Subject: Commerce City

• Toxic Wait

  Some residents say the Rocky Mountain Arsenal still isn't clean enough to polish Commerce City's image.

  February 11, 1999

• The Ugly Truth

  March 22, 2007

• Celtic F.C. vs. MLS All-Stars

  July 20, 2007

• A Berry, Berry Good Time of Year

  October 15, 1998

• Voting heavenly at Nativity Lutheran Church

  November 4, 2008

• Dave Matthews Band releasing set from Mile High Music Festival

  November 11, 2008

• Shmuck of the Week: more than double your displeasure

  Start your engines. Here’s the sad vehicular truth: When you take your car in for repairs, you just pretty much assume you’re going to get screwed by the mechanic. He’s either going to tell you something is broken when it’s not, make up the name of some part that needs fixin’ or charge you for things he didn’t do. And why do we assume the worst? Because of guys like Timothy and Charles Gemelli, the former owners and operators of American Engine engine-repair franchises in Comme

  November 14, 2008

• Pickles, pick-up trucks and double features: The joys of the 88 Drive-In

  The 88 Drive-In Theatre For me, there are certain experiences that remind me inexorably of this time of year -- madeleines of spring and summertime, if you will. The smell of sunscreen, for example, and the song of the ice-cream truck echoing through the neighborhood. Over the past couple of years, a new experience has been added to my list of evocative summer sensations: The glow of the drive-in movie screen through my windshield. Sure, I'm about thirty years late to the phenomenon, since it

  June 2, 2009

• Video: Come visit majestic, charming Commerce City

  This video, produced by the Yummies' Gavin Rember, has been out for a while. But it's still a great reminder of Denver's often ignored, industrial step-cousin to the north, Commerce City, which "sparkles like a jewel in the cleavage of the Rocky Mountain West." I'm already planning to relocate my hog-fat-boiling refinery there next month. -- Jared Jacang Maher

  January 9, 2009

• A video Commerce City won't be using to improve its image

  In hopes of revamping its image as an industrial hellhole, Commerce City has hired an economic development consultancy to recast the berg as a diverse, forward-thinking municipality. The $80,000 the city is paying Texas-based AngelouEconomics should buy plenty of dreamy PowerPoint presentations. But one video they probably won't be using is this excellent "educational video" we posted earlier this year, showcasing how Commerce City "sparkles like a jewel in the cleavage of the Rocky Mountain

  June 3, 2009

• Letters to the Editor

  February 7, 2002

• Best Missing Link

  March 27, 2003

• Letters to the Editor

  April 1, 2004

• Best Chips and Salsa

  March 24, 2005

• The Pirate Signal premiers new video for "Hood Hop"

  If you haven't downloaded the Pirate Signal mixtape, Of Gods and Gangsters, Vol. 1, yet, then you are truly missing out. We recently gave it a Best of Denver nod, which should tell you all you need to know. If you still need some convincing, though, you won't after watching this video that Yonnas and DJ A-What filmed for the track "Hood Hop." The clip, which was produced by L.I.F.E. crew members Meds (Feel Mode) and Joey Kuvo,  was filmed in and around the city along with the industrial p

  April 9, 2009

• Kicking It

  October 23, 2008

• Go for the Gold!

  June 4, 2009

• Funky Town

  Even though the EPA says Denver's air is getting cleaner, the odor lingers on.

  January 10, 2002

• Shafted Like Beckham

  It’s payback time for Posh and Becks.

  August 30, 2007

• Kink in the System

  Commerce City is taking the Enclave BDSM club all the way to the Supreme Court.

  June 7, 2007

• Legally Binding

  The Enclave gave Commerce City quite a beating in court.

  April 19, 2007

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of April 12, 2007

  April 12, 2007

• No Pain, No Gain

  The Enclave has Commerce City fit to be tied.

  April 12, 2007

• Pluck You

  Hmm. Would you rather live in Commerce City or KentuckyFriedCruelty.com?

  March 22, 2007

• Macbeth

  Starz FilmCenter

  May 18, 2006

• Cruisin' for a Bustin'

  For Adams County deputies, making sex arrests was a walk in the park.

  February 26, 2004

• Hit Pick

  Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams

  February 5, 2004

• Road Hazard

  Traveling with private extradition companies is no joy ride -- particularly for female prisoners.

