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Marijuana for free on Craigslist? Maybe with a donation -- or as a bonus for another purchase

This weekend, CBS4 reported about marijuana being advertised for free on Craigslist in exchange for donations or other offers, and questioned whether the practice was legal under Amendment 64; see the video below. But the folks behind 4 Strains Pipe & Tobacco are confident they're doing nothing wron ... More >>

A strong show of Frank Sampson's work christens the new Sandra Phillips Gallery

The ten best concerts this weekend: Nov. 2-4

Welcome to the weekend! We made it. And as we already noted in Dance Card, there's an extra hour for you to enjoy. Depending upon how hard you go, this will either give you more time to imbibe or an extra hour to sleep off the effects of the night before. Whatever the case, there's plenty of quality ... More >>

Angie Stevens and Haley Rydell are making beautiful music together as I'm With Her

After years of building a solid, devoted following with her deeply affecting and personal songs, performing and touring frequently on her own and with a band, Angie Stevens was ready to hang up her guitar. "I needed a break," declares Angie Stevens. "I was done. I was cooked. I was done with Angie S ... More >>

Taylor Swift Denver date set for June 2, 2013

Taylor Swift fans -- and judging by the enormous first week record sales of Red, her latest platter released last week, that accounts for a great many folks -- will be rejoicing at news that Swift is heading back out on the road this spring (to wit, that means 58 shows in 45 cities in 29 states, 3 p ... More >>

The Ringer by Jenny Shank wins Best Fiction honors in the High Plains Book Awards

The 2012 High Plains Book Awards were announced last Saturday at the Yellowstone Art Museums in Billings, Montana, and winners included a hometown heroine: Jenny Shanks, who took Best Fiction honors for The Ringer. Shanks, who lives in Boulder, loosely based her book on the 1999 slaying of Ismael Me ... More >>

Round two with Duncan Smith, exec chef of Dazzle

Duncan Smith Dazzle 930 Lincoln Street 303-839-5100 www.dazzlejazz.com Part one of my interview with Duncan Smith, exec chef of Dazzle, ran yesterday; this is part two of our conversation. Rules of conduct in your kitchen: They're really quite simple. First, show up clean and ready to work befor ... More >>

Fracking: Website tries to show oil and drilling are great for Colorado

Oil and drilling do wonderful things for Colorado, and government better stay out of the industry's way. This seems to be an underlying message behind a new web portal launched this week by the Western Energy Alliance, a Colorado-based group that represents hundreds of oil and gas companies in th ... More >>

Graphics: 46 farmers in Denver and other facts about Colorado food

In conjunction with its ongoing series about the future of food, Slate has created a pair of graphics that offer fascinating specifics about farmers in contemporary American life -- and here in Colorado. Among the details: There are only 46 farmers in all of Denver County -- a statistical average o ... More >>

Hemp industry leaders to donate $50K to Amendment 64, marijuana regulation act

Amendment 64 is known as the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, but its provisions go beyond allowing adults to use cannabis recreationally. The initiative also directs the legislature to "enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing and sale of industrial hemp" by July 2014 -- language ... More >>

Rona VanSlyck: You don't have to follow all the rules

In this interview, Pizza Republica's Rona VanSlyck weighs in on the importance of being open-minded, her current back-bar obsession and the dive bar she frequents when she's not at work.

Chuck Klosterman: "I have been in a twelve-year-long dream"

Things that intrigue me are my job. If something is problematic or beautiful, it is my job to discover why and write about it," author Chuck Klosterman told a crowd Tuesday at the Auraria campus, home to three colleges. "Now I get to come and speak at colleges like this, and sometimes I even wond ... More >>

Gwar's upcoming Denver date still happening, despite the death of guitarist Cory Smoot

gwar.netCory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus, age 34) ​By now, you've probably heard about the death of Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus), who was found dead on the band's tour bus at a truckstop in Pembina, North Dakota, not far from the Canadian border. After performing at First Ave ... More >>

So it goes: Vonnegut gets banned in small-town Missouri, Vonnegut library sticks it to 'em

​If you thought banning books on the basis that they fail to fall in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ was a thing of the past, then consider yourself unstuck in time: A couple of weeks ago, a school board in Republic, MO, voted to remove copies of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five -- ... More >>

Medical marijuana could be legalized in more than half of U.S. states by 2014, advocate says

​Could the broader approval of medical marijuana lead to legalization of marijuana for recreational use? That's one theory put forward by cannabis activists like Morgan Fox, communications manager for the Marijuana Policy Project. Fox believes more than half of U.S. states could legalize MMJ b ... More >>

Obesity rates: Colorado's is the lowest in the nation, making us the skinniest state of all

