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Nevada

  • News

    March 1, 2012

    Online poker kings get cashed out

    Killing livelihoods and a $2.5 billion industry, the feds attack Internet gambling

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Video: Wild horse roundups featuring burros being "hotshotted" are kinder, gentler?

    In the war of words over the plan to round up thousands of wild horses on federal lands, it's the images that speak loudest. Even as the Bureau of Land Management argues that the thinning of herds is for their own good, critics of the program keep coming up with damning footage showing abuse of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Burning Man tickets on sale today at 11 a.m.

    It's that time again: time to start making your festival plans for the coming year. Specifically, Burning Man, as tickets for the largest desert gathering since Moses led people to the Promised Land go on sale in about an hour (11 a.m. local time, to be exact). The festival, which is held every ye ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2011

    Is the growing number of conservative Hispanics changing ideas about illegal immigration?

    It's that time again: time to start making your festival plans for the coming year. Specifically, Burning Man, as tickets for the largest desert gathering since Moses led people to the Promised Land go on sale in about an hour (11 a.m. local time, to be exact). The festival, which is held every ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    In-n-Out Burger will come to Denver...for a price

    Lori Midson​Sorry, that headline is cruel. In-n-Out Burger, which now has locations in California, Nevada, Dallas-Fort Worth and Utah, is not opening a store in Denver, but if you don't want to drive the 350-plus miles to get your double-double burger fix, you can have it delivered straight t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Eddyline Brewery in Buena Vista will can Colorado's first craft beer tallboys

    You won't need these to open Eddyline tallboys.​The canned craft beer revolution started in Lyons in 2002 with Oskar Blues, and although Colorado is still the leader, we don't yet have metal to match our mountains. That will change in late July or early August when the Eddyline Brewery in Bue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Righthaven finally acknowledges relationship with MediaNews Group in Brian Hill filing

    Brian Hill.​This week, Righthaven, a Nevada firm specializing in copyright-infringement litigation, finally acknowledged its relationship with MediaNews Group, owner of the Denver Post, in a filing on view below related to a dropped lawsuit against chronically ill, mildly autistic hobby blogge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Righthaven copyright suit rejected by Nevada judge: What's it mean for Colorado cases?

    Brian Hill.​Righthaven LLC, which has filed oodles of copyright-infringement lawsuits here and in its home base of Nevada, is on a losing streak. First, Judge John Kane ripped the firm, which subsequently dropped a case against chronically ill, mildly autistic hobby blogger Brian Hill. Now, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Colin Michael Day on The Loneliest Road in America, stardom and avoiding getting stabbed

    Colin Michael Day is contractually obligated to do the "sexy tiger" face in every photo he takes.​A couple of years back, University of Denver grads Mardana Mayginnes and Colin Michael Day set out from Denver to Los Angeles to chase the dream of making it big in the film world -- now, they ret ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Marijuana: Pierre "Dr. Reefer" Werner asks patients to write Nevada judge leniency letters

    Pierre Werner.​In January, Pierre Werner, who ran a Boulder dispensary under the name Dr. Reefer, was indicted in Nevada on multiple marijuana counts -- as were his mother and brother. All three have now signed plea agreements, but Werner is asking patients and advocates to write letters to th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2011

    Zen and Now

    Pierre Werner.​In January, Pierre Werner, who ran a Boulder dispensary under the name Dr. Reefer, was indicted in Nevada on multiple marijuana counts -- as were his mother and brother. All three have now signed plea agreements, but Werner is asking patients and advocates to write letters to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Richard Paul: Grenades, C-4 at Durango man's home seized as part of Vegas gun-running bust

    Flickr​Durango's Richard Paul comes across as a helpful and chipper salesman in a just-released cyber-sheaf of court documents. Problem is, he's accused of selling an array of machine guns and other weaponry to undercover federal officers -- and when his Durango home was raided, authorities r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Gouda cheese giveaway at Costco not such a good deal after all, linked to E. coli outbreak

    Flickr​Who among us hasn't grazed through a store, snatching every free sample in site? Well, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, those who did so at local Costcos in mid-October may have gotten more than they bargained for -- a case of E. coli from sample Go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    The Chain Gang of 1974, Rexway, Wire Faces, Dressy Bessy spun on local radio this week. See what other acts got spins.

    ​Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, KTCL's Locals Only, 99.5 the Mountain's Homegrown Show, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Mustang deaths trigger more calls to suspend BLM roundups

    Elyse GardnerCopters and horses don't mix.​Last week, we noted that a fragile truce between the Bureau of Land Management and activists protesting the agency's roundups of wild horses was on the verge of blowing up, with lawsuits pending over a proposed "gather" in the midsummer heat of northe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Wild horse "truce" stampeded by latest roundup

    Photo by Elyse Gardner​A few weeks ago, after an unusual public workshop in downtown Denver that allowed wild-horse advocates to air their concerns about alleged government mismanagement of dwindling herds, activists were feeling so encouraged that they called off a planned protest of the even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Say olé! to Cafe Rio Mexican Grill

    Lori Midson​ If Chipotle, Qdoba, Illegal Pete's and Chez Jose aren't enough to satisfy your seam-busting burrito cravings, there's a new contender in town that might. Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, 610 South Colorado Boulevard, which shares the same small mall address as a new Garbanzo Mediterranean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    More wild horse roundups (and protests) in the works

    Recent detainees at the Calico roundup. Photo by Elyse Gardner. ​Amid a stampede of controversy over the government's effort to remove 2,500 wild horses from their historic range in Nevada, the Bureau of Land Management has announced two more roundups scheduled for later this year. One round ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Protesters cheer stallion's escape from roundup

