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Photos: Twenty most memorable mug shots of March 2013

March in Colorado crime was dominated by Evan Ebel, who's thought to have murdered pizza-delivery man Nathan Leon and Colorado Department of Corrections executive director Tom Clements before being gunned down in Texas. But he was far from the only person whose booking photos rose to the top of the ... More >>

Five ways for the Girl Scouts to sell more cookies

Girl Scout cookie season is again upon us, and I haven't seen so much as a single measly box of Thin Mints. Why am I not shoving fistfuls of Samoas into my mouth, or crunching down on Trefoils right now? Because those cookie-toting Girl Scouts never seem to be prepared in any area that I frequent -- ... More >>

Carmen Wysong, schmucky Girl Scouts troop leader, stole thousands in cookie money

'Tis the season when those of us who were cornered by co-workers and cajoled into buying a ton o' Girl Scout cookies realize: We made the right decision! After all, Tagalongs are as delicious as their name is stupid -- and we know the cash is going to a good cause. But that wasn't the case for thos ... More >>

Do I have what it takes to be a drag queen pageant judge?

I didn't have particularly soaring aspirations as a child. I wanted to be a fashion designer or a hair stylist -- it was the '80s, and those careers seemed very glamorous at the time. But I couldn't draw for shit and when I graduated high school at seventeen, my mom refused to let me go to hair scho ... More >>

A new bill would put craft beers in grocery stores

Westword is partnering with FourSquare: Bring on the badges!

If you've got FourSquare, the location-centric app that allows you to check into (and check out) new spots on your smartphone, you already know that Michael Hancock isn't the only mayor in town. For more than a year, we've hosted a custom Westword FourSquare badge that users can earn when they stop ... More >>

Conquering a fear of fear: Haunted houses really aren't that scary, right?

Since becoming an adult (er, since I started having thoughts about things in a way that seemed adult-like), I've wanted to like haunted houses. I've wanted to like them so bad. It sounds dumb -- desiring to enjoy something as inanely holiday commerce-driven as a haunted house. But I'm fascinated by ... More >>

Denver Startup Week, birthday celebrations and more on this week's calendar

Denver Startup Week begins today and runs through October 27. The week-long celebration features over sixty interactive events exploring the rich history and potential of entrepreneurism in Denver -- including its ever-growing food scene. Check the website for a full schedule of events. Here's a t ... More >>

Camping cookbook author Patty Ruwoldt on outdoor cuisine (recipe for chicken stew included)

With Memorial Day comes the start of camping season, and here's a new tool to put in your pack: Patty Ruwoldt's Open Range Cook'n: Home on the Range Cooking Made Easy -- A Camp Cook's Guide to Tasty Vittles. Not only does the book include recipes for satisfying meals you can cook in the great outdoo ... More >>

The Girl Scouts are 100 today -- and cooler than you think

As of this morning, the Girl Scouts of the USA, that bastion of female youth and empowerment, is now roughly twice as old as Hawaii. Founded on March 12, 1912 by original Girl Scout Juliette Gordon Low, the organization celebrates its 100th anniversary. In the Denver headquarters of the Girl Scouts ... More >>

Photos: Girl Scouts of Colorado launches statewide self-defense program

"That happened at my stepmom's school, Columbine," says one Girl Scout, about eleven years old, at the front of the group. "They shot lots of people." Behind her, another Girl Scout asks where Columbine is. Another just asks, "Why?" Too young to have read about the event in the papers themselves, al ... More >>

Girl Scouts of Colorado prepares for the national organization's 100th anniversary

The Broadway headquarters of Girl Scouts of Colorado is brimming with activity. It is cookie season, and while the offices are normally full of girls, they are also now stuffed with Thin Mints and Savannah Smiles. But for months, the entire national organization has been busy with preparations: On M ... More >>

Beer calendar: show your love for beer at these heart-y beer events

The resumes were long and detailed, the qualifications extreme, but the ten finalists in the Wynkoop Brewing Company's annual Beerdrinker of the Year contest have been whittled down to three -- and these guys know their beer. The man who eventually claims the title for 2012 will be determined at an ... More >>

Guess where I'm eating?

