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  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Photo contest: Michael Hancock wants you to show your love for recycling

    Calling all Denver recyclers: Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver Public Works' Denver Recycles are asking you to show some Valentine's Day love and support for a more eco-friendly city. They've announced a photo contest with a chance to win tickets to Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Michael Flatley's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Occupy Denver timeline: Two-and-a-half months that have shaken the city

    ​Monday's hearing in regard to Occupy Denver's request for a temporary restraining order against the city and county is one indication of how far the movement has come in its short life span. In the little more than two months the movement has called Broadway its ideological home, the group ha ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2011

    A timeline of Occupy Denver activities

    ​Monday's hearing in regard to Occupy Denver's request for a temporary restraining order against the city and county is one indication of how far the movement has come in its short life span. In the little more than two months the movement has called Broadway its ideological home, the group ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012: Mason Tvert on petition drive launch

    ​Update below: At 2 p.m. today, backers of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 will stage a press conference formally launching a petition drive to land the measure on next year's ballot. Read it below and get more details from Mason Tvert, part of a group hoping to make history a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Chemo101: Denver-based website puts chemotherapy education in patients' hands

    ​Chemo101.com, a Denver-based website designed to educate patients and caregivers about chemotherapy drugs, has welcomed over 125,000 unique visitors since it's launch in December 2010. That's equal parts impressive and sad for its president and founder, Kristin Gustafson.

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    Summer 2011: After years of false starts, the Denver County Fair is making its debut

    ​Chemo101.com, a Denver-based website designed to educate patients and caregivers about chemotherapy drugs, has welcomed over 125,000 unique visitors since it's launch in December 2010. That's equal parts impressive and sad for its president and founder, Kristin Gustafson.

  • News

    February 3, 2011

    Food-truck bureaucracy could put the brakes on rolling kitchens

    ​Chemo101.com, a Denver-based website designed to educate patients and caregivers about chemotherapy drugs, has welcomed over 125,000 unique visitors since it's launch in December 2010. That's equal parts impressive and sad for its president and founder, Kristin Gustafson.

  • News

    January 6, 2011

    Rick Griffith has designs on Denver. Bold ones.

    ​Chemo101.com, a Denver-based website designed to educate patients and caregivers about chemotherapy drugs, has welcomed over 125,000 unique visitors since it's launch in December 2010. That's equal parts impressive and sad for its president and founder, Kristin Gustafson.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    LoDo one of country's 10 great neighborhoods, even if no one knows how it came to be

    General Larimer.​Yesterday, the American Planning Association officially named LoDo as one of its 10 Great Neighborhoods for 2010 -- even if the Washington, D.C.- and Chicago-based nonprofit has a rather unusual view of the history of that neighborhood: "Founded by General William Larimer, Jr. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Marijuana legalization: Mason Tvert blasts John Hickenlooper and politicos who dodge issue

    Mason Tvert.​At this hour, SAFER's Mason Tvert is slated to hold a press conference at the Denver City and County Building to highlight his pro-marijuana outfit's first-ever voter guides -- and to bash Mayor John Hickenlooper for what Tvert sees as his backwards stance on weed. But at least Hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Marijuana advocate Mason Tvert calls for the ouster of Ernie Martinez, his Denver pot-panel colleague

    Mason Tvert is taking aim at an old opponent​In many ways the friction between Mason Tvert, head of Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) and Lieutenant Ernie Martinez, head of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association (CDIA), personifies the ongoing clash between law enforcemen ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2009

    For two decades, pit bulls have been public enemy #1 in Denver. But maybe it's time for a recount.

    Mason Tvert is taking aim at an old opponent​In many ways the friction between Mason Tvert, head of Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) and Lieutenant Ernie Martinez, head of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association (CDIA), personifies the ongoing clash between law enforcemen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Mark Brennan: He's loud, he's physical, he's profane. But does that make him a bad lawyer?

