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Hawaii

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Denver Post crime staff shorthanded, wants thugs to take it easy this week

    A short time ago, John Ingold, a courts and crime reporter for the Denver Post, used his Twitter account to make a hilarious request of scofflaws in the immediate area. The gist: The paper's crime staff is shorthanded right now, so if you're planning something big, could you postpone it for a few d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Hawaii Five-0 producer's apology to Pearl Harbor vets insincere, says host

    Big pics below.​Hawaii Five-0's executive producer has apologized to members of Denver's The Greatest Generations Foundation, whose members were "unintentionally offended" when a ceremony on the seventieth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor coincided with filming. But the event's host, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Round two with Flagstaff House executive chef Mark Monette

    ​ Mark Monette Flagstaff House 1138 Flagstaff Drive, Boulder 303-442-4640 www.flagstaffhouse.com This is part two of my interview with Mark Monette, executive chef of the Flagstaff House. Part one of that interview, in which Monette talks about cooking with Thomas Keller and his disdain for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Mark Monette, executive chef of the Flagstaff House, on the woman who asked for raw elk and his disdain for duck tongues

    ​ Mark Monette Flagstaff House 1138 Flagstaff Drive, Boulder 303-442-4640 www.flagstaffhouse.com This is part one of my interview with Mark Monette, executive chef of the Flagstaff House. Part two of my chat with Monette will run in this space tomorrow. While Boulder today is renowned for ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2011

    "Stoner" misspelling honors "Westworld"

    ​ Mark Monette Flagstaff House 1138 Flagstaff Drive, Boulder 303-442-4640 www.flagstaffhouse.com This is part one of my interview with Mark Monette, executive chef of the Flagstaff House. Part two of my chat with Monette will run in this space tomorrow. While Boulder today is renowned for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Comment of the day: The occupation of Hawaii

    God save the queen?​Hawaii is probably the weirdest U.S. State, as Sarah Vowell observed when she interviewed with our Amber Taufen on Friday: The U.S. basically annexed it over the course of a summer, and even today, native Hawaiians recognize a strong loyalty to the former monarchy -- someth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Sarah Vowell on Hawaii, monarchy and Unfamiliar Fishes

    ​At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sarah Vowell will sign copies of her latest tome, Unfamiliar Fishes, at the Tattered Cover LoDo, 1628 16th Street. We caught up with Vowell about her inspiration for the book, what she learned and how this book fits into her previous body of work.

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2011

    Fishing For Answers

    ​At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sarah Vowell will sign copies of her latest tome, Unfamiliar Fishes, at the Tattered Cover LoDo, 1628 16th Street. We caught up with Vowell about her inspiration for the book, what she learned and how this book fits into her previous body of work.

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Denver's Next Improv Star week 8 recap: in praise of the absurd

    ​Somewhere between the literary obsessiveness and the heroin-haze that, together, consumed his life, William S. Burroughs developed a technique called cut-up writing, which uses fragments of preexisting works and rearranges them to create something new. The results, generally, are dizzying and non ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Michael Huttner, ProgressNow not responding to questions about not-awarded Hawaii trip

    Michael Huttner.​As part of the August 2009 launch of 50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America, Michael Huttner, the book's co-author, as well as founder and CEO of ProgressNow.org, promised to give away a trip to Hawaii to the person with the best idea to improve America. Over two years late ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Today In Stoke: Aspen's Jennifer Figge is swimming to Hawaii instead of smoking

    Photo via www.JenniferFigge.comAspen swimmer Jennifer Figge is going the distance.​Jennifer Figge, the Aspen-based endurance athlete who swam the Atlantic (from the Cape Verde Islands to Trinidad) in 2009, then did it again in 2010 just for kicks, is now swimming the Pacific. She dove in from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Zengo's Clint Wangsnes on black garlic, his last meal and Denver's really bad Mexican food

    Lori Midson​ Clint Wangsnes Zengo 1610 Little Raven Street 720-904-0965 www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver This is part one of Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Clint Wangsnes, chef of Zengo. To read part two of that Q&A, check back here on Friday. "I truly love food, and the high ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Time traveler Sarah Vowell pops in for Denver Post Pen & Podium lecture series

    ​Sarah Vowell is in town tonight for The Denver Post Pen & Podium lecture series at Newman Center for the Performing Arts, following the success of her book The Wordy Shipmates. We caught up with her for a quick interview just after she'd put the finishing touches on her next book, Unfamiliar ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2010

    Be Here. Aloha!

