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South Denver Beer Fest in Littleton will feature breweries-in-planning alongside the pros

Colorado breweries continue to open at a rapid pace in 2013 -- and they're typically swamped the minute they open by beer fans eager to sample their brews. But breweries-in-planning don't usually get a chance to put their products in front of customers (paying customers, anyway) ahead of time. That ... More >>

Brian Unbehaun's twelve-pound Iowa pot bust: Are Colorado drivers being profiled?

By passing Amendment 64, which allows adults to possess small amounts of marijuana, voters here cemented Colorado's reputation as a pot mecca. Note the prominence of the state's name in headlines about the arrest of Brighton's Brian Unbehaun, who's accused of transporting nearly twelve pounds of wee ... More >>

Reader: That Santa gave my kids a Christmas to remember

The Light Fantastic

Santiago's Mexican Restaurant -- green light on the chile sauce

Santiago's Mexican Restaurants, a homegrown chain, got its start in 1990 at a single store in Brighton, with a very special ingredient -- owner Carmen Morales used her mother Rachel's recipe for Santiago's now-famous "Authentic Green Chile Sauce with Pork." From one store grew many, and today ther ... More >>

Jack in the Box is handing out free tacos coupons on National Drive-Thru Day

Yes, National Drive-Thru Day is a real thing. And yes, Jack in the Box is contributing to the festivities by offering coupons for its terrible tacos. What must people do to earn this punishment reward? Just be customers of Jack in the Box today. And you don't even have to "like" anything on Facebo ... More >>

Bubba Chinos opens downtown tomorrow

Green chile, meet cheeseburger. Downtown Denver, meet Bubba Chinos. The latest location in the chain started by Leonard Cordova, grandson of the late Stella Cordova of the original Chubby's, will open tomorrow at 1361 Court Place, just steps from City Hall. And first-day customers will receive free ... More >>

The Hornet pulls the first harvest from its new Platte Crossing Farm

A few years ago, the partners behind The Hornet looked around at small, upscale restaurants that were getting into farming and began to wonder, "Why not us?" "Other restaurants were having success as far as farm-to-table," Sean Workman, the Hornet's general manager, explains, "but it doesn't just h ... More >>

Fraud complaints: Colorado is number one again, Greeley tops metro areas

The Federal Trade Commission released its 2011 list of consumer complaints, and Colorado topped the charts for a second consecutive year, with the most reported per-capita consumer fraud complaints in the nation. Greeley -- ranked No. 1 for large U.S. metro areas -- joined Colorado Springs, Boulder ... More >>

CU Regents support Colorado ASSETS tuition plan for illegal immigrants

​The Colorado Legislature is once again tackling the issue of tuition for the children of illegal immigrants, and yesterday, CU's Board of Regents voted 5-4 to support Colorado ASSET, with Republican Regent Tillie Bishop joining the Democrats. The vote came after much passionate discussion -- ... More >>

Four Colorado men charged with smuggling 132 pounds of marijuana into Minnesota

Last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota released information alleging that Boyd Ethan Wilkinson of Brighton, Robert Lee Bowker of Lyons, Mathew Martin Hecker of Evergreen and Anthony W. Raymond of Longmont had worked out a deal with two Minnesota men to ship pounds of marijuana from Color ... More >>

Ricardo Flores Magon Academy: Read school's charter renewal application

​ Applications were due yesterday for schools wishing to continue under the banner of the Charter School Institute, a quasi-state agency created in 2004 to approve charter schools rejected by districts with an ax to grind. The Ricardo Flores Magon Academy -- the subject of our cover story, "A ... More >>

Reader: "The easiest way to get rid of an irritating ex? Move to Arapahoe County."

George Lynch due at benefit for Dave Lucero tomorrow night at the Copper Rail in Brighton

Catch George Lynch (right) tomorrow night with Chris Romero and Romeo Delight at the Copper Rail in Brighton​If you've got a wicked sensation right now in your rock nerve, there's good reason for that: George Lynch is back in town for a benefit show. After a full day's activiities, including a ... More >>

Michelle Manzanares, cool mom, gives booze & pot to middle schoolers, then cools it in jail

Most moms want to be cool. But being the "cool mom" is almost never a good idea -- especially when your teenage daughter gets video of you offering her vodka and pot. In fact, there is a special place for cool moms like this: jail.

Students and gorillas enjoy local food on Colorado Proud School Meal Day

Man and beast keep it local.​At the Denver Zoo today, five gorillas chomped on lettuce and squash. Slightly more delicately, students from Steele Elementary ate pears, apples and wraps. And none of the ingredients in today's meals came from outside of Colorado. As part of Colorado Proud Schoo ... More >>

Scene and heard: Lineup changes for Monroe Monroe and Boys, plus new band alerts

There's been quite a bit of movement in the local scene over the past month or so. We've caught wind of some personnel changes and a few new band to let you know about. In vaguely related Speakeasy Tiger news, Kyle Simmons, who previously fronted that band, has parted ways with her latest band, Boys ... More >>

Ernesto Castanuela & Kimberly Nunez learn it's shmucky to break into cars during funerals

