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Ask a Stoner: How can I pass my drug test?

Photos: Top ten St. Patrick's Day posts on CU-Boulder Confessions

Last year on St. Patrick's Day, thousands of CU-Boulder students attended a massive party at the Varsity Townhouse apartment complex that resulted in multiple arrests, Project X-style videos and screaming headlines. This year, the St. Paddy's revelry appears to have been less concentrated but no les ... More >>

Controversial artist Jason Kay takes on Lance Armstrong's legacy

Video: Ten best Peyton Manning commercials

So the Broncos' year hasn't started off exactly like we hoped. That's okay: It's a long season. But if you still need some cheering up, you've come to the right place. As longtime fans of the NFL know, Peyton Manning can't say no to a good (and often bad) commercial opportunity. Below are our ten f ... More >>

Pizza Republica is seeking volunteers and donations for Waldo Canyon fire relief

Pizza Republica, 5375 Landmark in Englewood, has partnered with the Progress Cares Foundation to aid firefighters on the front line of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs. The restaurant will be preparing lunch for the workers from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow and needs as many extra hands as ... More >>

Colfax Marathon dispatch: Top 10 things I learned running the last 14 miles of the race

This Sunday marked the seventh annual running of the Colfax Marathon. My training partner Anna was racing, and I jumped in at mile 12 to help her along. Here's what I learned: 10. There are a lot of super fast runners in Denver. Few of them ran the Colfax Marathon. That's because Bolder Boulder, th ... More >>

Dennis Foust allegedly left elderly mom lying in her own waste for five days

At least one of Dennis Foust's neighbors sees him as a loving and caring son who went to extremes to care for his elderly mother. But the Colorado Springs Police Department thinks otherwise -- maybe because the woman, age 86, was found lying on the floor in her own filth. And she said she'd been th ... More >>

Marijuana: Top five rules of ski-area smoke shack etiquette

While mountain smoke shacks like the ones described in this week's feature, "Secret Stashes," tend to be, well, secret, they are also built on public land and are meant for any herb lover who finds them to stop in and enjoy however they see fit. But there are some basic unwritten guidelines to foll ... More >>

Dougherty Gang members Ryan, Dylan and Lee-Grace send Colorado love

Last summer's wild multi-state crime spree by the Dougherty Gang -- two scary-looking brothers and their stripper sister -- understandably drew some superheated media coverage, what with Lee-Grace Dougherty's online bikini shots and all. But the story fizzled shortly after the trio's brief rampage e ... More >>

Three Colorado athletes named to first-ever U.S. Freeskiing National Team

​The new U.S. Freeskiing National Team announced its first official team roster today, following April's news that Ski Halfpipe will be an Olympic medal sport at the 2014 Games in Sochi and that Copper Mountain will host the first Olympic qualifier for the event in December 2013. Three of the ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: 'One time, at snowboard camp...'

​If you're looking to try something new, this is the weekend for you: January is Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month and Winter Trails Month, it's been dumping in the mountains and there are more camps, demos and competitions this weekend than you can shake a snowboard at. Here are a bunch of good ... More >>

A Free Ride

Strange but True: The year's weirdest news stories

Dan Sheridan gets canned for singing about big money, a Strange but True story from 2010

​Westword's annual Strange but True edition will hit newsstands (and this website) on December 30, featuring the weirdest and wackiest Colorado stories from 2010. Remember Jihad Jamie? How about the guy who re-labeled Gatorade bottles with pictures of Tiger Woods? And then there was Dan Sheri ... More >>

Drunken dad at McDonald's gets tasered: A strange but true story from 2010

Don't taze me, bro!​Westword's annual Strange but True edition will hit newsstands (and this website) on December 30, featuring the weirdest and wackiest Colorado stories from 2010. Remember Jihad Jamie? How about the guy who re-labeled Gatorade bottles with pictures of Tiger Woods? And then t ... More >>

Spork the dachshund: Part of 2010's strange but true stories

Spork.​Westword's annual Strange but True edition will hit news stands on December 30, featuring the weirdest and wackiest Colorado stories from 2010. Remember Jihad Jamie? How about the guy who re-labeled Gatorade bottles with pictures of Tiger Woods? And then there was Spork:

