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2012 Stories by Kelsey Whipple

• Girl Scouts of Colorado prepares for the national organization's 100th anniversary

  published Feb 10, 2012

  The Broadway headquarters of Girl Scouts of Colorado is brimming with activity. It is cookie season, and while the offices are normally full of girls, they are also now stuffed with Thin Mints and Sav... More >>

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  Sh*t People From Denver Say -- and what our video should have said

  published Feb 09, 2012

  Westword's addition to the rapidly dying Sh*t _______ Says trend, Sh*t People From Denver Say, earned reactions as hilarious as they are varied. True to form, most readers who commented offered funny ... More >>

• MOP's Ashlin Malouf-Spinden pulls political perspective from Baha'i roots

  published Feb 09, 2012

  Editor's note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple's ongoing series highlighting local political activists. In the house where she grew up, Ashlin Malouf-Spinden's family spent a great deal ... More >>

• Sports Authority Field at Mile High: City Planning and Development supports signage

  published Feb 09, 2012

  Opinions on the proposed signage upgrade at Sports Authority Field at Mile High remain split. On the same day the city's Community Planning and Development Board issued a statement approving the chan... More >>

• Sports Authority Field at Mile High: Neighbors question the city's sign standards

  published Feb 08, 2012

  In its February newsletter, under the headline "PROPOSED SPORTS AUTHORITY SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL," local neighborhood organization the Sloan's Lake Citizens' Group encourages its membership to write the ... More >>

• Dating homework: Books to help you meet that perfect match

  published Feb 07, 2012

  There's a lot of advice that goes into the world of modern matchmaking -- and throughout the past week, we've provided you with a heavy handful of it. But writing this week's cover story, "Money can b... More >>

• The Darkness

  published February 9, 2012

  In the music video for the Darkness's greatest hit, 2003's "I Believe in a Thing Called Love," the band's alternately naked and jumpsuited lead... More >>

• Lauren Larson of Ume: "I want to help lead a whole new generation of female musicians."

  published Feb 07, 2012

  See Also: Q&A with Ted Stevens of Cursive, sharing the bill this Sunday. At this point, much has been mythologized about the badassery of Ume (due at the Larimer Lounge this Sunday, February 12). T... More >>

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  What is your favorite spot for a first date in Denverr

  published Feb 06, 2012

  For this week's cover story, "Money can buy you love, if you have a contract with this Harvard MBA," I spent roughly a month working with local matchmaker Jamie Richards. We've already covered her tip... More >>

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  Video: Sh*t people from Denver say

  published Feb 06, 2012

  If you've ever driven beside a sloppy driver and blamed it on his California plates, you might be from Denver. The same thing is true if you can correctly pronounce "Chipotle," only drink craft beer o... More >>

• Online dating: Your friends' comments on your love life can actually help your profile

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Before I began working with Jaime Richards, one of the matchmakers in this week's cover story, I had to dig deep. Really deep. It's common practice for date coaches and matchmakers to ask their client... More >>

• (Updated) Ryan Adams survival guide: Things to know before you go

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Update (12/5/12): Full review and setlist from the show just posted. Update (12:53 p.m.): So check this out: A couple more things you should know here: First of all, Friday's show has been postpone... More >>

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  CU Denver mascot countdown: Our top picks (sorry, Golden Elk)

  published Feb 03, 2012

  What does a minter look liker Despite a recent Google search, we at the Latest Word are still unsure how to picture one. But we could find out soon, because minters are among the choices offered by th... More >>

• Online dating: What your intentionally candid profile photo says about you

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Today, I received a message on Match.com from a man who tried to woo me with the line, "Let love in. (I'm love)." There are several problems with that, but let's take a couple steps back: While writin... More >>

• Matchmakers offer tips on how to sell yourself -- and why a matchmaker can help

  published Feb 01, 2012

  For "Money can buy you love, if you have a contract with this Harvard MBA," this week's feature, Westword talked to local matchmaker extraordinaire Rachel Greenwald about her business -- but what abou... More >>

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  Videos: Sh*t Tim Tebow says leads Colorado's entries in sh*t-talking trend

  published Feb 01, 2012

  Earlier this week, while making a mental list of "Shit Westword Staffers Say," we decided to explore the massive "Shit __ Says" trend and its Colorado applications. It turns out, after a quick YouTube... More >>

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  Review: Los Campesinos! at the Bluebird Theater, 1/31/12

  published Feb 01, 2012

  LOS CAMPESINOS! @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 1/31/12 Los Campesinos! is a band weathered by fine lines. By attending one of the Welsh septet's shows, you are, whether you know it or not, crossing one of yo... More >>

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  Money can buy you love, if you have a contract with this Harvard MBA

  published February 2, 2012

  In their wedding photo, Elena Wechsler and John Simpson are the picture of matrimonial bliss. The image captures the modern-day Romeo and... More >>

• Maggie and Ben Weinroth, accused of drugging championship goats, fight to clear their name

  published Jan 31, 2012

  The world of competitive livestock showing is a quiet one, perhaps, but it can be cutthroat. After nineteen-year-old Maggie Weinroth and her fourteen-year-old brother Ben were accused of cheating at t... More >>

• In the Whale

  published February 2, 2012

  There's a lot of Eagles of Death Metal influence happening here. In the first two songs alone — one called "Woman" and the other... More >>

• Ryan Adams

  published February 2, 2012

  If you ignore the fact that any of his sadder, sappier new material could be about his wife, a post-Walk to Remember Mandy Moore, Ryan... More >>

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  Five local Missed Connections that would make great fodder for the theater

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Craigslist can be a scary, scary place, but that doesn't make any of us visit it any less. When Spark Theater playwright Sean Paul Mahoney decided to write a play about the website's role in Internet ... More >>

• Colorado Common Cause's Elena Nunez: "We have such opportunities because we're in crisis"

  published Jan 30, 2012

  Growing up and watching Crossfire in Tempe, Arizona, 33-year-old Elena Nunez learned to trust her local government approximately as far as she could throw it. In the late '80s, Arizona Governor Evan M... More >>

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  Photos: Occupy Denver shuts down traffic during first mass event of 2012

  published Jan 30, 2012

  Occupy Denver was among groups in 27 cities to rally in support of Occupy Oakland, which experienced a recent round of 300 arrests. About 125 protesters gathered for an impromptu march that shut down ... More >>

• Review: RJD2 at Bluebird Theater, 1/27/12

  published Jan 28, 2012

  RJD2 @ BLUEBIRD THEAER | 1/27/12Is it just us, or does RJD2 look more like R2D2 every time we see himr Last night, when he took to the small, technology-overwhelmed stage of the Bluebird, the DJ/pro... More >>