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April 6, 2012
Earl Moore gets life for bombing attempt at Southwest Plaza on Columbine anniversary
When news broke last year that Earl Moore had been charged with a single count of arson for placing an explosive device in Southwest Plaza mall on the anniversary of the attack on nearby Columbine High School, locals feared he'd receive relatively light punishment. But no: Moore has been sentenced t ... More >>
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April 6, 2012
Aurora's Havana Street is bustling with new construction, restaurants, new life for Fan Fair?
The planned revitalization of Havana Street in Aurora may just be another reason to visit Denver's upstart neighbor to the east. As explained in our cover story, "Wish You Were Here!," the suburb is looking to draw tourists with a unique plan that targets athletes, hospital patients and folks with o ... More >>
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March 27, 2012
Pho 4 U opening in the chain-ganged River Point at Sheridan
Yesterday, while driving down Hampden, I noticed a sign for a forthcoming Texas Roadhouse, just one of many chains that gang the River Point at Sheridan, a mega-mall sprawl at Hampden and Santa Fe that gives shoppers at Super Target and Costco the opportunity to chow at Chili's, Subway, Panera Bread ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Five things you need to know about Mormons
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who created The Book of Mormon , are hometown heroes -- and that alone is reason for a "Glory Hallelujah" all around. Tickets for the musical sold out in record time yesterday; for those lucky enough to have snagged them, there are a few things about the LDS faith that yo ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
The Fray treats fan in San Jose to an unexpected pizza party/performance in her living room
Update (2/7/12): Isaac Slade and Joe King give a track-by-track breakdown of Scars & Stories, the Fray's new album. Remember that scene in La Bamba when Richie Valens shows up at a fan's house with a bunch of pizzas for private pizza party. More than two decades after that event played out on the s ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
The One Book, One Denver selections this year have ties to... uh, Seattle?
Despite the fact that there is no known shortage of awesome writers, authors and poets in this town, the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs' One Book, One Denver program has a long history of coming up with arbitrary treacle that has nothing to do with Denver for the three selections it nomina ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Earl Moore charged with arson, not terrorism, in Southwest Plaza bomb try near Columbine
Big pics below.Update: At 2 p.m. this afternoon, Earl Albert Moore is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Denver to be advised of the charges against him in relation to an attempted bombing at Southwest Plaza mall on the twelfth anniversary of the shootings at nearby Columbine High ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
John Vanderslice on White Wilderness, photography and how he receives criticism
Autumn De WildeIn the middle to later half of the 1990s, John Vanderslice (due tonight at the hi-dive with Damien Jurado) was a member of the respected Bay Area alternative rock band, MK Ultra. When the band split in 1999, Vanderslice took the delicate intensity and experimental edge he had b ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Studio Shots: Kristen Hatgi and Mark Sink
Photographer Mark Sink is one of the grand old men of the Denver cultural tableau, with a colorful past, deep roots in photography (his great-grandfather James L. Breese founded the Camera Club of New York, and Breese's uncle Samuel Finley Breese Morse, inventor of the telegraph, has been cal ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
A piñata, and five other "suspicious packages" that turned out to be hiliarious
A receptacle for candy, ingeniously disguised as a bomb.In Superior yesterday, a "suspicious package" left in a Costco parking lot triggered alarm bells, causing the store to go on lockdown, with shoppers held inside while the Boulder County Bomb Squad investigated. Why a terrorist would be t ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
Brian Yorkey explains how his Pulitzer-winning Next to Normal evolved
Do these birthday candles seem vaguely ominous to you?Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's musical Next to Normal won the Pulitzer for its authors -- the book and lyrics are by Yorkey, the music by Kitt. Yet it began simply as an exercise for a musical theater workshop, one of those "show us everythin ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Jersey Shore Cast: Where will they be in ten years?
The end of your fame draws nigh.Lower Snooki in a ball in Times Square on New Year's Eve while The Situation and other cast members lead a Guinness-breaking fist pump. That was MTV's original plan, but the authorities shot it down. They're doing it in Jersey instead. Season three of the sho ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Top five foods to help you get laid on New Year's Eve
Ummm...do these really look like little 'giners?This list of coitus-inspiring culinary offerings is for the gentlemen. Ladies, if you wanna score on New Year's Eve -- or any other night -- you have to do just one thing: show up. Guys, the tacitly approved social mores of our fantastic Americ ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Raves and rants: Local chefs weigh in with their culinary predictions for 2011
Lori MidsonTAG executive chef/owner Troy Guard predicts that cheese will be the top food of 2011What does 2011 hold for the culinary world? We asked several local chefs to consult their crystal orbs, talk to the (whole) beast, bend their ears to the farmland and unearth a few trends that will ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
John Elway: Future Broncos head coach or armchair quarterback?
