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  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Reader: Bar Belle and dieters dissing gluten do a disservice to those with celiac disease

    ​"I was really hoping you'd go on the Jason Sheehan diet: whiskey, cigarettes, and Lucky Charms," writes Mantonat in response to the second installment of Bar Belle, Laura Shunk's new series about how a food critic can indeed get fit. In last Monday's installment, Shunk kicked gluten to the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Obesity rates: Colorado's is the lowest in the nation, making us the skinniest state of all

    Flickr​ Colorado is good at winning. If there's a ranking of the best states for getting drunk, using condoms or being manly, you can bet Colorado's near the top. In fact, this year alone, we've won at dating, being smart and making the most fraud complaints in the nation! And today, we've w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Christmas lights online extravaganza: Alek Komarnitsky on world-renowned annual display

    Big pics below.​Alek Komarnitsky loves Christmas -- and he's managed to spread his affection for the holiday planet-wide, thanks to Alek's Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease, a web page that allows surfers across the globe to view and actually control his display of 20,000 lights ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Bloody vomit, medical neglect and more in Matt Malloy prison lawsuit filed by DU students

    Matt Mallory​Complaints of substandard health care in the Colorado prison system are nothing new, but a newly filed lawsuit by one inmate, alleging that he was neglected in his cell while vomiting blood for three days, makes for particularly interesting reading. For one thing, Matt Mallory's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Syringe exchange legalization bill clears first legislative hurdle

    ​ A bill that would legalize syringe exchange programs in Colorado cleared its first hurdle today. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved it with two nay votes. Last year, Westword wrote about the state's lack of legal syringe exchange programs, which swap injection-drug user ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Medical marijuana fight: Health department lobbies against MMJ use in treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

    Photo by John J. Kruzel, courtesy of the U.S. Defense DepartmentThe use of the lifelike simulator shown here has been approved for PTSD treatment.​Update, 4:00 p.m.: Representative Sal Pace's amendment relating to medical marijuana and post-traumatic stress disorder has been defeated, and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Kristen Parker: Sentencing options for the hep C inflicter

    How can Kristen Parker make amends? ​Last Friday U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn threw out a plea bargain deal for former Rose Medical Center employee Kristen Parker, who admitted infecting surgical patients with hepatitis C through needles contaminated by her own drug use. No real surpri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    This Just In: Billy Joel and Elton John show rescheduled

    ​Billy Joel and Elton John's Face 2 Face show originally scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at the Pepsi Center has been pushed back to February 22. Any tickets purchased for this Sunday's show will be valid for the rescheduled date, and refunds are available at point of purchase. The two have have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Kristen Parker's police confession: "I didn't know this was gonna happen...."

    Kristen Parker shows off the girls in a photo from her now-offline MySpace page. As noted in a blog yesterday, operating-room tech/accused hepatitis-C passer Kristen Parker's public comments about the possible infection of patients at two different Colorado medical facilities were limited to quotes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Swift beef recall: Beware of tainted "Butt Ball Tip"

    Yesterday, Greeley's own JBS Swift Beef Co. recalled over 41,000 pounds of meat contaminated with O157:H7 E.coli bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The stuff went out on April 21 to enterprises in Colorado and a dozen other states rangin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Cheap tacos -- if the Nuggets win big

    Last year, Adam Cayton-Holland checked out Taco Bell's deal offering four tacos for a buck from 4-6 p.m. the day after the Colorado Rockies scored seven runs. By carefully mapping out his course, he managed to secure 28 tacos -- and a severe case of heartburn. Now Taco Bell is advertising anoth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Geek in the Galley: Fat, lazy bastard edition

    I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. On November 16, the good people at TiVo announced what has to be one of the signs of the foodie apocalypse: that through a partnership deal with Domino's, customers would now be able to order pizzas through their TV. Why?  Because getting up off the couch and ... More >>

  • Music

    September 18, 2008

    Alejandro Escovedo has a whole new lease on life

    I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. On November 16, the good people at TiVo announced what has to be one of the signs of the foodie apocalypse: that through a partnership deal with Domino's, customers would now be able to order pizzas through their TV. Why?  Because getting up off the couch and ... More >>

  • Music

    March 6, 2008

    Sworn Enemy

    Thursday, March 6, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

  • Music

    January 17, 2008

    Split Lip Rayfield

    Friday, January 18, Quixote's True Blue, 303-297-1772; Saturday, January 19, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772; Monday, January 21, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-447-0095.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Battle of the Griswolds

    Friday, January 18, Quixote's True Blue, 303-297-1772; Saturday, January 19, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772; Monday, January 21, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-447-0095.

  • Music

    February 8, 2007

    Camera Obscura

    Thursday, February 8, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

  • Music

    February 8, 2007

    Of Montreal

    Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
    Polyvinyl

  • Music

    June 9, 2005

    Dressy Bessy

    Electrified (Transdreamer)

  • Dining

    March 17, 2005

    Drunk of the Week

    Auld Dubliner

  • Music

    February 24, 2005

    Maximilian Hecker

    Lady Sleep (Kitty-Yo Recordings)

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2004

    Wheel Heroes

    Tour de Cure gets rolling against diabetes

  • Dining

    November 6, 2003

    State of Reflux

    Tour de Cure gets rolling against diabetes

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Mayoral Proclamation

    Maggiano's Millionth-Meatball Day
    May 10, 2001

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Place to Recover From Smoking

    Taki's

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2001

    Best Spiritual Drugstore and Hex Removal

    Botánica y Yerbería Caridad del Cobre

  • Dining

    March 15, 2001

    Check, Please!

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • News

    February 20, 1997

    Letters

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • News

    February 22, 1995

    LETTERS

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

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