestrian shopping center downtown may be subtle, quiet and low-key, but the passions the location inspires are anything but. Denver's Planning Board learned that fact firsthand las... More >>

• Denver Planning Board to consider controversial Writer Square sign plan today

  published Sep 02, 2009

  One of the most noticeable -- and controversial -- changes to downtown lately has been the transformation of Writer Square, the longtime pedestrian shopping center that has lately seen all of its tree... More >>

• Urbavore's Dilemma: Final harvest

  published Sep 01, 2009

  Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everyt... More >>

• Urbavore's Dilemma: EarthLinks helps the displaced set down roots

  published Aug 25, 2009

  Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everyt... More >>

• Mason Tvert bamboozles his way onto the Amazon bestseller list

  published Aug 21, 2009

  Mason Tvert, executive director of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), which ran a successful 2005 campaign to legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana in Denver, has long b... More >>

• Somebody stop that cleverly named bandit!

  published Aug 20, 2009

  It's been a big week for local robbers with snazzy names. On Tuesday, the FBI announced it was looking for a scofflaw they'd named the $83 Bandit, since the bank notes he's used to rob eight Denver ar... More >>