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Boulder only the third fittest city in the West, says Sunset magazine

Boulder is accustomed to winning national polls about everything from happiness to being in shape: Note this recent survey declaring Colorado to be the least obese state in the U.S., with Boulder its trimmest city. But someone had better check those scales, because a new Sunset magazine roster of th ... More >>

Five things to do for $5 this Memorial Day

Memorial Day is about honoring fallen soldiers, but it's also about enjoying good company, getting out of work, and firing up the grill. If you don't have a backyard to go to this year, we've got five events this Monday that won't cost you more than a five-spot, from a free barbecue to a rubber duck ... More >>

Three Colorado winemakers worthy of Drink Local Wine week love

A little more than nine months ago, we ruffled a lot more than a few feathers by voicing our opinion on the local wine industry. Everyone from the Front Range Winery Association to hobbyist vintners juiced over where we got the balls to speak our minds on such an -- unbeknownst to us -- unbelievabl ... More >>

StarLite Diner & Lounge will soon bring Boulder a taste of the 1950s

Chris Dailey -- owner of Boulder Creek Events and a pair of Flatiron Crossing restaurants, Street Legal Pizza and Street Legal Burgers - has had a lifelong fascination with America in the '50s. So when he found an open spot in Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street project (soon to be the home of Colorado's ... More >>

Win a three-day culinary sojourn to Boulder, courtesy of Big Red F Restaurant Group

Lori Midson​There's a reason why Dave Query, the brains behind the Boulder-based Big Red F Restaurant Group, generates so much respect: The restaurateur, who owns West End Tavern, Zolo Grill, Lola, Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, Bitter Bar and three Jax Fish locations is, quite si ... More >>

The twelve wines of Christmas 2011: the rest of the best

​With only a few days to go until Christmas, it's time to 'fess up: Have you been naughty or nice? For goodness' sake, here's hoping you've been on your very best behavior this year -- because then you're fully deserving of these six stupendous bottles. Read on for the continuation of last ... More >>

StarLite Diner and Lounge will open soon in Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street

​Since getting spiffed up a few years back, Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street has played host to more than twenty restaurants, a mix of fast-casual and full-service chains plus independently owned spots that has changed frequently. Now the development is about to get another new joint to replace ... More >>

This weekend at the Boulder International Fringe Festival: August 19, 20 and 21

​As the Fringe slides into the weekend, openings include two shows we've already highlighted in print -- an adapted Irish mystery, The Third Policeman, 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Dairy Center and Kelsey Huff's solo2 show HUFFS, 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Dairy -- and a whole lot more.

Pearl jam: Taste of Pearl food and wine (and culture) festival

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Summer festivals: Seven outdoor events in Colorado to check out (or avoid)

Guy Morissette​Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner, which kicks off the summer festival season. From sweaty outdoor concerts to snooty art crawls, here are the good, bad and ugly of the Metro-area's most popular festivals.

Hermaphrodite fish? CU's David Norris on how chemicals can bend creek life genders

Male? Female? Both?​We tend to think of water treatment safety in terms of potential harm to people. But CU-Boulder professor David Norris is also concerned about humans' impact on fish -- specifically the way chemicals we either dump out or excrete may be feminizing male fish, or creating on ... More >>

Boulder County attack: With three recent incidents, should nature lovers be worried?

A Flickr photoPeak to Peak Highway.​On Thursday, we told you about the second recent attack on a nature lover in the Boulder County area this month. Now, a third: a man and a woman were reportedly kidnapped by a rifle-wielding man over the weekend, but managed to escape. How concerned should ... More >>

Boulder jogger attacked: Sketch released in second similar incident this month

Click to enlarge.​If you're a woman in Boulder who likes to enjoy the great outdoors, you can't be reassured by the latest release from the Boulder Police department. Shortly after news broke about an attack on a hiker on the Foothills Trail, we're learning about an earlier incident on the Bo ... More >>

Summer Guide 2010

High Grade Alternatives is a high point on the dispensary scene

​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a n ... More >>

Eat it: Taste of Pearl comes down this Sunday in Boulder

​More than two dozen restaurants and Colorado wineries are taking part in Sunday's Taste of Pearl in Boulder, a four-hour walkabout along pedestrian Pearl Street Mall that combines the three greatest past times on the planet: grazing, imbibing and shopping. A slew of downtown Boulder busines ... More >>

Eating Boulder

Staffing Up: Goin' south at Mojitos

Bad name, worse timing, but still a good idea​ Buchi Cafe Cubano is a great Cuban restaurant. Step inside Cuba Cuba on a good night, and you need an oxygen tank (or a powerful constitution) because the air in the bar is like breathing muddled mint and rum. But while Denver has some Cuban r ... More >>

Here's something those new CU cops can do with their time

​With students returning to the University of Colorado at Boulder campus for the fall semester, the Boulder Police Department is stepping up DUI patrols -- and the CU cops will be out in greater force, too. The university department has added six more officers as part of an overall plan to red ... More >>

The Market Report, May 23

Jason Sheehan's favorite festival is messin' up my market. On Cafe Society's Twitter account, Sheehan expressed his love for the Boulder Creek Festival: "With any luck, I should be posting pics of giant turkey legs and damp hippies from the Boulder Creek Festival this weekend. Stay tuned." Well, t ... More >>

Now we are everywhere...

In case you haven't noticed (or in case you're too lazy to scroll down the page just a little), we--the indomitable staff of the Westword Cafe section--now have a twitter feed.  We're also sporting a couple of new bylines, some fresh blood, and have been working hard to keep the beast fed and t ... More >>

Lucky Shmuck: Robert "Ice Man" Evans

Delegating Denver #24 of 56: Maryland

Weather Report: Art and Climate Change

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

Delegating Denver #10 of 56: Dems Abroad

Fest in Peace

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Makin' Whoopee

Saving the planet one orgasm at a time.

Mass Appeal

Downtown is awash in art for Memorial Day weekend.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Strange but True

Rampaging bears! Rampaging Buffs! Criminals in the buff! It happened here... unfortunately.

Ticket to Ride

Drop and give me ten.

The Eagle Soars

Chapungu unveils an African culture in stone

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Do You Believe in Magic?

The Cream Puffery is on the rise.

Argentine Idols

Tango brings a Labor Day of love

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This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Best Historic Resort

Winks Lodge

High and Dry

Even in the best of times, farmers and developers fight for Colorado's water. And this summer's drought is far from the best of times.

Going With the Flow

As spring melts into summer, water users along the St. Vrain could find themselves up the creek.

Scenes From a Mall

A timeline of the Pearl Street Mall

An Open Question

Are Boulder's Open Space Department and its director one and the same?

Feedback

Shut Up and Deal

CU's secret plan to expand has Boulder in an uproar-- and city officials eager to condemn.

Feedback

NEU ERA

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