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Todd Helton pleads guilty to driving while ability impaired

The mug shot of Colorado Rockies all-star Todd Helton taken after his arrest for DUI in February spoke volumes about the most humiliating moment of his career -- an incident detailed in an arrest report on view below in its entirety. Now, however, with the Rockies' season underway and going better ... More >>

Todd Helton's DUI police report: Lottery tickets and wine in Igloo cups

The mug shot of Colorado Rockies all-star Todd Helton taken after his arrest for DUI speaks volumes about the most embarrassing incident of his career. But the police affidavit about the bust adds lots of wacky detail, about everything from chewing tobacco to the chalices from which Helton prefers t ... More >>

Lil' Devils is taking a bite out of the former Barker Lounge

Broadway continues to be one of the town's fastest-evolving areas, with the three blocks south of First Avenue seeing incredible changes in 2012. After numerous delays, Gary Lee's Motor Club & Grub finally opened this spring; after even more months in the planning, Punch Bowl - Social Food & Drink ... More >>

If Mitt Romney won't tell you about these tax loopholes, we will

DIA wants to make your passenger pick-up wait more pleasant with food court, bathrooms!

To the side of Pena Boulevard is an inadvertent monument to airport planning, pre-9/11: No one in the '90s anticipated the incredible demand for a waiting area far away from arrival doors, and the 116 spaces that Denver International Airport shoehorned into its jerry-rigged, 45-minute waiting area a ... More >>

Big Oil making big profits on declining production

​It's official: 2011 was a record-busting year in the oil industry, with the five largest companies -- BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Royal Dutch Shell -- reporting all-time-high profits of $137 billion. That's a 75 percent jump from the year before, even though the giants produc ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for 2011

Close to 300 new restaurants opened in the metro area last year -- and with that much action, perhaps it's not surprising that two of them are named Cebiche, and two of them are named Chinook. But the local dining scene also lost a surprising number of mainstays: the 29-year-old Pearl Street Grill, ... More >>

"Don't rock out with ur shox out" and three other signs you'll see driving in Denver

Among all of this negativity generated by bad drivers, confusing intersections, construction and the monotony of seeing the same buildings every day, there are some humorous bright spots Denver drivers can look forward to, courtesy of a few local businesses signs. This one was posted on the Circle ... More >>

Restaurant roll call for February

Lori MidsonMark Dym opened his second Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria in February.​February saw a handful of high-profile openings, including a second Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria in the upscale Vallagio project. But Denver also lost a couple of longtime restaurants, including the Rocky Mountain Di ... More >>

La Choza serves up tacos, tortas and breakfast burritos from a gas station in Boulder

Lori Midson​In the past two weeks, our culinary escapades have taken us to two gas stations: first, to Pho Bowl, which recently opened in a Conoco in Denver. Then, this past weekend, we checked out La Choza, a taco trailer that's practically attached to a Sinclair on the Diagonal Highway in Bo ... More >>

Get gassed: Pho Bowl opens...inside a Conoco station!

Loir MidsonGas up on pho inside a South Broadway Conoco station​While Denver lays claim to dozens of pho joints, Pho Bowl is the first to reside in a Conoco station. Yes, that's correct: Inside the Conoco station at 3298 South Broadway, there sits a tiny cafeteria-like parlor of pho, just adj ... More >>

Jarrett Berlin unarmed when SWAT team shot him, cohort Tara Salazar says he was massacred

Large pics below.​Update: On Friday, the Lakewood Police Department confirmed that Jarrett Berlin, shot and killed by a SWAT team after a standoff at the Bentley Apartments, was unarmed at the time of his death. Now, Tara Salazar, the woman who was allegedly in the car he used to get away from ... More >>

Erick Munoz-Garibay allegedly asks, "What the f**k, you laughing at me?" at McDonald's knifing

Full-sized photo below.​Remember that scene in Goodfellas where Tommy (Joe Pesci) responds to a compliment from Henry (Ray Liotta) about a joke by seemingly building up to a homicidal freak out -- "Funny like a clown, I amuse you?" -- before revealing that he was only putting everyone on? A si ... More >>

Is ConocoPhillips thinking about moving its headquarters to Louisville?

Is something like this coming to Louisville?​Intriguing story in today's Houston Chronicle about Houston-based energy giant ConocoPhillips. Reporter Brett Clanton notes that the firm is downsizing elsewhere, but it recently filed "a preliminary development plan for its 432-acre site in Louisv ... More >>

Did the spontaneity-free climate-change rally in Greeley have a Mr. Burns touch?

As we pointed out yesterday, a climate-change rally in Greeley on Wednesday didn't exactly qualify as a grassroots uprising, given the participation of EnergyCitizens.org, an affiliate of the American Petroleum Institute, which opposes legislation to cap greenhouse gases recently passed by the U.S. ... More >>

The Denver Police Department is Twitter-pated

In the recent past, the Denver Police Department's public-information office hasn't exactly earned a reputation for rapid responses when it comes to either press inquiries or the issuing of news releases. But while the DPD's embrace of electronic communication when it comes to police reports has a ... More >>

Will the proposed Jefferson Parkway toll road take Colorado commuters for a ride?

Speer Boulevard corners the market on views -- and Obama souvenirs

Everyone's selling something for the Democratic National Convention. Are you buying it?

Bless This Mess

Yo Philly

The earl of sandwich has a helper. Too bad.

Encore, Encore!

Encore, Encore!

Last Man Standing

Meat and potatoes of Denver’s restaurant scene.

KwanZoo

Pick your favorite Kwanzaa celebration and run with it.

Let's Get It On!

Thursday night is the ultimate for fight fans.

Rule the Yule

Christmas Day has plenty for the restless to unwrap.

Dumpster Divas

Zine benefit turns trash into flash, cash

A Change Blowing In

The Zephyr has weathered life on Colfax for 56 years. But can it withstand the march of progress?

Off Limits

Hey, that's not funny

Head for the Hills

Enjoy a big bite of history at the Buck Snort Saloon.

Muzak to My Ears

Elevator music is looking up.

The Bite

A judge's ruling beefs things up in the West University neighborhood.

Funky Town

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

The Next Big Thing

Billy Bob's Riverside Saloon raises the bar for bar burgers.

Walking Tall

He was kicked out of a recent career fair, but Bill Coleman always stands out on the job.

Food Fight

A south Denver neighborhood takes a stand against a Hamburger Stand.

A Matter of Trust

Who paid what to clean up Lowry Landfill? That's confidential.

Fill 'er Up

Parkway Station, at your service.

See You in Court

There's plenty of fuel for lawsuits against gas companies.

Pay at the Pump

The gas is cheap -- and according to dozens of Bradley Petroleum employees, so is the owner.

Follow That Story

Mouthing Off

Socket to Me

If Colorado deregulates electricity, Californians will be first in line for the state's cheap power--and Coloradans may get fried.

Sanctuary

For a century this inner-city church has served as a refuge. But its most important mission has always been outside the walls.

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