    Mark Brennan. Photo by Mark Manger. It began with Presiding Disciplinary Judge William Lucero slapping attorney Mark Brennan with two contempt citations. It ended with Brennan leaning into opposing counsel Kim Ikeler, moving him bodily away from the podium and calling him "a little piece of shit." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Smoke 'em if you got 'em

    As reported here -- a lot -- Westword restaurant critic Jason Sheehan had a book-signing at Katie Mullen's last evening. And that just happened to be the bar where Ward Churchill and attorney David Lane went after their day in court, where they'd told Judge Larry Naves why Churchill deserves to ge ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 21, 2008

    Denver's Civic Center is camera-ready

    As reported here -- a lot -- Westword restaurant critic Jason Sheehan had a book-signing at Katie Mullen's last evening. And that just happened to be the bar where Ward Churchill and attorney David Lane went after their day in court, where they'd told Judge Larry Naves why Churchill deserves to ge ... More >>

  • News

    January 24, 2008

    Anarchists Stalk Democratic Convention

    On a walking tour of Denver, Unconventional Action makes plans for the Democratic National Convention.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Delegating Denver #20 of 56: Kansas

    On a walking tour of Denver, Unconventional Action makes plans for the Democratic National Convention.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    Best of Westword 1991 Winners

    On a walking tour of Denver, Unconventional Action makes plans for the Democratic National Convention.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Best of Westword 1990

    On a walking tour of Denver, Unconventional Action makes plans for the Democratic National Convention.

  • News

    September 13, 2007

    Evan Almighty

    It took a master plan — and a mastermind — to end the stalemate on downtown's worst block.

  • News

    August 16, 2007

    People Power

    Chris Nevitt, both pro-union and an economist, represents some of the poorest and wealthiest areas of the city. Can he bring everyone together?

  • News

    May 17, 2007

    East Colfax Motel Hell

    No room at the Inn.

  • News

    January 4, 2007

    Paint the Town Read

    Jack Kerouac's back, and Denver's literary scene is on a scroll.

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    "Though there were times when your paper annoyed me and even grated on my nerves, the positive outweighed the negative."

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    All Grown Up

    At eighteen, these foster kids aged out of a system that denied them a childhood.

  • News

    August 3, 2006

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    All Colfax, all the time.

  • News

    February 23, 2006

    Big Trouble

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

  • News

    November 10, 2005

    Toke of the Town

    Denver voters just say yes.

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    Beating the Drum

    On a collision course with the Columbus parade.

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    Off Limits

    Hick of the Litter

  • Culture

    April 21, 2005

    Fresh Start

    Looking back at the Central Library, looking ahead at the Civic Center.

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    Off Limits

    An Open-and-Shut Case

  • Music

    April 15, 2004

    The Beatdown

    We built this city on rock and roll.

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Under Beats Over

    If Colfax is buried, will Civic Center rise again?

  • Calendar

    November 27, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    If Colfax is buried, will Civic Center rise again?

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Off Limits

    The dangle angle

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Roll 'Em

    Denver deserves its fifteen minutes of fame.

  • News

    October 2, 2003

    Bad Boys

    Denver's Juvenile Court just turned one hundred. The next years could be rough.

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    System Failure

    Chanda Johnson went to court for protection from her ex-husband. She didn't get it.

  • Culture

    June 13, 2002

    More Stories About Buildings and Art

    Opportunities for art and architecture can be both found and lost amid city politics.

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of March 14, 2002

  • News

    November 22, 2001

    Off Limits

    Is that a tuba in your pocket?

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    Off Limits

    Party crechers

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    A Badly Altered State

    A judge may force Colorado to take care of its homeless mentally ill population.

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    The Bum's Rush

    City Hall's plan for dealing with the homeless is very short term.

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    A Perfect Ten

    The Colorado Legislature has its Ten Commandments.

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    Blood In, Blood Out

    Danny Ray Lopez couldn’t outrun his gang life or the police. Will his brother follow in his footsteps?

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Radio Stars

    The world may be in the hands of a bunch of hams on New Year's Eve.

  • Culture

    January 16, 1997

    Cheyenne Autumn

    The world may be in the hands of a bunch of hams on New Year's Eve.

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    AN INDEPENDENT CLAUS

    REPORTERS BETTER WATCH OUT. THEY BETTER NOT POUT. SANTA CLAUS HAS COME TO TOWN.

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