  February 14, 2002

• Iced Out

  The Denver Curling Club searches for respect after five years without a home.

  April 6, 2000

• Strange but True

  December 31, 1998

• Pulling a Fast One

  A cluster of cities eager to cash in on photo-radar speed traps decides to sue the state.

  September 3, 1998

• Fightin' Words

  Two small-town newspapers find themselves in an economic war with municipal officials.

  September 11, 1997

• Letters

  May 29, 1997

• Look Out, Sin City!

  Captain Mary Wamsley is her name. Commerce City vice is her game.

  May 22, 1997

• The Poor Get Poorer

  More fallout from University Hospital's budget cuts: Clinics for the poor are now turning away patients.

  May 1, 1997

• Rush to Judgment

  Commerce City lets a private company issue speeding tickets--and causes a pileup.

  April 10, 1997

• Clinical Depression

  University Hospital abruptly pulls its money out of clinics that treat the poor.

  February 27, 1997

• Commerce City or Bust

  The exuberant rock of the Commerce City Rollers.

  January 2, 1997

• IT CAN'T BE HIS DELIVERY

  EVERYBODY LOVES THIS COMMERCE CITY POSTAL EMPLOYEE. SO WHY DON'T HIS BOSSES?

  February 7, 1996

• THAI SOCIETY

  March 23, 1994

• Ruck the Trend

  June 4, 2009

• Shot in the Dark

  June 18, 2009

• California fast food more In than Out in Colorado

  So close and yet so far away.Colorado has plenty of homegrown fast-food and fast-casual chains to keep locals happy. There's Chipotle, Qdoba, Smashburger, Einstein Bagels and Quiznos just to name a few. But Coloradoans also love their California fast food, and we've made some gains in the past few years, including a couple of new Del Taco locations and the reintroduction of Jack in the Box after a ten-year hiatus. There's even one lonely outpost of El Pollo Loco - one of my favorites - at 1401

  June 30, 2009

• Gone to Potter

  July 2, 2009

• Was India Arie's brother arrested at Mile High Music Festival?

  Scalping is illegal in Commerce City, too, as Jon Simpson could tell you.While there were a number of arrests at the Mile High Music Festival yesterday, Simpson's may well be the most high-profile. He appears to be the brother of Grammy Award- winner India.Arie, who was known as India Arie Simpson when she was growing up in Denver, the younger sister of a boy named Jon Simpson.While we didn't catch the beginning of Arie's exceptional set on the First Bank Stage Saturday -- which ended up being o

  July 19, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 20 edition

  The Black Keys played the Fox on Friday night. It's all going to pot. Today in The Latest Word: - Live-blogging the medical marijuana hearings. - Mile High Music Festival roundup. - Mile High Murder in Commerce City. - Jared Polis: Not playing nice, standing up for the little big guy. - Ragin' Hummer driver. Today in Backbeat Online: - Over the weekend: The Black Keys at The Fox - Danielle Ate the Sandwich on the T.V. box - This week's local music radio playlists. - The Beastie Boys' MCA h

  July 20, 2009

• While India.Arie rocked the Mile High Music Fest, her brother nearly rocked the big house

  July 23, 2009

• Mile High Murder, No. 25: Jaime Moore charged with killing Jimmy Harmon

  Jamie Moore.​ Playing some catch-up on violence that took place over the past couple of weeks.... A July 20 blog noted that a murder had taken place 3602 Leyden Street -- but it didn't note the name of the victim or the identity of the individual accused of the crime. The dead man was Jimmy Harmon, 57, whose body was found near 52nd and Forrest Street in Commerce City. Jaime Ledon Moore, 30, has been charged with the slaying. Read the charges against Moore by clicking here. Below, meanw

  August 3, 2009

• The World’s Game

  August 6, 2009

• Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: Youth coaches changing the game of footbrawl

  Recent news accounts from Eaton, Commerce City and Aurora, demonstrate that social behaviors and youth coaching practices are changing, and all will have a profound impact on the evolution of youth football... ​ #1. For starters, the customary coin toss, used to determine which team will kick off, is being replaced with a Coach's Ultimate Fighting Match. The winning coach determines if girls will be allowed to play in the game. Look below to the new team uniforms for girls...

  October 15, 2009