    ​Sarah Vowell is in town tonight for The Denver Post Pen & Podium lecture series at Newman Center for the Performing Arts, following the success of her book The Wordy Shipmates. We caught up with her for a quick interview just after she'd put the finishing touches on her next book, Unfamiliar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Rene Ogden, possible victim in Colorado Springs triple homicide: A tale from happier times

    CBS4​Colorado Springs Police haven't ID'd the woman and two teens found dead yesterday in cases being investigated as homicides. But the residence in question was reportedly occupied by the Ogdens: parents Tommy and Rene, kids Olivia and Chase. And in a Reunion.com post, Rene portrayed their l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Medical marijuana dispensary review: Hawaiian Herbal Health offers the islands at a mile high

    ​In "Mile Highs and Lows," Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars or a dope dealer's college dorm room. See our updated dispensary list here, and keep reading for William Breathes's review of H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    DJ Nutmeg returns to Denver and resumes Lawnchair Lounge residency

    ​Speaking of getting back after it: If you haven't heard yet, DJ Nutmeg -- crowned Best DJ by us in 2004, who picked up stakes and moved to Hawaii the following year -- is back in town, and duder has wasted no time getting back into the, uh, mix. Tonight at the, ahem, Mix Music Lounge (see w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    On 4/20, the best pot references in kids' shows

    "I learned it by watching you!"​Kids' shows have always had small jokes designed to go over the heads of the little ones and appeal to the parents in the audience. Or if not the parents, at least to the creative teams on the shows themselves, as they try to stave off serious depression after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Terrence Lakin, birther Lieutenant Colonel refusing to honor Obama's "illegal" orders to serve in Afghanistan, is a Colorado native -- naturally

    Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin, who's refusing to return to Afghanistan for a second tour until President Barack Obama produces proof that he was born in the U.S., is a Colorado native. Which makes perfect sense given the case of birther fever that continues to run through the state more than a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Tonight: Delightful Dishes and Dreamy Getaways Auction

    ​Bid on mountain retreats, city escapes, spa treatments, a five-day stay in Hawaii, trips to Arizona or Beverly Hills, basketball shoes, a 2010 Road King Classic Touring Motorcycle from Harley Davidson and more while you munch on samples from twenty food stations at tonight's Delightful Dishes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Denver won't have John Temple to kick around anymore -- because he's moving to Hawaii

    That shirt looks kind of Hawaiian, doesn't it?​After the closure of the Rocky Mountain News last February, E.W. Scripps CEO Rich Boehne publicly promised a job to Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple -- but he turned it down to explore other opportunities. Since then, he's consulted a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Jobbed: Which local "television personality" needs your help? Could it be Dog?

    Does this man need your help?​Having trouble finding work? You're not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as seen online: Personal assistant to high-profile television personality ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    What state's drivers should you fear most in a snowstorm?

    If you're not a student lucky enough to have a snow day, or a grown-up who's wisely decided to stay home and watch movies, you've either already been on the roads during today's storm or you're about to venture out onto them. And while Colorado drivers can present their own issues, out-of-staters ri ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 27, 2009

    A conversation with Troy Guard of TAG

    If you're not a student lucky enough to have a snow day, or a grown-up who's wisely decided to stay home and watch movies, you've either already been on the roads during today's storm or you're about to venture out onto them. And while Colorado drivers can present their own issues, out-of-staters ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Chef and Tell: Troy Guard from TAG