Michael Jackson, and why we liked him so much more after he was dead

​ Since time immemorial, we've liked our artists deceased. The fame, the money, you may experience those in your lifetime. But the respect, that only comes after you die--preferably young and in an unexpected way. From Vincent van Gogh to Robert Johnson, the list on artists who passed on to ... More >>

All the Young Dewds

Jason Kay's "Unfaithful" Gatorade stunt a lot less profitable than he thought

A very expensive sticker.​Longmont's Jason Kay thought relabeling Gatorade bottles with a photo of Tiger Woods and his wife Elin and the word "Unfaithful" was such a great idea that he even suggested that Pepsi, Gatorade's parent company, finance his art project. Even though the gag made worl ... More >>

Can iX MiXer nix hangovers?

Jason Kay's Tiger Woods/"Unfaithful" art project judged unfunny, prompts likely guilty plea

The feds don't seem to have found this to be funny...​Looks like Longmont's Jason Kay will get a chance to suffer for his art. Last month, Kay came up with the idea of relabeling Gatorade bottles with photos of golfer Tiger Woods and his wife alongside the word "Unfaithful" and then placing t ... More >>

Hit the Snow With the Pros

Tiger Woods "Unfaithful" stunt "good for Gatorade and good for art" -- but Jason Kay earns criminal charges for it anyway

C'mon, feds. It's funny!​Confirmation that the federal government has no sense of humor: The book is being thrown at Longmont's Jason Kay, whose sin was to relabel Gatorade bottles with a photo of Tiger Woods and his wife Elin and the word "Unfaithful." As is obvious from an affidavit by spec ... More >>

Tiger Woods "Unfaithful" art project goes global

It wasn't quite pop art, but close -- and readers and viewers everywhere are chugging it down. This weekend, Channel 9 reported about bottles of Gatorade on local store shelves featuring a photo of Tiger Woods and his wife and the word "Unfaithful" -- an art project pulled off by Longmont's Jason ... More >>

Denver's top dog: Report from the Nathan's Hot Dog Qualifier

Liz KellermeyerSee more photos from the contest at westword.com/slideshow.John Proctor, a supervisor at the Park Meadows Sam's Club, knew he could eat a lot of hot dogs -- but downing eight and a half in ten minutes in the amateur hot-dog eating competition on Saturday afternoon unlocked a hidden ta ... More >>

Green Achers

A vicious recycle on the 16th Street Mall

Live Review: Girl Talk, teamAWESOME at Fox Theatre

Day One: Wherein Broncos' Tight End Nate Jackson Dissects an Average Monday, Does W Impressions

Taking the Cure

There’s only one remedy for a hangover, and it’s not this.

Bottlecap's Brew Brawl in Africa

Colfax Marathon: Street of Pain

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Art

What's So Funny

Numbers Crunch

The NBA All-Stars' tallies don't always add up.

The Beatdown

Sights and sounds of the Westword Music Showcase

Patio Daddy-O

Thirteen perfect patios on which to waste the boozy days of summer.

This Does Not Compute

Hey, Sparky, think it's time to pull the plug on the Bowl Championship Series wizards?

Busted Broncs

As college teams bowl for dolors, Shanahan keeps burning.

Frag or Be Fragged

The Parker Cyber Station serves up death and destruction all night long.

Pop Quiz

Slurry With the Singe on Top
July 24, 2003

Going to Extremes

Forget those lazy days of summer. Coloradans like to push themselves -- right to the top.

Pop Quiz

January 2, 2003

Hair of the Dog

Prepare now for that New Year's Day hangover.

Football Fanatics, Arise

Put your pigskin pedigree to the test.

Consumed by Fire

On the front lines of the Hayman blaze.

His (Fresh) Airness

If Michael Jordan suits up again for the NBA, will that suit his fans?

Off Limits

It's not easy being green.

Beggar's Banquet

Brother, can you spare some nachos?

Outclassed

SONNY SKIES