    The mustang dubbed "Freedom" prepares to jump the fence. Photo by Elyse Gardner. ​ Protests continue around the country over the Bureau of Land Management's ongoing roundup of 2,500 wild horses in Nevada, including a rally scheduled for January 7 in downtown Denver. Groups outraged by the roun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Wild horses can't drag Sheryl Crow off Ken Salazar's back

    All Sheryl Crow wants is for wild horses to have some fun.​Weeks before a scheduled government roundup of 2,500 wild mustangs in Nevada, horse advocates are bringing out the big guns in an effort to stop or delay the operation. They're filing lawsuits and staging protests, bringing in scientis ... More >>

  • Music

    December 10, 2009

    Oblio Duo gets geeked about releasing its first piece of vinyl

    All Sheryl Crow wants is for wild horses to have some fun.​Weeks before a scheduled government roundup of 2,500 wild mustangs in Nevada, horse advocates are bringing out the big guns in an effort to stop or delay the operation. They're filing lawsuits and staging protests, bringing in scientis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Dr. Reefer takes on Senator Chris Romer

    Dr. Reefer is open for business in Boulder -- but not yet in Denver.​In a blog published yesterday, state senator Chris Romer said this while discussing some of his ideas for regulating the medical-marijuana industry: "The medical-marijuana community isn't the only stakeholder here. Lots of su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Tequila twins take on California

    Twins Will and Dave Elger, who were born in Mexico but are very much Denverites, worked in the tequila business for a decade before creating their own five years ago: Muchote Tequila. Nancy Levine first caught up with it last September at Lime XS, where she discovered it made a good mango margarita. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Colorado restaurants should be cooking in 2009

    Misery loves company, and if the National Restaurant Association's annual forecast -- released on Friday, December 19 -- is correct, Coloradans will still be getting out of the house and into restaurants in 2009. According to the 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast, Colorado will place third in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Beer and Cheer: Celebration Ale

    Celebration AleSierra NevadaThis is a beer that I sometimes dream about during the summer months; it's the only thing that makes me look forward to cool weather. It's also the first beer I think of when I consider the holidays -- and the first one I buy. Although it differs from most holiday b ... More >>

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    Is McCain taking us for a ride?

    Celebration AleSierra NevadaThis is a beer that I sometimes dream about during the summer months; it's the only thing that makes me look forward to cool weather. It's also the first beer I think of when I consider the holidays -- and the first one I buy. Although it differs from most holiday b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    Texas's Leticia Van de Putte: Denver-bound to help Dems win Hispanic vote

    Celebration AleSierra NevadaThis is a beer that I sometimes dream about during the summer months; it's the only thing that makes me look forward to cool weather. It's also the first beer I think of when I consider the holidays -- and the first one I buy. Although it differs from most holiday b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2008

    Steve Fossett and the Adventuring Life

    Celebration AleSierra NevadaThis is a beer that I sometimes dream about during the summer months; it's the only thing that makes me look forward to cool weather. It's also the first beer I think of when I consider the holidays -- and the first one I buy. Although it differs from most holiday b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Q&A with Senator Bob Menendez

    Celebration AleSierra NevadaThis is a beer that I sometimes dream about during the summer months; it's the only thing that makes me look forward to cool weather. It's also the first beer I think of when I consider the holidays -- and the first one I buy. Although it differs from most holiday b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008

    Seminal Election, Centennial Race: The General Election Begins and Ends in Colorado

    Celebration AleSierra NevadaThis is a beer that I sometimes dream about during the summer months; it's the only thing that makes me look forward to cool weather. It's also the first beer I think of when I consider the holidays -- and the first one I buy. Although it differs from most holiday b ... More >>

  • Film

    April 24, 2008

    My Blueberry Nights

    Wong Kar-Wai’s first English-language foray is a minor confection.

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    Delegating Denver #32 of 56: Nevada

    Wong Kar-Wai’s first English-language foray is a minor confection.

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2008

    The Golden Touch

    There's gold in that there museum.

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

    There's gold in that there museum.

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2007

    The Search for Steve Fossett

    There's gold in that there museum.

  • Calendar

    April 19, 2007

    True Blue

    There's gold in that there museum.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2007

    Busted in Sin City

    There's gold in that there museum.

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2006

    Wine, Wine, Wine

    There's gold in that there museum.

  • News

    June 16, 2005

    Speaking for the Dead

    A Denver coroner's investigator tracks down the families of the forgotten.

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Afterburn

    Twelve hundred miles from Black Rock City, Apogaea keeps the home fires burning.

  • News

    September 2, 2004

    Off Limits

    Burn, baby, burn

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Get Your Burn On

    Denver pitches in to help its Burning Man fans.

  • Culture

    July 18, 2002

    Crazy for Crazy

    Audiences are mad for this upbeat revival of a Gershwin classic.

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    Road Hazard

    Traveling with private extradition companies is no joy ride -- particularly for female prisoners.

  • Music

    November 16, 2000

    Hit Pick

    Tinker's Punishment

  • News

    November 25, 1999

    Off Limits

    A public service announcement from Westword...

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Golden Years

    Ed Phillips runs the last little ore house in town.

  • Film

    July 4, 1996

    Close Encounter of the Special-Effects Kind

    Ed Phillips runs the last little ore house in town.

  • Culture

    March 14, 1996

    Cowboys, Indians and Atomic Bombs

    Ed Phillips runs the last little ore house in town.

  • News

    January 4, 1995

    THIS IS ONLY A TEST

    THE GOVERNMENT HAS A LESSON FOR GRADE-SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS: THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR FROM ROCKY FLATS.

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