Flickr​ Colorado is good at winning. If there's a ranking of the best states for getting drunk, using condoms or being manly, you can bet Colorado's near the top. In fact, this year alone, we've won at dating, being smart and making the most fraud complaints in the nation! And today, we've w ... More >>

Dave Query, owner of Happy, is a happy man

Mark MangerA happy Melissa Harrison back when she was at Happy, Dave Query's restaurant in Boulder.​Dave Query, the man behind the Big Red F restaurant group -- including the Jax Fish House outposts in Denver and Boulder (and, soon, Fort Collins), Lola, West End Tavern, Centro and, most releva ... More >>

Month of Photography: Nine shows to see

​The city's Month of Photography has gone from a blip to a major event over the last few years; credit photographer Mark Sink for choreographing this year's liftoff into the stratosphere. MOP has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, but how do you navigate through all the shows on view this ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival: Artistic director Brit Withey's must-see picks for November 5-7

Brit Withey.​Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Below, he describes his choices for November 5-7: The Crossi ... More >>

What is it about Fat Tire that drives East Coast beer drinkers wild?

FlickrA sight that would make East Coasters drool.​Earlier this week, Asylum.com declared Fat Tire Amber Ale America's Next Top Beer. The web page - a New York City-based AOL men's interest site - had held a voter-driven contest to determine what beer should be in coolers from coast to coast. ... More >>

Bill Ritter's pull-out: Which Democrat will want to try to clean up this mess?

Bill Ritter, looking a bit baffled about how to respond. Today, his fellow Dems know the feeling.​At this time yesterday, did you think the big news in Colorado would be Governor Bill Ritter's impending announcement that he won't run for reelection in November? If your answer is "yes," you're ... More >>

Scott McInnis's spokesman: We're ready for the b-team

The grin you see here is pasted on Scott McInnis's face at this very moment.​Sean Duffy, spokesman for Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis, wants to make sure his guy gets a good share of the credit for Bill Ritter's impending announcement that he's going to pull out of the govern ... More >>

Bill Ritter's withdrawal means Dems lose a little momentum, says party boss Pat Waak

Pat Waak.​Surprise: Colorado Democratic Party chair Pat Waak's take on Governor Bill Ritter's decision not to run for reelection is considerably different from the one offered earlier today by her Republican counterpart, Dick Wadhams. But she does concede that the out-of-the-blue declaration t ... More >>

John McCain Medicare-scare robocalls target Michael Bennet

At least he's not saying healthcare reform mirrors the North Vietnamese approach...​Yesterday, an amendment sponsored by Colorado Senator Michael Bennet guaranteeing no Medicare benefit takeaways because of healthcare reform passed 100-0. Among those voting for it: Arizona's John McCain, who's ... More >>

Denver's five most reviled (alleged!) criminals of 2009

​In this week's Westword, reporter Alan Prendergast investigates the gnarly addiction and spotty oversight that led to dozens of patients at Rose Medical Center being infected with hepatitis C. The offending junkie, Kristen Parker (right), has earned the contempt of all of Denver. But she's no ... More >>

Q&A with John Osborne of KingBilly

KingBilly on the steps of Hotel Villa (Misa the Bear)​"This is the best ever job that doesn't make any money" says Donny Fallgatter, frontman for Nashville's young country rockers Kingbilly. It's unlikely that KingBilly will be broke for much longer, though. Riding high with the popularity of its ... More >>

Far and Wide

MCA Denver takes on Chinese Art, while the Lab looks at rural America.

Letter From Home Sweet Home

Lord Have Mercy

Jesus Camp pitches its tent in the other America.

Purple Haze

While the State Capitol glows, state residents glower over their Xcel bills.

Applebee's

Finding beauty in the status quo.

The Message

Road Show

Motorized Madness

The boxy, vintage Caterham auto beckons the purist with unbridled speed.

This Does Not Compute

Hey, Sparky, think it's time to pull the plug on the Bowl Championship Series wizards?

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 16, 2003

Brains and Brawn

Academic All-Americans make the grade while breaking a sweat.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 30. 2003

Curl Up and Die

A Canadian comedy gets swept away with its obscure sport.

A Gumper Stumper

So you think you know hockey, eh? Here's a quiz to see if you Av half a brain.

Send in the Clown

Carl Kabat has a sacred mission that could land him in jail -- and outside the priesthood.

Hot off the Presses

Printed matter papers the walls at the William Havu Gallery.

Start Making Scents

A nose is a nose is a nose . . .

Off Limits

Older Is Bitter

The Dawning of a New Age

Darren Curtis Skanson is half instrumentalist, half businessman--and all successful.

Reproduction Rites

"HELLO, DENVER, YOU'RE ON LARRY KING LIVE!"

THRILLS

PHONE "PALS"

SCAMSTERS RUN SOME NEW TRICKERY PAST THE ELDERLY.

HELLO GOODBYE