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Domestic violence episode (and arrest) on Southwest flight from Las Vegas to Denver

Update below: Over the years, we've written about plenty of strange things that happened on planes, including the ex-priest arrested for pleasuring himself or the guy accused of groping a pregnant woman. But what happened last night on a Southwest flight from Las Vegas to Denver is a first for us - ... More >>

Menswear Mondays: marketing director David Keller on his neon EDM style

The weather was so nice this past weekend that people were out and about. Of the many Denverites absorbing the comfortable climate we spotted marketing director David Keller as a standout. Continue reading to learn his style icons, what city influences his fashion sense, and what his favorite, unusu ... More >>

Monster truck driver Nicole Johnson talks rock crawling, four wheeling and positive publicity

Nicole Johnson was already a seasoned four-wheeler and champion rock-crawler, so perhaps it wasn't surprising that after a chance meeting with a monster-truck legend -- Dennis Anderson, creator and driver of "Grave Digger" -- the Las Vegas native wound up in the driver's seat of "Scooby Doo," a 10,0 ... More >>

Russian lit and combat tales make the reading list for the Limon prison book club

Gatsby's will open in the former Wine Loft space in LoDo

Both locations of the Wine Loft, a New Orleans-based chain that occupied storefronts in LoDo and and the Landmark Project, closed last month, but yesterday, I spotted a new sign plastered on the LoDo space inked with the words "Classified: Coming soon November 2012." See also: The Wine Loft dries ... More >>

Chef Aaron Bennett of Bácaro Venetian Taverna on his epic meal with Emeril Lagasse

Aaron Bennett Bácaro Venetian Taverna 921 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-444-4888 www.bacaro.com Part one of my interview with Aaron Bennett, exec chef of Boulder's Bácaro Venetian Taverna, ran yesterday; this is part two of our chat . Favorite restaurant in America: Probably Le Bouchon. When I ate ... More >>

Camping cookbook author Patty Ruwoldt on outdoor cuisine (recipe for chicken stew included)

With Memorial Day comes the start of camping season, and here's a new tool to put in your pack: Patty Ruwoldt's Open Range Cook'n: Home on the Range Cooking Made Easy -- A Camp Cook's Guide to Tasty Vittles. Not only does the book include recipes for satisfying meals you can cook in the great outdoo ... More >>

Ladies' night foe Steve Horner takes on Las Vegas... and lives to tell about it

Steve Horner.​Local bar owners breathed a sigh of relief when Steve Horner left town taking the discrimination charges he'd filed against them for offering ladies' night deals with him. Denver's gain is Las Vegas's loss: Sin City is the current focus of Horner's campaign. But rather than earni ... More >>

Jay-Z and Kanye West's upcoming Watch the Throne tour apparently being rerouted

So Pitchfork is reporting this morning that Jay-Z and Kanye West's highly anticipated Watch the Throne tour, which we told you was coming to Denver on Monday, October 10, is no longer coming to town on that date. The tour's apparently being rerouted due to "overwhelming demand," says Billboard, citi ... More >>

Top five ways to bike, fight, skate, run and climb your way through this weekend

​Push On! In the seven months since Clayton Brown opened his Pusher BMX shop at 5777 East Evans Avenue, "Colorado's Only BMX Rider-Owned and Operated BMX Shop" has been getting props from the likes of TransWorld Business and ESPN, doing double the business Brown projected for himself and attra ... More >>

Truce Is Beauty

Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson show: Finally, something scarier than Circus Circus

Robocop in Detroit, and five other statues cities should have

Look at him -- he's so statuesque. ​There are no plans to erect a statute to Robocop in Detroit, according to Mayor Dave Bing. There is, however, a Rocky statue at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art after one was placed at the top of the Rocky steps in Rocky III. While it could argued, ... More >>

Rocky Mountain Right website goes on hiatus due to fear of being sued by Denver Post

RMR logo.​Visitors to Rocky Mountain Right's website can usually find conservative news and commentary -- but not right now. The home page is currently emblazoned with the phrase "Access Denied." That's because site overseer Antony Surace has temporarily blocked users to the page due to concer ... More >>

Dr. Reefer, aka Pierre Werner: Ex-Boulder dispensary owner & his mom indicted in Vegas

