DIA.

The Truth is Out There, In East Denver, On Pena Boulevard

Looking for Larry

Looking for Larry, #2

Looking for Larry #4

Denver to crack down on idling cars. That includes you, Mom

Off Limits

A public service announcement from Westword...

Life in the Slow Lane

Welcome to Denver International Scareport, always ready for takeoff.

Talking Points

Is there a problem between reporters and DIA's media staff? Depends on whom you ask.

Welcome to Denver

Speak up, John Hickenlooper!

Movie-Enhanced Art Mezzanine

Concourse A at Denver International Airport

Larry Craig Shlepped Here!

Sex marks the spot at these DIA bathrooms.

Hickenlooper Speaks Up at DIA

Denver's mayor tells us where to get off.

Screen and Screen Again

Forget Victoria's Secret. Argenbright Security has a few secrets of its own.

Two Makes Fore!

Can two golf courses survive near DIA?

Off Limits

Happy Birthday, DIA!

Denver International Air Pork

Out at DIA, the wish list keeps expanding--and the debt keeps piling up.

Runway Profits

One of Denver's wealthiest families gets control of city land at DIA.

Letters

One of Denver's wealthiest families gets control of city land at DIA.

Taking Its Toll

Labor STRIFE, racial tension and a "disadvantaged" owner who drives a Mercedes: between the lines of DIA's controversial parking contract.

Roll On

Labor STRIFE, racial tension and a "disadvantaged" owner who drives a Mercedes: between the lines of DIA's controversial parking contract.

CALL ME A CAB

Labor STRIFE, racial tension and a "disadvantaged" owner who drives a Mercedes: between the lines of DIA's controversial parking contract.

SOUTHWESTERN FLYER

THE CITY CLEARS THE TARMAC FOR A TEXAS-SIZED TAXPAYER SUBSIDY AT DIA.

INSIDE THE BELTWAY

THE BAE BAGGAGE SYSTEM COST HALF A BILLION DOLLARS AND DELAYED DIA'S OPENING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. AND IT STILL ISN'T WORKING.BAG IT WILL THE CITY HAVE TO PACK IN DIA'S AUTOMATED BAGGAGE SYSTEM?

FARE WARS

THE BAE BAGGAGE SYSTEM COST HALF A BILLION DOLLARS AND DELAYED DIA'S OPENING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. AND IT STILL ISN'T WORKING.BAG IT WILL THE CITY HAVE TO PACK IN DIA'S AUTOMATED BAGGAGE SYSTEM?

LETTERS

THE BAE BAGGAGE SYSTEM COST HALF A BILLION DOLLARS AND DELAYED DIA'S OPENING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. AND IT STILL ISN'T WORKING.BAG IT WILL THE CITY HAVE TO PACK IN DIA'S AUTOMATED BAGGAGE SYSTEM?

WHAT PRICE FUN?

OR: HOW I SURVIVED 24 HOURS WITH THE FOX.

INK-STAINED KVETCHES

MEDIA COVERAGE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CREATING ITS OWN TURBULENCE.

MOUTHING OFF

MEDIA COVERAGE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CREATING ITS OWN TURBULENCE.

AIRHEADS

MEDIA COVERAGE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CREATING ITS OWN TURBULENCE.

LETTERS

MEDIA COVERAGE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CREATING ITS OWN TURBULENCE.

Verse comes to worse at Mile Haiku

MEDIA COVERAGE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CREATING ITS OWN TURBULENCE.

Delicious Designs: Eat this restaurant, part four

Photo by Jonathan Shoup To celebrate Colorado Architecture Month, the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects has paired up with local chefs for the Delicious Design program, creating desserts inspired by specific buildings in Colorado. Thursday's dessert was from Steuben's, Friday's ... More >>

Best rant about DIA security lines ever!

travel.webshots.comNo complaints here! Big news in the Post yesterday: Out of the ten busiest airports in the country, Denver International Airport had the fewest flier complaints about security screeners. But don't tell mysterious blogger Dark Damian, who just posted "An Open Letter to the TSA A ... More >>

Feds say global warming could force jets at DIA to produce MORE greenhouse gasses

flickr.comA jet departs from DIA.​ It's all green all the time out at 8500 Pena Boulevard according to the PR chatter from officials at Denver International Airport. A video on the airport's website titled "DIA is Green" touts environmentally friendly efforts such as a solar power program, an ... More >>

Come hear the Curious Theater (and me) examine the mysteries behind the DIA conspiracy

Land at Curious for the DIA conspiracy​If you've lived in Denver for any amount of time, you've probably heard any one of many strange rumors about Denver International Airport: connections to the New World Order and the Freemasons, murals that depict horrific future events in 2012, an undergr ... More >>

