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Greeley

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Weekend's best live bets: Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks and more

    Are you ready? This is a weekend to remember. Tonight for the first time ever, the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre will add to its renown by hosting the first ever wintertime concert with Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks with Atmosphere, Common, Grieves and Budo and Get Cryphy. And that's just the tip o ... More >>

  • Music

    January 26, 2012

    In the Whale releases Cake January 28 at the hi-dive

    Are you ready? This is a weekend to remember. Tonight for the first time ever, the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre will add to its renown by hosting the first ever wintertime concert with Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks with Atmosphere, Common, Grieves and Budo and Get Cryphy. And that's just the tip o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Video: Teenage refugees from Burma perform a traditional dance for the New Year

    This week's cover story, "A World Away," tells the story of Drucie Bathin, a 46-year-old refugee from Burma who has made it her life's work to help other, newer refugees. She has a soft spot for the teenagers. To help them connect to their heritage, and stay out of trouble, she plays chauffeur and c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    When BMOCA put spray paint and martinis in one room, this is what happens

    Craft time at BMOCA​An event means business when you walk in and are asked to sign a waiver acknowledging that you accept the risks of using toxic substances. About forty people accepted those risks last night at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art's Graffiti and Martinis and congregated in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Anson Fogel, Colorado filmmakers top 2011 Banff Mountain Film Festival awards

    ​Colorado filmmakers dominated the 2011 Banff Mountain Film Festival awards over the weekend at the annual competition in Alberta, Canada's Banff National Park, with Carbondale-based director Anson Fogel (Forge Motion Pictures), Basalt-based director Pete McBride (Pete McBride Photography), Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Ed Edmunds on electric chairs, haunted houses and the Travel Channel's Making Monsters

    ​Chances are you've seen -- and screamed at -- some of Ed Edmunds' work, whether you realize it or not. The artist is responsible for creating the creepy animatronics in haunted houses all over Colorado, as well as for making custom projects like set pieces for Alice Cooper. Edmunds' Greeley c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    These local breweries have gourd-geous pumpkin beers on tap

    UpslopeUpslope jacked the competition. ​Pumpkin beers are an acquired taste. Some people love them, others hate them. Most drinkers can only tolerate a few. But there is an amazing array of pumpkin beers on the market, from the subtle to the spicy to the completely over-the-top.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Reader: Westword makes stupid jokes while economy's collapsing, war rages on

    ​Yesterday's post about the top 10 things you shouldn't call the cops to help you find -- prompted by a Greeley woman who told police her misplaced TV remote had been stolen -- didn't strike some readers as a laugh riot. Indeed, one saw it and other recent attempts at humor as indefensible giv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Top 5 Go Skateboarding Day celebrations in Colorado

    ​Today is the 9th annual international observance of Go Skateboarding Day, a Summer Solstice celebration that's just our style. The skater holiday was originally created as a marketing ploy by the International Association of Skateboard Companies, but has since been embraced by public skatepar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Connie Willis: Why sci-fi's seven-time Nebula winning author hangs out at a Greeley Starbucks

    Connie Willis.​Greeley author Connie Willis was in Washington over the weekend, picking up her seventh Nebula award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Yes, her seventh. The SFFWA's 1,500 members awarded best novel honors to her epic two-volume work, Blackout/All Clear, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    University of Northern Colorado Bears one win from NCAA Big Dance: Watch out, Montana

    Chris Kaba.​Yesterday, we noted that the University of Northern Colorado Bears might have a clearer path to March Madness than do the higher-profile CU Buffs -- and last night's exciting 73-70 victory over Northern Arizona leaves the Bears one victory from the Big Dance. A win over Montana ton ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2011

    Six great Colorado hoaxes

    Chris Kaba.​Yesterday, we noted that the University of Northern Colorado Bears might have a clearer path to March Madness than do the higher-profile CU Buffs -- and last night's exciting 73-70 victory over Northern Arizona leaves the Bears one victory from the Big Dance. A win over Montana ton ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    D.P. Dough will make your night all right with a fluffy calzone

    ​You're a little drunk, the music's bumpin', and suddenly...you're hungry. Really, really hungry. But many bars don't serve food (chips and beef jerky don't count; neither do Totino's pizzas warmed in a microwave). Time to dial D.P. Dough. D.P. Dough opened in November at 1228 East Colfax Av ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 2, 2010