Pierre Werner.​Update: Earlier this week, we told you about an investigation in Las Vegas targeting Pierre Werner, who ran a Boulder dispensary under his nickname, Dr. Reefer, before Colorado law established that a former felon like himself couldn't own an MMJ center. Now, the U.S. Attorney's ... More >>

Chef and Tell, part two: Zi Fusion's Rhett Songer on more of the F-word, a pompous prick and being wine-drunk

Lori Midson​ Rhett Songer Zi Fusion 7340 South Clinton Street, Englewood 720-934-6402 www.ziasian.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Rhett Songer, executive chef of Zi Fusion. In part one of that interview, Songer dishes on the F-word, racism and sexism and eating a puppy... ... More >>

Denver Post parent MediaNews Group puts Mike Rosen column at center of copyright suit

Dean Singleton.​Last month, we noted that Denver Post and MediaNews Group execs weren't eager to discuss a copyright-infringement warning published by the paper. At the time, we asked these three questions: "So... what prompted the Post to rattle this saber? Are lawsuits imminent? And against ... More >>

Dear Lotus of Siam, please come to Denver next

​Cafe Society can't get enough of Lotus of Siam. When she was in Las Vegas last week, Patricia Calhoun twice ventured off the Strip to visit the northern Thai restaurant in its original location, a silly strip mall off Sahara Avenue. That was after a strong endorsement from Lori Midson, who o ... More >>

Colorado State Fair now has looser restrictions on alcohol. Drink up!

A Flickr photoGetting your drink on at the state fair just got easier.​It may not have all the amenities of Las Vegas or New Orleans, but the Colorado State Fair is starting to look more and more like Sin City and The Big Easy in the alcoholic beverage department.

Suite Two Hundred celebrates Playboy Club's 50th Anniversary

​As part of the 50th Anniversary of the Playboy Club and the Playboy Bunny, Suite Two Hundred (1427 Larimer Street) will be one of fifty clubs in fifty different cities around the world throwing parties. On Friday, June 11, Christina Santiago, Playboy's 2003 Playmate of the year, will host the ... More >>

Elephants You’ll Remember

Let It Snow

The Snake Pit gets a dazzling makeover as Beauty Bar

U2's 360° Tour skips comes to Denver

Update: Just received word that U2 will be bringing its 360° tour to Denver on Saturday, June 12, at Invesco Field. Oh happy day! No word yet on when tickets will go on sale, but they Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 6, and will reportedly range from $55 to $250 online at the Invesco Field bo ... More >>

Mark Dym keeps it simple at Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza

Part two: Chef and Tell with Mark Dym of Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza

Mark Dym​This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Mark Dym, the owner-executive chef of Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza. You can read the first part of Midson's interview with Dym here. Culinary inspirations: No question, Roberto Caporuscio, a fantastic pizzaiolo from Campania who's been liv ... More >>

Savage Henry at the Gothic

Shuck This

The world is your oyster in this slippery eating contest at Jax.

The Killers

Friday, January 16, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399; Saturday, January 17, Magness Arena, 303-830-8497.

The best movies of 2008

Flour or Corn?

The Mexican wraps up the great tortilla debate.

Closing Time

Size Does Matter

Aqua

You can’t have a real restaurant without a kitchen.

Last Man Standing

Meat and potatoes of Denver’s restaurant scene.

Everyone's a Winner in Menver

X Marks the Spot

Catching Air

Supercross delivers the action, along with some truly lame acting.

Triumph of the Swill

A tsunami of suds is likely when the Modern Drunkard Conventioneers pour into Denver.

Aria Ready?

Upstart opera company clears its throat

Junk Brothers

James Brown guitarist Damon Wood has got a brand-new bag.

Bite Me

The Reign in Spain

Best Freak-Show, Acid-Trip, "I Certainly Didn't Come Here for the Food" Mexican

Casa Bonita

The Ballad of Eddy Joe

The spirit of the road rides on with Eddy Joe Cotton and his bunch.

Stevie Wonder

A hometown fighter gets a title shot.

Leaving Mike Figgis

Mouthing Off

Clear as Crystal

Reelin' in the Summer

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN