Sonny, with a friend.
Dogs: you think you know them -- but do you really? In recent weeks, this question has taken on a great deal of importance at my house, which is ruled, to one degree or another, by Sonny, our beloved seven-year-old Miniature Schnauzer, who has recently come out of the kennel -- as a Republican.
Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from greenhouses to co-ops and food-sharing. His first piece appeared in print this week. Stay tuned for more.
Photo by Joel WarnerDale Deleo, left, and Christy Isenberg at the future Tiri's Garden.
At the corner of 15th and California street
Monica Owens.
Press releases yesterday announcing Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck's entry into the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate listed Jack Stansbery, who fronted Republican presidential candidate John McCain's Colorado campaign, as a contact person. However, the person sending out the e-mail may actually have a higher profile: Monica Owens, daughter of former Governor Bill Owens.
Monica began grabbing a substantial amount of spotlight time last year. In August, she and her mother, Fra
At last night's "Celebrate Alaska" seafood dinner at Oceanaire, winner of the Best Seafood Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2009, we were stumped by the statement that Alaska ranks second-highest of all fifty states for production of seafood. What state could possibly rank higher? We googled as we swilled Ste. Michelle wines, from Washington's oldest winery, and dug into chef Matt Mine's house-cured Alaskan King Salmon (with incredible, homemade jalapeno oil).
Maybe Washington? The speculation
Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images​First, Michelle Obama caught the attention of carrot stalkers when she corralled a group of Washington, D.C., schoolkids to help her garden grow on the White House's South Lawn; she also pimped her garden on Sesame Street. Then Spike Mendelsohn, burger wizard, former Top Chef Chicago contestant and the exec chef of Good Stuff Eatery in D.C., named a burger after the First Lady. Made with free-range turkey, Swiss, caramelized onions and several of the herbs grown
