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The women of the Denver Dream will play football in their underwear at Dick's Park

Photo by Patrick Michels/DallasObserver.comThe Lingerie Football League will hold tryouts in Denver on Friday. The Dallas team, above, held tryouts in February. See more photos at dallasobserver.com/slideshow. So it's pretty much the worst time in fifty years to run a sports league (NHL, anyone?). ... More >>

All-Stars at the Dick

Photo by Patrick Michels/DallasObserver.comThe Lingerie Football League will hold tryouts in Denver on Friday. The Dallas team, above, held tryouts in February. See more photos at dallasobserver.com/slideshow. So it's pretty much the worst time in fifty years to run a sports league (NHL, anyone?). ... More >>

At DNC, a suite deal for Stan Kroenke

Photo by Patrick Michels/DallasObserver.comThe Lingerie Football League will hold tryouts in Denver on Friday. The Dallas team, above, held tryouts in February. See more photos at dallasobserver.com/slideshow. So it's pretty much the worst time in fifty years to run a sports league (NHL, anyone?). ... More >>

As Mile High Music Fest proved, all the scene needs is a little exposure

Photo by Patrick Michels/DallasObserver.comThe Lingerie Football League will hold tryouts in Denver on Friday. The Dallas team, above, held tryouts in February. See more photos at dallasobserver.com/slideshow. So it's pretty much the worst time in fifty years to run a sports league (NHL, anyone?). ... More >>

For Colorado Rapids fans, it's hard to be hooligans

Photo by Patrick Michels/DallasObserver.comThe Lingerie Football League will hold tryouts in Denver on Friday. The Dallas team, above, held tryouts in February. See more photos at dallasobserver.com/slideshow. So it's pretty much the worst time in fifty years to run a sports league (NHL, anyone?). ... More >>

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From Mile High to Monolith, breaking down Denver's summer music fests

The Mile High Music Fest returns to Dick's with Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray. With so many music festivals to fill up your summer and drain your pocketbook, we put together a handy rundown of Denver's fests, in order of their appearance on your calendar. Which are you looking most forward to ... More >>

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Women get their kicks at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

USA Rugby almost as bad as next year's Broncos

Photo courtesy of Infinity ParkA familiar sight at the Churchill Cup: England scores against the US. It was an exciting month for rugby here in Denver, as long as you weren't rooting for the home team. Denver played host to North America's marquee rugby event, the Churchill Cup, this year. The si ... More >>

Mile High Music Fest unveils map and schedule

Soren McCartyYesterday, Mile High Music Festival officials released schedule for this year's two-day concert event on the grounds of Dick's Sporting Goods Park. From the looks of it, there's been some substantial changes from last year, the most notable being the addition of another main stage on th ... More >>

Today's featured event: Go Fourth -- multiplied

The Denver Outlaws light a spark. Can't believe you're still at work? Get out. It's time to plan your fabulous July 4th weekend, so here's what you should do: Go hang out with a marg at Mezcal and ponder. You could even have some fun along with the relaxation: There's a Beyond José tequila educati ... More >>

Mile High Music Fest: Who to watch and what to watch out for

The Denver Outlaws light a spark. Can't believe you're still at work? Get out. It's time to plan your fabulous July 4th weekend, so here's what you should do: Go hang out with a marg at Mezcal and ponder. You could even have some fun along with the relaxation: There's a Beyond José tequila educati ... More >>

While India.Arie rocked the Mile High Music Fest, her brother nearly rocked the big house

The Denver Outlaws light a spark. Can't believe you're still at work? Get out. It's time to plan your fabulous July 4th weekend, so here's what you should do: Go hang out with a marg at Mezcal and ponder. You could even have some fun along with the relaxation: There's a Beyond José tequila educati ... More >>

Dodger Talk host treats Denver like a joke

Ken Levine.​Ken Levine, the host of the Los Angeles Dodgers post-game radio show called Dodger Talk, is a comedy writer whose TV credits include Cheers, Frasier and The Simpsons -- good shows all. But Denverites may not be terribly amused by his latest offering, a blog headlined "Things To Do ... More >>

This Just In: Vans Warped Tour, Rihanna, Broken Bells shows announced

Pennywise is one of the many bands at this year's Vans Warped Tour​While the Mile High Music Festival was announced yesterday, the Vans Warped Tour is also coming to town. Alkaline Trio, Andrew W.K., Bring Me the Horizon, Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Reel Big Fish, Anti-Flag, Face ... More >>