Castanuela.​Breaking into cars during festivals or concerts is nothing new: petty thieves know they have a nice window of time to smash-and-grab and a lot of vehicles to choose from. But during church services? And funerals? That's pretty low. On Saturday, Greeley police arrested two people, ... More >>

Summer 2011: All's fair in Colorado this summer

Juan Garcia-Castrejon, 17, charged as adult in house party murder of Brianna Rae Ramon (75)

Big pic below.​Juan Carlos Garcia-Castrejon doesn't turn eighteen until September, but the Denver District Attorney's Office has already branded him an adult. That's how he's been charged in the Mother's Day murder of Brighton's Brianna Rae Ramon, seventeen, after a house party spun out of co ... More >>

Rhinoceropolis gets a new lease on life

Tom MurphyPictureplane at Rhino.​ Rhinoceropolis founder Warren Bedell recently revealed that he's ready to move on from his position behind the decks at the famed venue after six long years of faithful service. The news might make for an odd front page headline, but the implications had DIY- ... More >>

Vintage Theatre gets edgy for the holidays

Commerce City approves an incentive package to grow a King Soopers

​Food deserts -- that's what areas without grocery stores are called. And Commerce City is ready to provide some irrigation for the desert area around Reunion, a planned community whose plan has so far lacked a supermarket. The result? About 16,000 people in the northern range of Commerce Ci ... More >>

Den Deli will turn into Ototo Food & Wine Bar

sushiden.netYasu Kizaki at Den Farm.​Look for Den Deli, the sibling of Sushi Den and Izakaya Den that opened last fall at 1501 South Pearl Street, then closed last month for a remodel, to unveil its new look within the next few weeks. "Remodeling has been going well, and we expect to reopen ... More >>

The National, Bassnectar, Sleigh Bells, the Slits filled our playlists this past week

​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 >>

Of Montreal, Kayne West and Air Dubai fill our playlists this week

​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?" So 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 ... More >>

Rock N' Roll Denver Marathon aims to live up to its name

​So the organizers of the Rock 'N' Roll Denver Marathon evidently take the name of the event very seriously. So much so that they've convinced the members of Semisonic -- you know, the dudes who did that song "Closing Time" -- to get the old band back together, man, just for the occasion. Wise ... More >>

Will Applebee's peel and reveal its new look today?

​Applebee's is scheduled to unveil its new took today at the store at 410 South Colorado Boulevard. That's one of the sixteen Front Range restaurants owned by AmRest, LLC, the second-largest Applebee's franchisee in the United States, which is remodeling restaurants from Loveland to Colorado ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Bourbon, Beef University and hot dogs

​This week, Manny Howard signs a book about his backyard farm in Brooklyn, KGNU hosts a bourbon-tasting benefit and Colorado State University puts farmers through a Beef University. But there's lots more cooking if none of that wets your whistle. Here's a taste of what's to come: Tuesday, Jun ... More >>

This Just In: Ratt at the Ogden, the Scorpions at 1st Bank and Bret Michaels at the Grizzly Rose -- wait, what year is this again?

​ Okay, so I'm not sure why you, me or anyone else, frankly, would remotely give a crap -- or ahem, a Ratt's ass, if you will -- but Ratt evidently has a new album out. It's called Infestation (of course it is), and for whatever reason (ennui? morbid curiousity?), I'm sitting shotgun in the w ... More >>

Pot house for sale

13620 Plaster Circle in Broomfield, a former pot house now for sale. The three-bedroom, two-bath house at 13620 Plaster Circle in Broomfield currently for sale for $317,000 sounds like a pretty good place. "Updated ranch style home in very good condition," reads the online description for the 1,752 ... More >>

Internet leaps to support student banned from prom for whiff of weed

Sarah Heideman, in an image from Channel 9. A press conference featuring Sarah Heideman, a Brighton High School student who was banned from prom because her boyfriend, Jason Schweinsberg, allegedly smelled like marijuana, received a surprising amount of mainstream coverage in the Denver area, in pa ... More >>

Santiago's

The forecast calls for chile.

Through a Glass, Darkly

What your teachers did on their summer vacation.

Heavyweight

Getting the skinny on Fatboy Slim.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Taking Stocks

Driver Jerry Robertson aims to be king of the oval.

Swallowing Sea Men

The lads in British Sea Power whet U.S. indie-rock palates.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 9, 2003

Ride On

Pickett Rodeo showcases black cowboys

Club Scout

Amon Tobin

The Bite

Feeling Sheepish

Night & Day

October 1 - 7, 1998

Night & Day

September 3 - 9, 1998

Note to Rox: Go Fish

Thrills for the week

Off Limits

Mouthing Off

Thrills for the week

INNOCENCE LOST

ELEVEN TREATMENT PROGRAMS LATER, TEENAGER SPENCER DAY WAS STILL MOLESTING CHILDREN. NOW HE'S IN PRISON UNTIL 2058.THIS BOY'S LIFE LAST YEAR 17-YEAR-OLD SPENCER DAY MOLESTED THREE MORE BOYS. OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK.