El Salvador

Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias, local add to FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, surrenders

Just a couple of weeks ago, we noted that Edwin Ernest Rivera Gracias, suspected of committing a brutal murder in Jefferson County circa 2011, had been added to the FBI's updated Ten Most Wanted list. Gracias didn't stay there long, however. He surrendered to the FBI in El Salvador and is now back ... More >>

Photos: FBI's updated Ten Most Wanted list -- and the Colorado crime on it

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has updated its Ten Most Wanted list -- an FBI tradition for more than sixty years. The individuals highlighted this time around include one who made the roster due to alleged actions in Colorado: Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias, who's thought to have killed a man an ... More >>

David Horowitz has turned taunting Muslims into a spectator sport

A couple of birthday bashes this weekend

Two of Denver's meal mainstays are celebrating their birthdays this weekend -- and you're invited to join in the festivities. Here are the invitations:

Birthday bashes, a taste of Colfax and more on this week's calendar

"It's going to be blast," says Herb Brodsky, who co-founded Novo Coffee ten years ago, and is hosting a birthday party at the roasting facility this Saturday. "Last year over 500 people showed up -- everyone is welcome!" he says. And there's much more on the culinary menu this week. Here's a taste:

U2's The Joshua Tree turns 25

It's difficult to imagine, but U2 used to be cool. Not just cool, but one of the most innovative, inspiring and mysterious bands of their generation. The group challenged the sounds, look and emotional resonance of rock music, forever redirecting the cultural stream for good or ill. Today, while man ... More >>

Denver's five best Central/South American restaurants

Lori MidsonGet a taste of Argentina at Buenos Aires Pizzeria.While Denver is filled Mexican food outlets, restaurants that delve into the vast gastronomic offerings of the rest of Central and South America are in short supply. Still, there are some worthy spots specializing in the cuisine of Argenti ... More >>

Coda Coffee rolls out Farm2Cup program

Six years ago, Seattle-born brothers Tommy and Tim Thwaites borrowed some money from their parents to launch Coda Coffee, a metro Denver roaster that drew on the their combined three decades of experience in the industry. A year or two into their venture, the brothers started focusing more on the pe ... More >>

Tacos Acapulco serves up Salvadoran and Mexican fare

Gerardo Noriega deportation decision delayed after protest (PHOTOS)

Gerardo Noriega.​Gerardo Noriega, a twenty-year-old Smoky Hill High School graduate, will be able to stay with his family until at least December 5. He was granted a continuation at his second deportation hearing in Federal Immigration Court today. Noriega moved to Colorado when he was nine a ... More >>

Gay immigrants: Washington Post says to halt deportations of immigrants in same-sex unions

​ A Washington Post editorial reprinted today in the Denver Post calls for a moratorium on the deportation of gay immigrants who are legally married or in civil unions until after federal courts decide the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Jeanette Vizguerra deportation decision delayed, but supporters promise fight will go on

Vizguerra.​Jeanette Vizguerra, a small business owner, community leader and mother of three citizen children, will have to wait until 8:30 a.m. on July 13 to find out if she will be allowed to stay in this country. Vizguerra's final deportation hearing was scheduled to take place at 8:30 this ... More >>

Protest planned for Jeanette Vizguerra, community leader and mom facing deportation

Rights for All PeopleJeanette Vizguerra.​Jeanette Vizguerra, who has lived in Colorado for more than fourteen years, is the mother of three citizen children, owns a small business and is very involved in her community. She also lives in this country illegally and faces her final deportation co ... More >>

Gay immigration: What is it like to be gay in El Salvador? Report to the U.N. details the horrors

​ "Coming Out To America," this week's cover story, follows two GLBT immigrants as they apply for asylum in the United States. One immigrant, a transgender woman named Kassandra, is afraid to return to her native El Salvador for fear of persecution. And for good reason. A 2010 report by severa ... More >>

Gay immigrants need asylum from persecution at home

Second Helping: Tacos Acapulco

​I was out in Stapleton last night when I found myself with a late-night craving for pupusas, the El Salvadoran staple that looks like a fat corn tortilla stuffed with cheese, pork or vegetables. And since it wasn't practical to drive up to Boulder to Pupusas Sabor Hispano, our pick for Best P ... More >>

