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Colorado State Fair

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Ben and Maggie Weinroth clear their names after Colorado State Fair goat-doping allegations

    Sue Weinroth describes it best: "This goat story got legs and ran," says the mom, shaking her head. Last summer, she watched her two children, nineteen-year-old Maggie and fourteen-year-old Ben, lose their titles, reputations and hobbies when they were banned from the Colorado State Fair on allegati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Maggie and Ben Weinroth, accused of drugging championship goats, fight to clear their name

    The world of competitive livestock showing is a quiet one, perhaps, but it can be cutthroat. After nineteen-year-old Maggie Weinroth and her fourteen-year-old brother Ben were accused of cheating at the 2011 Colorado State Fair by drugging their prize winning goats, Ben was banned from competition, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2011

    Better Than Fair

    The world of competitive livestock showing is a quiet one, perhaps, but it can be cutthroat. After nineteen-year-old Maggie Weinroth and her fourteen-year-old brother Ben were accused of cheating at the 2011 Colorado State Fair by drugging their prize winning goats, Ben was banned from competition, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: Dry Dock sets sail for the Littlest Big Beer Fest at Hops & Pie

    ​What?!? But it's only August, right? Sure, it's August now, but school starts this week, and before you know it, it will be Labor Day weekend, and Sniagrab will kick off at Sports Authority. Then football will be here, along with a chill in the air as our tomato plants die. Halloween candy wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: Denver Beer Co opens, Crooked Stave gets funky

    Dry Dock​Dry Dock Brewing kicked its weekly firkin in a record 49 minutes last Friday, and since the taproom opens at 3 p.m., that means there was none left for anyone who showed up after 3:50 p.m., which can be tough since most people don't get off work til later. So the brewery plans to sta ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    Summer 2011: All's fair in Colorado this summer

    Dry Dock​Dry Dock Brewing kicked its weekly firkin in a record 49 minutes last Friday, and since the taproom opens at 3 p.m., that means there was none left for anyone who showed up after 3:50 p.m., which can be tough since most people don't get off work til later. So the brewery plans to sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Mile Highlights: This week's concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

    Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week: In concert news, INXS is coming to the Ogden in July, Lil Wayne's coming to Comfort Dental in August and Steve Earle is due at the Ogden in September. On local radio, Force Publique, Signal Path and Bop Skizzum got some spins. Meanwhile, at our l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Mile Highlights: This week's concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

    Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week: In concert news, INXS is coming to the Ogden in July, Lil Wayne's coming to Comfort Dental in August and Steve Earle is due at the Ogden in September. On local radio, Force Publique, Signal Path and Bop Skizzum got some spins. Meanwhile, at our l ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2011

    Dana Cain's top ten things needed for a successful county fair

    Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week: In concert news, INXS is coming to the Ogden in July, Lil Wayne's coming to Comfort Dental in August and Steve Earle is due at the Ogden in September. On local radio, Force Publique, Signal Path and Bop Skizzum got some spins. Meanwhile, at our l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Job creation is the goal of the State Fair Job Fair: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

    Slight changes to the scheduled attractions at the annual Colorado State Fair in Pueblo could transform the dated farm show into a much needed economy-boosting job fair...​ Big experience, extreme references and speed résumé would be the three main events at the State Fair Job Fair Olympics ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Colorado State Fair promises food fit for ... a state fair

    Fair food ferris wheel = ?​This year, the Minnesota State Fair is introducing corn dog pizza and camel-on-a-stick to its fair-worthy menu. Meanwhile, Iowa debuted octopus-shaped "octodogs," and offered deep-fried pineapple and a number of other weird creations at its state fair, which wrap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Telluride Mushroom, Bootstraps Western Wine and Chile Harvest festivals

    ​If you can't make the drive up to Telluride for the annual Mushroom Festival, don't fret -- there's always the Bootstraps Western Wine Fest in Evergreen or Lakewood's Chile Harvest Festival. Here's what else is on the menu for this week's culinary events:

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Colorado State Fair now has looser restrictions on alcohol. Drink up!

    A Flickr photoGetting your drink on at the state fair just got easier.​It may not have all the amenities of Las Vegas or New Orleans, but the Colorado State Fair is starting to look more and more like Sin City and The Big Easy in the alcoholic beverage department.

