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Rocky Mountains

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    First Lady Mary Louise Lee wants to bring back the arts

    Several nationally renowned artists and musicians are Denver natives: Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire graduated from East Denver High School; The Fray's Isaac Slade and Joe King were schoolmates at Faith Christian Academy. Now Denver's First Lady Mary Louise Lee wants to promote Denver's notab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    First Lady of Denver announces eight finalists in Bringing Back the Arts competition

    Several prominent artists and musicians are Denver natives -- Philip Bailey from Earth Wind and Fire went to East. Isaac Slade and Joe King of the Fray were schoolmates at Faith Christian Academy. Denver's First Lady Mary Louise Lee is aiming to continue Denver's notable legacy with "Bringing Back t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Komen Denver affiliate rejects ban on Planned Parenthood grants

    Race for the Cure.​For many years, the regional Planned Parenthood headquarters was Westword's neighbor, and we had a front-row seat for the picketers who harassed employees of an organization that does so much more than providing abortion services.

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Kenneth Scott, abortion protester: Injunction rejected, attorney calls it precedent-setting

    Update: Yesterday, the Justice Department's request for a preliminary injunction against abortion protester Kenneth Scott, federally charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, aka the FACE Act, was rejected. Scott's legal team considers the ruling a major victory that's po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    California Cafe closes in Park Meadows

    Scott Burau​Last year saw nearly 300 restaurant openings on the books -- but 2012 is already kicking off with several closures, including the long-lived Pearl Street Grill, next-door neighbor India's Pearl and nearby Ototo. And now, from the southern suburbs, comes word of another shuttered re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    New Year's Eve 2011 Denver: ten best mountain celebrations

    ​What better time to take advantage of this city's proximity to the beautiful Rocky Mountains -- and some of the best skiing in the world -- than New Year's Eve? Keep reading for our list of the ten best ways to celebrate New Year's, mountain-style.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    USA Pro Cycling Challenge celebrates 2012 host cities today

    ​Today was supposed to be the big reveal of the host cities for the 2012 Pro Cycling Challenge -- but that list leaked on Friday, in the Denver Post. Still, the event organizers are going to make an event out of the announcement, with a live Internet broadcast at 5:15 p.m. MST today that will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Edge at the Four Seasons is a sure bet for spotting Denver's 1 percenters

    Mark Manger​When President Barack Obama came to Denver last week, he snubbed the Brown Palace -- which has hosted every president since Teddy Roosevelt except Calvin Coolidge -- for the Four Seasons.

  • News

    September 29, 2011

    New DIA artwork hasn't inspired any conspiracy theories yet

    Mark Manger​When President Barack Obama came to Denver last week, he snubbed the Brown Palace -- which has hosted every president since Teddy Roosevelt except Calvin Coolidge -- for the Four Seasons.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Three September Colorado wine events you won't want to miss

    ​With Labor Day behind us and summer's sun-soaked days and sizzling temperatures vanishing before our eyes, we aren't traditionally all that psyched to welcome the month of September with open arms. This year, though, we're seeing things differently, given the tantalizing array of wine event ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Summer's Ending: 8 Great Weekend Roadtrips You Need to Take Now

    National Park Service​It's the first week of August, so it's likely that many of you are experiencing Endofsummeritis. You may think there's nothing you can do but watch the slow creep to winter, and before you know it, you will be shoveling your car out of six feet of snow while icicle tears form ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Social studies: U.S. students fail at it, but Colorado has a plan to improve scores

    ​American schoolchildren don't know Alaska from their elbow. That's the news today from the NAEP, dubbed "The Nation's Report Card:" Fewer than one-third of students tested proficient in geography in 2010. Education gurus blame a shrinking curriculum -- but that could change in Colorado.

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Adventure Team Challenge brings able-bodied and disabled together for a race in the Rockies

    ​Imagine biking up a steep Colorado peak, rafting through the Rapids of the Colorado River and then rappelling down a jagged and imposing cliff. Now imagine doing that blind or without the use of an arm or both of your legs. That's exactly what many of the participants will be doing in this we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Jo Scott, abortion protester, hit with federal charges after allegedly shoving man at clinic

    Jo Scott.​In April, Jo Scott -- one of the central figures in our 2008 feature "Planned Parenthood's Scheme to Bust Abortion Protesters" -- was convicted of violating the state's bubble law, which bans anti-abortion picketers from coming within eight feet of anyone in a hundred-foot radius of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    John Denver's Colorado Music Hall of Fame induction is Thursday: A look at his Top 5 Songs

    ​When John Denver died in a plane crash in 1997, then Governor Roy Romer ordered that all the flags in Colorado be lowered to half-staff in his honor. So it only makes sense that the singer (born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.) has been chosen to be the first person inducted into Colorado's Musi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Lance Armstrong: Has he retired from involvement in USA Pro Cycling Challenge?

    New logo.​When the former Quiznos Pro Challenge changed its name to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, it didn't sever ties with Lance Armstrong, who joined then-Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race last August. But that doesn't mean Armstrong will very involved, if at all.

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    First Look: Ale House at Amato's

    Jonathan ShikesBreckenridge scores with Ale House at Amato's.​Ale House at Amato's, the latest venture from the Breckenridge Brewing Company, opened at 11 a.m. today with a gorgeous view of the Platte Valley, the Denver skyline and the Rocky Mountains. The highly anticipated LoHi-area beer ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    The iconic John Denver takes his well-deserved place in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame

    ​The fact that John Denver will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame this April should come as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with his music. The only surprise is that the organization isn't named for Denver, who is synonymous with Colorado -- and its Rocky Mountains -- worl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Social studies: Colorado state tests will now include questions about geography, history

    Germany?​ Colorado's Board of Education recently added social studies to its new testing system -- a move that may prevent more geography horror stories like professor Aimee Pellet's. She described a recent map test on which one student labeled the Rocky Mountains "the Alps," another ID'd Alas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Social studies: Education officials debate adding it to state tests, as Americans get dumber

    Recognize this fella?​ Do you know from which country the U.S. of A. declared its independence in 1776? If so, consider yourself among the 74 percent of Americans who do. If not, consider yourself dumber than a first grader, which is when everyone learns about George Washington and how he comm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Denver Zoo's sheep baby daddys are working overtime: Five new lambs!

