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  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Boom Yogurt Bar expanding from Boulder with a location in Lowry

    Kelly Reed describes herself and her husband, Matty, as "Boulder bubble people," who try not to venture to Denver if possible. So the owners of Boom Yogurt Bar in Boulder surely never envisioned opening a second location in Denver -- but that's what they're doing on May 21, when a second Boom will o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Hogshead Brewery will brew beer with a Colorado-made system

    When Hogshead Brewery opens this spring near Sloan's Lake, it will boast what might be the first stainless steel craft brewing system manufactured in Colorado.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Ernest House Jr. back at the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs

    Ernest House Jr.​It turned out to be tempest in a teepee. Two months after Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia removed Carol Harvey as executive secretary of the Colorado Commission or Indian Affairs, which his office oversees, Ernest House Jr. has been ratified as the new executive secretary. An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    "Start-Up Colorado:" House Democrats announce job creation package

    Colorado House Democrats and representatives from CU, CSU and Colorado Technology Association met with the press to introduce "Start-Up Colorado." The package brings together three jobs bills focusing on promoting small business growth.

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Joe Miklosi focusing on run for Congress against Mike Coffman -- not Andrew Romanoff

    Joe Miklosi.​Colorado's 6th Congressional District has been a safe Republican enclave -- the sort of place likely to elect current Representative Mike Coffman for as long as he cares to serve in Congress. But a judge recently redrew lines to make the district more competitive, thereby giving a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Readers: Suburbs versus city, SouthGlenn versus Wash Park

    The Streets at SouthGlenn: no meal mecca?​The closing of Tarbell's and The Oven at the Streets at SouthGlenn continues to fuel a discussion of what kind of restaurants, exactly, will work in the suburbs, as opposed to the city. Here's the take from b/art: Wow. We actually would drive to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Auntie Anne operator cries foul over Denver International Airport's plan for concessionaires

    ​The uproar over the forthcoming billion-dollar makeover at Denver International Airport, including a new hotel and train station, has focused largely on the price tag and the potential hike in air fares that the ambitious expansion might trigger. But the operator of one of the oldest concessi ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    Letters: Westword readers think Backbeat got jobbed and request a new Chef & Tell question

    ​The uproar over the forthcoming billion-dollar makeover at Denver International Airport, including a new hotel and train station, has focused largely on the price tag and the potential hike in air fares that the ambitious expansion might trigger. But the operator of one of the oldest concessi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Medical marijuana chain?: Amsterdam firm's plan may be killed by residency requirement

    Medical pot attorney Tae Darnell says Amsterdam is eyeing Colorado's green rush.​Among the more controversial elements of the state's pending overhaul of the medical marijuana industry, is a requirement that those operating dispensaries be Colorado residents -- a provision that at first sounds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Medical marijuana bill: Matt Brown actually likes most of Chris Romer's new amendments

    Matt Brown: Is the marijuana jar half full?​Earlier today, we told you about five new amendments being floated by Senator Chris Romer and others in relation to HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill, which the senate is scheduled to debate today. Just last week, Coloradans for Medical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Medical-marijuana patients to sue over dispensary closure

    Photo by Robert FisherFour patients don't want Centennial to dispense with a dispensary.​Medical-marijuana patients and providers, as well as the attorneys who argue on their behalf, haven't always found the courts to be in their corner. Witness the controversial ruling in the Stacy Clendenin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Roxane White is Hickenlooper's new chief of staff

    Roxane White.​Roxane White knows a little something about the power of prayer, having graduated with a degree in religious studies from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon back in 1985 -- and she'll need all the faith she can get in her new job, as Mayor John Hickenlooper's new chief of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2009

    Colfax, South Pearl host street festivals today

    At 11 a.m. today, the first Local Flavor Fest kicks off on Colfax Avenue, right by the Lowenstein Complex that houses the Tattered Cover, Twist & Shout and Encore restaurant. The festival, which will run until 4 p.m., celebrates local businesses, and features a raffle, food booths, vendors, book-sig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    So that's why Polis has been so ballsy on health care: He's been making it rain on the Hill

    "I got money in the bank/Shorty what you drink?"​House Democrats are playing nice again, and moving closer to finding compromise on a stripped down version of the president's health-care plan. And wouldn't you know it, just days after irking upperclassmen with his very-un-freshman-like stance ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Who are you, Congressman Polis?

