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Marijuana: Barack Obama says no to legalizing drugs -- but what's that mean for Colorado?

It's been six months to the day since the passage of Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana -- and just under five months since Governor John Hickenlooper signed it into law. But even as legislators rush to finish A64-related pot bills ... More >>

Joel White, girls soccer coach: Jersey thefts lead to bust for taking videos of pre-teens nude

Sometimes getting caught for one crime leads to the discovery of other far-worse ones. That appears to be the case with Joel White, a youth soccer coach from Missouri. White was busted at the U.S. soccer team's World Cup-qualifying match at Dick's Sporting Goods Park for allegedly swiping jerseys a ... More >>

HuffPo idiot: Colorado is fifth most overrated travel destination, Denver is "weirdly bland"

At Westword, we're all about hometown/home-state pride -- hence, posts such as "50 reasons we're glad we live in Denver and not the United States" and "Happy Colorado Day: Here are 50 reasons you should be glad you live here." So you can imagine our befuddlement over a Huffington Post article calli ... More >>

Jeff Walker, missing skier: Gun found with body suggests he committed suicide

Update: Yesterday, we reported that a body was found in an out-of-bounds area of Aspen Highlands and is presumed to be Jeff Walker, a skier who'd been missing since March 7; see our previous coverage below. As if this news wasn't heartbreaking enough for Walker's friends, family members and loved o ... More >>

Andrew Romanoff talks PAC money, house sale and running against Mike Coffman

To some Coloradans, the name Andrew Romanoff is synonymous with disappointment. After losing to incumbent Senator Micheal Bennet in a primary that attracted an almost unheard-of amount of attention, the ex-speaker of the Colorado House took a lower-profile job with the International Development Ente ... More >>

Vacation! director Zach Clark talks drugs, sex and death at the beach

The beach-party movie has fallen from its former pinnacle of popularity, but it still has its fans. Take writer/director Zach Clark, for instance. His latest film, Vacation!, resurrects the classic beach-party film formula, updates it for the 21st century and then twists it into weird places that Fr ... More >>

First look: Smashburger unveils new design concept

Next year, Smashburger, the smashingly successful Colorado-based burger chain, will unleash sixty to seventy more locations, not just in Colorado, or nationally, but around the world, all of which will incorporate a new design concept that's just been unveiled in Colorado, including the newest outpo ... More >>

Colorado Immigrants Right Coalition's Julien Ross discusses his "spider bite moment"

Editor's note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple's ongoing series highlighting local political activists. For his first job, a preteen Julien Ross sold lemonade and lied about it. Or at the very least, he didn't tell the whole truth about it. The juice came from freshly squeezed lemons, ... More >>

A Vietnamese citizen is the new owner of Buford, Wyoming, population 1

Buford, the one-person Wyoming town, sells for $900,000

Long before Buford -- the tiny Wyoming town with its own zip code but a population of exactly one -- became an international sensation, it was a road-trip must-stop for my family. We'd discovered it one morning when we'd zipped past Cheyenne and realized we might need gas before Laramie. Buford, loc ... More >>

Frontier pilots approve cost-saving pact, CEO says airline over halfway to profitability goal

Bryan Bedford.​Update: Frontier Airlines has just announced that pilots have approved a cost-saving agreement, with 89.6 percent offering their approval. That's not the end of the austerity plan, but in a statement, Frontier CEO Bryan Bedford says the carrier is more than halfway toward its " ... More >>

St. Paddy's Bass For Free at Cervantes', 3/17/11

Photo Britt Chester​ BASS FOR FREE J. Wail and Chuck Morris • Future Simple Project • Eminence Ensemble Flinch • Dirt Monkey • Matamorphic • Rodway 03.17.11 | Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom and Otherside Last night, Cervantes' threw a hell of party with J. Wail and Chuck Morris, ... More >>

DeVotchKa with Mariachi el Bronx at the Fillmore, 2/12/11

Photo: Jon SolomonDEVOTCHKA With Mariachi El Bronx | Gregory Alan Isakov 2.12.12 | Fillmore Auditorium On this night, Colorado native, Gregory Alan Isakov, played the roll of conquering hero -- stepping out onto the massive Fillmore Auditorium stage and looking pleased at the sea of people floodin ... More >>