    ​"You're the first person who's asked for hot sauce since I opened," says Troy Guard. The owner and executive chef of TAG, a three-month-old restaurant in Larimer Square, isn't quite scolding me, but he's made it perfectly clear that his steak tacos, a plate of which sits in front of me, don't ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2009

    Salt of the Earth

    ​"You're the first person who's asked for hot sauce since I opened," says Troy Guard. The owner and executive chef of TAG, a three-month-old restaurant in Larimer Square, isn't quite scolding me, but he's made it perfectly clear that his steak tacos, a plate of which sits in front of me, don't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Mile High Music Festival Q&A: Pepper

    Averaging 200 shows every year for the past eight years, the members of Pepper have earned a reputation for being as dedicated as they are hedonistic.  With five full-length albums under their belt and the development of their own record label, the Hawaiian-bred members have demonstrated an int ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    Flower Power

    Turn May Day into Lei Day at this Hawaiian celebration.

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Hawaiian plate lunches at 8 Islands skimpy on the rice, generous on the angry hippie

    Add some $2 rice and you've got a very expensive $16 plate lunch at 8 Islands. As my brother said on our way to Boulder this weekend, "It's pretty hard to fuck up a plate lunch." We were driving to check out 8 Islands, an eatery that specializes in the uniquely Hawaiian culinary phenomenon known a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    SPAM on wry

    Once again, SPAM -- everyone's favorite potted meat product -- is in the news. And this time, there's a Colorado hook: Ron Pearman of Colorado Springs won the grand prize in the Great American SPAM Championship. (Read Melanie Asmar's interview with the champ here.)  The contest, held at state a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Comments on Rocky Mountain News' obese-women-have-sex report funnier than the article itself

    Once again, SPAM -- everyone's favorite potted meat product -- is in the news. And this time, there's a Colorado hook: Ron Pearman of Colorado Springs won the grand prize in the Great American SPAM Championship. (Read Melanie Asmar's interview with the champ here.)  The contest, held at state a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Denver Independent newspaper announces impending launch

    Once again, SPAM -- everyone's favorite potted meat product -- is in the news. And this time, there's a Colorado hook: Ron Pearman of Colorado Springs won the grand prize in the Great American SPAM Championship. (Read Melanie Asmar's interview with the champ here.)  The contest, held at state a ... More >>

  • Film

    June 19, 2008

    Surfwise

    Parenting off the grid — and eventually off the reservation — in the alt–family portrait Surfwise.

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2008

    Shmuck of the Week

    Parenting off the grid — and eventually off the reservation — in the alt–family portrait Surfwise.

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Play It Again

    Two local athletes move From Tragedy to Triumph.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Delegating Denver #15 of 56: Hawaii

    Two local athletes move From Tragedy to Triumph.

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2007

    Wine & Dine

    Two local athletes move From Tragedy to Triumph.

  • News

    September 28, 2006

    The Line King

    Dominique Thomas specializes in the sneaker attack.

  • Dining

    March 2, 2006

    Invasion!

    Poi ahoy

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    The Beatdown

    DJ Nutmeg is moving out of the house, but its foundation is still strong.

  • People & Places

    March 25, 2004

    Best Question Called In to the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

    DJ Nutmeg is moving out of the house, but its foundation is still strong.

  • Film

    January 29, 2004

    Elmore or Less

    There's little merit to The Big Bounce.

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    72-Hour Party People

    Meth: It's not just for the white-trash crowd.

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Evidence That Having Something to Live For Staves Off Death

    Gene Amole
    Rocky Mountain News

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Seafood Restaurant

    Roy's Cherry Creek

  • Music

    July 20, 2000

    Hit Pick

    Abdomen

  • News

    February 17, 2000

    A Failure to Communicate

    Is the media to blame for Tom Sanchez's dismissal?

  • Music

    February 18, 1999

    Playscool's In

    Kekoa Franconi's theme night might seem outrageous, but the little girls (and boys) understand.

  • Calendar

    January 28, 1999

    Night & Day

    January 28 - February 3, 1999

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    Off Limits

    January 28 - February 3, 1999

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