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The buffalo roam at the National Western Stock Show

LEGO Universe — colorful plastic's answer to World of Warcraft — is the brainchild of Colorado-based NetDevil

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: from Santa at Steuben's to a gospel brunch

Zolo Southwestern Grill will help you appreciate tequila.​Our online Food & Drink listings contain dozens of culinary events from around the state. Here's a taste of what's coming up this week: Monday, September 7 The Colorado Bartenders Guild will be hosting its annual toy drive at Steuben' ... More >>

Reality bites for Colorado and Richard Heene

Mile Highs and Lows: AlterMeds

​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering ... More >>

Top Model: The Nicole freak show (barely) goes on

Nicole Fox, center, kinked her neck just enough.​Reality-TV watchers know early in nearly every show who's in danger of elimination -- and during last night's episode of America's Next Top Model, Louisville's Nicole Fox found herself smack in the middle of what that great philosopher Kenny Log ... More >>

Udi's brings its master-baked breads to Old Town Arvada

Lori Midson​ Despite the half-dozen "For Lease" signs posted in the storefront windows in Old Town Arvada, at least one restaurant is actually moving in. Udi's Bread Cafe, which already has locations in Stapleton (7357 East 29th Avenue); Louisville (185 South 104th Street); Aurora (12700 East 19th ... More >>

Top Model: Lauren Conrad loves Nicole Fox

Nicole Fox.​On episode two of America's Next Top Model's thirteenth cycle, Louisville's own Nicole Fox, who we introduced you to last Thursday, was seldom in the spotlight, but was in no real danger of getting the heave-ho, as happened to not one but two contestants, Rachel and Courtney. She l ... More >>

The Cannabis Therapy Institute's open letter to Colorado officials

The logo of the Cannabis Therapy Institute.​The Cannabis Therapy Institute, an organization "dedicated to helping patients achieve a better quality of life with cannabis," may have an Iowa phone number, but it's been very involved of late with pot issues in Colorado. Its "About Us" page notes, ... More >>

Colorado's marijuana growing pains continue

​In July, at the end of a marathon twelve-plus hour hearing attended by hundreds, the state health board rejected contentious new restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries, including one that may have limited them to five patients each. But that doesn't mean questions and controversies su ... More >>

The Beer Buckle gets Twisted

The Beer Clothing Company, the Central City firm that graced the world with its (patent-pending) Beer Buckle, has landed a contract with Boston Beer (the maker of Sam Adams) to manufacture Beer Buckles branded with the Twisted Tea logo. The Beer Buckle is a genius creation: a belt buckle that folds ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The men's bracket comes unglued

Tyreke Evans' 33 points wasn't enough for Memphis -- or my bracket. The men's NCAA basketball bracket assembled by my daughter Lora and me and shared in the blog "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation..." was looking pretty good through the first two rounds. It's not now. Two of t ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The men's Sweet Sixteen is looking pretty sweet

Toney Douglas, in a photo from Florida State's website. The headline on "Our March Madness picks: A prelude to humiliation...," a March 18 blog in which I shared the NCAA brackets filled out by my daughter Lora and me, may prove to be prescient very soon -- but at this point, we're still hanging i ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The women's first round went well -- but what happened to Tennessee?

Legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Although most fans who fill out brackets during NCAA basketball tournament season only focus on the men's teams, the contest through the Archdiocese of Denver that my daughter Lora and I have participated in during recent years gives the women equal billing. T ... More >>

All aboard! The ChopHouse coming to Denver International Airport

At Denver International Airport, the Greetings From Colorado store at Concourse A sells T-shirts from Haiti (including models that list the wrong date for Denver's founding) and souvenirs from anywhere but Colorado. But right around the corner, travelers will soon be able to get a real taste of this ... More >>

Naturally Boulder Days highlights an organic industry

The Commerce City Pizza Crop Circle: A Sign That Extraterrestrials Love Pepperoni?

Papa John's Gets a Pizza the Action

Delegating Denver #21 of 56: Kentucky

Last Night: Clouds, Your Black Star and Pelican @ Marquis Theater

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 6/21/2007

The Devil’s in the Details

Turning LEGOs into a massively multi-player online game.

Mystic Murkiness

Germinal's Indulgences fails to mesmerize.

Toke of the Town

Denver voters just say yes.

Skate Nation

Colorado's becoming a mecca for skateboarders. But for the best parks, you'd better head for the hills.

Fit to Be Tied

Fetish ball whips up tricks and treats

Classic Revisited

Colorado Ballet's Don Quixote rides again

End Run

Long shot Arapahoe Park seeks a place in the winner's circle.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Best Non-Random Act of Kindness -- Legislative

State Representative Paul Weissmann

Boogie Men

VHS or Beta inspires communal dance ecstasy and has a good beat. But don't call it disco.

Joshua Needs Saving

Bringing the Savior to a small town doesn't guarantee salvation.

Best Holiday Handcraft

Carol Hermann
Bloomin' Beads

The Greatest Challenge

Will Smith packs a punch in Ali.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 6, 2001

Patty Loveless

Mountain Soul (Epic)

This Is a Job for Superfund!

Colorado's legacy of contamination spreads far and wide.

Avs and Av-Nots

Dedicated roller-hockey players shoot for their chance to score a pro league.

A Joyful Noise

Golden pipes -- not a genie in a bottle -- helped fifteen-year-old Rachael Lampa land a lucrative record deal and a rare position in the world of Christian pop.

Horse Sense

Master Batter

The Sprawful Truth

Overwhelmed by growth, the town of Superior struggles to transform a subdivision into a community.

Letters

Off Limits

Letters

Splendor in the Bluegrass

THE BARTENDER AS CONTENDER

PAUL WEISSMANN MIXES WELL--AND HOPES TO PARLAY THAT SKILL INTO A U.S. SENATE SEAT.

THE JOY OF SIX

DERBY DAZE

FILLIAL LOVE