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  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Sam Tallent talks about his comedy mixtape Joke Life, and his Fine Gentleman's Club

    Sam Tallent gave up the daily grind four years ago to focus on comedy. A full-time comedian since that jump-off, Tallent co-founded the Fine Gentleman's Club comedy troupe, a group that offers its Too Much Fun show every Wednesday night at the Deer Pile community space above City, O' City. In additi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Beer calendar: Upslope Foreign Stout at Euclid Hall; Leopold Bros rye-aged porter at Yak & Yeti

    Breckenridge Brewing has joined fellow Colorado breweries Odell, Great Divide and Oskar Blues in offering four-packs of some of its limited-release beers. The brewery will start with 471 IPA and 72 Imperial, a double chocolate cream stout made with chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory; it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Beer calendar: One-barrel Wednesday at Strange and firkins at Great Divide and Dry Dock

    Great Divide​Great Divide Brewing puts on some great throw-downs, especially during the quarterly release parties it typically holds to fete its seasonal beers, three at a time. But the brewery will take a time-out this month even as it puts its first quarter seasonals -- the new Nomad pilsner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    The Wynkoop made Collective Hoppiness with the help of 210 homebrewers (video)

    Back in November, the Wynkoop Brewing Company hosted a membership rally for the Boulder-based National Homebrewers Association -- a rally that turned into a giant brewing session: each of the 210 AHA members in attendance pitched a cupful of hops into a boiling brew kettle, making a beer that will b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: Great American Beer Festival edition

    Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. Well, not when there's this much beer around. Welcome to Great American Beer Festival week in Denver -- which is, for some, the most wonderful time of the year. And the presents have already started arriving. But whether you have tickets to the main ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: Copper Kettle, Star Bar, Hops & Pie have cool times for the summer heat

    FacebookCopper Kettle brews.​I'm hitting the highway soon for a little Colorado summer road trip. But before I pack the tent, the beef jerky, the CDs or even the cooler, I'm stashing my copy of The Beer Drinker's Guide to Colorado map (fifth edition!) above the sun visor. This awesome fold-ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: Beer Culture the Movie screens; Breckenridge Brewing turns 21

    ​Every time I think that there can't possibly be enough room in the market for another brewery in Denver, I step into a packed tap room and I change my mind. In fact, it's so difficult to get a seat sometimes at places like Great Divide and Dry Dock, that both places could probably double in s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: Get funky at Freshcraft and get patriotic at Great Divide

    Aaron ThackerayGreat Divide's parties always rock.​Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival's thirtieth edition go on sale to the general public tomorrow, and even at $60 a pop, the biggest beer fest in the world is still worth the price of admission. Although most things will be the same ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Hop Vivant, Vine Street's championship beer, will put you in a hoppy daze

    ​There is no shortage of hop bombs when it comes to Colorado beers. Whether it's Oskar Blues G'Knight, Dry Dock Double IPA, Odell Myrcenary, Great Divide Hercules, Avery Maharaja, or Ska Modus Hoperendi, hop heads can get their fill of beers brewed with huge quantites of that magical, sweetly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Slim Cessna, A. Tom Collins, Serious Moonlight and DJ MU$A top our weekly playlists

    ​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    SXSW Travelogue: A. Tom Collins discovers that Texans evidently have a thing for the eyes of Coloradans

    ​ Friday, March 18 Morning: 1000 miles and over eighteen hours in a van with five man children. Our trip from Denver began at 5 a.m. yesterday with packing, grumpiness, excitement. Aaron puked at 7:10, and at 7:20, Aaron and Andy had a tickle fight in the back seat of the van, followed by ot ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    Why do Mexicans use ALL CAPS?

