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Prairie dog poisonings not the only things angering Stapleton residents

This week's feature, "The Dogs of War," reports on the ongoing campaign to manage -- and, in some cases, exterminate with poison -- prairie dog colonies in the emerging Stapleton community. Master developer Forest City and city park managers are battling to protect natural-looking (but not quite nat ... More >>

RTD: Meet the three men running against Westword cover girl Claudia Folska

Claudia Folska's resume is impressive. In college, she started a nonprofit. After graduate school, she biked from Pakistan to China. This past spring, she earned a dual doctorate from the University of Colorado. And best of all, she once groped Arnold Schwarzenegger -- a feat she jokes that she coul ... More >>

What has the National Renewable Energy Lab done for the public good?

See also: Top fifteen inventions and innovations of the National Renewable Energy Lab

Peter Black on growing up around music, So What! and the importance of community

See Also: Tonight: Peter Black at the Meadowlark Peter Black (aka Peter Gurule) first gained renown as a DJ as part of the long-running and legendary club night, So What! Since then, he's made a name for himself not just as a skilled DJ in a very real sense of the term but as someone who has taken ... More >>

Tacos y Salsas is a smash hit in Aurora

Tacos y Salsas has been a hit since the original opened on Federal Boulevard six years ago -- and since then, this homegrown chain has spread out across the metro area, with more than a half-dozen locations in the metro area now open. Not, however, the Aurora location at 2284 South Chambers Road. T ... More >>

Ten infamous 2011 crimes with Colorado connections

And you thought you had a crazy year. Getting jiggy with a student at a Baptist school, driving a scooter without a license in Miami, possessing four grams of cocaine in Aspen, threatening to shoot out a Best Buy in Aurora over a video game and literally getting shit on in Boulder -- these are all s ... More >>

Strange but true news stories from the past year

Also read: 2011 Hall of Shame

Beaver Fever! Sherri Tippe gives a dam about Colorado's beaver population

Video: Sherri Tippie leads a beaver-trapping mission

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, July 15-17, 2011

​After a week of monsoon-like weather, it's finally time to get out and enjoy the daytime shining sun. It seems like it's been years since we've had an evening without rain, but there are so many fine events going on this weekend you'll be more than willing to pull out the rain boots and umbre ... More >>

Oleg Gidenko shooting justified because driving constituted deadly force, DA's office says

At the scene.​Although it hasn't gotten the publicity of alleged police misconduct involving the likes of Michael DeHerrera and Alex Landau, the March death of Oleg Gidenko is frequently cited by reform-minded protesters, who say Gidenko was unarmed when Aurora cops plugged him in the back of ... More >>

A New Breed of Car Show

Terrence McNeal, Janelle Harris, Tiera Homes nailed in Tiffany Durst-Terence George case: 69

Tiffany Durst.​Update: For months, there were no breakthroughs in the investigation into the November murder of Terence Scott George and disappearance of Tiffany Durst -- but it now looks as if a lot of progress was being made behind the scenes. Less than a week after the April 7 discovery of ... More >>

Faison Eriven killed, Alufundi Jolaoso busted in fatal crash first called auto/pedestrian accident

Graphic below.​Update: Mere minutes after publishing a post about what was described as a fatal auto/pedestrian accident on South Buckley near East Kentucky, we received new information from the Aurora Police Department making it clear that the previous theory was incorrect. Turns out Faison E ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Pumpkins, cider and pig roasts

A Flickr photo.​Fall is in the air, and food events are reflecting the change in season, with pumpkin and cider celebrations as well as classes, wine-tastings and more. Here's a glance at what's on the menu:

Hey Denver, We're the Third-Most Sustainable Metro Area

​That's the news from Site Selection, a magazine with the corporatey mission of providing "corporate real estate strategy and area economic development."The Denver-Aurora area ranked third behind San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (1) and and Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro areas as best locatio ... More >>

Aurora Town Center: Creepazoid wanted for allegedly trying to abduct four-year old

It's not much to go on -- but it's something.​So if you weren't disturbed enough by the story of Linda Trabucco, a 44-year-old former teacher sentenced for an inappropriate relationship with a student beginning when he was in ninth grade, there's this: The Aurora Police Department is on the l ... More >>

Limping Latex Bandit has premature explosion in his car

No, not that kind of latex.​Update, 4:32 p.m.: Just notified by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office that Merle Allison, who's believed to be the Limping Latex Bandit, has been captured. Look below the original item to get all the details. As the number of Denver area robberies continue to cap ... More >>

Pho and Yo, together again

Live from the MySpace Café, DNC headquarters for ass-kissing and flesh-pressing

Jason Sheehan, live from the MySpace Cafe at the Corner Office

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love High Gas Prices

Pro and Con

Amadeus Harlan has spent his life playing everyone around him — but not as a Denver Bronco.

Best of Denver Winners from 1995

Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

The Best of Denver Winners from 1985

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 10/4/07

Parade of Hams

East Colfax Motel Hell

No room at the Inn.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 8, 2006

Crab Grab

Diners are snowed by Mr. Panda.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 17, 2005

Bite Me

Russia to Judgment

Drunk of the Week

Stampede

Water You Waiting For?

Rocky Mountain Shootout opens the sailing season

Bite Me

The More Things Change

Off Limits

Wet cleanup on aisle eight

A Change Blowing In

The Zephyr has weathered life on Colfax for 56 years. But can it withstand the march of progress?

Free For All

Highlighting the week's greatest gratis event

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 15, 2002

Tricks of the Trade

Loose laws have turned Denver into an easy place for hookers to do business, but the fun's about to end.

The Bite

Drive-through dining takes on a new meaning.

Going for the Gourd

Geeks make good at Aurora's pumpkin toss.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 22.

How to Build a Ghetto

Everyone said they wanted homeless people to be invisible at Lowry. So why aren't they?

Humble P.I.

A local author takes the detective novel to the cleaners.

Strange but True

Thrills for the week

That Fits the Bill

Need some special-interest legislation? Here's how this year's session measures up

Letters

LETTERS

SPORTS & RECREATION