Denver International Airport's Egyptian god of death claims first victim

​Denver International Airport has already inspired a planeload of conspiracy theories -- that it's built on an Indian graveyard, that aliens live in tunnels below the terminal, that it's set up to become a concentration camp for Denver citizens. The long-delayed installation of Luis Jimenez's ... More >>

The art at DIA keeps rumors flying

​Denver International Airport has already inspired a planeload of conspiracy theories -- that it's built on an Indian graveyard, that aliens live in tunnels below the terminal, that it's set up to become a concentration camp for Denver citizens. The long-delayed installation of Luis Jimenez's ... More >>

TSA junk-touching wardrobe guide: DIA security calls out the fashion police

RockyFlatsGear.com​For this year's Thanksgiving travels, I will not need to carefully plan my wardrobe. I will not need to leave my sequined skirt in the closet, stash my underwire bra in my suitcase, wear a decent T-shirt under my jacket, slip into slip-on shoes, and remove every piece of met ... More >>

Best places to eat breakfast at DIA (a Thanksgiving gift for you)

Denver International AirportThe sun is rising over DIA -- where are YOU eating breakfast?​On Thursday, we'll be fighting with our relatives, stuffing ourselves into a purple-hazed food coma and passing out on the couch while a football game drones on in the background. On Friday, we'll scratch ... More >>

Best places for a drink (or three) at DIA

Courtesy Denver International AirportAfter the lights go down on the airport, where are you drinking?​It's the holiday season, that magical time of year when we endure a couple of hours of airport torture in order to enjoy days of family torture. In honor of that, we're serving up tips on ho ... More >>

Speedo demons: Opt-out protestors at DIA removed almost everything

Courtesy Denver International AirportAfter the lights go down on the airport, where are you drinking?​It's the holiday season, that magical time of year when we endure a couple of hours of airport torture in order to enjoy days of family torture. In honor of that, we're serving up tips on ho ... More >>

Shut up, Centers for Disease Control: An open letter to the Denver International Airport

Keep us in flavor country, DIA​Dear Denver International Airport, You stress me out. It's not you -- it's just that airports in general stress me out. You're too crowded, parking is a hassle, TSA makes me take off half my clothing and then feels me up inappropriately, and then when I finally ... More >>

Medical marijuana & flying: If paperwork checks out, Denver Police and the TSA say, "Get high"

​It won't make the body scans or perverse groping security pat-downs any easier to handle, but medical marijuana patients traveling to one of five states from DIA can now pack their cannabis openly instead of, say, hiding it in a shampoo bottle.

Que Bueno is grounded for a remodel and expansion at DIA

The original Que Bueno at DIA.​For many travelers at Denver International Airport, a meal at the colorful Que Bueno -- with cold beers and fiery hot sauces -- has been more than enough consolation prize for a delayed flight. But this longtime eating oasis on Concourse B, right by gate 52, is ... More >>

Could a craft-beer souvenir store fly at Denver International Airport?

Flying Dog beer would be a great take-home gift from DIA.​As we report in this week's Off Limits, there's a good explanation why you can't buy growlers of craft beer at Denver International Airport (as you can at the Portland airport, as Jonathan Shikes recently discovered: Colorado law limits ... More >>

Denver International Airport wants your feedback on freaky public art program

​Poor, sad Denver International Airport. No matter how much money and effort officials expend trying to craft DIA's image as an efficient, modern portal of global travel, its reputation is forever linked to wild accusations about underground bases and the New World Order.

DIA hosts Design by Colorado, so why not have a Colorado architect design airport expansion?

Mountain Mirage.​Now that the scaffolding that masked Mountain Mirage is gone, and the defective fountain that was supposed to create a silhouette of the Rockies but instead leaked down into the trains has been removed and replaced by open space, you can see the bones of the Jeppeson Terminal ... More >>

Blue Mustang is DIA's most famous artwork, but there are other pieces to love... or hate

​"Mustang," Luis Jimenez's killer horse at Denver International Airport, just placed third in a recent survey of the country's most bizarre public art. But it definitely ranks first in the hearts and minds of Denver residents, who either really love or really, really hate the sculpture.

Elway's, Udi's and Cru proposals for DIA approved by council committee for vote

​Denver International Airport has always been sadly lacking a real taste of Colorado cuisine (witness the cup of Nobel Sysco green chile I downed on Concourse A last Friday). And that makes the presentation before Denver City Council's Business, Workforce and Sustainability Committee yesterday ... More >>

Reader: Blue Mustang at Denver International Airport intended to scare off tourists

​Our Sh*t People From Denver Say video continues to inspire comments that are funny, angry and weird -- sometimes simultaneously. And as usually happens in a good conversation, the tangents can be just as entertaining as stuff that sticks to the subject. Take the following post, which referenc ... More >>