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    May 26, 2012

    Review: Signal Path at The Bluebird Theater, 5/25/12

    SIGNAL PATH @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 5/25/12If a change of pace, geographic location, home life and hiatus are all a band needs to find itself smack-dab in the middle of its prime, then let Signal Path be the bearer of the torch. Last night, the recently reunited trio showed Denver what band chemistry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    John stings: How might the 29 people arrested this week be punished?

    John stings, or undercover operations where a cop -- usually a female cop -- poses as a prostitute to catch men willing to pay for sex, are more rare than stings in which the roles are reversed. This week, the Denver police announced the arrests of 29 people as the result of two john stings. A recen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Dog attacks: Which two Denver neighborhoods do mail carriers fear most?

    It's the stuff of Saturday-morning cartoons and "The Far Side:" a hapless postal carrier being chased around the neighborhood by the family dog. But the vicious attack on a Denver postal carrier on Monday demonstrated that mail carriers face real danger even on their regular routes. In fact, Denver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Jim Deters's [i4c] contest encourages small business to think big

    This is National Small Business Week, but local entrepreneurs should think big. "Better cities, better entrepreneurs...and vice versa," proclaims [i4c], and the venture is putting its money where its mouth is, with a contest that will give three ventures not just investment money, but support that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Guess where I'm eating Denver's best salsa collection?

    While Oaxaca has a different mole for every day of the week, this Mexican restaurant in Denver has a different salsa for nearly every dish on its menu -- and they're all terrific. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Guess Where pos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Twenty fabled moments in Denver music, #18: Black Flag at the Rainbow Music Hall 1984

    Over the course of the next few weeks, Backbeat will be counting down the twenty most fabled moments in Denver music history. Today, a look back at Black Flag's 1984 show at the Rainbow Music Hall that ended with members of the opening act being arrested. You may have heard about this one; it was n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Catheter on being slept on at home in Denver and how grind will never become a commodity

    Denver's Catheter recently issued its first full-length album in seven years, Southwest Doom Violence, the follow-up to 2005's Dimension 303. The band's latest effort -- bolstering an extensive library of EPs and split releases -- offers a healthy mix of grind, doom, sludge and even crust punk, buil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Guess where I'm biking near the Capitol building and win a B-cycle season pass

    Did you know Denver has more than 850 miles of paved off-road trails available to cyclists? This essentially means you don't need to drive a car, ever. What's better is that within our great city, Denver officials have declared certain roadways to be bike friendly -- you'll notice the bikes painted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Elitch Gardens' Tube Top water slide resembles Sandworm from Beetlejuice

    Though you can never truly count on the weather in Colorado, it's been consistently warm out there for a while and the forecast calls for it to stay that way. Fortunately, the water park at Elitch Gardens will open May 26, just in time for Memorial Day fun. Here's a look at the latest addition to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Mike Coffman compounds birther disaster with hilariously misguided damage-control strategy

    Denver blog posts keep on keepin' on. Colorado Pols on Mike Coffman's clumsy effort to make his birther gaffe go away -- by delivering the same weak mea culpa to 9News' Kyle Clark five times in a row! Ed is Watching on the "True North" report on Denver Public Schools. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Denver's Smart meters make looking for open spots a zero-sum game

    With the city facing a $94 million shortfall in its 2013 budget, every penny counts. As part of the pilot project that recently installed sensors in 500 parking places downtown, Denver is now zeroing out its Smart meter the moment a car pulls out. And keeping the change.