What kind of kid doesn't like a pineapple, ham and pepperoni pizza? Mine, apparently. But he was all too happy to stuff his little belly with Girl Scout cookies, which this Italian restaurant was selling last Thursday night as part of Dine Out for Girl Scouts. Can you guess where I'm eating? Spec ... More >>

Tonight: More than seventy restaurants participating in Dine Out for Girl Scouts

I got kicked out of the Girl Scouts...something about hanky panky, but there are plenty of other civilized girls that made it through the badges, the oaths...the cookie sales. And this year, the Girl Scouts are marking their 100-year anniversary, and you can celebrate -- and help to continue the tra ... More >>

Vine Street Pub & Brewery kicks off Stout Month in style

February is Stout Month for the Mountain Sun group, which means all three locations will be featuring a rotating draft selection of stouts (including some stellar guest taps), along with various other happenings in honor of the increasingly popular style. It's an annual tradition that's become a muc ... More >>

Beer dinners, Stout Month, Strings of Hope and Super Bowl festivities on this week's culinary calendar

​It's all about beer this week -- although oenophiles will still find an event or two to their taste -- culminating in everyone's favorite football game, the Super Bowl. And there's plenty more to keep you occupied until Sunday, including a benefit and celebration of Noel Cunningham's life; he ... More >>

Beer calendar: Oskar Blues HGH and Caution Brewing's Toaster Bat Black roll out tonight

Lone Tree Brewing​Lone Tree is a long bike ride away from City Park, which makes it tough on the typical inner-city cyclist to try the beers at Lone Tree Brewing. So Lone Tree Brewing, which opened just six weeks ago, has teamed up with the Denver Bicycle Cafe, another brand new business, whic ... More >>

Beer calendar: Upslope Foreign Stout at Euclid Hall; Leopold Bros rye-aged porter at Yak & Yeti

Breckenridge Brewing has joined fellow Colorado breweries Odell, Great Divide and Oskar Blues in offering four-packs of some of its limited-release beers. The brewery will start with 471 IPA and 72 Imperial, a double chocolate cream stout made with chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory; it ... More >>

Beer cocktail enthusiasts launch Beermixology.com

We've seen a lot of beer cocktails make best-beverage lists over the past year, and they range in complexity from a glorified michelada -- a classic Mexican blend of lime juice and lager -- to the Naughty Girl Scout, a drink on the list at Euclid Hall that uses a variety of spirits plus Left Hand mi ... More >>

Euclid Hall's Ryan Conklin is the only certified Cicerone behind a Denver bar. Cheers!

courtesy of Ryan Conklin​Ryan Conklin, certified Cicerone and head barman at Euclid Hall, doesn't think his reasons for going into bartending were very different from what motivates other professionals in the industry. "Like a lot of bartenders, you just kind of have some sort of drive to it, ... More >>

Shirt happens! Help the Colorado Clothesline Project help women break the cycle of abuse

​As National Domestic Violence Awareness month comes to a close, Girl Scouts of Colorado, Midchix.com and several other local women's health and support organizations are pulling together for the Colorado Clothesline Project, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 29 at Saint Jo ... More >>

Stop inviting me to ruin your camping trip

Welcome to hell on earth.​From 1988 to 1992, I attended Girl Scout camp at Tomahawk Ranch in Baily. It was awesome. We made tie-dye T-shirts, ate burnt s'mores and hunted for Snipes (a fictionalized skunk-rat that was rumored to live in the woods and could only be captured in pillow cases by G ... More >>

What week is it? A breakdown of everything you could be celebrating, March 7-13

A Middle Name Pride parade. Oh wait, no...​The season of Catholic holidays re-appropriated as excuses to paint your face and get hammered is upon us! Tomorrow is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday for you non-French speakers. But we say leave the Gras to the French -- what do we need that for when we' ... More >>

Girl Scouts won't be arrested for selling door to door in Boulder, 'cause sheriff needs Thin Mints

Flickr​Earlier this week, local Girl Scouts of Colorado troop leaders received an e-mail warning that anyone who doesn't get approval in Boulder to sell cookies door to door or from a booth "will be arrested." If Boulderites see cops slapping cuffs on six-year-old Brownies, the Pearl Street M ... More >>

Oskar Blues adds another award to its laundry list of recognition

​If Oskar Blues Brewery was a Girl Scout, we'd all be rolling our eyes out of our heads at the merit badges crowding her sash. Fortunately, the brewery's accolades derive not from rescuing kittens from trees or helping grandma cross the street, but from the conscientiousness of the company and ... More >>

Microsoft store opens tomorrow at Park Meadows: Eat that, Apple!

MicrosoftThe AZ store's opening.​The wait is over, nerds. Microsoft has announced the location of its third-ever store: the Park Meadows shopping center in Lone Tree. Or, as the center's promo folks like to call it, "the Park Meadows Retail Resort." Back in April, we told you Microsoft was pl ... More >>

Brothers v. My Brother's lands in court

The one-and-only My Brother's Bar​Oh, brother! Jim and Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But for more than twenty years, it did have an actual sibl ... More >>

Brothers v. My Brother's: See you in court

​Oh, brother! Jim and the late Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother's Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But now, another Brothers is entering the market: Brothers Bar & Grill is slated t ... More >>

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