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    The Colorado State Fair wants your salsa, your green chili and more

    ​It's not all quilting and scrapbooking, folks. Though we admit we're a little weirded out by the "Dress Your Doll" contest on tap for this year's Colorado State Fair, we're going to try to overlook that in favor of the fair's introduction of some Colorado-centric categories to its cooking com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Get your junk food fix at the Colorado State Fair

    ​The Colorado State Fair kicks off today in Pueblo with rodeos, carnival rides and parades, but the real reason to hit it up? The frosty lemonades, ice-cold beer, meatball sandwiches, tacos, nachos, menudo, green chile, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, roasted corn, pork chops-on-a-stick, Thai foo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 28 edition

    I used to love Mr. T cereal....​Pity those fools. Today in Backbeat Online: • Freaky Friday: "Treat Your Mother Right." • Q&A with John Osborne of KingBilly. • Last Night: Desolation Wilderness at Rhinoceropolis. • The Denver Boot: Lion Sized at the Larimer Lounge -- 08/02/09. • Fiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: The DNC's island of misfit toys

    ​I'm looking across the highway at the Pepsi Center and Invesco Field at Mile High, the settings for so many memorable sights during the Democratic National Convention, which kicked off exactly a year ago today. And between them -- at least from this vantage point -- is Elitch Gardens, where, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 21 edition

    Roll out the barrel....​The line starts here. Today in Cafe Society: • Mountains of food and wine this weekend at the Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine and Art Festival. • Cherry Creek North Food and Wine Festival takes over Fillmore Plaza. • Mysteries of Sheehan's Desk: Day 8. • Andrews ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Spam is on a roll at the Colorado State Fair

    The winner and still the chomp Spam is enjoying unprecedented popularity in these trying economic times, which means that the 2009 Great American SPAM Championship, a recipe competition that includes a qualifier at the Colorado State Fair, could be the toughest contest on record. Last year, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    The SPAM champ among us

    Pearman's creation.(Read Jason Sheehan's SPAM confession here.) All hail the SPAM king, ruler of all that is pink and meaty and rectangular. This year, the king is from Colorado Springs. Ron Pearman -- 48-year-old Lockheed Martin engineer, father of four (soon to be five) and Colorado State Fair c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Mark Udall rides the Twitter bandwagon

    Pearman's creation.(Read Jason Sheehan's SPAM confession here.) All hail the SPAM king, ruler of all that is pink and meaty and rectangular. This year, the king is from Colorado Springs. Ron Pearman -- 48-year-old Lockheed Martin engineer, father of four (soon to be five) and Colorado State Fair c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    All's Fair at the Fair

    Pearman's creation.(Read Jason Sheehan's SPAM confession here.) All hail the SPAM king, ruler of all that is pink and meaty and rectangular. This year, the king is from Colorado Springs. Ron Pearman -- 48-year-old Lockheed Martin engineer, father of four (soon to be five) and Colorado State Fair c ... More >>

  • News

    December 27, 2007

    Strange but True Stories From 2007

    The truth is out there, and in 2007, it was often weird, wicked or just plain wild.

  • News

    August 30, 2007

    Hot Stuff!

    Hatch chiles hit the Wal.

  • Dining

    August 31, 2006

    Fair Game

    The Taste of Colorado loses some regulars.

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Watch This

    NIMBY neighbors go low in Park Hill.

  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    Back in Black

    Black Black Ocean rolls in for one last romp.

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    Retroactive

    Olivia Newton-John

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2004

    The Beatles Continue

    Tribute band recalls the Fab Four

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Tribute band recalls the Fab Four

  • Summer Guide

    May 27, 2004

    Trivial Pursuits

    Thirteen weeks of sports and leisure, arts and entertainment, and people and places.

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    Off Limits

    Animal passions

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Animal passions

  • Music

    August 21, 2003

    Critic's Choice

    Franky Perez

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Off Limits

    All's fair

  • Summer Guide

    June 13, 2002

    Fair Time

    The Colorado State Fair salutes hometown virtues.

  • Culture

    April 11, 2002

    Thick and Thin

    Painterly solos are now on display at Carson-Masuoka and Pirate.

  • Calendar

    January 24, 2002

    Taking Stock

    Wear a badge proudly at the National Western Stock Show.

  • Music

    March 22, 2001

    Hit Pick

    Mullethead

  • Calendar

    August 27, 1998

    Night & Day

    August 27 - September 2, 1998

  • Dining

    May 7, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    August 27 - September 2, 1998

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    Off Limits

    August 27 - September 2, 1998

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Off Limits

    August 27 - September 2, 1998

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    Hive Anxiety

    To bee or not to bee? Denver's zoning department just answered that question.

  • Calendar

    September 19, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    To bee or not to bee? Denver's zoning department just answered that question.

  • News

    September 5, 1996

    Off Limits

    To bee or not to bee? Denver's zoning department just answered that question.

  • Calendar

    August 15, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    To bee or not to bee? Denver's zoning department just answered that question.

  • Calendar

    August 16, 1995

    THRILLS

    To bee or not to bee? Denver's zoning department just answered that question.

  • Calendar

    August 17, 1994

    THRILLS

    To bee or not to bee? Denver's zoning department just answered that question.

  • Music

    February 9, 1994

    HELLO GOODBYE

    To bee or not to bee? Denver's zoning department just answered that question.

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