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    May 4, 2012

    Colorado Immigrants Right Coalition's Julien Ross discusses his "spider bite moment"

    Editor's note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple's ongoing series highlighting local political activists. For his first job, a preteen Julien Ross sold lemonade and lied about it. Or at the very least, he didn't tell the whole truth about it. The juice came from freshly squeezed lemons, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Belinda Garcia founded Sisters of Color United For Education as a second family

    Editor's note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple's ongoing series highlighting local political activists. The first time Belinda Garcia was confronted by racism, she was in a public pool. During elementary school, she, her parents and four siblings walked into a Denver YMCA and stood the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    U2's The Joshua Tree turns 25

    It's difficult to imagine, but U2 used to be cool. Not just cool, but one of the most innovative, inspiring and mysterious bands of their generation. The group challenged the sounds, look and emotional resonance of rock music, forever redirecting the cultural stream for good or ill. Today, while man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Journalist Sonia Nazario and Su Teatro shed light on the horrors and the uplifting moments of migrant life

    James Denton​ The play Enrique's Journey, adapted by Su Teatro artistic director Anthony Garcia from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nazario, debuted last weekend in Denver, bringing to light the harrowing story of Central American immigrants who risk life and limb riding the top ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Alex Cox, director of Repo Man, joins CU-Boulder's film studies faculty this fall

    ​Alex Cox, who wrote and directed cult favorites like Repo Man and Sid & Nancy, is joining CU-Boulder's film studies faculty this fall and will teach screenwriting and film production, as the Daily Camera reported. Cox, who grew up England, studied film at UCLA, then lived in Mexico and Spain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Fresh produce in the mountains? That's the goal of this Summit County project

    Summit Prevention AllianceNancy's Community Garden in Frisco.​When Amber Brummer was last in California, where she grew up, she bought a bunch of basil for 25 cents. That same amount would cost her about five dollars in Summit County, where she now lives. Brummer is part of the Leadership Clas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Andrew Romanoff's latest fundraising request is a winner

    ​Andrew Romanoff's had one head-spinning year. Passed over by Governor Bill Ritter in his quest to be appointed to Ken Salazar's Senate seat, Romanoff snubbed any White House entreaties regarding a job in international development in order to take on Senate appointee Michael Bennet. But even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: Rusted Root's Michael Glabicki on the act's first big tour in Colorado

    Duane Rieder​ When Rusted Root formed in Pittsburgh in 1990, it made a world-beat influenced splash with a series of releases throughout the decade. During this creative period, the band released its most commercially successful song, "Send Me On My Way." The tune, which has been used on soun ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2009

    Sonia Sotomayor could declare martial law on Kevin Orcutt's nunchaku

    Duane Rieder​ When Rusted Root formed in Pittsburgh in 1990, it made a world-beat influenced splash with a series of releases throughout the decade. During this creative period, the band released its most commercially successful song, "Send Me On My Way." The tune, which has been used on soun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Today's Night & Day featured event: Jody Williams gives PeaceJam a chance

    Jody Williams. Sure, Denver hosted the Democratic National Convention in August 2008, filling the town with bold names and high hopes. Still, for sheer exuberance and truly Nobel intentions, it didn't top the tenth anniversary celebration of PeaceJam, which in September 2006 brought a dozen Nobel P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2008

    Heaven Fest's Pure Motives

    Jody Williams. Sure, Denver hosted the Democratic National Convention in August 2008, filling the town with bold names and high hopes. Still, for sheer exuberance and truly Nobel intentions, it didn't top the tenth anniversary celebration of PeaceJam, which in September 2006 brought a dozen Nobel P ... More >>

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    Recreate '68 Plans to Do Just That

    Chicago in 1968 was a place of violence and chaos. Some activists would like to re-create those good old days.

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    The Nicaraguan Pistol Team

    Chicago in 1968 was a place of violence and chaos. Some activists would like to re-create those good old days.

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2007

    Death on the Zero Horizon

    Chicago in 1968 was a place of violence and chaos. Some activists would like to re-create those good old days.

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2005

    Quantum Leap

    Sci-fi meets high art at the Mizel Center.

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Stop, Thief!

    Will the real Yvonne Lucero please stand up?

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Trial by Wire

    There's lots of cash and carrying on over First Data's south-of-the-border business.

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    The Chiva Game

    American hunger for black-tar heroin has made downtown Denver the land of opportunity for immigrant dealers.

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2003

    Love Kan'Nal

    Mystical roots music enthralls

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Mystical roots music enthralls

  • News

    December 6, 2001

    Naughty or Nice

    A year after a Yuletide protest, one alleged Santa vandal is indicted and an activist-spokesman is freed.

  • Music

    November 8, 2001

    After the Fall

    An unfortunately timed album cover put the Coup in a harsh post-September 11 spotlight. But the controversial rap group's political resolve refuses to crumble.

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Paper Trail

    The Colorado Daily has been on a long, strange trip for over a century. Is the journey ending or starting anew?

  • News

    December 21, 2000

    Scene From a Mall

    Shopping-center execs love getting attention in the media -- as long as they call the shots.

  • Calendar

    September 9, 1999

    Warm Reception

    Helander Dance Theater presents Voices of Tibet

  • News

    April 22, 1999

    Soldiers of Mercy

    Veterans of too many wars, a group of gung-ho relief workers revisits the scenes of forgotten conflicts -- with healing in mind.

  • Calendar

    November 12, 1998

    Peace Pipeline

    How a couple of "average, flawed people" are jammin' till the jam is through.

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    Guerrillas in the Midst

    When terrorism hits home, Gary Cunningham will be ready.

  • News

    February 26, 1998

    The Boom Years

    Twenty-eight years after a nuclear bomb rocked Colorado, its shock waves still reverberate on the Western Slope.

  • Calendar

    September 4, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    Twenty-eight years after a nuclear bomb rocked Colorado, its shock waves still reverberate on the Western Slope.

  • News

    August 14, 1997

    Pipeline to Palestine

    A group of Jews ran gunpowder and TNT through Denver's streets. And they never blew their cover.

  • News

    February 13, 1997

    The Fight of Their Lives

    Dr. Warren Hern ranks high on the anti-abortionists' hit list. They're playing Ken Scott's song.

  • Music

    October 31, 1996

    Bragging Rights

    Fatherhood has given Billy Bragg a new reason to make music.

  • Calendar

    August 15, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    Fatherhood has given Billy Bragg a new reason to make music.

  • Calendar

    November 9, 1994

    THRILLS

    Fatherhood has given Billy Bragg a new reason to make music.

  • News

    November 9, 1994

    INK-STAINED KVETCHES

    MEDIA COVERAGE OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CREATING ITS OWN TURBULENCE.

  • News

    August 10, 1994

    LOVE AT FIRST SET

    CHET NIEMEYER HOLDS COURT ABOUT THE GAME OF HIS LIFE.SET FOR LIFE IF YOU CAN'T GET A GRIP, GO SEE WASHINGTON PARK'S TENNIS GYPSY.

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