    Warming trends: The bare-bones Pho Duy provides warm comfort food just in time for winter

    ​You're a little drunk, the music's bumpin', and suddenly...you're hungry. Really, really hungry. But many bars don't serve food (chips and beef jerky don't count; neither do Totino's pizzas warmed in a microwave). Time to dial D.P. Dough. D.P. Dough opened in November at 1228 East Colfax Av ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Patrick Rice: Fort Morgan man allegedly ODs on medication, leads chase before shooting himself

    Fort Morgan.​Fort Morgan is typically a quiet community -- but not for a while last night. Patrick Rice, allegedly under the influence of "medication," led police on a chase, then held off the cops for an hour before shooting himself in the chest, presumably with a rifle -- which doesn't sound ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    JBS Swift lawsuit: Greeley meatpacking plant accused of descrimination against Somali staff

    ​"There's No Place Like Home for Somali Refugees in Greeley," a November 2008 feature by ex-Westword staffer Lisa Rab, told the tale of the Somali community in Northern Colorado, and those members who'd lost jobs in what Rab described in a followup post as "a clash over prayer breaks at the JB ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Killing Osama Bin Laden: Gary Brooks Faulkner makes Colorado's (anti) terrorist beat

    Larimer CountyWhere's the latex mask?​Colorado's reputation as a breeding ground for gun-toting xenophobes and religious fanatics got a nice boost today when a Greeley man -- armed with a pistol, a forty-inch sword and some hashish -- was detained in northern Pakistan after he tried to cross o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Kayleah Wilson video tribute -- with music by Slaughter

    Approximately 400 people said goodbye to Kayleah Wilson at a memorial service in Greeley yesterday -- the same day eighteen-year-old Robert Laurencio Montoya, who reportedly had a sexual relationship with the late twelve-year old, was in court on a sexual assault charge. In the meantime, tributes to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Robert Laurencio Montoya wears orange prison jumpsuit on day of Kayleah Wilson memorial

    Robert Laurencio Montoya in new duds, as seen in Channel 4 coverage.​At this writing, a memorial service for Kayleah Wilson, who was twelve at the time of her death, is taking place in Greeley. But earlier today, the focus was on a person whose involvement in the case was little known by the g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Kayleah Wilson mourners aren't distracted by shocking arrest of Robert Laurencio Montoya

    Robert Laurencio Montoya's arrest raises startling questions.​The confirmation of twelve-year-old Greeley resident Kayleah Wilson's death transformed a Facebook page focusing on her safe return from a beacon of hope to a loving memorial. And that's remained the case despite the unsettling new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Kayleah Wilson Facebook page: Join now

    Keep an eye out for Kayleah.​The search continues for Kayleah Wilson, a twelve-year-old Greeley girl who's been missing since heading to a friend's birthday party on Sunday, March 28. This kind of story is capable of making people lose faith in humanity -- but the Prayers For Kayleah Wilson's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Kick Out the Jams

    Keep an eye out for Kayleah.​The search continues for Kayleah Wilson, a twelve-year-old Greeley girl who's been missing since heading to a friend's birthday party on Sunday, March 28. This kind of story is capable of making people lose faith in humanity -- but the Prayers For Kayleah Wilson's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Bonnie and Clyde robbing banks in Greeley? Kind of...

    The years have been very kind to Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.​The number of bank robberies in the metro area of late has apparently reached such heights that mainstream media can't keep up. Example: Last evening, my wife and some of her colleagues were dining at restaurant off Wadsworth whe ... More >>

  • News

    December 31, 2009

    2009 Year in Review: When the lows were lower and the highs were really, really high

    The years have been very kind to Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.​The number of bank robberies in the metro area of late has apparently reached such heights that mainstream media can't keep up. Example: Last evening, my wife and some of her colleagues were dining at restaurant off Wadsworth whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 11, 2009

    Photo by Rob LeeSetting the stage.​Yeah, I hate typing that date, too. Today in Backbeat Online: • Our top 5 Monolith can't-miss acts. • Q&A with Frank Turner. • Q&A with Jinji Thompson of the Skyline Surrender. • Monolith Q&A: Monotonix. • MP3 Freeloader: DJ MU$A offers new mixtape ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    Fairy-Tale Ending

    Run for your own Happily Ever After in Greeley.