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt admit divorce stunt, surpass Richard Heene in crassness

Well hello​Ah, Heidi Montag. How do we take pleasure in your misfortune? Let us count the ways: First, there was The Hills, one of the most boring reality-drama-fests ever created. Then, there was the messy split from husband/ultra-douche Spencer Pratt. Then, there was the will-they-won't-they ... More >>

"Eric Corff...What a Douchebag" stickers: The mystery behind the viral marketing

The Eric Corff sticker.​If you've been up to Telluride during the past year or so, odds are you've seen this sticker, which simply proclaims "Eric Corff ... What a Douchebag." They're everywhere -- on ski-lift posts, trash cans, on park benches, in bars and restaurants. But you can't find them ... More >>

Frontier's Daniel Shurz on Southwest's AirTran acquisition and how key Denver is to his airline

​A Frontier Airlines statement about Southwest's bid to acquire AirTran didn't include any reference to Denver. But Daniel Shurz, Frontier's vice president of strategy and planning, stresses that the Mile High City's very much in the forefront of the carrier's plans. "Denver is 76, 77 percent ... More >>

Frontier Airlines uncancels its canceled Denver-to-Aspen flights

​In late July, Frontier Airlines announced it was discontinuing Denver to Aspen service. Well, never mind. The carrier is continuing the flights -- good news to local skiers on a tight schedule, not to mention Frontier's Colorado staffers, who'll see this decision, along with the extension of ... More >>

Meet Park Hill Shortbus, a global, Park Hill-based hip-hop consortium

​ Whether or not these Park Hill natives rode the short bus to school is irrelevant, because there is no doubt that these crazy bastards are the ones your mom told you not to play with. This eclectic group of MCs, producers and DJs use Shortbus as their outlet for their outlandish and truthfu ... More >>

John Hickenlooper: Republicans use part of Democratic guv ad in latest jobs slap

John Hickenlooper the way Republicans see him.​Update, 7:48 a.m., May 28: The Hickenlooper campaign has responded to this post. See how after the original item, published at 3:27 p.m. on May 27. The latest assault on Democratic guv candidate John Hickenlooper from the Republican Governors Ass ... More >>

Frontier Airlines' name to remain the same: Sorry, Midwest

Photo by Ken OdeyBet these folks are happy.​ The suspense is finally over regarding Frontier Airlines. Frontier's owner, Republic Airways Holdings, has announced that the new name of the carrier, which is being combined with sister airline Midwest, will be... Frontier. Oh yeah: The airline wil ... More >>

The Knew never really set out to find success. So far, success has just sort of found the Knew.

In life and death, tattoo artist Kauri Tiyme made her mark

Q&A with Chelsea Handler

These are the Ends

Q&A With Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of the Hives

The Social Conscience of a Missionary

It's a long way from LoDo to Haiti, but Dan Jeune wants to bridge the gap. With friendship.

Q&A: Jeffree Lerner of Sound Tribe Sector 9

North High’s Model Student

This senior won't give DPS a gold star.

A Federal Case

Cruising down the boulevard, Denver’s avenue of schemes and dreams.

The New Revolution

Today, Piatti. Tomorrow, Olive Garden.

Big Trouble

Gary Haney was living the high life until meth took him down.

Main Street, USA

The street is getting hot, but the fight for Colfax is finally cooling down.

Westword Music Showcase 2005

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 17, 2005

Building a Better Mousetrap

Biologist Rob Ramey isn't afraid of taking risks -- but taking on environmentalists may be his riskiest move.

Full Circle

After a year of renewal, Hall-of-Famer Jim Ibbotson gets down to the Nitty Gritty.

Business Unusual

The String Cheese Incident's sunny music has earned it fans all over the world. Its six companies have earned millions.

Spoiling the Whole Bunch

Soured by low prices, Colorado apple growers see a worm in their marketing plan.

Peace Pipeline

How a couple of "average, flawed people" are jammin' till the jam is through.

Letters

Sweet Truth

A businessman tries to satisfy a craving.

Feedback

Last Call

Nobody played the blues like Bobby Hornbuckle. Now he's living them to the end.

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