Now that Denver Broncos management has given Josh McDaniels the heave-ho, the orange hordes are laying odds on the chances of the team's most celebrated quarterback returning to the team as head coach. John Elway, back with the team? It's a tempting prospect. But first you'll have to pry him ... More >>
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November 26, 2010
Fat to the rescue -- an epilepsy cure?
A Flickr photoA fatty breakfast a day keeps the seizures awayA story in last week's New York Times Magazine about a child on a 90 percent fat diet was not an expose of child abuse. The article described a family's desperate attempt to control nine-year-old Sam's epilepsy by feeding him bacon ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Gouda cheese giveaway at Costco not such a good deal after all, linked to E. coli outbreak
FlickrWho among us hasn't grazed through a store, snatching every free sample in site? Well, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, those who did so at local Costcos in mid-October may have gotten more than they bargained for -- a case of E. coli from sample Go ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
The Peter Franus wine dinner at Elway's Downtown catered equally to vegetarian and omnivore palates
Winemaker Peter Franus holds a journalism degree from the University of California at Berkeley -- and his collegiate proximity to Napa Valley ended up being pivotal to his career choice, which is winemaking. His first wine, a zinfandel, was produced in 1987, and Franus has been creating delic ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
ILLEGAL, from Terry Greene Sterling
Winemaker Peter Franus holds a journalism degree from the University of California at Berkeley -- and his collegiate proximity to Napa Valley ended up being pivotal to his career choice, which is winemaking. His first wine, a zinfandel, was produced in 1987, and Franus has been creating delic ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Einstein's is liberating its chickens -- or maybe it's not
The Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, which owns several bagel and coffee chains, including Einstein Bros, recently announced that it will start using cage-free eggs in its stores. "We're proud to be launching this initiative and believe that moving in this direction will help improve the tre ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Another taste of the Tasting Cafe
Ellen JaskolThe Tasting Cafe: looking good, and good for you.When the Rocky Mountain News folded in February 2009, food editor Marty Meitus's job disappeared, too -- so she approached the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant and Children (WIC), administered by the Tri-County Healt ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Waffles from the Waffle Brothers
Lori Midson As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com.
Dining
February 11, 2010
The Tasting Cafe could be the recipe for healthy, inexpensive eating
Lori Midson As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com.
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February 11, 2010
Costco's got it all -- including a hiding place for carjacking suspects
A Flickr photoWhere good hiding places are always reasonably priced.Last night, Westminster cops went shopping at Costco -- and wound up with a discount deal for a couple of carjacking suspects found hiding on the roof of an out building in the box store's parking lot. The drama started with ... More >>
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February 9, 2010
A taste of the Tasting Cafe
Ellen JaskolHow do you make kids happy with healthy food? Ask Mary Meitus.Marty Meitus's longtime job as food editor disappeared with the Rocky Mountain News last February. But she's been putting her down-time to very good use: She created a pilot program for the Supplemental Nutrition Progra ... More >>
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December 23, 2009
Mile Highs and Lows: Ganja Gourmet
As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Revenge of the gadflies: Douglas Bruce and Mike Zinna win free-speech verdicts
Mike Zinna and his editor, Fonzi.How odd, yet oddly fitting, that this week two of the state's most dogged and outspoken government critics won key victories in separate courtrooms within hours of each other. Call it a blow for... outspokenness. Down in Colorado Springs, the perpetually cran ... More >>
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November 11, 2009
Prosecuting Douglas Bruce, and other exercises in masochism
Back in 2002 a Westword cover portrayed the ever-irascible Douglas Bruce as a pit bull. The story was about his long-running battle with Denver officials over dilapidated properties, but the image is still apt. Throughout his dueling with tax-and-spenders over the TABOR Amendment, his short b ... More >>
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October 30, 2009
The real numbers behind the I-300 auto impound initiative
Denver's auto impound facility If the I-300 ballot initiative passes in November 3, Denver police officers will be required to immediately impound any and every car they pull over where the person behind the wheel doesn't have a valid driver's license in their possession. But while the main ... More >>
Blogs
October 23, 2009
Read the letter from a King Soopers exec threatening a lockout if union workers strike Safeway
Yesterday, in the wake of a negotiating breakdown between Safeway and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, King Soopers employees were given a letter attributed to Dave Savage, vice president of retail operations for the firm. The document accuses the union of "recklessly pursuing a co ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2009
Battle of the titans: Douglas Bruce vs. Costco
Douglas Bruce at a news conference on Monday.Douglas Bruce is a victim. At least that's the story he told yesterday at a news conference in Colorado Springs, where he complained about the city violating his constitutional rights. The Springs' sin? Handing Bruce and a buddy a trespassing ticke ... More >>
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August 18, 2009
The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 18 edition
Mike Henderson of TAG.You're it. Today in Cafe Society: • Behind the Bar: Mike Henderson of TAG. • Chapter Two BBQ closes the book. • A sneak peek of Colt & Gray. • A taste of restaurant history before LoDo Bites. • Craft breweries are on a roll. • Mysteries of Sheehan's Desk: Da ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2009
Gas prices in Denver up, amount of money in your bank account down
A Flickr photo It may be overcast and rainy in Denver today, but there's at least one sure sign of summer on view: Gas prices are climbing like Clint Eastwood in The Eiger Sanction. According to the American Automobile Association, the price of unleaded has risen 38 cents per gallon in a month, to ... More >>
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May 22, 2009
If there's a grocery strike, what will you do?
