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7-Eleven Inc.

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Dwight Davis suspected of being Colorado Springs rock robber

    Update by Michael Roberts: As Alan Prendergast reported last week, a Colorado Springs robber attempted a stick-up with something even more primitive than a stick -- namely, a rock. Now, the CSPD has identified the suspect in the crime as 51-year-old Dwight Davis, who's posed for department cameras i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Merhawi Ocbamichael charged as adult for aggravated robberies as direct file bill advances

    This week, the Denver District Attorney's Office announced that it had charged Merhawi Ocbamichael as an adult for a series of aggravated robberies that took place when he was seventeen. It's the sort of decision that won't be made in quite the same way should legislation to reform the system known ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Teller's Taproom & Kitchen opens in the culinary wasteland that's Lakewood

    After spending the weekend scrounging for food in Lakewood -- more accurately, Applewood -- I was ready to give up. I'd pushed away an inedible pizza, spit out sushi, sobbed over the limp and cold fries at Smashburger and even the frozen yogurt I got to console me, sucked. The best food I had was at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    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 >>

  • News

    July 14, 2011

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

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    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.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    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 >>

  • Dining

    May 14, 2009

    An illuminating evening at the Candlelight

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Carol Chambers, the death penalty and the 7-Eleven slaying

    Dale Wayne Baylis. It's been a good news-bad news week for Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers. As one of the state's most zealous officials when it comes to pushing for the death penalty, as documented in "Arapahoe County DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the State," Alan Prendergast's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    There auto be a law against Mexicans warming up their cars

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    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 >>

  • News

    December 25, 2008

    Does Christmas ever end for Mexicans?

      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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2008

    Tomorrow is Free Slurpee Day at 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 >>

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2008

    Mega Party at the Mall

    Colorado Mills hosts band battles, BMX and more.

  • News

    September 6, 2007

    A Run for the Border

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

  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    Pee Pressure

    PHAMALY presents the ultimate bathroom story.

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2007

    Out of Order

    PHAMALY presents the ultimate bathroom story.

  • News

    July 19, 2007

    Cromulent Promo

    Denver's a winner in the Simpsons lottery.

  • News

    September 7, 2006

    A Federal Case

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

  • Dining

    August 10, 2006

    Beyond Borders

    Aji blurs the lines between truth and fusion.

  • News

    November 4, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 4, 2004

  • News

    October 28, 2004

    Off Limits

    Oh, thank heaven

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    September 30, 2004

    Off Limits

    A smokin' deal

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    Just the 'Fax, man

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

  • Music

    July 31, 2003

    The Beatdown

    A stab at the majors can be painful.

  • Calendar

    July 10, 2003

    Happily Railroaded

    All aboard for summer fun.

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Spring, With Relish

    Hotdog vendor Jeordon Little is on a roll.

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    November 2, 2000

    Against the Odds

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

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best 24-hour service

    Walgreen's 24-hour pharmacy

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    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.

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Autumn of Angst

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

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Strange but True

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

  • Culture

    April 4, 1996

    Teen Streets

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

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOWS

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    August 10, 1994

    MOUTHING OFF

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