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: The differences between Ward Churchill and Vance Fulkerson

    All kids love the popular syndicated puzzle comic strip Slylock Fox. Along with drawing lessons and picture riddles, the favorite Slylock funtime feature challenges viewers to find the six differences between two nearly similar side-by-side pictures. The recent back-to-back news coverage of Color ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Denver Post, KUNC lead the prize patrol

    Photo by Andy CrossA photo from the Denver Post's award-winning series "The Battle Within." Two local news organizations have added baubles to their trophy cases in recent days. The Society of Professional Journalists bestowed its top investigative plaudit upon the Denver Post series "The Battle Wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    If you're looking to build an office building, read this blog

    Photo courtesy of Flickr. What's that? You want to build an $8.3 million, 51,000-square-foot office building somewhere along the Front Range? And you're wondering about building permit fees and estimated plan approval times in various cities and counties? Why, it's your lucky day! Colorado State ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    After Midnight

    Photo courtesy of Flickr. What's that? You want to build an $8.3 million, 51,000-square-foot office building somewhere along the Front Range? And you're wondering about building permit fees and estimated plan approval times in various cities and counties? Why, it's your lucky day! Colorado State ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    A Colorado immigration story hits page one of the New York Times

    Yesterday's New York Times switched the national spotlight onto a fascinating story based in Greeley. "Paying Taxes, and Fearing Deportation" focuses on Amalia's Translation and Tax Services, a business that has prepared tax returns for a mostly Hispanic clientele since the '90s. Last October, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Giving thanks for that drunk guy on the plane

    My flight back to DIA last night from an extended Thanksgiving vacation was remarkably stress-free. I was flying United, which always makes me nervous (This is the airline, after all,  that once stranded me in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with a $15 meal voucher and a Best Western room with no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    So what did Greeley Mayor Ed Clark's fake Obama dollar look like?

    You know the greatest thing about Greeley mayor Ed Clark? He really knows how to relate to the young people of America. Like in June, Clark spotted a fifteen-year-old boy riding his motorbike down a neighborhood street, and somehow the former cop just knew that what the boy really wanted was to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2008

    Broncos Training Camp: Elvis Is In the Building

    You know the greatest thing about Greeley mayor Ed Clark? He really knows how to relate to the young people of America. Like in June, Clark spotted a fifteen-year-old boy riding his motorbike down a neighborhood street, and somehow the former cop just knew that what the boy really wanted was to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2008

    Rocky Mountain Chronicle Does the Limbo

    You know the greatest thing about Greeley mayor Ed Clark? He really knows how to relate to the young people of America. Like in June, Clark spotted a fifteen-year-old boy riding his motorbike down a neighborhood street, and somehow the former cop just knew that what the boy really wanted was to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    KUNC gives Colorado Public Radio More Metro-Area Competition

    You know the greatest thing about Greeley mayor Ed Clark? He really knows how to relate to the young people of America. Like in June, Clark spotted a fifteen-year-old boy riding his motorbike down a neighborhood street, and somehow the former cop just knew that what the boy really wanted was to be ... More >>

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    Black Pegasus

    Fuck Yo! Radio (The LA Underground)

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 1, 2006

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Monster Stash

    A modern-day Dr. Jekyll brings fears to life in his Greeley laboratory.

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2003

    Brick by Brick

    A little bit of LEGO lands in Denver

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    Pop Quiz

    Summertime Silly Season
    July 31, 2003

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Summertime Silly Season
    July 31, 2003

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Wildflower Walk

    Pawnee National Grassland

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Beat Cops

    Kids, this is Yanni. Turn OFF the boom box and come out with your hands up.

  • Dining

    December 2, 1999

    Using Your Noodle

    Raman: the soup for a new millenium.

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    The Toast of Greeley

    Raman: the soup for a new millenium.

  • Dining

    November 20, 1997

    Fry Me to the Moon

    Raman: the soup for a new millenium.

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    STRANGE BUT TRUE

    THINGS YOU DID IN DENVER WHILE YOU WERE STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFIC ON THE WAY TO DIA.

  • News

    October 12, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    THINGS YOU DID IN DENVER WHILE YOU WERE STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFIC ON THE WAY TO DIA.

  • Film

    July 27, 1994

    EARNING HIS SPURS

    THINGS YOU DID IN DENVER WHILE YOU WERE STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFIC ON THE WAY TO DIA.

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