Lacrosse world championship coming to Denver in 2014

Photo by Anthony CameraLacrossers Joanne and Jaden Franklin.​As Joel Warner reports in this week's cover story, Denver has become a lacrosse hotbed for reasons ranging from the growing reputation of DU's squad, coached by six-time national champ Bill Tierney, to the rise of City Lax, the city' ... More >>

Mile High Music Festival single day tickets on sale today

​Got your tickets to Mile High Music Festival yet? No? It's a month away -- what are you waiting for? Ah, you have to work on Sunday, and you can't afford a two-day pass? Good thing you waited. Starting today at 10 a.m., you can purchase single day advance tickets for $99.50 (or pick up sing ... More >>

Mile High Music Festival: Come for the music, stay for the attractions/ammenities

​All right, so if for some reason, you're crabby about the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival -- which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love 'em or loathe 'em, you can't deny there's some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello, Weezer? Phoenix? My M ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: A harvest of summer classes

A Flickr photo​This week, on top of the usual wine dinners and cooking classes, there are classes on preserving your summer harvest, the continuation of Empire Lounge & Restaurant's Jim & Julia Dinner Series, and much more. Here's a sampling of what's on the culinary calendar menu:

Win tickets to this weekend's Mile High Music Festival!

​Update: We have a winner. Congratulations to Melissa Taylor! She and a guest will be our guests at Mile High Music Festival this weekend. Check the blog later today. While we don't have any more tickets to the fest itself, we will have plenty of tickets up for grabs to the preparty on Friday ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Five must-see acts at Mile High Music Festival

​Update: We have a winner. Congratulations to Melissa Taylor! She and a guest will be our guests at Mile High Music Festival this weekend. Check the blog later today. While we don't have any more tickets to the fest itself, we will have plenty of tickets up for grabs to the preparty on Friday ... More >>

Smoothed out: Mile High Music Festival eases into its first day with the Motet, Houses

Brian Landis FolkinsThe Motet​The Motet, noon on the Wolf Stage Two years of experience can make a difference. The organizers of the Mile High Music Festival seem to have learned from the mistakes of years' past for the 2010 version of the mega fest. Arriving at the massive soccer complex at ... More >>

Photos: Joe Purdy, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, The Epilogues, Sure Shot at Mile High Music Festival, day two

We're live here at Mile High Music Festival at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on day two of the third-annual music festival. Photographer Brian Landis Folkins brings back these photos from the early sets of the day. So if you got here late, check out what you missed. Sure Shot opens the day at Beta Bea ... More >>

Photos: The People of Cannabis Festiva, 8/22/10

A gathering of cannabis connoisseurs met up at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City this past Saturday, August 21, for the aptly dubbed Cannabis Festiva, a marijuana awareness festival and concert featuring No 1 Left Standing, Slaughter House Rootz, Statewide Emergency, Tatanka, MC Subcon, Fu ... More >>

Marijuana festivals in Colorado: Is the state oversaturated with Cannapaloozas?

​Cannabis Festiva, an event booked for Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on August 21, was designed for thousands of attendees -- but only hundreds showed. Could it be that potential attendees were already at the THC Music Festival that same weekend in Alma? Or perhaps folks were fe ... More >>

All-Stars at the Dick

​Cannabis Festiva, an event booked for Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on August 21, was designed for thousands of attendees -- but only hundreds showed. Could it be that potential attendees were already at the THC Music Festival that same weekend in Alma? Or perhaps folks were fe ... More >>

Congratulations to the winner of our Colorado Rapids playoff tickets and victorious Rapids

Update: Congrats to Ryan ("I'll cheer louder than vuvuzela!") With that kind of claim, how could we not give you the four tickets. And you got to see a Rapids victory! Thanks for reading and playing along; there were some very good entries. ________ ColoradoRapids.com​At 7 p.m. on Thursday nig ... More >>

Commerce City voted down a name change: Will Victory Crossing be victorious?

Commerce City.​A campaign to change the name of Commerce City fell flat back in 2007. Will the current back-to-the-future attempt to rebrand the town's 917-acre Prairie Gateway -- home of the Commerce City Civic Center as well as Dick's Sporting Goods Park -- as Victory Crossing even the scor ... More >>

King Tut closes, Anubis moves on, Denver rests a little easier

​After more than six months of residency at the Denver Art Museum and its accompanying marketing blitz, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs closed yesterday to head to its next destination in St. Paul, Minnesota, where it opens in February. Along with it, the 26-foot-tall statue of ... More >>

Sierra Nevada Systems, SpaceX to help Denver-Boulder area become Silicon Valley of space?

