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November 18, 2011
Reader: Denver is the douchiest, frattiest, most uninteresting city in the west
For reasons we don't understand but appreciate, a 2009 post by former staffer Joe Tone entitled "Denver: The manliest, drunkest, business-iest, happiest, safe-sex-having-ist city in America" went viral yesterday. Which means, predictably, that a number of Denver haters stepped up to share som ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
Tom Martino archive: The top 10 Westword reports on bankrupt Troubleshooter (VIDEO)
The way he was.Our post about Troubleshooter Tom Martino's bankruptcy is hardly the first time we've reported about the consumer advocate-turned-empire builder. Below, we've assembled ten pieces from the past decade plus, ranging from a report about how he was scammed by a fellow employee and ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Marijuana rally as legislature opens session: Miguel Lopez shifts location after permit denial
Miguel Lopez.In January 2010, Mile High NORML staged a pro-cannabis rally across the street from the State Capitol in conjunction with the opening day of the legislative session. But when advocate Miguel Lopez filed a permit to repeat the feat this year, his application for the same location ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Marijuana group denied permit for Jan. rally, Miguel Lopez threatens legal action (PHOTOS)
Miguel Lopez.Last January, Mile High NORML staged a pro-cannabis rally across the street from the State Capitol to correspond with the opening of the legislative session; see photos below. But advocate Miguel Lopez's attempt to stage a sequel has hit a stumbling block. The state has denied hi ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Tyler Gregorak: Case dropped against former CU Buff and Shmuck of the Week
Tyler Gregorak.Here's an important note for anyone hoping to someday be recognized as Westword's Shmuck of the Week: You don't have to be convicted of a crime to win -- and if you're ultimately cleared of wrongdoing, we won't make you return your prize. That's good news for former CU Buffalo ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Band of Horses at the Ogden: It's that booty-rocking funeral music!
Photos by Joe ToneBand of Horses • Co. • 03.16.10 | Ogden Theatre There are certain tricks storytellers use, moves that keep the audience's minds or livers from getting anxious and hitting the bar. Band of Horses owns a heavy arsenal of those tricks -- but we'll get to that shortly.
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January 14, 2010
Mile High NORML Cannabis Rally: a photo gallery
Photo by Joe ToneIt was a banner day near the state capitol. The crowd at the Mile High NORML Cannabis Rally wasn't enormous, but it was noisy and enthusiastic -- with a faint smoky smell. Page through below to see shots by Joe Tone of just-announced gubernatorial candidate Miguel Lopez, pro ... More >>
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November 25, 2009
American traditions: Thanksgiving and suing the crap out of your neighbor
As sad and time-wasting as frivolous lawsuits can be, they're a part of American life. Sometimes they can be downright funny (except for the people involved). Remember the dumbass Washington D.C. judge who sued his dry cleaners for $54 million over a pair of lost pants? Fortunately he lost that c ... More >>
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November 5, 2009
From open to close at one of Denver's best dives: The Nob Hill
As sad and time-wasting as frivolous lawsuits can be, they're a part of American life. Sometimes they can be downright funny (except for the people involved). Remember the dumbass Washington D.C. judge who sued his dry cleaners for $54 million over a pair of lost pants? Fortunately he lost that c ... More >>
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October 30, 2009
Cafe Society: Week in review
Sausage kingWhat you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were counting the minutes to Zolo Southwestern Grill's 105 days of tequila. While we locals aren't pleased that the Rockies blew another season of baseball, we understand that not everyone is a fan of the purple and ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
From the week of October 29, 2009
Sausage kingWhat you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were counting the minutes to Zolo Southwestern Grill's 105 days of tequila. While we locals aren't pleased that the Rockies blew another season of baseball, we understand that not everyone is a fan of the purple and ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
From the week of October 22, 2009
Sausage kingWhat you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were counting the minutes to Zolo Southwestern Grill's 105 days of tequila. While we locals aren't pleased that the Rockies blew another season of baseball, we understand that not everyone is a fan of the purple and ... More >>
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October 6, 2009
Help wanted (and not for pot): Westword seeks outdoors writers
A Flickr photo.Westword.com is looking for mountain-addicted wordsmiths to help us tell the stories of Colorado's outdoor-sports scene. If you spend your weekends dodging lift lines, count Sniagrab as a national holiday, and -- here's the kicker -- can write as well as you board or bike, we w ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
Monolith 2009: The Ten Best Photos
Joe Tone As the Guy Who Sits in the Media Tent and Updates Our Live Music Fest Coverage, there are two perks to my job: 1. Proximity to free food. 2. Opportunity to pick which photos we use in our slideshows and live-review blogs. Monolith, like Mile High before it, served up scores of ph ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
The debut of Huffington Post Denver
Ethan Axelrod.Back in June, we told you that the Huffington Post would be opening a branch in Denver, to follow offices in New York City and Chicago. Then, in July, we confirmed that Ethan Axelrod, a former Colorado College student who just happens to be the son of big shot Obama advisor Davi ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
Take an end-of-the-summer road trip down Colorado, Denver's boulevard of dreams
Ethan Axelrod.Back in June, we told you that the Huffington Post would be opening a branch in Denver, to follow offices in New York City and Chicago. Then, in July, we confirmed that Ethan Axelrod, a former Colorado College student who just happens to be the son of big shot Obama advisor Davi ... More >>
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August 7, 2009
Who will be the Broncos' Twitter MVP?