    ​ Your daily recommended dose of blog. Send us links. Is Jared Polis a crony for his rich friends? (Colorado Pols) Or simply trying to help small businesses? (Square State) Tax-cutting petitions circulating. (Face the State)

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    When life gives you pine beetles, make picture frames

    Photo courtesy of Rich DziombaPicture frames made of beetle-killed pine trees in the BKTA showroom. The problem is a familiar one to Colorado residents by now: two million acres of dead trees, forested mountainsides turned entirely red. The high country has been turned into a giant tinderbox by a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Stripping down strip clubs

    Yes, mom-and-pop places are suffering in today's economy -- but so are strip clubs! According to a story by former Denver Post writer Kris Hudson in today's Wall Street Journal, the country's two publicly traded strip-club chains have been hit hard by the recession, and are now "catering to a thrift ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    What's cooking? Events at cooking schools

    What's cooking? Mise en Place Cooking School, at 1801 Wynkoop Street #175, is hosting the kick off of LiveWell Colorado's five-year plan to end obesity in Colorado today. At 9:30 a.m., Dr. Collins, the "Cooking Cardiologist," will offer a cooking demonstration, followed by speakers at 10 a.m. For mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Churchill loses a job, kids look for them

    When Ward Churchill faces off against the University of Colorado in Denver Chief District Judge Larry Naves's courtroom today, it will be the culimination of a controversy that dates back not just years, but decades. It wasn't until January 2005, when a student publication complained about the th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Wake-Up Call: The week ahead, December 15-21

    While the Obama cabinet carousel -- Ritter! Salazar (Ken)! Salazar (John)! Michael Bennet! Salazar (Ken, again)! -- continues to go 'round, with a name thrown out each week (although now, with Ken Salazar back in the ring for Interior, we're on repeats) -- Colorado's top Dems will gather at t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2007

    Remembrances of Parking Promises Past

    While the Obama cabinet carousel -- Ritter! Salazar (Ken)! Salazar (John)! Michael Bennet! Salazar (Ken, again)! -- continues to go 'round, with a name thrown out each week (although now, with Ken Salazar back in the ring for Interior, we're on repeats) -- Colorado's top Dems will gather at t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2007

    Mama Mia!

    While the Obama cabinet carousel -- Ritter! Salazar (Ken)! Salazar (John)! Michael Bennet! Salazar (Ken, again)! -- continues to go 'round, with a name thrown out each week (although now, with Ken Salazar back in the ring for Interior, we're on repeats) -- Colorado's top Dems will gather at t ... More >>

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Law and Order

    Take a hint, Starbucks.

  • Calendar

    September 7, 2006

    To Market

    Take a hint, Starbucks.

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2006

    Will Run for Food

    Take a hint, Starbucks.

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005

    Best Doughnuts -- Chain

    Krispy Kreme

  • Goods & Services

    April 4, 2002

    Best Boulder Shopping Deal

    Community Benefit Card
    Boulder Independent Business Alliance

  • Goods & Services

    April 4, 2002

    Best Help for Men in Tough Times

    Divorced Men Have Feelings Too

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 14, 2002

  • Dining

    August 23, 2001

    Check, Please!

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • Summer Guide

    June 14, 2001

    You Gotta Have Art

    Ninth Annual Salida Art Walk

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2001

    Best Craft Show

    3rd American Tapestry Alliance Biennial Exhibition

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best bright idea downtown

    Relighting the facade of the old Chamber of Commerce building

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Socket to Me

    If Colorado deregulates electricity, Californians will be first in line for the state's cheap power--and Coloradans may get fried.

  • News

    May 8, 1997

    Off Limits

    If Colorado deregulates electricity, Californians will be first in line for the state's cheap power--and Coloradans may get fried.

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    Prize and Prejudice

    The state wants to study "disparity" in awarding contracts to minority- and female-owned businesses.

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    JOUST FRIENDS

    The state wants to study "disparity" in awarding contracts to minority- and female-owned businesses.

  • News

    October 11, 1995

    A STREETCAR NAMED WYNKOOP

    RTD AND LODO FEUD OVER EXTENDING THE MALL SHUTTLE.

  • News

    July 13, 1994

    UNHEALTHY COMPETITION

    TWO SMALL TOWNS. TWO COSTLY HOSPITALS. ONE NASTY FEUD.LITTLE HASSLE ON THE PRAIRIE SANE HEALTH CARE IS THE LATEST LOSS IN THE AGE-OLD RIFT BETWEEN BRUSH AND FORT MORGAN.

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