Sierra NevadaThe Dream Chaser​These days, as the government slashes NASA's budget and entrepreneurs start making inroads towards the heavens, the space race is increasingly becoming a private-sector enterprise. The development could bode well for the Front Range. Indeed, the Denver-Boulder are ... More >>

Phish to close out tour in Colorado with three dates at Dick's on Labor Day weekend

​Phish heads are undoubtedly doing the dance of joy right now. Long rumored, the Colorado dates were confirmed this morning by the legendary jam purveyors, who gave word that they'll be wrapping up their summer tour over Labor Day weekend (September 2-4) at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

The Bombs Bursting in Air

​Phish heads are undoubtedly doing the dance of joy right now. Long rumored, the Colorado dates were confirmed this morning by the legendary jam purveyors, who gave word that they'll be wrapping up their summer tour over Labor Day weekend (September 2-4) at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Commerce City buys Mile High Greyhound Park: There goes Rusty!

​Commerce City is no longer going to the dogs. A few years ago, the industry-heavy town north of Denver thought it was in such need of a new image that it considered changing its name. Instead, it's now aggressively working on a physical makeover -- and has just purchased the former Mile High ... More >>

Phish survival guide, what to expect this weekend: setlist guesses, parking info and more

Phish kicks off its three-night stand tonight at Dick's Sporting Goods Park​Phish wraps up their summer tour this weekend with three nights at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in lovely Commerce City, ending what many a blogger and message board phanatic have argued is their strongest tour in the tw ... More >>

Local fans share their best Phish stories: Our top five favorites out of those shared this week

There were some amusing Phish stories were shared this week.​If you've just joined us, earlier this week we gave away a pair of three-day, general admission field passes to see Phish this weekend at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Rather than just giving the tickets away at random, we asked folks ... More >>

Review: Phish at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Night Two, 09/03/11

PHISH at DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK | NIGHT TWO, 9/3/11Brandon MarshallTrey Anastasio of Phish at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Friday night. See tons more pics in the full Phish at Dick's, 9/2/11 slide show, and if you missed it, read review of night one.​ On the second nigh ... More >>

Review: Phish at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Night Three, 09/04/11

PHISH at DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK | NIGHT THREE, 9/4/11Brandon MarshallMike Gordon of Phish at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City last night during the first show of a three-night run. See tons more pics in the full Phish at Dick's, 9/2/11 slide show.​Sunday night's show at Dick's s ... More >>

Ten memorable Phish tweets from Labor Day Weekend

It's @treyanastasio of @phish​Phish played three shows over this past Labor Day Weekend in Denver (Commerce City, actually) at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Read all about each Phish concert in Denver here. Being the tech-savvy -- if shaggy haired and a little rough around the edges -- fans they ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, September 9-11, 2011

Don't be ashamed of your mimosa intake.​Now that Labor Day has come and gone, it's time to really buckle in and start preparing for the big family holidays. Or, it's just time to leave on the cheap for a little while because you blew all your cash this summer on mid-afternoon mimosas in the su ... More >>

Gruesome fight in parking lot at Phish show captured on video, inspires Facebook outrage

Still from YouTube clip uploaded by digiprez77 There's a gruesome video making the rounds on Facebook right now. Seriously. It's gruesome. If you haven't seen it yet, in fact, you may want to wait until your lunch digests before having a look -- or avoid it altogether if you're even the slightest bi ... More >>

Tebow! Tebow! And five other nicknames for Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

​Sports Authority Field at Mile High is certainly a more appropriate name for Denver's football stadium now that Invesco has become an obscure financial firm that nearly collapsed during the recession. Sports Authority, after all, is based in Colorado and was born from the stalwart Gart Brothe ... More >>

Leaked! 2011 Denver #WebAwards winners

​OK, it's not really a leak if the source publishes the info -- more like a sneak-peek of Denver #WebAwards winners, we're publishing ten award winners this morning, in advance of tonight's party at Casselman's. It's open to anyone age 21 and up at 8 p.m.. (although anyone on our list of final ... More >>