Subject: Economic Stimulus

• Frontier's economic stimulus deal's a real cockpit tease

  Those flashy online Frontier ads sure look enticing. Click and you'll find out that the airline has extended it's Economic Stimulus Package deal until today! Flights from Denver starting at $39! "Save big bucks all across the USA," their website says. Big bucks! Across the USA! Why not? But click further and you'll find out that there are only two $39 flights: to Albuquerque, New Mexico and Colorado Springs. Okay, Albuquerque isn't a bad deal. But Colorado Springs? Really? Say you wanted to

  January 28, 2009

• 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 brief Democratic House members on the New Energy Economy -- right after they listened to Barack Obama describe his stimulus plan. Colorado Republicans have labeled Ritter's quick trip a "junket," bu

  February 9, 2009

• Denver Blogs: And you are...?

  Sen. What's His Name (D-Somewhere)This here's the booty from our daily quest for local blogging treasures. Send links here. Yes, Senator Bennet, I have a question: Who the hell are you? (Colorado Pols) When it comes to writing about the stimulus package, Mike Rosen and Chuck Green are not exactly getting intimate with the truth. (Media Matters) Wishing death to surface parking lots in downtown Denver. (Denver Infill)

  February 9, 2009

• The details behind Clear Channel and 9News public-service announcements for car dealers

  An image from a National Automobile Dealers Association public-service announcement. Yesterday morning, during one of his regular updates on KOA/850 AM's morning-news broadcast, Channel 9 business reporter Gregg Moss talked about a new series of public-service announcements for the automobile industry that would begin running immediately on Clear Channel stations like KOA, as well as on Channel 9 and its sister station, Channel 20 -- and he wasn't exaggerating. The instant his segment ended, vi

  February 13, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: The week ahead, February 16-21

  The big news: Barack Obama is coming back to Denver, the town where he accepted the Democratic nomination on August 28, and where now, as president, he will now sign the $787 billion stimulus bill on Tuesday, February 17 at the Museum of Nature & Science (conveniently vetted by the Secret Service before the DNC, at the inconvenience of the museum, which had to close for a day). Although Colorado, even with all its shovel-ready public projects, isn't expected to get a huge share of that cash,

  February 16, 2009

• Dick Wadhams has a greeting for Barack Obama

  Dick Wadhams. Sweeping defeat in the 2008 elections hasn't made Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams any less feisty. On behalf of the state GOP, Wadhams purchased enormous advertisements in both the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post featuring the banner headline "COLORADO REPUBLICANS WELCOME BACK PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA..." Predictably, the ad's not much of a welcome -- more like a series of shots across the bow, including a couple aimed at new Colorado Senator Michael Bennet. But

  February 17, 2009

• Jon Caldara on today's Barack Obama protest

  In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conservative circles: Jim Pfaff, state director of Americans for Prosperity; State Senator Josh Penry; Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin, who relocated to Colorado Springs earlier this year (more about th

  February 17, 2009

• Denver Blogs: Reading is fundamentally overrated

  Like always, we cruised the local blogosphere for stuff worth a few minutes. Send tips. Senator Bennet, apparently not a speed-reader, did not read entire stimulus bill before voting. The question: Do you care? (Face the State) What the stimulus bill means for Colorado's New Energy Economy. (Colorado Independent) Should the Broncos trade (gulp) their best player? (Mile High Report) Tom Weins killing off cattle to get ready for gubernatorial bid. Or something like that. (5280)

  February 18, 2009

• Denver Blogs: A green Aspen?

  Photo courtest of Flickr.Can Aspen go green?Our daily slosh through the blogosphere. Send links here. Aspen: Where the beer flows like wine, and where they swear they're going green. (Colorado Independent) The Avs do their best Rockies' impression, shop Ryan Smyth. (Avs Talk) Colorado gets the shaft from the stimulus package. So that's why Obama signed the thing here. (5280)

  February 23, 2009

• Denver Blogs: It's a good thing Brandon Marshall hits women and not dogs. Otherwise he'd be screwed.

  Our daily peek into the local blogoshere. Send links. The NFL: The only place where a serial abuser catches a break because he catches a football. (Mile High Report) The stimulus money is on its way. But will it make a difference? (Colorado Independent and Colorado Pols) Peter Boyles thinks it would be funny to arm illegal immigrants and dispatch them to whack Vicente Fox. Peter Boyles has a weird sense of humor. (Colorado Media Matters)

  March 6, 2009

• Rocky Mountain News' Ed Sealover finds a new home at the Denver Business Journal

  Neil Westergaard. There are lots of former Rocky Mountain News journalists on the job market right now, thanks to the closure of the paper in late February -- and many of them are considering career changes due to the current dearth of available positions in their chosen profession. But Ed Sealover's story offers hope. The smart and versatile reporter started a new gig this week at the Denver Business Journal. "He's filling a position that's been vacant since December, when Noelle Leavitt left

  March 12, 2009

• Is there pork in Denver's parking operation?