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    James Lee back at the Bitter Bar full time

    A year and a half ago, award-winning bartender James Lee gave up his post as bar manager of the Bitter Bar and beverage director of the Big Red F restaurants to embark on a journey that took him first to Salida and then Denver, where he's worked with Troy Guard, Leigh Sullivan, Robert Thompson and H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Peyton Manning says Broncos offense isn't Colts clone

    Denver blog posts make the difference. Mile High Report's John Bena on Peyton Manning's insistence that he's running the Denver offense, not his own. Coyote Gulch: The snowpack is all but gone across Colorado weeks ahead of schedule. If Mayor Hancock is going to grind his ax, Brad Jones will, too ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Photos: Top ten "You know you're from Denver when...." punchlines

    When we put together our list of the top ten "You know you're from Colorado when...." punchlines, we had no idea that there was a Facebook page devoted to a much more specific theme: You know you're from Denver when.... And its visitors have come up with plenty of great suggestions for completing th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Twenty fabled moments in Denver Music: #20: Beatlemania at Red Rocks in 1964

    Over the course of the next few weeks, Backbeat will be counting down the twenty most fabled moments in Denver music history. The series kicks off today with a look back at the Beatles' legendary trip to the Mile High City in August 1964, and the pandemonium it created. The Beatles did not just pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Celebrate Mother's Day late at an Artistic Mamas arty party

    Jacquie Van Horne believes that artists who are mothers, too, need to stick together, because -- as she writes on her Facebook page -- "Motherhood is not the time to put the paintbrush down." That's why she created Artistic Mamas, which is as much a celebration of mothers who paint and sing and dan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Colorado Rockies kick off interleague play -- as if anyone could get excited about the Mariners

    Denver blog posts root, root, root for the home team. Purple Row's Bryan Kirkpatrick notes that interleague play for the season pits the Rocks against the "offensively inept" Seattle Mariners. Hope they stay that way. Denver Infill's Rick Anstey checks in with the 100th update on Union Station con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Reader: B-cycle is taking this city for a ride!

    Britt Chester, who sold his car two years ago and relies on his bicycle and public transportation to get around, has been riding around this town's bike trails, stopping to snap pictures. This photos become posts in our "guess where I'm biking" series -- which has a B-cycle card as the prize for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Round two with Beau Green, exec chef of the Denver Zoo

    Beau Green Denver Zoo 2300 Steele Street www.denverzoo.org Read part one of my interview with Beau Green, exec chef of the Denver Zoo. Most memorable meal you've ever had: Chef Travis Kight -- our corporate chef here at the zoo -- always takes me out to the best/coolest places to eat. During my tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Denver's five best Thai restaurants

    Denver may have an abundance of Thai restaurants, but most of them serve food that's a far cry from what you'll actually find in that country, one of the best in the world for eating. If you know where to look though, you can find a handful of restaurants turning out wickedly hot curries, vibrant pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Listen to Donna Summer's "Denver Dream"

    Here's an interesting tidbit about Donna Summer, who passed away today at the age of 63, vaguely related to our fair city: Did you know that she once sang a song called "Denver Dream"? The storyline for the lesser know cut from 1974, written by British songwriter Pete Belotte, centers on a conversat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 17, 2012

    The Wheels Are Turning

    Here's an interesting tidbit about Donna Summer, who passed away today at the age of 63, vaguely related to our fair city: Did you know that she once sang a song called "Denver Dream"? The storyline for the lesser know cut from 1974, written by British songwriter Pete Belotte, centers on a conversat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 17, 2012

    Pluck You!

    Here's an interesting tidbit about Donna Summer, who passed away today at the age of 63, vaguely related to our fair city: Did you know that she once sang a song called "Denver Dream"? The storyline for the lesser know cut from 1974, written by British songwriter Pete Belotte, centers on a conversat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Sing the vehicle electric: The Electric Avenue expo and Revenge of the Electric Car

    It's Colorado Rides Electric Day -- who knew? Designed to ride shotgun to the World Renewable Energy Forum now at the Colorado Convention Center, the celebration includes a two-day Electric Avenue electric car expo that's free and open to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Representatives of ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Ten most notable people to die in Colorado

    Posts like our collection of the top ten "You know you're from Colorado when...." punchlines celebrate life in our fair state. But what about the opposite side of that coin? Turns out the last breath of many memorable folks was of our thin air. We've assembled a roster of the ten most notable passin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Calling all mods: Mods Mayday at the Skylark Lounge

