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Grand Junction

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Right Coast Pizza opens in Wheat Ridge with a Jersey slant

    "I love pizza. No. I love pizza!" And to prove his declaration, Justin Vogel slams his elbows on the bar, revealing a wrist-to-elbow jet black tattoo inked with the word "pizza." Point taken.

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Stoner MacGyver marijuana product review: Kanga Can

    Stoner MacGyver.​Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? Kanga Can -- The Dry Ice Hopper

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Medical marijuana ban defeated in Palisade in part due to low-key approach, center owner says

    Desa Loughman.​This week, Fort Collins voters approved a medical marijuana retail ban. However, electorates in several other communities rejected similar measures, including Steamboat Springs and, most surprisingly, Palisade, a Western Slope burg surrounded by municipalities that have prohibit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Air Force flyovers: Special Ops to buzz southwest Colorado?

    ​Last month, under pressure from Representative Scott Tipton and ranchers in the Pinon Canyon area, Air Force officials backed off a plan to conduct intensive low-altitude training flights over southeast Colorado. But the recently unveiled boundaries for the low, low flights probably won't cau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Aaron Million: Flaming Gorge foes send a big message about costly pipe dream

    ​Last week, we reported on the mounting criticism of Aaron Million's proposed 550-mile pipeline to deliver water to the Front Range. The opponents' campaign is just beginning, though -- as new billboards take that message to the public and to water officials considering the Flaming Gorge pipel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Luke Irvin Chrisco, porta-potty creep: More charges for spying at DMV, Target (VIDEO)

    Video below.​Update: Luke Irvin Chrisco, the man who became internationally famous for hiding in the tank of a porta-potty at a yoga festival in order to scope women's nether regions, cheerfully admits that peeping at females using toilets is practically a religion for him. And the details he' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2011

    Candyconomics

    Video below.​Update: Luke Irvin Chrisco, the man who became internationally famous for hiding in the tank of a porta-potty at a yoga festival in order to scope women's nether regions, cheerfully admits that peeping at females using toilets is practically a religion for him. And the details he' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Medical marijuana bans don't spell doom for pot legalization in 2012, says Mason Tvert

    Mason Tvert.​This week, Grand Junction and Castle Rock banned retail sales of medical marijuana, joining Loveland and many other Colorado municipalities that have enacted similar prohibitions. Do these votes suggest that a proposed 2012 ballot measure to legalize pot for adult recreational us ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Jared Mees on Tender Loving Empire and Only Good Thoughts Can Stay

    Tender Loving Empire - FlickrJared Mees & The Grown Children​ Even though Jared Mees & The Grown Children don't write strictly confessional music, even a cursory listen to the band's songs reveal that Mees and company are certainly heart on sleeve types. To describe the music as merely Americ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Lefthand Canyon fire's 622 acres are 80 percent contained, human-caused (VIDEOS)

    Videos below.​Given how wet our Marches tend to be, we don't expect conditions dry enough to create fire danger -- but there's concern aplenty in Lefthand Canyon, where a blaze has consumed approximately 622 acres and caused evacuations of 223 homes. At this point, with the flames 80 percent c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    First Atheist invocation in Colorado

    Grand Junction City Hall​An atheist will give the invocation at Grand Junction City Council's first meeting of 2011. It will be the crowning achievement of a two-and-a-half-year effort by the Western Colorado Atheists & Freethinkers to get their voice heard at City Hall. And it will be the fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Jack Duke accused of teaching daughters, age 6 and 7, to smoke marijuana: Could face 36 years

    Jack Duke.​Advocates of cannabis legalization like Eva Enns of the Women's Marijuana Movement emphasize that the substance should be kept away from children. But apparently Jack Duke, a 27-year-old Grand Junction resident, didn't get the memo. Duke's been arrested on suspicion of teaching tw ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2010

    A Q&A with young Colorado rapper Catch Lungs

    Jack Duke.​Advocates of cannabis legalization like Eva Enns of the Women's Marijuana Movement emphasize that the substance should be kept away from children. But apparently Jack Duke, a 27-year-old Grand Junction resident, didn't get the memo. Duke's been arrested on suspicion of teaching tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Tonight: Naughty nurses and doctors, and wine

    A Flickr photo.Get served by a naughty nurse tonight.​Sex sells, and tonight at Campagna Salumi Bar and Pizzeria, 1126 East Sixth Avenue, it'll be selling for a good cause. Head to Campagna starting at 10 p.m. for Naughty Nurses & Doctors: Guest Bartending for Charity. Craig Seidel and Andre ... More >>

  • Music

    March 11, 2010

    As nervesandgel, Johnny Wohlfahrt mixes the dark with the comically absurd

    A Flickr photo.Get served by a naughty nurse tonight.​Sex sells, and tonight at Campagna Salumi Bar and Pizzeria, 1126 East Sixth Avenue, it'll be selling for a good cause. Head to Campagna starting at 10 p.m. for Naughty Nurses & Doctors: Guest Bartending for Charity. Craig Seidel and Andre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Carmelo Anthony in Denver Blogs: How do you like him now, LeBron?

