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December 6, 2011If only I was the Criss Angel of retail.When I'm not interviewing drag queens, reviewing concerts and rating Santas for Westword, I'm working at Shirt Folding Store. For twenty hours a week, I fold shirts (and, more important, jeans) alongside other part-timers, who in their other jobs might be bank ... More >>
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November 22, 2011The reasons why shopping local is a good idea have been floating around so much lately that anyone who cares about their community, or shopping, or both, knows the basic tenets by heart. Still, it never hurts to repeat them:
Shopping for local merchandise at small businesses close to home keeps yo ... More >>
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October 26, 2011 Yup, it will probably look something like this.An outpost of Maurices is set to open on Friday, October 28, at Southwest Plaza, complete with an old-fashioned ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. But it's the ribbons and other women's apparel items inside the store that will attract all the ... More >>
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December 22, 2010Time for an Exchange.
There is only one thing people love more than Christmas gift shopping, and that is after- Christmas gift-return shopping!
As seen below, It's also the one time of the year that Josh McDaniels and Carmelo Anthony can return what they've been handed, and ask for exactly ... More >>
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December 14, 2010Holiday shopping, Colorado-style: Tonight is the annual Men's Shopping Night at Outdoor Divas in Cherry Creek, 2717 East 3rd Avenue (or head to the Boulder store tomorrow night, 1133 Pearl Street), and these divas have us dudes all figured out: They'll be plying us with pizza and Oskar Blues ... More >>
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December 2, 2010Holiday shopping, Colorado-style: Tonight is the annual Men's Shopping Night at Outdoor Divas in Cherry Creek, 2717 East 3rd Avenue (or head to the Boulder store tomorrow night, 1133 Pearl Street), and these divas have us dudes all figured out: They'll be plying us with pizza and Oskar Blues ... More >>
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November 12, 2010My First Bacon: you've got a friend in meat"What child on this planet wouldn't want to befriend a piece of mostly meat held together with fat and love?" asks ThinkGeek, the affable producer of all kinds of geeky wares.
Mario Batali jokes notwithstanding, we have the same question. Who WOULDN ... More >>
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August 19, 2010 Peter Yesawich, one of the country's top travel experts, stopped off in Denver yesterday long enough to offer a six-month forecast to a gathering of Visit Denver members. The bad news? Only 35 percent of the people recently polled on "dream destinations" -- places in the United States they'v ... More >>
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March 22, 2010"I have a feeling there's something phishy in Denver."In the not exactly thrilling 1995 cyber-thriller The Net, Sandra Bullock's character, Angela Bennett, reveals that she was raised in La Junta -- a community whose name she pronounces as if she were Hugo Chavez. Little did Bennett know, how ... More >>
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November 27, 2009Liz Kellermeyer​Black Friday is upon us. Whether you're nuts and arrived at stores pre-dawn to snag the deals, or you're a stay-away-from-the-malls-at-all-costs type, everyone can benefit from a little caffeine boost after a day of carb-loading. If you're near downtown, where better to fuel up tha ... More >>
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November 26, 2009Liz Kellermeyer​Black Friday is upon us. Whether you're nuts and arrived at stores pre-dawn to snag the deals, or you're a stay-away-from-the-malls-at-all-costs type, everyone can benefit from a little caffeine boost after a day of carb-loading. If you're near downtown, where better to fuel up tha ... More >>
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June 11, 2009Don't let the recession put an end to your stylish summer R.V. excursion. Instead of paying for numerous tanks of gas and countless campground fees, you can stay right here in Denver and vacation in the neighborhood that has the best baby-gear garage sales and sheep-shearing opportunities. A staycat ... More >>
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May 14, 2009A suspect in a Boulder identity-theft case.
Yesterday, the police departments in Lakewood and Boulder put out warnings about wallet thefts within minutes of each other. Seventeen wallet thefts have taken place in Lakewood since February 1, while Boulder is looking for purse snatchers in two specifi ... More >>
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April 9, 2009A suspect in a Boulder identity-theft case.
Yesterday, the police departments in Lakewood and Boulder put out warnings about wallet thefts within minutes of each other. Seventeen wallet thefts have taken place in Lakewood since February 1, while Boulder is looking for purse snatchers in two specifi ... More >>
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December 25, 2008A suspect in a Boulder identity-theft case.
Yesterday, the police departments in Lakewood and Boulder put out warnings about wallet thefts within minutes of each other. Seventeen wallet thefts have taken place in Lakewood since February 1, while Boulder is looking for purse snatchers in two specifi ... More >>
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December 17, 2008 I really feel for my husband sometimes. In fact, I really feel for all men around this time of year. No, I'm not getting all Glenn Beck on you... I just can't imagine how difficult it must be to shop for the important woman in your life. After all, if your significant other is anything like me, she ... More >>
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November 27, 2008Get a jump on the shopping crowds at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.
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November 24, 2008
Look out below.
Like lots of empty lots around town, the open space on the southeast corner of Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard where Annie's Café and a handful of apartment buildings and other businesses once stood, has banners advertising that it will host Christmas tree sales at some po ... More >>
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August 8, 2008
Look out below.
Like lots of empty lots around town, the open space on the southeast corner of Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard where Annie's Café and a handful of apartment buildings and other businesses once stood, has banners advertising that it will host Christmas tree sales at some po ... More >>
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December 13, 2007Find the perfect holiday outfit at Loft 22.
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May 24, 2007Bag some summer entertainment on Colfax Avenue.
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October 20, 2005For revenue-hungry cities in the northern metro area, it's shop 'til you're dropped
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March 25, 2004Shanny's Adios to Daryl Gardener
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March 25, 2004Tabor Center parking garage
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December 25, 2003Everyone’s talking shop on December 26.
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April 4, 2002Food & Drink
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March 29, 2001Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift Shop
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October 28, 1999The big showdown out west will come to a head on Tuesday.
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December 25, 1997For insomniacs, Super Kmart is a gift that keeps on giving--24 hours a day.
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January 10, 1996For insomniacs, Super Kmart is a gift that keeps on giving--24 hours a day.
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