    It's difficult to say exactly what "mod" means in 2012. Even when the movement reached its zenith in London in the early '60s, the definition wasn't clear: not quite hippie, not quite punk, not quite English, yet not quite American, either. Inventing a sort of bohemian dandy aesthetic, the mods wore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Guess where I'm biking near this light rail station and win a B-cycle season pass

    Among the many B-cycle stations around Denver, there are so many other forms of transportation. From public buses to free mall rides to the light rail, getting around this city is pretty much simple, affordable and practical. Take all of those options and throw in some bike lanes, and you have popu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Who wants to be the new food critic at Westword?

    Three and a half years ago, I arrived back in the Mile High City with nothing but a crazy (to my parents, at least) plan to give up my cushy finance job and work, somehow, in the wine and restaurant industry. The ride's been better than anything I could have ever anticipated, hoped for or dreamed up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Barack Obama courts Latino voters on KBNO

    Denver blog posts are a mile high -- naturally. Big Media's Michael Lund on President Barack Obama's exclusive interview with Fernando Sergio on KBNO. DenverUrbanism's Derek Berardi visits Laundry on Lawrence. Purple Row's Jeff Aberle: The Rockies need to pick a plan and stick to it. Which is oka ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    With Masala Xpress, Ashim KC returns to the Denver dining scene

    When we noticed that a restaurant named Masala Xpress had set up shop in the Aurora Mall, our first hope was that it might be a quick-service outpost of Masalaa, the restaurant on South Parker Road that serves an all-vegetarian menu and landed our Best Vegetarian Indian Buffet award in this year's B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Boom Yogurt Bar expanding from Boulder with a location in Lowry

    Kelly Reed describes herself and her husband, Matty, as "Boulder bubble people," who try not to venture to Denver if possible. So the owners of Boom Yogurt Bar in Boulder surely never envisioned opening a second location in Denver -- but that's what they're doing on May 21, when a second Boom will o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Urban camping: Occupy Denver protests precede council vote on ban

    It's crunch time. As the Denver City Council prepares for a final vote tonight on the proposed urban camping ban, opponents and proponents spent the weekend discussing the issue in meetings and on the streets. At the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, regional representatives hosted a panel to debate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    #ShitRappersSay on stage in Denver

    The next few days kick off what will no doubt be a summer of hip-hop shows to remember in the Mile High City: Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Talib Kweli (as Black Star) will be swooping through the town this weekend, as will Drake on his Club Paradise Tour, featuring J.Cole, Waka Flocka, 2Chainz, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Where will you find your RiNo rhino during Create Denver Week?

    Create Denver Week, which began with a party last night, gets down to some heavy business with tonight's Urban Encounters and tomorrow's Create Denver Expo. But you never know -- they might be saving the best for last: On Sunday, the whole city is invited to the RiNo Art District for a Mother's Day ... More >>

  • News

    May 10, 2012

    Reader: Urban-camping ban would put profits before people

    Create Denver Week, which began with a party last night, gets down to some heavy business with tonight's Urban Encounters and tomorrow's Create Denver Expo. But you never know -- they might be saving the best for last: On Sunday, the whole city is invited to the RiNo Art District for a Mother's Day ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Round two with Dirk Holmberg, exec chef of Cafe 180

    Dirk Holmberg Café 180 3315 South Broadway, Englewood 303-761-4510 www.cafe-180.org/home/ Read part one of my interview with Dirk Holmberg, exec chef of Cafe 180. What you'd like to see more of in Denver/Boulder from a culinary standpoint: More Mexican seafood dishes -- that would be a good start ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    DIA books a deal for four Tattered Cover stores

    A new 45-minute waiting area -- complete with food court and real bathrooms -- isn't the only improvement planned for Denver International Airport. At a city council committee meeting yesterday, DIA managers presented a plan that would add outposts of the Tattered Cover -- a true Denver institution ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Denver's ten best restaurant patios