    Ballin'. Shot-callin'.​Three Denver blogs, handpicked for you. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein calls the Nuggets' overtime victory over the Cavs in Cleveland, with Melo hitting the winning shot with only seconds on the clock, an "instant classic." Bet it made George Karl feel better, too. Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Pete Hautzinger, Grand Junction DA, goes out of town -- and his kids party until the cops come

    Pete Hautzinger probably won't prosecute his sons -- officially, anyhow.​It's a classic movie scenario that's popped up in American Pie, Mean Girls and plenty of other teen flicks: Mom and dad take a vacation, leaving their kids at home -- where they throw a giant party that gets out of hand. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Candy tax proposal: "If they really want to tighten up America, make them cut out the Big Macs"

    These babies could cost you more before long.​Governor Bill Ritter's proposal to place a sales tax on candy and soda is far from sweet according to Rick Enstrom, an owner of Grand Junction-based Enstrom's, one of the state's most venerable candy companies. Enstrom is scheduled to testify abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Over the weekend: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Wheel Variety Show

    Nathaniel Rateliff & the Wheel Variety ShowSaturday, December 12, 2009Bluebird TheaterBetter Than: The V Ultimate Variety show featuring Wally Eastwood. An estimated 48 musicians took part in the third annual Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel variety show on Saturday night. All of them played br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    RIP: Mike McCrea of Big Mike's BBQ

    Just got news from the Rocky Mountain BBQ Association that Mike McCrea of Big Mike's BBQ, at 8751 Pearl Street in Thornton, died on Tuesday night. McCrea had been injured in a flash-over from a propane tank in late September and spent that Friday night in an ER in Grand Junction, refusing to be flow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    CU Obama basher Zach Lahn gets shut down on MSNBC

    Zach Lahn on MSNBC.​Since asking the most confrontational question at President Barack Obama's healthcare town hall in Grand Junction on Saturday, ultra-conservative CU student Zach Lahn has extended his face time by going on a tour of cable-news talking-head broadcasts. Predictably, Fox News ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Bill Ritter carries Barack Obama's water on Meet the Press

    Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy In the wake of President Barack Obama's town hall in Grand Junction on Saturday, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter got some spotlight time on the next day's edition of Meet the Press, claiming that Obama's mediocre poll numbers r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Milking It: Cinnamon Chex

    ​​​Cinnamon Chex General Mills Rating: Three-and-a-quarter spoons out of four Cereal description: The familiar Chex shape -- puffy, square grids, like graph paper made for chewing -- is present and accounted for, as are the base ingredients of rice and corn flour. Some of the piec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Shmuck of the Week: Josh Penry

    ​This week's shmuck is state Senate minority leader Josh Penry of Grand Junction. He's also gunning for Bill Ritter's Governor job, and the short version of the past few weeks' convoluted saga of schmuckitude is that Penry cares a lot more about his political future than his constituents. (Whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Shmucks of the Week: Brophy and King

    It's coming up on the ten-year anniversary of the Columbine High School murders -- so what better time to introduce a bill in the state legislature that would ease a restriction on certain people who want to buy firearms? The bill, pushed by Republican senator Greg Brophy of Wray (pictured) and R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Gilbert Sam Roberts, 1935-2009

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Don't try to step in front of Sarah Palin's motorcade -- because it's not gonna stop!

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Economic downturn hits Idaho Springs

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Grand Junction's Cabaret Dinner Theatre Shuttered

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    The Rocky Piles Up Borrowed Content

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2007

    Things to Do in Denver When You're Not Dead

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2007

    Sarah Cass Will Take Your Picture

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    More Messages: Janet Strikes Back

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2006

    A Towering Fall

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2006

    More Messages: Red Scare

    That's my dad with me, at about six months old, and my brother Clowny. Palisade, Colorado, resident Gilbert Sam Roberts, age 73 -- my father -- died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Those are the facts. But like any straight-forward recitation of basic data, they tel ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2004

    Terms of Endearment

    Give me a C! Give me a U! What do you have? The start of the year's biggest scandal.

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    The Message

    Lesson Learned

  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    Simple Folk

    Bad Weather California whittles indie pop down to the basics.

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    Trading Places

    A high-profile ESPN reporter chucks it all to become a low-profile schoolteacher -- and he couldn't be happier.

  • Music

    September 12, 2002

    Chicago

    Chicago V (Rhino)

  • Music

    August 22, 2002

    Bringing It All Back Home

    Take a peek inside the nation's unlikeliest Bob Dylan archive.

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Station to Station

    A look at CPR frequencies across the state.

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Going Public

    Colorado Public Radio is selling itself as a kinder, gentler network. But its critics aren't buying it.

  • Summer Guide

    June 14, 2001

    A Peach of a Good Time

    Palisade Peach Fest

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 1, 2001

  • News

    October 12, 2000

    Born to Believe

    Church members had faith that God would heal their children. But often faith wasn't enough.

  • Calendar

    December 2, 1999

    Tunnel of Love

    Lower Downtown Holiday Experience

  • News

    February 26, 1998

    Power Rangers

    Lower Downtown Holiday Experience

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    A Booming Field

    A Grand Junction couple churns out big-bang theories about fireworks.

  • News

    December 28, 1994

    STRANGE BUT TRUE

    DRIBBLES AND BITS AND BITS AND BITS.

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