As training camp gets into full swing and the football season looms ever closer, our beloved Denver Broncos are stuck in what's known as a "rebuilding" year. As a team in flux, the orange and blue face many questions. Can Josh McDaniels succeed as a head coach? Will Kyle Orton be able to exec ... More >>
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July 31, 2009
Can't go to Broncos training camp? Read Stefan Fatsis's A Few Seconds of Panic instead
The Broncos start training camp today, and, sure, you could go watch. But unless you sneak into the locker room and hide behind Brandon Marshall's ego, going to camp won't give you even a hint of what life is really like for the Broncos. For that, you'll have to hit your favorite bookseller. ... More >>
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July 20, 2009
Relive the Mile High Music Fest on YouTube
Joe Tone If you missed the Mile High Music Fest -- and I did too, thanks to a wedding that was occurring simultaneously -- or if you were there, but were just so trashed your memories are hazy, you can relive it in glorious lo-fi, shaky-cam glory on YouTube. A quick search for "Mile High Music Fes ... More >>
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July 19, 2009
Mile High Music Fest Live Reviews: Day One
Aaron Thackeray See photos of Day One's fans on the slideshow page. It's here: The second edition of the Mile High Music Fest is underway, and our gaggle of writers and photogs are shvitzing their way around the grounds to bring you ongoing, as-close-to-live-as-my-fingers-allow coverage of Denver ... More >>
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June 2, 2009
Twitter Tuesday: Denver Twits you should know
Editor's note: Starting today, Westword contributor Cory Casciato will be blogging regularly for The Latest Word about the local tech and social-media scene. Feel free to e-mail him with links, story ideas, hate mail, and slices of congratulatory pizza. If you're not on Twitter yet, you're one of ... More >>
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April 10, 2009
Rockies Opening Day 2009: The ill-advised live blog
One of these shirts is not like the other. Read from the bottom up. Or not at all. 4:15: So I'm sitting here with one of those guys who wears his own team hat to a game even though that team is not playing. What I mean is that Joe is wearing a Cardinals hat even though the game is between the Phi ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
Our Daily Bread Special Report!
So, Westword web editor Joe Tone and I tried going to Mendelson's today for a triple-decker sandwich so I could start working on my Mendelson's sweatshirt (free if you eat all 21 varieties), but it was closed, I'm assuming, because of the rapidly melting snow.. As a result, we headed across th ... More >>
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January 13, 2009
The Josh McDaniels coverage thus far: fawning, with a dash of worshipfulness
In his blog "Broncos Country is Not Happy About Josh McDaniels. Broncos Country is Wrong," Westword's Joe Tone suggests that everyone in the state of Colorado is up in arms about the selection of New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to replace Mike Shanahan as the Denver Bronc ... More >>
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December 3, 2008
Is Rick Reilly losing his bite, or does he just need his bicuspids sharpened?
No contemporary sportswriter is more decorated (or better paid) than Denver's Rick Reilly, and so no sportswriter is more regularly critiqued. Since leaping wallet first from the sinking Sports Illustrated to ESPN last year -- a move he outlined in the January Message column "Rick Reilly, Loving Lim ... More >>
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December 3, 2008
Ohio man threatened to kill President Bush, bomb DIA
Federal prosecutors have indicted an Ohio man who they say threatened to bomb the Denver International Airport and then shoot himself in the bathroom this October. According to the indictment, if he somehow survived the bomb and the gunshot (apparently he didn't have much confidence in his mayhem s ... More >>
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December 2, 2008
Could the end of the election season make Dan Caplis listenable again?
During the lead-up to the 2008 election, KHOW radio host Dan Caplis focused all of his considerable intellect on the destruction of Barack Obama -- a mission that caused him to become a shrill caricature of himself. (Check out the June blog "Dan Caplis and His Jihad Against Barack Obama" for a sam ... More >>
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December 1, 2008
With a test for sports gene, overbearing parents can get an early start
Sometimes I joke about adopting a teenager. I imagine myself showing up at the adoption agency with a stop-watch around my neck and a tape measure on my belt, dragging prospective dependents onto the lawn to time them in the 40 and measure their wingspan. I'd never do it, of course. Too much paperw ... More >>
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November 25, 2008
Thanksgiving Dinner Fantasy Draft: What dishes would you pick?
The Thanksgiving dinner table is a sacred place, and we all have a vision of the perfect holiday meal. But what are the most important dishes? If it came down to stuffing or turkey, which would you choose? We can all be thankful such decisions rarely come to pass, for we Americans can always find r ... More >>
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November 24, 2008
Over the Weekend: Will Smith, Coldplay and various drunk people rock Denver
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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October 22, 2008
(Some) Broncos fans want Mike Nolan. (Some) Broncos fans are idiots
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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October 16, 2008
The Westword.com blog shortcut, October 16 edition
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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October 15, 2008
The Westword.com blog shortcut, October 15 edition
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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September 26, 2008
Candy Girls: Brach's Soda Poppers
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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September 14, 2008
Monolith Day 1: The Pictures
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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September 9, 2008
Broncos-Raiders Live Blog: Royal flushes Oakland DBs; Shanahan smacks Al
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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September 9, 2008
A really modest proposal for eliminating the infield dirt from football stadiums
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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September 4, 2008
The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 4 edition
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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August 27, 2008
Umm, sirs, that doesn't look like Barack Obama
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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August 26, 2008
Umm, sirs, that doesn't look like Barack Obama
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone
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August 9, 2008
Denvention Day 3: Why Sci Fi Fans Don't Need Strippers
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user's guide to what you (probably) missed. -- Joe Tone

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