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Eight craft beer trends to look for in Colorado in 2013

One of the best parts about Colorado's craft beer scene is that it changes constantly. From one week to the next, beer geeks can hit a new taproom, try an innovative new brew, head to a packed festival and generally make friends in other states jealous. The last year saw a lot of big news -- some ba ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: One Degree Celsius premiere and more

On Saturday, December 8, filmmaker Buck Harrison will be presenting the world premiere of One Degree Celsius, his documentary following a year in the life of the artists and athletes behind Denver-based Icelantic Skis. Harrison says he set out to make a small film about an independent ski brand with ... More >>

Metallica at Outside Lands: The five best parts of the band's hometown show in San Francisco

METALLICA @ OUTSIDE LANDS FESTIVAL | 8/11/12 The following is a dispatch from Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, from our sister paper, SF Weekly. Metallica, headlining Saturday night of the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, proved just about as huge and satisfying ... More >>

Three-day barbecue thrown down in Frisco starts today

The nineteenth annual Colorado BBQ Challenge kicks off today in downtown Frisco. The three-day event features more than sixty barbecue teams competing for top honors as the best in Rockies. There will also be a tour of the Breckenridge Distillery tomorrow and a live demo with Jenna Johansen from Bra ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Colorado beer calendar: Get ready for the Great American Beer Festival

​Are you ready to rumble? We are. The Great American Beer Festival kicks off on September 29, but there are plenty of GABF-related events where you can practice in advance -- or even instead -- of the big show. In fact, there are too many events to list, but I did my best. Check 'em out below.

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 >>

How The Inner Room, filmed entirely in Colorado, was made

Filming on location in Bumfuck, Egypt.​Fairplay, Colorado, is a tiny mountain town with about one street, situated some 40 miles south of Frisco between the San Isabel and Pike national forests. In other words, it's in the middle of nowhere. In other other words, it's a really difficult place ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Last chance to register for the Adventure Xstream Series

​Regular old marathons, triathlons and century rides not grueling enough for you? The Adventure Xstream Series comes to Colorado on May 14 for AXS Buena Vista, and registration ($135-$235 depending on the race option) is still open through May 11. The event will send competitors whitewater kay ... More >>

Fresh produce in the mountains? That's the goal of this Summit County project

Summit Prevention AllianceNancy's Community Garden in Frisco.​When Amber Brummer was last in California, where she grew up, she bought a bunch of basil for 25 cents. That same amount would cost her about five dollars in Summit County, where she now lives. Brummer is part of the Leadership Clas ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five reasons to load your ski gear and head for the hills

​Why should you get out of Denver and head for the hills this weekend? Let me count the ways.

Today: The 17th annual Colorado BBQ Challenge rises to new heights in Frisco

A Flickr photo.​Every year, competitors and 'cue lovers from around the country flock to Frisco for the annual Colorado BBQ Challenge. It's a Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned event, which basically means that the barbecue is going to be authentic (read: really freakin' tasty), and winn ... More >>

Macho meets homo in the laudable but terrible La Mission

Medical marijuana isn't just for big cities anymore

A photo of Shaun Hadley and a friend, from Hadley's MySpace page.​The lack of state regulation and oversight of medical marijuana dispensaries, which spurred a raucous Colorado Department of Health hearing last month, has Durango Police Chief David Felice worried. He tells the Durango Herald N ... More >>

The Beauvallon is bitter grounds for Aviano Coffee

Colorado's most hazardous roads - for wildlife

Rosie's passes the high-altitude torch to Breckenridge Brewery

I saw this bumper sticker affixed to a light pole outside a brewery in a little mountain town last week, but the brewery wasn't Rosie's Brewpub and the town wasn't Leadville. Instead, someone had decided to celebrate Rosie's, which closed May 30, just a few feet from the front door of Amicas in Sal ... More >>

Barbecue this weekend in Frisco, at Randolph's

Head to the hills of Frisco this weekend for the mountain town's annual two-day Barbecue Challenge, a heated event that brings together competitive grillers from across the country. The riotous pig races are always a big draw, as is the pancake breakfast, live music and parade of barbecue grills, b ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 19 edition

On the road again.... Rollin', rollin', rollin'. Today in Cafe Society: • Update: Pad Thai on the go.... • Toke of the town: Mary Jane's Pizza. • First report from the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. • A free donut for dad. • Huebner off The Bachelorette, back on pizza. • Barbecue this w ... More >>

The Meat of the Matter

Get saucy at Frisco’s Colorado BBQ Challenge.

Drive safely this weekend -- or else an army of cops will bust your ass

This weekend, law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force to make sure you don't do anything stupid behind the wheel over the Memorial Day weekend. This link on the Colorado Department of Transportation website details the specific plans of 85 separate organizations. For instanc ... More >>

Denver Post veteran Steve Lipsher learns small-town papers not immune from print-journalism downturn

Steve Lipsher. In an item included in a May 2008 Message column, longtime Denver Post staffer Steve Lipsher talked about his decision to leave the beefy broadsheet in favor of a news-editor gig at the Summit Daily News, a 12,000-circulation free daily based in Frisco. His love for the mountains was ... More >>

Beetle Mania

The town of Frisco is making lemonade with its pine-beetle lemons.

Thank God for Root Beer Floats

Just Jewelry

Coppertop Cafe and Bar

You’ll be snowed by this joint.

Communal Cycling

A new Colorado bicycle week hits Frisco.

Farewell, Jack Kerouac

Frisco’s Deli and Market

The leftovers here are nothing to write home about.

Backcountry Brewery

It's all downhill at this Frisco brewpub.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bite Me

Like Old Times

Heart's Desire

What's good? Frisco's Deli and Market.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of April 14, 2005

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bite Me

Saints and Sinners

Best Annual Festival -- Mountains

Colorado BBQ Challenge

French Kiss

Simple pleasures add up to a perfect meal at Aix.

Here's the Beef

We brake for jerky, America's fastest-growing snack food.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 31

Best pre-ski pastries

Butterhorn Bakery and Cafe

The Edge

Westword's guide to the 1997-98 ski and snowboard season

Fightin' Words

Two small-town newspapers find themselves in an economic war with municipal officials.

Unpainting the Town

A tourist-hating vandal with a grudge the size of Texas makes a splash in Breckenridge.

Smooth Operator

Gene Kelley plugged into the lucrative pay-phone business--until someone dropped a dime on him.

Edge

Westword's Guide to teh '96-'97 ski and snowboard season

FACING THE MONSTER

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