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Keeping Colfax weird: Ten spots that give Denver's main street its culture and character

With the closure of Smiley's Laundromat and last month's bust and subsequent shuttering of Kitty's East, Colfax Avenue lost a little of its glittery seediness. Progress is a constant along this main drag, and has been for life of the city -- but still, Colfax isn't known for its betterment projects. ... More >>

Menswear Mondays: Student Asgeir Baldursson on his U.K. look

Not everyone was interested in the Super Bowl yesterday. Asgeir Baldursson, a Colorado College student, "didn't really care to watch the game, " he told us. But he did sport a fun rock-and-roll look when he met up with friends at the Denver Pavilions. Continue reading to find out his special connect ... More >>

Crappy cars lure Colorado Springs crooks?

Here at the Criminal Affairs Desk, we've remarked before that malfeasance in Colorado Springs often takes strange twists. Not that crime waves are any more severe or more violent in El Paso County than they are in the Denver area; they're just...different. Like the rock-wielding bandit who recently ... More >>

Free Slurpees for 7-Eleven's birthday today!

Happy birthday to 7-Eleven, which turns 85 today. And everyone is invited to join in the festivities, which include miniature birthday accessories, chances to win some sweet prizes -- and free Slurpees for all.

Breanna Ocana, alleged drunken car thief, returns to scene of the crime

Returning to the scene of the crime always carries risks for law-breakers. But most are smart enough not to do it while the victim -- and the police -- are still there. Which brings us to Breanna Ocana.

Dwight "Visa" Davis: Police arrest suspect in rock-hurling robberies

Colorado Springs police have arrested the man they believe is responsible for a string of increasingly violent robberies in recent weeks, during which the robber brandished a rock or brick, menaced other victims with a knife or gun -- and even sprayed some people with lighter fluid and threatened to ... More >>

7-Eleven's new low-calorie Slurpee -- just in time for Free Slurpee Day!

Low-cal this, low-cal that: Even 7-Eleven's Slurpees are now getting thinner, with a new line Slurpee Lite Fanta Sugar-Free Mango made with Splenda that boasts just half the calories of an original Slurpee. I'm not a regular Slurpee drinker; I'm a little wary of anything that's the same color as l ... More >>

Man gets rocks off in pathetic 7-Eleven robbery

Even under the best of circumstances, the act of robbing a convenience store for the sake of a handful of singles in ready cash has to be one of the dumbest crimes imaginable, just on a simple risk-to-benefit scale. But for absolute desperation, nothing beats jacking a 7-Eleven at three in the morni ... More >>

Mayor's Design Awards honor restaurants and markets, old and new

​No sooner had husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane opened Marczyk Fine Foods at 770 East 17th Avenue than people started asking when they would open a second store -- usually begging them to open one in their neighborhood. Nine years later, the couple (now joined ... More >>

Mayor's Design Awards: A look at the seventeen winners

​The seventh round of the Mayor's Design Awards was presented last night, to a whopping seventeen projects around the city -- some old, some new, all interesting. The program was started in 2005, when John Hickenlooper was mayor; Mayor Michael Hancock did the honors last night, awarding prize ... More >>

Bazi, Denver-based energy drink with 8 superfruits, now sold in convenience stores

​A Denver-based "energy shot with eight superfruits," Bazi has gone the way of the 7-Eleven. The beverage was once sold only through a multi-level marketing network -- a scheme Westword explored in the 2009 cover story, "The Wizard of Bazi." But now, Bazi has ditched that model for the tried-a ... More >>

7-Eleven teams up with Mall Jamz and Thump Records to sell music alongside taquitos

​You probably don't generally equate going CD shopping with 7-Eleven, but with record stores disappearing everyday, a direct-seller called Mall Jamz is trying to change the way we think of buying music by selling it at the same place where we buy Slurpees. Some 7-Eleven stores across the metro ... More >>

The Qwest sign: Denver has plenty of homegrown options that could replace it

It's free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven

​Notice the date? It's July 11, or 7-11, and 7-Eleven, the nation's most prolific convenience-store chain, is giving away free 7.11-ounce size Slurpees all day until midnight at participating stores throughout Colorado. To mark its 84th birthday, the chain, which has 8,600 locations in North ... More >>

Egg heads: The Food Channel's top ten breakfast trends for 2011

Naughty dessert? Nope. Breakfast trend.​ If you hear it from the Food Channel, then it must be true. Every week, the network serves up another list, hoping that bloggers and other publications will bite. Which we did last week -- right before we gagged over the Food Channel's top ten breakfa ... More >>

7-Eleven stores dueling signs shine spotlight on LoDo Aglow

​I spent much of last night careening around LoDo, looking at the 21 decorated windows that are competing in the LoDo Aglow contest -- only some of which were actually aglow. But it was impossible to miss two very lit-up new 7-Eleven stores on 18th Street, only three short blocks from each ot ... More >>

Marijuana legalization: Did Obama's "pot cheat sheet" kill California's Proposition 19?

