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California

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Yard House will open in Lone Tree -- after it fills 200 positions

    The California-based, beer-centric Yard House will open its third Colorado location at 8439 Park Meadows Center Drive in Lone Tree this summer; and the company is looking to fill 200 positions over the next several weeks, including servers, bartenders, hosts and cooks.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Four delicious California wines to [re]acquaint yourself with

    There are two kinds of wine drinkers: Some seek out new wines like so many blind dates, eager to make the acquaintance of a lover more intriguing than the last; others are more like serial monogamists -- they form long-standing relationships with specific grapes, regions or winemakers to whom they r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Direct from the Boulder International Fringe Festival: The preliminary 2012 lineup

    The Boulder International Fringe Festival has announced its preliminary 2012 artist lineup, which includes such past fringe faves as TinHouse Experimental Dance, Gemma Wilcox Productions, Square Product Theatre and Band of Toughs, as well as a wide range of on-the-edge artists hailing from New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Medical marijuana v. recreational use: NORML controversy, Colorado connection

    The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is the country's most powerful cannabis advocacy organization, and it's long had a close link to Colorado, which hosted its 40th anniversary conference last year. But relations between NORML and Colorado's medical marijuana community ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    Writing on the Wall

    The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is the country's most powerful cannabis advocacy organization, and it's long had a close link to Colorado, which hosted its 40th anniversary conference last year. But relations between NORML and Colorado's medical marijuana community ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Bad Weather California has the first record on Akron/Family's new Family Tree Records

    ​Update (11/10/11): While most press releases generally tend to be fairly rote and often times hyperbolic, the one we received about the forthcoming Bad Weather California record, which has Seth Olinsky rhapsodizing about first meeting and then later working with the band, was insightful, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Medical marijuana crackdown in California illegal because it's not happening in Colorado?

    ​Yesterday, attorneys in California asked a court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop federal raids on pot dispensaries there. This request makes a slew of legal arguments, one of which pivots on the lack of such federal actions in Colorado -- at least thus far. But as sympathetic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Reader: Would students have worn Border Patrol T-shirts in a non-suburban school?

    Our post about a controversy at Dakota Ridge High School over Border Patrol T-shirts, and whether officials gave a student a good talking-to for wearing one, has given rise to lots of fiery debate. Here's one reader remark that plays the race card in an unusual way.

  • News

    September 22, 2011

    Is my marijuana fueling the Mexican drug war?

    Our post about a controversy at Dakota Ridge High School over Border Patrol T-shirts, and whether officials gave a student a good talking-to for wearing one, has given rise to lots of fiery debate. Here's one reader remark that plays the race card in an unusual way.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, yet another self-serve frozen yogurt joint, expands into Highland

    ​We've been wondering what was going into the old Holiday Theater building on 32nd Avenue and Clay, and now we have at least part of the answer: The bottom floor has been partitioned into three restaurant or retail spots, one of which is under construction and bearing a sign that it will soon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Marijuana: Greenway U. owner Gus Escamilla has domestic violence bench warrant in L.A.

    Gus Escamilla.​Colorado officials temporarily closed Greenway University, the first state-licensed medical marijuana school, after they found out owner/CEO Gus Escamilla and a chancellor both boasted felony convictions that hadn't been cited on GU's application. We subsequently discovered a se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    The Great Food Truck Race rolls into Denver this weekend

    The Lime Truck, from Orange Country, is one of eight trucks competing in season two's The Great Food Truck Race, which rolls into Denver this weekend​ Pray to the weather gods that Denver is blessed with balmy breezes this weekend, because the food trucks competing in season two of The Great ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Chris Adolph on Bad Weather California's two new records and how the band has evolved

    Cory GustasonOver the past year, Bad Weather California has been hard at work on two albums, Sunkissed, recorded in Detroit with Akron/Family, and Demos and Live Takes for the Fans, recorded at bandleader Chris Adolf's home. The latter is being released this Saturday, April 22, at the Larimer Lounge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Top five side dishes that could use a makeover

    It's not us, it's you ​ Restaurants owned and managed by smart people know that diners are interested in the main attraction: the steaks, the chickens, the fish, the enchiladas, even the sandwiches. But although customers don't necessarily get up and do the hustle when they think about what si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Marijuana election round-up: More losses than wins for MMJ in Colorado

    ​While the big weed setback last week might have been the defeat of California's Proposition 19, marijuana didn't fare too well in Colorado, either. As per the state's new medical marijuana laws, local officials are now allowed to ask voters whether or not their communities should allow dispen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    A peek at Bad Weather California's new record

    Haven't heard much from the Bad Weather California camp since its three-day residency at Quixote's with Akron/Family this past spring. We're guessing that's because the dudes have been busy working on the follow-up to 2009's Young Punks, recorded by Chris Koltay at High Bias Studio in Detroit und ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    At least one Taco Bell supports California's Prop 19 to legalize marijuana

    ​A reader passed along this photo of a Taco Bell sign in California. No doubt that legalizing marijuana in the state would help business at the fast-food chain. Below is the full version of the sign.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Pot legalization: More photos of Women's Marijuana Movement event for CA's Prop. 19

    ​Yesterday, we shared photos from the Women's Marijuana Movement event in support of California's Proposition 19, which would legalize cannabis for adult use in that state. Today, we offer more shots courtesy of Eva Enns, who organized the Denver get-together, as well as similar assemblies in ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 23, 2010

    Lentil agreement: Some of our favorite Ethiopian vegetarian restaurants in Denver

