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Tom Tancredo announces he's running for governor...again

Moments ago, during an appearance on Peter Boyles's KHOW talk show (and while surrounded by TV cameras), former Congressman Tom Tancredo announced that he's running for governor...again. "I announced 5 minutes ago my intention to seek the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado and look forw ... More >>

World of Beer opens in Glendale's City Set with sixty brews on tap

World of Beer, a Tampa, Florida-based chain of beer-centric tap houses, opened its 37th location this week in the new City Set development in Glendale, behind the Hilton Garden Inn at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Cherry Creek Drive. The bar has sixty rotating taps (consisting primarily of c ... More >>

Reader: Forget Jax -- what's the World of Beer?

Jax is about to add a fourth location, in the new City Set development in Glendale, behind the Hilton Garden Inn at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Cherry Creek Drive -- an area definitely shy of good restaurant options. Jax isn't the only eatery going into the project: Udi's will have an outle ... More >>

Falcon "Balloon Boy" Heene and his brothers are flying high in a heavy-metal band

See also: Richard Heene, Balloon Boy's dad, invents crazy stuff, makes crazier infomercials

Insanity defense: Six notorious cases when it worked

One of the central questions in the case of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes involves whether his attorneys will employ the insanity defense. The legal tactic has been used many times in mass slayings and other shocking crimes, and not always effectively: Note that serial killers John Way ... More >>

Superheroes for Aurora

Elvis Costello's My Aim is True turns 35

See Also: Damned, Damned, Damned turns 35 Lester Bangs died 30 years ago today It was 45 years ago today . . . The Beatles Sgt. Pepper nears the half century mark The Smiths Louder than Bombs turns 25 today In the early 1970s, a bespectacled English waif named Declan MacManus -- later to be known ... More >>

Sing the vehicle electric: The Electric Avenue expo and Revenge of the Electric Car

It's Colorado Rides Electric Day -- who knew? Designed to ride shotgun to the World Renewable Energy Forum now at the Colorado Convention Center, the celebration includes a two-day Electric Avenue electric car expo that's free and open to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Representatives of ch ... More >>

Aurora's not exactly a tourist trap, but you might just visit it anyway

Whitney Houston built trust among her audience with her perfect pitch

Trying to think with structure about an artist like Whitney Houston's ability to influence the entire world is as difficult as trying to squeeze your head in a jar. Her voice had a soaring power that transcended pop appeal and packed the gusto of an entire gospel choir. Houston's contributions to mu ... More >>

Barry Fey on that time that he held a gun to Axl Rose's head and how the business has changed

​For years, Barry Fey says, music fans have been needling him to write a book. "You know, people have been saying 'When's the book? When's the book?' for fifteen years," Fey notes. "It was daily, wherever I would go out... 'When's the book? Come on, you've got to write a book!'" Well, he final ... More >>

Voodoo Comedy Playhouse opens in October with a weekly Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show

​In just a few short weeks, Voodoo Comedy Playhouse will open in the Ballpark neighborhood, bringing downtown Denver a venue for all kinds of comedy acts and shows, including Hit and Run Musical Improv, Makeshift Shakespeare and a weekly interactive murder mystery dinner show.

Get Dazbog Coffee, even if you forgot your wallet

Flickr photo by dyobmit​Dazbog Coffee understands that its undercaffeinated, too-tired-to-function customers may not always remember their wallets -- and so the stores are offering a payment method that doesn't require a wallet. "Everyone has their cell phone before their wallet these days," s ... More >>

Madison Street's Rob Michaels dishes on dumbing down menus, the pitfalls of parsley and pork heaven

Lori Midson​ Rob Michaels Madison Street 1222 Madison Street 303-736-2260 www.madisonstreetdenver.com Filipinos are renowned for their unwavering hospitality, for unleashing food feasts that swell the belly, for ensuring that no host allows her guests to leave hungry. "We're known for provi ... More >>

Out Of This World

Hey Ronnie! 10 best punk songs about Reagan

April 1983 issue of TIME. How could '80s lefties not kind of loathe and fear this guy?​Thirty years ago today, at 12:27 p.m. mountain time, John Hinckley, Jr., shot then-president Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Reagan, of course, survived the shooting, ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Oyster Month and Great Plates of Downtown

​Denver Restaurant Week isn't the only news on the local dining scene. This week, the Mountain Sun pub group wraps up Stout Month, Jax Fish House launches Oyster Month, and there's plenty more on the culinary calendar. Here's a taste:

Kelly Liken returns for tonight's Top Chef reunion episode

Kelly Liken returns for a Top Chef reunion.​We'll be seeing Vail's Kelly Liken at the Top Chef Reunion tonight. Kelly was among the four finalists who went to Singapore, then was sent home in the penultimate episode -- but not before cooking many dishes that won the judges' praise. Interesting ... More >>

Top Chef DC, round four: Oh, baby

Lynne and Arnold are out.​Last night's Top Chef DC, episode 4, felt like self-parody -- too many chefs; too many flying shots of hands chopping, sauteeing, stirring; too many judgments and too many judges using truncated phrases that communicated only the most basic facts about what they were ... More >>

A Big Draw

Marijuana advocate Mason Tvert on why you should boycott Starbucks

Mason Tvert isn't drinking the coffee.​Today, Mason Tvert, founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), called for a boycott of Starbucks, saying the coffee chain supported the Colorado Drug Investigators Association, a lobbying group that has opposed to medical marijuana. T ... More >>

Get a job! Sprouts is hiring for two new markets

​Sprouts Farmers Market will host a pair of job fairs this week to hire up to 200 new employees to staff two markets -- one in Centennial, the other in Castle Rock -- slated to open February 12. (The Arizona-based company already has stores in Aurora, Boulder, Fort Collins, Parker and Westmins ... More >>

Shut your Pie Hole...it's now Abode

The skinny on Slim 7's move to Cherry Creek

Speer Boulevard corners the market on views -- and Obama souvenirs

Tonight: Recycle Runway

The 2007 Hall of Shame

It's one thing to embarrass yourself. It's quite another to take an entire city with you.

Why I'm Ready to Kiss 2007 Goodbye

Best of Westword Winners From 1987

Scott D. Clark Plays Duck Duck Noose

Funny gives the newest (in)famous Denverite a tongue-lashing for his fowl deeds.

Scott D. Clark Geeks Out

This Just In…

Denver’s Pi fight, and more nightlife news.

Road Trip: Around The World In a Toyota

Blog Eat Blog

Club Scout

NBA All-Star Weekend

The biggest party of them all!

Mule Variations

Warren Haynes is one mule who's not ungovernable.

Talking Shop

Couple rules with an Iron Feather

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Flag-Bearer

Tom Tancredo is on a crusade to save America -- and he's looking for recruits.

The Message

Blood and Sand

Lost and Found

An art sleuth trails Harry Bertoia to Denver, while Manuel Neri is caught in the act at Robischon.

Acess Denied

Boulder Community TV is at war with one of its flakiest producers. Guess who's winning?

Off Limits

Closed calls...

Night & Day

December 31, 1998 - January 6, 1999

The Final Frontier

In the deadly race to circle the globe in a balloon, team Re/Max plans to rise above the crowd. But can a bold ego go where no man has gone before?

Rubbed the Right Way

Masseuse Carla Madison keeps in touch with the Denver music scene.

Hanging Out to Dry

What happens to the kids hanging out at Skyline Park when a restaurant grabs some of the public space?

FOR PETE'S SAKE