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Shawn Lopez: Did he kill homeless woman for a thrill, then buy chewing tobacco (74)

Update: We've been covering the switchblade murder of homeless, wheelchair-bound Francis Reade near an Aurora shopping complex; see our original items below. Now, however, info from a police report has surfaced that makes what was obviously a senseless act seem even more gruesome and horrible. The d ... More >>

Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're Foodcrazy

Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a michelada the size of Mexico from El Tepehuan, to a platter of oysters, not from the sushi case at King Soopers, as one commenter quipped, but from Land of Sushi, to a "prego" burrito that just about everyone agreed was smot ... More >>

Glacier Ice Cream & Gelato will open in Englewood in mid-February

Boulder-based Glacier Ice Cream & Gelato, which landed a spot on Forbes Traveler's America's Best Ice Cream list in 2008 (and has amassed dozens of additional accolades ever since), is opening in Englewood, in February, at Kent Place, the new retail and loft development at University and Hampden tha ... More >>

William Costello, accused serial rapist, linked to two more crimes but bond lowered

Late last month, we told you about William Costello, charged with being a serial rapist after his DNA scored strikes on three previous sex assaults; see our original coverage below. Since then, he's been linked to two more crimes, yet his bond was actually lowered -- and he's since been released, pr ... More >>

Photos: Colorado's first Fresh Fare by King Soopers opens at Kent Place in Englewood

It's the first King Soopers of its kind in Colorado, and it's aimed at luring discriminating, savvy shoppers searching for fresh, organic produce, all-natural foods, upscale pastries, cheeses from around the globe, salumi, prime-grade beef, fresh seafood and fish and just about anything else you'd e ... More >>

Getting stoned with Brandon Taylor

Our state recently made history by voting to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In honor of this momentous occasion -- and while the specific legalities are being ironed out with the feds -- we thought we'd take a few minutes to catch up with various members of our musical community, the known ... More >>

Reader: Gietost is the Scandinavian equivalent of those tacky port wine cheese balls

After getting a taste of ekte gjetost, a cheese made of caramelized goat's-milk whey, at Trillium, the restaurant she's reviewing this week, Gretchen Kurtz tried to track it down in town. She had no luck at the usual suspects: The Truffle, Marczyk Fine Foods, the Continental Deli. But she did find ... More >>

Earl Moore gets life for bombing attempt at Southwest Plaza on Columbine anniversary

When news broke last year that Earl Moore had been charged with a single count of arson for placing an explosive device in Southwest Plaza mall on the anniversary of the attack on nearby Columbine High School, locals feared he'd receive relatively light punishment. But no: Moore has been sentenced t ... More >>

Sixteen-year-old Tara Perry followed her man into crime and madness

Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Nyzombie1

Lori Midson​Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a meaty, medieval-sized lamb shank from Devil's Food Bakery and Cookery to a plate of chicken wings from Russell's Smokehouse to a smashing zombie cake from a supermarket bakery. For identifying that cake a ... More >>

Supporting Project Angel Heart is as easy as giving pie

​This is the time of year when your inbox, mailbox and voice box are inundated with warm and fuzzy requests to support your favorite charities, the majority of which most of us guiltily ignore -- at least I do (but I spend all of my spare change on PBR and Coco Pebbles; what's your excuse?) ... More >>

Readers: Dishing dirt on local farmers' markets -- and the lack of local produce

Lori MidsonFresh, Colorado-grown beets from Leffler Farms.​Comments have been springing up about our tour of the Cherry Creek Fresh Market this past weekend -- which had very little that was fresh and Colorado-grown. Bsquared hits the issue squarely: So much prepared food, so little fresh p ... More >>

Five Colorado Rockies promos that might bring out fans -- even if the team doesn't

Rockies Coca-Cola hat.​With the Colorado Rockies mired in a weeks-long slump, there are fewer and fewer reasons to go the ballpark in the heat of the summer. But just because the product on the field is suffering doesn't mean the product at the gates is doing the same. We're talking about prom ... More >>

Shocker of the day: Virgilio's closes in Belmar

Lori Midson​Restaurants go dark all the time -- even the best ones -- but nonetheless, when I read the e-mail yesterday from Virgilio Urbano, announcing that he'd abruptly closed the original Virgilio's at Belmar, I was stupefied. Frankly, I was beyond stupefied. The pizzeria is one of the be ... More >>

A new King Soopers brings booze to the party

​Thanksgiving dinner isn't complete without a big glass of wine, and King Soopers will open its first and only grocery/liquor store just in time to take advantage of that. The store, at 4600 Leetsdale Drive in Glendale, will roll out the shopping carts and slide open the automatic doors on We ... More >>

A new King Soopers in Glendale will sell full-strength beer and wine

​King Soopers plans to join Safeway and Target in the Denver area by opening a large new store that will carry full-strength beer, wine and possibly spirits. The store, at 4600 Leetsdale Drive in Glendale, will be in a long-vacant Cub Foods, which King Soopers bought four years ago. Renovatio ... More >>

