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2008 Stories by Jonathan Shikes

• Bliss is getting excused from jury duty online

  published Nov 28, 2008

  Oh, the wonders of that balky contraption Al Gore invented, the Internet. It's only taken fifteen years or so, but government agencies are finally figuring out how to make their cyber presence a littl... More >>

• Christmas beers at Falling Rock

  published Nov 28, 2008

  I've been reviewing some the best holiday beers available on local liquor store shelves, from Colorado favorites like Left Hand's Snowbound Ale to out-of-state greats, like Deschutes' Jubelale. But o... More >>

• Happy Birthday, parking ticket

  published Nov 28, 2008

  I got a letter from the government the other day. Well, not the government, specifically, but the esteemed law firm of Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, who claimed to be working for the City an... More >>

• Beer and Cheer: Alaskan Smoked Porter

  published Nov 27, 2008

  Alaskan Smoked Porter Alaskan Brewing Company It's really quite simple. Alaskan Smoked Porter is one of the best beers ever made. It is like a rare gem in a field full of sandstone, a shooting star,... More >>

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, November 26 edition

  published Nov 26, 2008

  Today in Backbeat Online: Swedish Dance Bands you can waste your time with Pre-Turkey Day debauchery to get your party started AC/DC at the Pepsi Center Today in Cafe Society: Jason Sheehan ... More >>

• Somali refugees face new hurdles in bringing their families to America

  published Nov 26, 2008

  This week, Westword's cover story, "Wage War," introduced you to Greeley's Somali refugees, many of whom lost their jobs in a clash over prayer breaks at the JBS Swift & Company meatpacking ... More >>

• Night & Day featured event: Spontaneous Combustion

  published Nov 26, 2008

   Denver style maven Brandi Shigley, who grew up on a steady diet of musicals and variety shows like Hee Haw and The Muppet Show, is still an admitted fan: "So when the opportunity came up to host... More >>

• Shmuck Redux: Christina Szele isn't Colorado proud

  published Nov 26, 2008

  One of our favorite Shmucks was back in the news and back in Colorado, where she'll probably be for a while. Christina Elizabeth Szele, of Woodside, N.Y., pleaded guilty Tuesday to interfering with a... More >>

• Gobble This: The bird is the word at Pat's Philly Steaks and Subs

  published Nov 26, 2008

  Pat's Philly Steaks and Subs 1624 Market Street and two other locations 303-534-1333 P.J. GobblerOver roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo on a hoagie roll$8.50 for a medium Thanksgi... More >>

• Q&A with Denver's Leo Perino, father of the White House spokeswoman

  published Nov 26, 2008

  While White House Press Secretary and former Colorado resident Dana Perino (for Michael Roberts's profile, see "New Forecast") fields hundreds of questions from a ravenous Washington press corps ever... More >>

• Beer and Cheer: Jubelale

  published Nov 26, 2008

  Jubelale Deschutes Brewery Bend, Oregon   This strong ale stands a head above the others. Whyr The complex malts are balanced by a powerful hoppiness that gives it an extra punch and you a good ... More >>

• Turkeygate: Sarah Palin's Colorado connection

  published Nov 26, 2008

  By now, you've heard of Turkeygate, the Sarah Palin TV interview in which a turkey farm employee sends a couple of gobblers to their gruesome deaths behind the former vice-presidential candidate. Bu... More >>

• Beer and Cheer: Celebration Ale

  published Nov 25, 2008

  Celebration AleSierra NevadaThis is a beer that I sometimes dream about during the summer months; it's the only thing that makes me look forward to cool weather. It's also the first beer I think... More >>

• Good cause, good meals

  published Nov 24, 2008

  Thanksgiving is a time for celebration, and some people party by helping others. Westword will run a list of places offering meals for the needy on our Cafe Society blog. If you know of others, leave ... More >>

• Get your turkey out

  published Nov 24, 2008

  Don't feel like mashing potatoes, thickening gravy and overcooking a turkey this yearr   There are a few restaurants in the Denver area that will be doing the hard work for you. We'll be updatin... More >>

• Santa Fe Tequila Company closes in Denver

  published Nov 24, 2008

    Tough times have hit the Denver location of the Santa Fe Tequila Company. The restaurant, at 901 West 10th Avenue, has closed temporarily, according to its website, just about a year after ope... More >>

• Beer and Cheer: Snowbound Ale

  published Nov 24, 2008

  Craft breweries in Colorado and around the country make seasonal beers all year round, but my favorites come out in the fall. I call them holiday, or Christmas, beers. Often dark and with a higher pe... More >>

• Christmas tree sales go down

  published Nov 24, 2008

  Look out below. Like lots of empty lots around town, the open space on the southeast corner of Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard where Annie's Cafe and a handful of apartment buildings and oth... More >>

• Denver ArtsWeek: Art finds you at the Platte Forum

  published Nov 21, 2008

  A sculpture by Li Hardison. For months, I'd been hearing about a community museum on Little Raven Street by the Millennium Bridge that my friend, Jamie Kopke, was helping to start. The idea was a... More >>

• Shine On, Shmuck

  published Nov 21, 2008

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• Paying and Playing It Forward at Starbucks

  published Nov 21, 2008

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• Who will be Beerdrinker of the Yearr

  published Nov 21, 2008

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• Muhammad Ali Hasan goes to the movies

  published Nov 21, 2008

  The candidate. Muhammad Ali Hasan, the energetic and unusual candidate for state legislature, will not become the next state representative for Eagle and Summit counties. The immensely wealthy s... More >>

• I'm thankful for Spinelli's Market

  published Nov 20, 2008

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• Denver ArtsWeek: Free food and circus straps at the Kirkland

  published Nov 18, 2008

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