    Denver Zoo"What's up, Ma?"​You know what's the most effing adorable thing ever? Baby sheep. And maybe baby monkeys and baby giraffes and horny polar bears named Cranbeary. But definitely not naked mole rats. And the best place to oogle baby sheep this summer will be the Denver Zoo, seeing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Gravy (and a heart attack) to go from Bob Evans

    Gravy is good to go from the Bob Evans dispenser.​America is the home of the free and the land of the brave. And if you appreciate that, then you'll also enjoy the genius behind this heart-attack dispenser from Bob Evans Bob Evans, restaurant chain whose outposts are located primarily on the e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Mile Highs and Lows: Medicine Man, LLC

    ​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Kenny Be's Yard Arteology: Big yard art boner in Ruby Hill

    The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration ... click image to enlarge​ Figure 37. Ruby Hill: Mixing themes gives yard art a new slant The Ruby Hill neighborhood is unlike any other in Denver. Ruby Hillers seem to have a different perspective on life than most other Denverites. Per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Big Bucks for Builders: A Kenny Be Special Report

    (Editor's Note: This week's cover story is "Big Bucks for Builders," a cartoon by Kenny Be. Click on the images for full-sized versions. And check back to the Latest Word for Kenny's Worst-Case Scenario and Hip Tip cartoons. His full archives, along with Westword's other comics, are available at w ... More >>

  • News

    September 25, 2008

    Planned Parenthood's scheme to bust abortion protesters

    (Editor's Note: This week's cover story is "Big Bucks for Builders," a cartoon by Kenny Be. Click on the images for full-sized versions. And check back to the Latest Word for Kenny's Worst-Case Scenario and Hip Tip cartoons. His full archives, along with Westword's other comics, are available at w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Delegating Denver #56 of #56: Wyoming

    (Editor's Note: This week's cover story is "Big Bucks for Builders," a cartoon by Kenny Be. Click on the images for full-sized versions. And check back to the Latest Word for Kenny's Worst-Case Scenario and Hip Tip cartoons. His full archives, along with Westword's other comics, are available at w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2008

    Heaven Fest's Pure Motives

    (Editor's Note: This week's cover story is "Big Bucks for Builders," a cartoon by Kenny Be. Click on the images for full-sized versions. And check back to the Latest Word for Kenny's Worst-Case Scenario and Hip Tip cartoons. His full archives, along with Westword's other comics, are available at w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    Delegating Denver #39 of 56: Ohio

    (Editor's Note: This week's cover story is "Big Bucks for Builders," a cartoon by Kenny Be. Click on the images for full-sized versions. And check back to the Latest Word for Kenny's Worst-Case Scenario and Hip Tip cartoons. His full archives, along with Westword's other comics, are available at w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2008

    Delegating Denver #36 of 56: New York

    (Editor's Note: This week's cover story is "Big Bucks for Builders," a cartoon by Kenny Be. Click on the images for full-sized versions. And check back to the Latest Word for Kenny's Worst-Case Scenario and Hip Tip cartoons. His full archives, along with Westword's other comics, are available at w ... More >>

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Beer Town Abuzz with Coors-Miller Merger

    There may be something in Rocky Mountain spring water, but Milwaukee is already buzzing about the future headquarters for Miller and Coors.

  • News

    November 15, 2007

    The Colorado Lottery Offers Up Golden Rules

    You may already be a winner!

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2007

    Delegating Denver #16 of 56: Idaho

    You may already be a winner!

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2007

    Delegating Denver #6 of 56: California

    You may already be a winner!

  • News

    June 14, 2007

    Busker Do!

    The 16th Street Mall is overflowing with freaking culture and fake tomahawks.

  • News

    November 23, 2006

    Light Up

    Making tracks to suburbia.

  • Dining

    February 16, 2006

    Another Kind of Comfort

    It takes time to make a Pearl.

  • News

    July 14, 2005

    City Spokesmen

    The Tour de Lance flows through Colorado.

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    Way of the Warrior

    Gaku Homma found his domo on the range.

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2005

    Walking for Wildlife

    A low-key environmentalist walks the continent to talk about keeping national parks alive.

  • Dining

    March 3, 2005

    Californication

    How Dylan Moore got his groove back at Deluxe.

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Collision Course

    CU majors in Hostile Environmental Studies.

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2004

    Say What?

    A Taste of Language is a mouthful

  • Culture

    November 27, 2003

    Artbeat

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

  • Music

    December 7, 2000

    Alone on the Range

    Our purple mountains' majesty can be a headache for traveling bands -- and for fans who crave live music.

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Rock and Roll Is the Question

    With Pearlcopper, guitarist Mark Spiewak is already a legend in his own mind.

  • Culture

    August 12, 1999

    Seasonal Winds

    With Pearlcopper, guitarist Mark Spiewak is already a legend in his own mind.

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Off Limits

    With Pearlcopper, guitarist Mark Spiewak is already a legend in his own mind.

  • Music

    December 10, 1998

    Feedback

    With Pearlcopper, guitarist Mark Spiewak is already a legend in his own mind.

  • Calendar

    July 10, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    With Pearlcopper, guitarist Mark Spiewak is already a legend in his own mind.

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