    ​Yesterday, we shared photos from the Women's Marijuana Movement event in support of California's Proposition 19, which would legalize cannabis for adult use in that state. Today, we offer more shots courtesy of Eva Enns, who organized the Denver get-together, as well as similar assemblies in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Great American Beer Festival: A dozen non-Colorado breweries to try

    ​Colorado makes some of the best beers in the world, but when the Great American Beer Festival is in town, it's your chance to try something from another state, especially the ones that are talked about by beer aficionados across the country. We're lucky in that some of these breweries - like ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    GRAZE EXPECTATIONS

    ​Colorado makes some of the best beers in the world, but when the Great American Beer Festival is in town, it's your chance to try something from another state, especially the ones that are talked about by beer aficionados across the country. We're lucky in that some of these breweries - like ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner

    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

    June 2, 2010

    Chef Chad Clevenger will soon introduce pig fans to the downtown Porker Cart

    ​The Porker, Chad Clevenger's street cart, is nearly ready to push pig. "We're going to have everything from tequila-habanero barbecue ribs and pork tamales to sweet-soy roasted pork belly with a cold soba noodle salad and smoked Kurobuta pork cheeks with feijoada beans and Verde Farms micro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Akron/Family at Quixote's: Turn Knobs to Freedom

    Akron/Family. Photos by Kiernan Maletsky​ Akron/Family • Bad Weather California • Widowers • Candy Claws 05.15.10 | Quixote's True Blue Obsessive record collectors, potentially-autistic sonic geeks, students of the craft, this one's for you. It was 1:30 in the morning and we still ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Cybercrime in Denver: We're number eight

    "I have a feeling there's something phishy in Denver."​In the not exactly thrilling 1995 cyber-thriller The Net, Sandra Bullock's character, Angela Bennett, reveals that she was raised in La Junta -- a community whose name she pronounces as if she were Hugo Chavez. Little did Bennett know, how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Medical marijuana attorney Warren Edson on new law firm, new MMJ bill and new lawsuits to come

    Warren Edson's booming business is about to boom even louder.​Attorney Warren Edson was practicing medical marijuana-related law before doing so was cool. And now, with the industry growing in Colorado like never before, he's expanding his operations by merging his practice with Kumin Sommers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Tonight: Vino 101 brings Latin wine to the masses

    ​Wine enthusiasts -- who perhaps don't quite reach the level of oenophile, but nevertheless enjoy their fermented grapes -- are generally familiar with French, Californian and even Australian wines. But there's a knowledge gap when it comes to Latin wines -- a gap that Centro Latin Kitchen & R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Mary Jane leaves Denver for the Coast

    Mary Janes finds its niche in California​A recent LA Times business article about Denver-based

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Weed education at Greenway University is a growing concern

    Genetics and botany classes at Greenway University focus on one kind of plant in particular.​On January 9 and 10, the weekend before the Denver City Council is slated to vote on a new medical marijuana proposal, Los Angeles-based Greenway University, described by CEO and founder Gus Escamilla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists

    ​Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    The Columbine effect: A horrific roster of school shootings since 1999

    The most resonant information that's come my way thus far today in relation to the anniversary of the April 20, 1999 shootings at Columbine High School was contained in an e-mail sent to Westword by Vicki Newell, a public-policy director with the Colorado PTA. It's a list of school shootings since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Focus on the Family tops Mormons in latest Bigot Power Rankings

    Photo courtesy of Flickr. Know of more quality local blogging? Send it along. Focus on the Fam gave more money to California's anti-gay-marriage proposition, proving they're still the world's leading exporter of bigotry. (Colorado Independent) Remembering Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Denver's supremel ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    The gay cabelleros ride again!

    Photo courtesy of Flickr. Know of more quality local blogging? Send it along. Focus on the Fam gave more money to California's anti-gay-marriage proposition, proving they're still the world's leading exporter of bigotry. (Colorado Independent) Remembering Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Denver's supremel ... More >>

  • News

    November 15, 2007

    That’s Sick!

    How many hospitals have closed in California? Ask Lou Dobbs.

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Support Your Local Hooker

    How many hospitals have closed in California? Ask Lou Dobbs.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2007

    Delegating Denver #6 of 56: California

    How many hospitals have closed in California? Ask Lou Dobbs.

  • Music

    July 6, 2006

    AWOL One

    Friday, July 7, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Dining

    November 13, 2003

    Desperately Seeking Sushi

    Hapa Sushi can sometimes leave you cold.

  • Dining

    October 16, 2003

    Bite Me

    So Foie, So Good

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 14, 2003

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 8, 2003

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    Forward Into the Past

    At Camp Amache, a school project reopens an ugly chapter of Colorado history.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best Caesar salad

    Piatti

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best service for pets

    Anesthesia-free teeth-cleaning clincs, Pet World

  • Dining

    June 15, 2000

    Check, Please!

    Give our food critic something to chew on.

  • News

    March 4, 1999

    Dealing With the Devil

    When the Deuce-Seven Bloods went hunting for a snitch, they shot Venus Montoya instead.

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Dealing With the Devil

    Brandy DuVall went through hell before she died. She left no angels as witnesses.

  • Dining

    October 18, 1995

    MOUTHING OFF

    Brandy DuVall went through hell before she died. She left no angels as witnesses.

  • Culture

    October 18, 1995

    LATINO LOVERS

    Brandy DuVall went through hell before she died. She left no angels as witnesses.

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