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Medical marijuana dispensary review: Emerald City Organics in Denver

As strip malls go, the one Emerald City calls home is about as run-down as it gets. I'm sure that the surrounding small businesses -- at least four Hispanic-centric Westernwear and boot stores, two sports bars, a liquor store and some taco joints -- all have positives behind their doors. But colle ... More >>

Robischon Gallery's four new exhibits take a fantastical break from reality

See also: Photos: Four exhibits at Robischon Gallery take on alternative realities

Regis student Zoe Vlastos and friends throw a Concert for a Cause tonight

Regis University's Concert for a Cause series is dishing up a whopper tonight, all in the name of the Eating Disorder Foundation, which will benefit from performances by more than twenty acts, including professionals and students alike. Organized by student Zoe Vlastos, a psychology major who turns ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 (7 free!) this weekend, November 2-4

With Halloween over, we're now officially on to colder weather and anticipating the upcoming holiday season. But there's still plenty to do this week, everything from Day of the Dead parties to art openings, costume parties and even a dramatic reading of lines from Pretty in Pink. And they're each u ... More >>

Filmmaker Clifton Archuleta finds room to Breathe in Pueblo

After eight years in the Army, Clifton Archuleta moved back to Colorado to attend Colorado Film School and get his BFA from Regis University. His thesis piece, Broken Cycle, has earned him recognition at film festivals; he just finished making a short film called Breathe in his hometown of Pueblo.. ... More >>

Lobbyist Leo Boyle invested in The Book of Mormon -- manna from heaven!

The Book of Mormon was the brainchild of two Coloradans, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who first burst on the national scene with South Park. But other locals also got lucky with the musical. Longtime Denver lobbyist Leo Boyle actually invested in it. "It's one of the few things I've done right in my ... More >>

Enrique's Journey looks like the next One Book, One Denver pick

The new selection for One Book, One Denver won't be revealed officially until September 4. But in the August 2 Off Limits, we reported that Enrique's Journey definitely had the inside track -- and now there are many more clues that this book, which grew out of a Los Angeles Times series by Colorado ... More >>

Iraqi Student Project sending first student to Colorado

The war in Iraq has forced many Iraqi students to abandon their hopes of an education. Some fled the country and had to put their education on hold, while others found their schools destroyed. Recognizing these problems, the Iraqi Student Project, a St. Louis-based organization that has volunteers ... More >>

U.S. Attorney: Minors not a factor in shutting down dispensaries near colleges

The brilliant minds attending the Colorado School of Mines can be included with those other young people who apparently need federal protection against drugs. Mile Highs and Lows caught up with Golden Alternative Care owner Craig Mardick briefly yesterday, who confirmed that his shop was included i ... More >>

One person's trash is artist Leigh Cabell's new art installation

Leigh Cabell says the reason she put off trying to be an artist for so long is that she, like other people, was intimidated by the challenge of making it. "It's one of those things you want to do, but you're not sure you'll be good at," she explains. So, of course, she took up neuroscience. Because, ... More >>

Regis University teaching online courses to refugees in Kenya, Malawi in pilot project

Regis University in Denver is taking the lead on a program to teach online college courses in refugee camps in Malawi and Kenya, and in urban Syria. The four-year pilot project is called "Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins" and it aims to solve a stark problem: the dearth of higher educ ... More >>

Mixed Doubles

WeCar: DU sustainable-transportation program surpasses expectations in first week

Courtesy of Chase SquiresOne of DU's shared cars.​In the little more than a week since the University of Denver's most recent sustainability effort began, it has surpassed the national average for early membership. WeCar, a program in which DU partners with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to provide sha ... More >>

Highlands Mommies map: If you don't live within these boundaries, you can't be a Mommy

​ The Highlands Mommies is an exclusive group. In order to be accepted into what some say is northwest Denver's most powerful organization, you must live within certain boundaries. As described in this week's cover story, "The Mommies," the group accepts mommies (and less frequently, daddies) ... More >>

Ron Rocha, Regis coach, part of 20-kilos-a-week cocaine-ring bust: See mug shots & drug photos

Large photos below.​Last month, Ron Rocha, a volunteer baseball coach for Regis University, was on the losing end of an intra-squad matchup dubbed the Fall World Series. But he suffered an even greater defeat yesterday, when he was among 35 people named by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the bus ... More >>

There ain't no party like a pro-pot party

​What a difference a year makes. Almost exactly twelve months ago, more than a hundred of Colorado's most committed marijuana activists got together for a "Colorado Marijuana Reform Seminar and Activist Boot Camp" at Regis University. They were there to plan an ambitious new political strateg ... More >>

Jane Norton for Senate: The next great GOP hope

Jane Norton.​Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee registered a couple of domain names on behalf of former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton -- and today, Norton's using one of them, JaneNortonForColorado.com. Up-front: A news item that declares, "Jane Norton official ... More >>

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Today's featured event: Filmmaker Amy Serrano at Regis University

Amy Serrano. Amy Serrano's documentary Sugar Babies: The Plight of the Children of Agricultural Workers on the Sugar Industry of the Dominican Republic, with its knowing narration by the Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat, isn't Serrano's first film and it isn't likely to be her last. She's left behin ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Signs of the times

The Rocky Mountain News sign came off the Denver Newspaper Agency building (and how long will it have that name?) on Sunday. But this speedy erasing of the past didn't extend to the Sunday Denver Post, which included numerous reminders of the two papers pairing to promote a charitable endeavors, i ... More >>

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Castle Crazed

Olympics Travel a Hurdle for Local News Media

When it comes to travel, news organizations are asking themselves: Should we stay or should we go?

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Ice Cream and Prison?

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Works on Paper by Bill Joseph

O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University

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Kevin O’Connell and Richard Van Pelt

O’Sullivan Art Gallery

When Kids Get Life

"Tolerance" Causes the Virginia Tech Massacre

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 4/5/07

Hate the Sin

Love the Sinner

When sexual orientation conflicts with church doctrine, how tolerant should a Catholic University be?

Best Place to See an Irish Genius

Regis University campus

Pop Quiz

Primary Colors
January 29, 2004

Drink Deeply

Great American Beer Festival pours it on

Do Tell

Denver Stories goes live with tales of this city

Best Bus Route for People-Watching

RTD Route 52
Arvada to University Hills

We Be Jammin'

PeaceJam scores two theatrical releases -- and kudos from Michael Moore.

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Art Beat

Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Art Beat

Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

The Church Listens

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