    It's above 80 degrees right now in Denver, which means that for the past several hours, we've been doing nothing but daydreaming of our favorite patios, counting down the minutes until we can shut down the computers and head outside for a drink. Adding urgency to our mission is the fact that it's su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    National Western Stock Show corrals the Rodeo All-Star Weekend

    Yee-haw! The National Western Stock Show has saddled up for the future. Although NWSS chairman Jerry McMorris passed away yesterday, leaders went through with the announcement of a deal that will help steer the direction of the Stock Show, expanding it beyond an every-January event into more of a ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Here's the scoop: Scrumptious in Olde Town Arvada lives up to its name

    The Denver area has a plethora of good ice cream parlors, and no sooner was our list of the five best published last week than other suggestions began pouring in -- for places like Bonnie Brae and Eis Gelato, which are worthy of note, if not a place in the top five. But one name in particular caught ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Whatever floats your boat: Take a look at our first dip in the South Platte, twenty years ago

    This week's cover story, "Water World," takes a look at the river that runs through Denver: the South Platte. Two decades ago, then-Westword staffer Robin Chotzinoff wrote her own cover story (with Kenny Be illustrations) about the Platte, a true piece of immersion journalism. For "I Cover the Wate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Denver milliner Susan Dillon makes chapeaus fit for a queen. The Queen.

    There are a few places where women without hats would seem dangerously close to naked: a Baptist church, the Kentucky Derby and Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebration. And for a hat to appear in conjunction with the latter -- the Queen, in her sixtieth year of Queendom, is known for her elega ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Reader: Two tickets and $215 owed to Denver in fifteen hours

    Patricia Calhoun's April post about street sweeping's start in Denver including a contest for the biggest horror story. Too bad for one reader that the contest was already over when he posted his tale of woe, because it's a doozy.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Rainy day pick-me-up: Missionary's Downfall at Adrift

    Just when we thought summer-like weather was here to stay, we woke up today to find that last night's rainstorm lingered and outstayed its welcome like the last drunk patron at the bar. And since the prospect of staying cooped up inside more than two days in a row makes us crazy, we're looking for a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Civil unions bill will die in House because of GOP leadership blockage, survey predicts

    Denver blog posts have plenty of stick-to-it-iveness and gumption. At this writing, the majority of people responding to a Colorado Pols survey predict GOP leaders like Frank McNulty will block the civil unions bill from coming to a full House vote. The Colorado Independent's Troy Hooper on a snow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Which Denver restaurant would make the best use of 40 pounds of cherries from Washington?

    Which Denver restaurant would make the best use of forty pounds of cherries from Washington? A PR firm from that state is looking for an iconic restaurant deserving of the fruit...and coming up with the right location is the pits. Should it be the Cherry Cricket, for its name alone?

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Denver's best parks for bicycling

    Along with all the other things that Denver is friendly for, bicycling is definitely at the top of the priority list. We have Denver's B-Cycle program, bike trails, designated bike lanes in automobile traffic areas, and even constructed bike terrain parks for the extremists. Here is a list of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Reader: Harsher punishment for johns would solve most prostitution problems

    In a post yesterday, Melanie Asmar broke down a new study of prostitution in Denver, which documented harsher punishment toward women and a proclivity for treating men who patronize this service with much greater deference. One reader thinks the situation would improve of this dynamic was reversed.

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Photos: Denver celebrates Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

    If you noticed that Sunday's weather was particularly welcoming, you were not alone. But you probably didn't appreciate it quite as much as the fifty people wandering around the grounds of the Zang Mansion. For the first time, the sun smiled on Denver's celebration of Worldwide Pinhole Photography D ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2012

    Mother's Daze

    If you noticed that Sunday's weather was particularly welcoming, you were not alone. But you probably didn't appreciate it quite as much as the fifty people wandering around the grounds of the Zang Mansion. For the first time, the sun smiled on Denver's celebration of Worldwide Pinhole Photography D ... More >>

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