​Why did Proposition 19, the CA pot legalization measure, fail? One reason might have been Obama administration antagonism exemplified by the memo "Marijuana legalization: A bad idea." As Colorado begins the march to a 2012 legalization measure, let's see if Obama's "pot cheat sheet" holds up ... More >>

Pulcinella Ristorante is reincarnated as a 7-Eleven

Johnny Molfetta​The space at 1800 Lawrence Street that held Pulcinella Ristorante from 2006 until early 2009 will soon be a 7-Eleven.

Part two: Chef Dylan Moore on Frank Bonanno, Julia Child and Thomas Keller

Lori Midson​ Dylan Moore Deluxe 30 South Broadway 303-722-1550 Delite 32 South Broadway 303-722-1278 Deluxe Burger 5325 East Colfax Avenue 303-333-5683 This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Dylan Moore, exec chef of Deluxe, Delite and Deluxe Burger. You can read part one here. C ... More >>

Guess where you're eating? At a DINR restaurant, if you're Rae

​Cafe Society served up seven Guess Where I'm Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from a Johnson's Corner cinnamon roll (sighted at a local 7-Eleven) to a shot of vodka served with a side of pickles to a stunning amuse bouche at TAG. For correctly identifying that dish, R ... More >>

Oh, thank heaven...for free coffee New Year's Eve

​For the 22nd straight year, participating 7-Eleven stores will be offering free 12-ounce cups of coffee and other hot beverages (including cappuccino and hot chocolate) between midnight on December 31 and 6 a.m. January 1. How do you know if a store's participating? There will be a sign in ... More >>

Here's why they say "cover your tracks" -- especially in the snow

A Flickr photoYou don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to track these prints...​Congratulations, Patrick Moat, Ryan Spear and Brian Coshnitzke. You've just put your marks in the History of Stupid Criminals -- marks shaped like the footprints in the snow police were able to follow to your door. Gr ... More >>

An illuminating evening at the Candlelight

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 8, 2009

Photo by Adam PerryThey're not quite Dead... Big as life. Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: The Dead at the Pepsi Center. • The 38th annual CHUN Capitol Hill People's Fair line-up announced. • 3OH!3 breaks top ten on Billboard Hot 100. • Freaky Friday: "Obama Flashback" -- Autotune t ... More >>

Bat'leth not the only creative weapon for would-be criminals

Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he'll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity -- a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed ... More >>

There auto be a law against Mexicans warming up their cars

3.2 beer today, real beer tomorrow at 7-Eleven?

  Where once we thanked heaven for the chance to buy even 3.2 beer on a Sunday, grocery and convenience stores are no longer content to sell just that watered-down stuff -- particularly since they face significant competition from liquor stores, which as of July 1, 2008, can now open on Su ... More >>

Does Christmas ever end for Mexicans?

They're not thanking heaven for this 7-Eleven

Focus Property Group is striking out with some neighbors in the Ballpark neighborhood. The company wants to put a 7-Eleven at 2425 Broadway, between Silver State Lofts and the PBA Architectural firm, and across the street from the Granada Fish Company.  Tonight at 6 p.m., representatives of Foc ... More >>

Tomorrow is Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven

Mega Party at the Mall

Colorado Mills hosts band battles, BMX and more.

A Run for the Border

We spend a day on Denver's dividing line: Sheridan Boulevard.

Pee Pressure

PHAMALY presents the ultimate bathroom story.

Out of Order

Cromulent Promo

Denver's a winner in the Simpsons lottery.

A Federal Case

Cruising down the boulevard, Denver’s avenue of schemes and dreams.

Beyond Borders

Aji blurs the lines between truth and fusion.

Off Limits

Oh, thank heaven

Off Limits

A smokin' deal

Just the 'Fax, man

Thirty miles of developments, drunks and dreams -- the ultimate road trip.

The Beatdown

A stab at the majors can be painful.

Happily Railroaded

All aboard for summer fun.

Spring, With Relish

Hotdog vendor Jeordon Little is on a roll.

Against the Odds

Referendum E is a sucker bet, but the state's hooked on lottery games.

Best 24-hour service

Walgreen's 24-hour pharmacy

Doing a Slow Burn

The Colorado AG grabs a hot potato in the state's tobacco lawsuit--and hopes she won't get scorched by the legislature.

Autumn of Angst

Teen Streets

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOWS

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