Denver International Airport

Tyler Perry causes unscheduled stop by United flight from Denver? Sort of

The recent Tyler Perry movie Alex Cross was savaged by critics (it received a 30 percent score on Metacritic, while Rotten Tomatoes hit it with an ugly 12 percent ranking) and Box Office Mojo puts its worldwide receipts at just over $30 million -- ultra-mediocre by Perry's standards. But unlike the ... More >>

Root Down and Linger now hiring

Brush up that resume: Linger and Root Down -- including the Root Down that will be opening at Denver International Airport as early as May -- are hiring, and will be interviewing next week. "We are a local restaurant group that is growing and looking for the right individuals to grow with us and bec ... More >>

"Mustang" isn't the only controversial public art in Colorado

See also: After five years, it might be time for "Mustang" to mosey on

Be Here Now

Cocktail culture, BBQ in Frisco and a 1940s ball on this week's calendar

The Denver FIVE dinner at the Village Cork, 1300 South Pearl Street, sold out over the weekend and there's no waiting list, but there are many other events on the culinary calendar this week, including a visit from a legendary barman tonight. Here's a taste of what's on the menu. (If you know of an ... More >>

Rumor has it Root Down will open a location at DIA

Not long ago, searching for a decent meal at Denver International Airport was like trying to discern the literary value of the Twilight saga: it just didn't exist. But over the past few years, the concourses have picked up a few decent options, including the Chophouse on Concourse A and the wine bar ... More >>

Prairie dogs: Top 5 relocation destinations for critters living on future path of RTD's DIA train

Flickr​ The prairie dogs of Peña Boulevard are getting evicted. As the Denver Post reports today, RTD is attempting to relocate hundreds of critters living along the route of the future train to Denver International Airport. If they can't find new homes, another option is to kill them and ma ... More >>

Foray on 420: Five public works to trip out on while stoned

​Ah, life's eternal questions, like "Why do words sounds so weird if you say them a bunch of times in a row?" and "What if, like, when you looked in the mirror you were seeing the real you looking at the fake you and you're the fake you" and "Wait, what?" -- all of which suddenly become vastly ... More >>

Pueblo officials peeved about over-budget projects? Hey, at least they're not Denver

denvergov.orgDenver Justice Center​Pueblo's elected leaders are peeved that the city is currently $1.4 million over budget in its ongoing effort to remodel Pueblo's historic City Hall building. Councilmembers there are comparing the project to their experience with the construction of Pueblo' ... More >>

Photos: Lions at DIA portend of the vast Illuminati conspiracy

Clever ruse, Bob Barker, but we know of your nefarious designs.​If there's one thing we've learned from Dan Brown, it's that, when the Illuminati get a vast conspiracy reaching to the very highest levels of the world's centers of power going on, they like to drop little hints about it. For exa ... More >>

Reader: DIA needs to wake up and smell the coffee

​Denver International Airport may have just been named the "Best Airport in North America" -- for the sixth consecutive year!" -- by Business Traveler magazine, but it's definitely lacking in a few departments. Souvenir beers sales, for example. And here's how Bubba responds to Laura Shunk's l ... More >>

Denver International Airport stores selling Colorado craft beers? The idea could really fly

​Denver International Airport was just named the "Best Airport in North America" by Business Traveler magazine -- for the sixth consecutive year. Want to know what could make DIA even better? Some decent, Colorado-centric shopping on the concourses -- including souvenir beers.

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 >>

Brooks Kellogg, 73, pleads not guilty to trying to hire a hit man over real estate lawsuit

Brooks Kellogg.​Brooks Kellogg, the 73-year old businessman arrested at Denver International Airport last month for allegedly trying to hire a hit man, pleaded not guilty in Denver federal court earlier today -- and reports that undercover agents don't have a recording of his statements at DIA ... More >>

Denver Beer Fest: Falling Rock, Osteria Marco, Rackhouse and Strange get their suds on

Falling Rock Taphouse.​Things are swinging in the Mile High City as just about every plane that touches down at Denver International Airport today will carry a brewer, a beer blogger or a beer lover on their way to the Great American Beer Festival, which begins tomorrow. And Denver is ready f ... More >>

Denver International Beer Competition winners announced, including a $150 bottle

​The Boston Beer Company, maker of Sam Adams, was the big winner at the first annual Denver International Beer Competition last weekend, winning fifteen of the 33 awards. Several Colorado brewers took home prizes as well, including Oskar Blues, which won three awards, and Odell and Silverton ... More >>

Composting in Denver: Good news for all those who collect orange rinds and bread crusts

​It was a sad day for urban dirt farmers when it was announced several months ago that Denver would be shutting down its pilot compost collection program because of the budget crunch. The test program, in which 3,300 Denver homes had their food scraps and other organic waste regularly collect ... More >>

Eating Around the World

Wake-Up Call: Romanoff on the range

​"What's he doing in the Senate?" "Why, it's an honorary appointment. He's an honorary stooge." Frank Capra's classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was on TCM yesterday afternoon -- just the thing to warm up the set (and the sofa) before Jake Cutler returned to Mile High, particularly given a ... More >>

Three possible futures for Denver International Airport

​Republic Airways Holdings' victory over Dallas-based Southwest Airlines in the Frontier sweepstakes raises more questions than it answers, as Dallas Morning News airline blogger Eric Torbenson makes clear in "What Will Denver Look Like in Two Years?," an analysis published earlier today. In T ... More >>

A miniature "National Velvet" gets a rise out of its owners

Wake-Up Call: Justice for Sister Dorothy?

Dorothy Stang died many thousands of miles from Denver, murdered in the Amazon rain forest, but her story resonates here in Colorado. Her brother, David, lives in Palmer Lake, and has spent years trying to find justice for his sister, a 73-year-old nun who had spent decades working with the poor s ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Stimulate This

The last time this state's economy went bust, Colorado fought its way back by constructing Denver International Airport. That's not going to be an option this time, Governor Bill Ritter said as he walked along DIA's Concourse B Thursday, off on a fast (less than 24-hour) trip to the East Coast to ... More >>

The weekend before the DNC: Denver International Airport

The weekend before the DNC: Denver International Airport

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

Desert Music

Eric Waldemar makes his triumphant return.

Draft Dodger

Sentimental Journey

How does Colorado look to you? At DIA, it's looking good.

Photo Finish

Visitors to DIA can now walk a mile in our shoes.

Government Builds/Hides Swastika Buildings

What, Me Worry?

These road warriors are in love with a tollway.

Pony Up

The state of the art in Denver.

Let's Fly, Let's Fly

For weary travelers at DIA, the Relax Under the Big Top performers can provide relief.

Cine Power

Seeing Queerly unspools provocative fare

Cash Landing

Looking for Mr. Goodwin, United Airlines' three-million-dollar man.

Take 24

The 24th Denver International Film Festival has plenty of glitter.

Off Limits

I'm KK, you're KK

Is Everybody Happy?

Smile, Denver! The tourists are in town.

Off Limits

A public service announcement from Westword...

Serious Bondage

The status of the neighborhood bond project bodes well for this year's crop of just-passed bond initiatives.

Thrills for the week

Winning Hands

Big Bang Theory

Stage and Screen

HONORS ROLL

MANHATTAN MALADY

THRILLS

OFF LIMITS

CHOPPERS GET AXED

MAYOR WEBB POSTPONES PLANS FOR A DOWNTOWN HELICOPTER PAD.