    ​ Friday, March 18 Morning: 1000 miles and over eighteen hours in a van with five man children. Our trip from Denver began at 5 a.m. yesterday with packing, grumpiness, excitement. Aaron puked at 7:10, and at 7:20, Aaron and Andy had a tickle fight in the back seat of the van, followed by ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Reader: Suzanne Williams, CO state senator, should have been busted on spot of Texas crash

    Williams.​Senator Suzanne Williams's involvement in a Texas crash that killed a woman who was seven-months pregnant continues to be a contentious topic among readers. One commenter speculated that Williams may have received special treatment from the Amarillo police because of her position.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Light Travels Faster calls it a day

    Hayley Spain​ Sad news: We've received word that Light Travels Faster has reached its natural conclusion, a lot sooner than many around here would have liked. Those who caught the band at last month's Gathering of the Clouds should count themselves lucky, as that gig unfortunately appears to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Alex Maldonado: Dad sues Crist Mortuary for dumping son's body onto ground after funeral

    Alex Maldonado.​The death of a child is a parent's worst nightmare under any circumstance -- but a lawsuit by Philip Maldonado, whose son Alex died this summer, accuses Boulder's Crist Mortuary of compounding the family's agony. The complaint states that mortuary employees dropped Alex's cask ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Flying Dog Brewery taps back into Denver

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Music

    April 23, 2009

    Light Travels Faster began thriving the minute the band moved to Denver

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Film

    November 6, 2008

    Soul Men

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    The music at Sarah Palin's Jefferson County Fairgrounds speech

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Q&A with David Marion from Fear Before the March of Flames

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2008

    In Stitches

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Criticizing the Critic

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Criticizing the Critic

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    Q&A With Cody Canada of Cross Canadian Ragweed

    Jim Caruso and George Stranahan.​ It took a few laps around the block and a sprint through the rain to find the Flying Dog Brewing Company's new Denver tap room, at 2330 Broadway, but it was worth the hunt. The tiny but brightly-painted space (it's on the east side of an apartment/office bui ... More >>

  • Music

    December 13, 2007

    Light Travels Faster

    Larimer Lounge

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2007

    Ex-Rocky Mountain News Reporter Runs For Office

    Larimer Lounge

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Light Travels Faster

    After the Black of Baca County

  • Dining

    August 23, 2007

    Sandwich Time

    Adam Mali’s peachy-keen idea.

  • News

    February 23, 2006

    Big Trouble

    Gary Haney was living the high life until meth took him down.

  • Culture

    January 12, 2006

    Ones, Twos and Threes

    Sliding Door Gallery

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Bling Twango

    Big & Rich deliver country music without prejudice.

  • News

    June 5, 2003

    Horse Play

    Funny Cide, the people's choice, embodies every railbird's dream.

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Power Outage

    Xcel's Denver call center might close. Are labor relations to blame?

  • Culture

    March 1, 2001

    Oil Wells

    Jeffrey Keith unveils his latest abstracts at the Rule Gallery.

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Zine but Not Heard

    Few publications are growing in the Denver underground.

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    The Hot Zone

    Kaiser-Hill says it can do the job by 2006. But will Rocky Flats ever come clean?

  • News

    July 20, 2000

    Bombs Away!

    The government built a nuclear-weapons plant sixteen miles upwind of Denver. But decades passed before the public got wind of what was happening there.

  • News

    May 11, 2000

    Give Him the Bird

    What do Bill Owens and Bert from Sesame Street have in common? Pigeons.

  • News

    November 25, 1999

    Breast Reduction

    Gary Haney's conscience told him to take the boobs out of his magazine.

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    The Final Exam

    Rape is the most personal of crimes—and so Boulder’s sexual-assault nurses took criticism of their program very personally.

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Blowing Smoke

    Is Public Service coming clean about its clean-air campaign?

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Socket to Me

    If Colorado deregulates electricity, Californians will be first in line for the state's cheap power--and Coloradans may get fried.

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    Power Play

    While Public Service execs enjoy a soft landing, employees face a hard future.

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    The Deal's Disputed Line Item

    While Public Service execs enjoy a soft landing, employees face a hard future.

  • News

    April 11, 1996

    Winging It

    Hype makes right at the center for the new west.

  • News

    January 25, 1995

    CELLS PITCH

    FARMERS IN SPRINGFIELD REVOLT AGAINST A PRIVATE-PRISON PLAN.

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