Greenpeace rates Colorado supermarket seafood

​While Kroger is making efforts to improve its seafood sourcing practices, it is doing so at a "painfully slow pace," according to a "supermarket scorecard" recently issued by Greenpeace. That King Soopers's parent company might not be ultra-conscientious about where it gets its swordfish and ... More >>

Jason Kay's "Unfaithful" Gatorade stunt a lot less profitable than he thought

A very expensive sticker.​Longmont's Jason Kay thought relabeling Gatorade bottles with a photo of Tiger Woods and his wife Elin and the word "Unfaithful" was such a great idea that he even suggested that Pepsi, Gatorade's parent company, finance his art project. Even though the gag made worl ... More >>

Not all grocery workers sold on "ratification bonus" gift cards

Paper or plastic?​Still no official response from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 about this week's "last, best and final" contract proposals from King Soopers and Safeway. But several employees posting on the Facebook page linked to the union's AlwaysHereForColorado.com site don't ... More >>

Will ProgressNow Colorado help nonunion stores more than union employees in a grocery strike?

If these signs start popping up, ProgressNow will be prepared.​Last week, the liberal group ProgressNow Colorado created a searchable map designed to help customers of King Soopers, Safeway and Albertsons find other places to shop in the event of a grocery-store strike. Shortly thereafter, a l ... More >>

A statement from stabbing victim Dean Withers' family

Dean Withers.​Earlier today, we pointed out that the family of eighty-year-old Dean Withers, who was stabbed at a north metro King Soopers earlier this week, would be holding a press conference in Westminster; Ryan Patrick Nichols, who suffers from schizophrenia, is being held in the incident. ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Police say this is what a guy who'd stab an 80-year-old in the back looks like

Ryan Patrick Nichols.​Some crimes are understandable -- like, say, a starving child stealing a piece of fruit. And other crimes aren't -- among them, stabbing an 80-year-old man in the back. Ryan Patrick Nichols, 26, has been accused of doing the latter, and the nastiness of the crime, which ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Arrest made in Lakewood wallet thefts

Tony White, kinda/sorta ready for his closeup. Last week, we told you about a series of seventeen wallet thefts in Lakewood since February. But rest easy (or at least easier), Lakewood shoppers. Over the weekend, local cops arrested Tony White, 46, after he allegedly tried to lift a wallet from a s ... More >>

The huge variations in Denver Post subscription costs

In "Loss of Rocky Mountain News Doesn't Add Up to Big Subscription Savings -- But I'm Not Complaining," a March 10 blog, I wrote about receiving a card from the Denver Post letting me know that my "premium dual publication" subscription rate from the days when I received both the Post and the Rock ... More >>

Go Organic!...and get coupons

Go Organic!, a comprehensive organic food education group, wants you to eat better. It also wants to help you learn why you should, and what "eating better" means. So in conjunction with King Soopers, Go Organic is offering a coupon book that can be picked up at stores, or by calling 1-800-446-6742. ... More >>

Icing on the Marade

What's a parade - or marade, for that matter - without free stuff? There was plenty of it today in Civic Center Park, the endpoint of the city's official Martin Luther King Day Marade. (For those of you who are wondering, in the grand tradition of the cockapoo -- half cocker spaniel, half poodle -- ... More >>

Will the Denver Rescue Mission's dinner be chile?

The Denver Rescue Mission and more than fifty volunteers are serving up their traditional holiday dinner to homeless men, women and children today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lawrence Street Shelter, 1130 Park Avenue West. New this year: every guest - and the organization expects about 500 peopl ... More >>

Homes for the Holidays

Papa's got a brand new Denver Water tote bag

America's favorite sport? Shootin' at stuff

Garden of Eatin'

Indulge, imbibe and enjoy yourself at the Uptown Sampler.

Run For the Hills

Red Rocks hosts Blade Runner for Film on the Rocks.

A Stink and a Smile

Smokin' Hot

Help pick the 2009 Colorado Firefighter Calendar cover boy.

Good 'Grass

Best of Westword 1991 Winners

Best of Westword Winners: 1989

Hot, Hot, Hot!

Cinco De Mayo Festival

Feast Your Eyes on This

DAVA brings art to all five senses.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Drunk of the Week

College Inn

Best Spanish-Language Cinema

Cinema Latino

A Bad Interaction

Hodel's Drug Store fights a losing battle.

There's Always Room for Jelly

King Soopers is caught sitting on its cans.

Mouthing Off

Sweet Truth

A businessman tries to satisfy a craving.

A FINANCIAL BLIP

THE CITY'S VAUNTED KING SOOPERS DEAL BARELY REGISTERS ON THE STAPLETON REDEVELOPMENT RADAR.

THE SECRET FORMULA

PROWLING THE BLACK MARKET IN SEARCH OF BABY FOOD.

MOUTHING OFF