Marco Ramirez, exec chef of The Palm, on life in a crazy-busy kitchen, the flood that almost drowned it, and how hard work and determination fulfilled his American dream

Lori Midson​ Marco Ramirez The Palm 1672 Lawrence Street 303-825-7256 www.thepalm.com This is part one of my interview with Marco Ramirez, executive chef of The Palm. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. Marco Ramirez, a self-described "child of a poor farmer family" i ... More >>

Terrence Lakin, birther Lt. Colonel, found guilty of failing to report, becomes movement martyr

Terrence Lakin.​KHOW's Peter Boyles partly credits his number-one ratings to taking risks -- such as giving plenty of airtime to the birther controversy, which even Glenn Beck regards as loonbaggery. And he's got plenty of fresh fodder now that Greeley Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin has bee ... More >>

Giving Spirit

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's latest roundup: 85 "criminal aliens" busted by ICE

​Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to emphasize that it's focusing on arresting so-called criminal aliens -- and it's lassoed plenty in these parts of late. In September, ICE busted 78 people -- and of the 6,617 folks grabbed in the Denver area during fiscal 2010, 4,447 were said t ... More >>

Road to nowhere: The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price

Three Denver spots that serve authentic empanadas

ICE arrests focus on criminal aliens: 78 busts include man convicted of making terrorist threat

​These days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, emphasizes that it's targeting criminal aliens, not otherwise law-abiding citizens who lack documentation authorizing their U.S. residency. And that's the theme of ICE's latest Colorado busts. Of the 78 people rounded up fr ... More >>

Terrence Lakin, birther Lieutenant Colonel refusing to honor Obama's "illegal" orders to serve in Afghanistan, is a Colorado native -- naturally

Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin, who's refusing to return to Afghanistan for a second tour until President Barack Obama produces proof that he was born in the U.S., is a Colorado native. Which makes perfect sense given the case of birther fever that continues to run through the state more than a ... More >>

Tom Tancredo slaps Obama administration for offering temporary protected status to Haitians in U.S. illegally

Photo by John JohnstonTom Tancredo accuses the Obama administration of exploiting the Haitian crisis.​Last Friday, Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano granted temporary protected status to undocumented Haitians living in the United States -- a move that deep-sixes deportations to the ... More >>

Note to Salvis: Can't we all just get along?

Today's Night & Day featured event: Jody Williams gives PeaceJam a chance

Jody Williams. Sure, Denver hosted the Democratic National Convention in August 2008, filling the town with bold names and high hopes. Still, for sheer exuberance and truly Nobel intentions, it didn't top the tenth anniversary celebration of PeaceJam, which in September 2006 brought a dozen Nobel P ... More >>

Denver Film Festival vet and TV "dinosaur" Ed Asner part of Stop the Presses

Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

Q&A With Tom Tancredo

Tip Sheet: Debajo Del Agua

Red Tango

It takes two to tango -- and create a great Latin American restaurant.

The Nanny Diaries

Living Out is all talk, little action.

La Praviana

Comfort, Salvadoran style

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 17, 2005

The Chiva Game

American hunger for black-tar heroin has made downtown Denver the land of opportunity for immigrant dealers.

Passionless Christianity

The Chancellor's Tale pays lip service to the Church.

Making History

Pulitzer Prize-winning photos shine in Capture the Moment.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Crossing the Line

Two Colorado activists face prison for protesting America's own "terrorist training camp."

A Taste of Freedom

Salvadoran immigrants have a hunger for the good life.

Food Fetishes

In our cups

Simon Says

Scott Simon's memoir proves he's no fair-weather fan.

¿Qué Pasó, Denver?

Despite a potentially huge audience, Denver's Spanish-language radio languishes.

Mouthing Off

Give Them a Hand

Soldiers of Mercy

Veterans of too many wars, a group of gung-ho relief workers revisits the scenes of forgotten conflicts -- with healing in mind.

Mouthing Off

Off Limits

Letters

Latin Lovers