A Flickr photoWorkers picket a California Albertsons in 2003 Have you worked out your supermarket strike plan? If you haven't, now might be a good time. Although the corporate execs and lawyers at Safeway, King Soopers and Albertsons are still negotiating with the familiar, name-tagged faces who ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2009
Battle of the super drinks! A comparison of miracle juice supplements
With former Denver Broncos like John Elway and Brian Griese chugging down Bazi like it were the almighty sweat of Zeus, the liquid nutritional supplement by local company XELR8 is building a strong following here in Colorado. But unless you've been personally hit up by one of the company's 6,400-o ... More >>
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December 10, 2008
CANstructive learning
The Salvation Army has teamed up with area schools to put a creative twist on the classic canned-food drive with CANstruction. I vividly remember canned- food drives in elementary and middle school; how I'd make a parent take me to Costco to get that last case of Top Ramen for a food drive ju ... More >>
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June 23, 2008
Delegating Denver #49 of 56: Utah
The Salvation Army has teamed up with area schools to put a creative twist on the classic canned-food drive with CANstruction. I vividly remember canned- food drives in elementary and middle school; how I'd make a parent take me to Costco to get that last case of Top Ramen for a food drive ju ... More >>
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February 1, 2008
The Biggest Croc on "Celebrity Apprentice"
The Salvation Army has teamed up with area schools to put a creative twist on the classic canned-food drive with CANstruction. I vividly remember canned- food drives in elementary and middle school; how I'd make a parent take me to Costco to get that last case of Top Ramen for a food drive ju ... More >>
Home Entertainment
January 31, 2008
Donkey Punch
The Salvation Army has teamed up with area schools to put a creative twist on the classic canned-food drive with CANstruction. I vividly remember canned- food drives in elementary and middle school; how I'd make a parent take me to Costco to get that last case of Top Ramen for a food drive ju ... More >>
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December 13, 2007
Why I'm Ready to Kiss 2007 Goodbye
The Salvation Army has teamed up with area schools to put a creative twist on the classic canned-food drive with CANstruction. I vividly remember canned- food drives in elementary and middle school; how I'd make a parent take me to Costco to get that last case of Top Ramen for a food drive ju ... More >>
Dining
July 26, 2007
Ship Tavern
Argh! This chef should prepare to walk the plank.
News
July 26, 2007
Identity Crisis
Utah is not to be trusted.
Blogs
July 12, 2007
Viva la Mexicoke!
Utah is not to be trusted.
Dining
June 24, 2004
Bland of Enchantment
The New Mexican food at Julia Blackbird's falls flat.
Food & Drink
March 27, 2003
Best Afternoon Free Hors D'oeuvres
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Music
February 13, 2003
Backwash
The Skylark Lounge gets a green light on its move to a new nest.
Dining
June 6, 2002
Food Fetishes
Oil's Well That Ends Well.
News
February 1, 2001
More Boing for the Buck
Sports gizmos spring up.
News
October 12, 2000
Money Machine
Scott Zuviceh made money the old-fashioned way: He faked it.
Dining
July 3, 1997
Mouthing Off
Scott Zuviceh made money the old-fashioned way: He faked it.
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