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A Vietnamese citizen is the new owner of Buford, Wyoming, population 1

Buford, the one-person Wyoming town, sells for $900,000

Long before Buford -- the tiny Wyoming town with its own zip code but a population of exactly one -- became an international sensation, it was a road-trip must-stop for my family. We'd discovered it one morning when we'd zipped past Cheyenne and realized we might need gas before Laramie. Buford, loc ... More >>

Video: Suzi Q. Smith slams with champions Bobby Lefebre and Theo Wilson

In this week's cover story, "Slam, Bam, Thank You, Ma'am," Westword shadowed Denver poet Suzi Q. Smith and traveled to Wyoming with her and two other big names on the national touring roster: Bobby Lefebre and Theo "Lucifury" Wilson. Aside from a lowly Westword writer, the rental car held three sepa ... More >>

Slam poet Suzi Q. Smith brought a national championship to Denver

In this week's cover story, "Slam, Bam, Thank You, Ma'am," Westword shadowed Denver poet Suzi Q. Smith and traveled to Wyoming with her and two other big names on the national touring roster: Bobby Lefebre and Theo "Lucifury" Wilson. Aside from a lowly Westword writer, the rental car held three sepa ... More >>

Readers slam Westword cover subject Corey Donahue

In this week's cover story, "Slam, Bam, Thank You, Ma'am," Westword shadowed Denver poet Suzi Q. Smith and traveled to Wyoming with her and two other big names on the national touring roster: Bobby Lefebre and Theo "Lucifury" Wilson. Aside from a lowly Westword writer, the rental car held three sepa ... More >>

Molly Midyette: Born to Run's "Caballo Blanco" to speak at May 7 legal defense fundraiser

​Molly Midyette has the odds stacked against her. She's serving a sixteen-year prison sentence over the 2006 death of her twelve-week-old son Jason Jay Midyette, a punishment she says she doesn't deserve because ex-husband Alex Midyette and his powerful family allegedly sabotaged her defense t ... More >>

Colorado BBQ team heading to Lynchburg for "The Jack"

Jack Daniels BBQ Media​2 Lil' Macs BBQ is the little piggy of "The Jack." The Broomfield-based team is now en route to Lynchburg, Tennessee, for the 22nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue. The contest will be smokin' today and tomorrow, with teams competing for $30,000 ... More >>

Marijuana farm in Boulder: Commissioner says it's okay under old rules, not new ones

​Back in June, commissioner Ben Pearlman told us about the passage of new rules for medical marijuana operations in Boulder County. An application to grow marijuana on the 67-acre Szymanski Farms property would have been rejected under the updated regs. But because the ap was filed before thei ... More >>

Letters: Bromwell Elementary's principal gets a flunking grade from critics

​Back in June, commissioner Ben Pearlman told us about the passage of new rules for medical marijuana operations in Boulder County. An application to grow marijuana on the 67-acre Szymanski Farms property would have been rejected under the updated regs. But because the ap was filed before thei ... More >>

William Ayers speech University of Wyoming tried to ban: A photo gallery

Photo by Meg LankerWilliam Ayers in front of the Cheney Center. Sorry, Dick.​Tuesday, a U.S. District Court judge ruled a speech by controversial professor William Ayers that the University of Wyoming tried to ban should go forward. It was a victory for Denver attorney David Lane and UW stude ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Matthew Shepard, eleven years later

​ This past weekend the largest gay-rights demonstration in close to a decade descended on Washington, D.C., where lawmakers may finally approve the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a measure that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the categories c ... More >>

A Crush on Cans: Ska Brewing

It's American Craft Beer Week - seven days that even the United States Congress felt should be set aside for drinking micro brews. But Colorado's beer culture is worth a deeper look, since 100 craft breweries operated here in 2008, producing 75,000 barrels of delicious beer. Of particular interest ... More >>

Delegating Denver #56 of #56: Wyoming

It's American Craft Beer Week - seven days that even the United States Congress felt should be set aside for drinking micro brews. But Colorado's beer culture is worth a deeper look, since 100 craft breweries operated here in 2008, producing 75,000 barrels of delicious beer. Of particular interest ... More >>

Vonnegut Down a Bassist

It's American Craft Beer Week - seven days that even the United States Congress felt should be set aside for drinking micro brews. But Colorado's beer culture is worth a deeper look, since 100 craft breweries operated here in 2008, producing 75,000 barrels of delicious beer. Of particular interest ... More >>

Crowded Cowboy Caucuses

It's American Craft Beer Week - seven days that even the United States Congress felt should be set aside for drinking micro brews. But Colorado's beer culture is worth a deeper look, since 100 craft breweries operated here in 2008, producing 75,000 barrels of delicious beer. Of particular interest ... More >>

Déjà View

Thought Equity Motion is using old footage in new revenue-generating ways.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Storme of the Day

It only takes 38 inches to make the Dlist.

Penelope Caldwell

Space Gallery

What's in a Name?

Qusair Mohamedbhai just wanted to open a bank account. Instead, he was labeled a terrorist.

Homo on the Range

Ledger and Gyllenhaal are cowboys in love.

Booze Worthy

Stoli and the Beers brew up a potent batch of rocking, intoxicating punk.

Love Life

Stop Kiss offers an intelligent and bittersweet look at a budding gay romance.

Teenage Bottlerocket

Tuesday, August 17, Climax Lounge, 303-292-5483.

Framed

When it comes to musical stagnation, Laymen Terms pleads innocent.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

When it comes to musical stagnation, Laymen Terms pleads innocent.

What's Good for the Goose...

...is also good for Denver diners, as evidenced by Solera.

Spiking Poetry

Landmark readings honor Kenneth Koch

Sex in the City

Two galleries blow hot and cold.

Off Limits

Who's on First?

Backwash

Acoustic Carnival gets ready to take its first spin through the Front Range.

Backwash

The city's new all-ages policy draws jeers -- but no beers.

Encore

The city's new all-ages policy draws jeers -- but no beers.

Too Close to Home

Matthew Shepard's murder and its aftermath are examined in The Laramie Project.

Thank God for Bob!

Bob Enyart is pro-life, pro-death (penalty) and anti-gay, and now he wants to take over the country.

A Crying Shame

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

The Long Road Home

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

Almost Anything Goes

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

Letters

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

Accordion to Whom?

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

Feedback

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

Feedback

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

Avs and Have-Nots: The Year in Review

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

Lumps of Clay

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

The Show Must Go On

And thanks to these Pioneers, it will.

Cowboys and Quarterbacks

And thanks to these Pioneers, it will.

Feedback

And thanks to these Pioneers, it will.

ONE LAST GASP FOR MARLBORO COUNTRY

AMERICA'S LARGEST TOBACCO COMPANY WANTS TO RUN SMOKERS OUT OF DENVER ON A RAIL.

ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD

AFTER YEARS OF TENDING TO TRAVELERS, THE STATE LINE CAFE GETS READY FOR SUPPER.

LETTERS

AFTER YEARS OF TENDING TO TRAVELERS, THE STATE LINE CAFE GETS READY FOR SUPPER.