  March 19, 2009

• Art in the Cabinet

  February 26, 2009

• Vesta giving away twenty happy hours

  Vesta Dipping Grill, at 1822 Blake Street, is launching its own "Colorado Stimulus Plan," and giving away a month of happy hours -- a total of twenty in June (one every Monday through Friday through the month). According to Vesta's announcement, the owners (who are also responsible for Steuben's) "feel blessed to have two very busy restaurants in the current financial climate, so we are giving away food and booze up to $500 to local companies that need a morale boost." The happy-hour menus will

  April 29, 2009

• What does Joe Biden like so much about the Denver Museum of Nature and Science?

  Joe the Veep, not Joe the Plumber. Vice President Joe Biden sure must dig the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where he'll conduct a town-hall meeting today. He was just there in February, standing by as President Barack Obama signed the stimulus package there. Maybe it's because the facility has already received a sort of stimulus package of sorts: The DMNS website boasts that "thanks to Denver voters, we'll be using Better Denver bond funding to renovate Phipps Special Exhibits Gallery --

  May 26, 2009

• Lucy has new menu, new patio

  Lucy, the restaurant that made its debut last fall when Comedy Works South opened at 5345 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village, has made some changes for spring. Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend monsoons, it opened its patio. And also last week, chef Jeff Stoneking introduced a new lunch and dinner menu for the warm months ahead. Taking what's billed as a "From the Earth to the Table" approach, the new menu focuses on using ingredients from Colorado farms and gardens whenever possible.

  May 26, 2009

• Can Mike May shock and awe his way into the governor's office?

  Mike May. Among Governor Bill Ritter's latest politically dubious moves was his decision to create a new chief operating officer gig, with a salary of $146,000, to oversee federal stimulus money. That's red meat for the GOP, and House leader Mike May chomped into it like a starving Rottweiler, declaring in a statement that "the job description for this new position is the job description for the governor of the state of Colorado. To hire someone and pay them to do your job and take the responsi

  June 10, 2009

• New website charts what parts of Colorado are being stimulated

  A photo from the StimulusColorado.org website. StimulusColorado.org, a new website co-sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors, Colorado Contractors Association, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, aims to inform the populace about how much the state is receiving from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and how it'll be spent. At this point, there's not

  July 7, 2009

• Toothless or not, Michael Bennet will ride or die with Obama's "pay-as-you-go" plan

  "I am Batman Bennet. Get used to the words flashing on your TV screen and bouncing from your radio speakers: "Pay as you go." And we're not talking cell phones or Craigslist escorts (they do that, don't they?) President Obama's proposed "pay-as-you-go" plan -- wherein every expenditure (except for lots of them) must be offset by a cut (as long as you don't cut something really important) -- may be toothless, or it may restore fiscal responsibility to Washington. Like everything in that cit

  July 23, 2009

• To defeat the evil health-care legislation, Republicans will target a lawmaker near you

  They're coming for you, Betsy Markey.​Politico reports this morning that the battle over President Obama's health care-reform bill will be waged, and won, during the upcoming August recess. And Republicans is already identifying Colorado Democrats it believes it can persuade to stiff-arm the president come vote time. From Politico's piece: "There's a reason why they wanted to pass this before the August break, and that's because the president continues to see his popularity slowly come d

  July 27, 2009

• Pueblo rally compares Obamacare to Pol Pot, Hitler

  Another fascinating look at the healthcare "debate," this one reportedly from a Patients First rally in Pueblo, in which a speaker claims that proposed legislation would authorize "end-of-life orders" he likens to the atrocities of Pol Pot and Hitler. Does that mean federal stimulus dollars will be going to build crematoriums and poison-gas showers? Of course, this frighten-the-seniors strategy could backfire if thousands of them have heart attacks and die because of such threats. Might want t

  August 7, 2009

• PETA protesters give Canadian-syrup boycott their seal of approval

  Be careful: Bloody syrup will stain white fur.​I'm guessing the Canadian consulate in Denver, at 1625 Broadway, isn't a frequent location for major protests -- but that changed yesterday, when PETA representatives chose it as the place to complain about Canadian seal harvests. Their approach? Dress up someone in a seal costume, bust a bottle of "bloody syrup" -- maple syrup is one of Canada's most lucrative exports -- and then have participants chant, "Buy American! Boycott Canadian Maple

  August 20, 2009

• Organixx starts November with an economic stimulus deal. Go green

  Organixx Santa Fe chicken salad is part of the November deal ​Jason Sheehan enjoyed the food at Organixx -- and now the natural eatery is making its food even more enjoyable, with an economic stimulus deal starting today and running through November. This month, you can get a salad, sandwich or combination lunch for only $7.95 -- more than a buck off the usual price of $9. "It is a great value due to the cost of our ingredients," explains owner Erwin Chang. "During summer, 100 percent of

  November 1, 2009

• Dick Wadhams on Tom Tancredo's impending run for governor

  Dick Wadhams isn't leading the "Run Tom" parade. But he swears he's not putting up roadblocks, either.​Yesterday, Tom Tancredo confirmed his plans to run for governor now that state senator Josh Penry has dropped out of the race. That throws a kink into frontrunner Scott McInnis' dream of a united party -- united behind him, anyhow. Dick Wadhams, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, claims to be uninterested in throwing himself on the tracks in front of the Tancredo Express before i

  November 13, 2009

• The Mighty Eighteen Wheeler

  November 19, 2009