South Dakota

Beau Jo's Pizza: After forty years, don't go changing....

I'm not at all sorry I missed being an adult in the 1970s. There were terrible fashion trends with bell bottom pants and clogs with heels, and worse hairstyles with that feathered look; the porn was all sweaty and hairy, and the food trends were...well, Irma Rombauer's Joy of Cooking came out and fo ... More >>

Anchorage wants to shred your face and make you cry

Drunk cycling: Is Denver's new bike DUI policy harsher than rules in other states?

Yesterday, we reported that Denver Police are now enforcing state drunk-cycling laws -- meaning intoxicated cyclists can be charged with DUIs just like inebriated drivers. Some cycling advocates question whether this is good public policy -- and a look at parallel laws around the country shows that ... More >>

Michael "Cactus" Moser loses part of leg after motorcycle accident in South Dakota

Thoughts and well-wishes for a speedy recovery go out to Michael "Cactus" Moser. Over the weekend, the 55-year-old drummer, a Montrose native with deep Colorado roots, was involved in a motorcycle crash over the weekend in South Dakota that resulted in him losing one of his legs. Moser, who had most ... More >>

With help from Pearl Jam, native American youth skate for their lives at ONE Gathering

Walt Pourier is the visionary behind the "ONE Gathering -- Skate for Life" event, which will ramp up Saturday at the Denver Skatepark. Drawing hundreds of young Native Americans from across Colorado and beyond, the Gathering will expose them to positive, community-building activities that celebrate ... More >>

Fort Lyon prison could live again as wind farm: The answer, my friend, is blowin' in your face

Mark Manger​It's distressing to learn that the good folks of Bent County are shelling out thousands of dollars a month to lobbyists in an effort to "repurpose" the decrepit, soon-to-be-shuttered state prison at Fort Lyon. After all, we suggested five amazingly practical new uses for the old pl ... More >>

Boulder is America's happiest city, Colorado 5th happiest state, says Gallup Well-Being survey

More pics below.​The Daily Beast recently dubbed Denver America's angriest city -- but there's a lot of happiness nearby. Last year, Boulder was dubbed the happiest U.S. city in a Gallup Well-Being Index survey, and the community has repeated the feat. But that's not all. Look below to see oth ... More >>

Skate or Die

Cowboy up! Behind the scenes at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo

Jobie Dryden, 19, hails from Oelrichs, South Dakota. As a bull rider, he knows the importance of taping his hands before going out. He says that he goes through about a half a roll every two days.​The National Western Stock show has been going on all month and on Saturday, photographer Aaron T ... More >>

If a Woodcut Could Cut Wood

My dinner with Steven: A convivium and preview night at Illiterate Gallery

A Convivium Illiterate Preview Dinner with S.D. Prochyra.​ Quietly, very quietly, over the last year since the venue opened, Illiterate Gallery director Adam Gildar instigated a resident artist program, wherein Illiterate offers artists who go through an application process a chance to stage a ... More >>

How Colorado cooled the controversy between the Humane Society and big agriculture

We All Have Hooks for Hands

Tuesday, December 15, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Five ways to fund film in the age of downloads

I want you... to make me a movie. Here's some money...​Downloading of movies, music and other digital media has the entertainment industry in an uproar. All of a sudden, they're afraid those multimillion dollar budgets aren't going to be recouped, and they have families to feed! Okay, they hav ... More >>

And Colorado's prettiest town is... you must be joking

​It's been at least a week since our fair state made it on any Most Livable, Charming, Fittest or Drunkest list. So thank heavens for the folks at ForbesTraveler, the "luxury travel authority from inspiration to reservation." Its latest ingenious and largely predictable compilation of "America ... More >>

Lawyers for accused killer of AIM activist Annie Mae Aquash says Denver Police destroyed evidence

Annie Mae Aquash with her daughters and a friend.​The impending trial of Richard Marshall and John Graham for the 1975 murder of Native-American activist Annie Mae Aquash (also known as Annie Mae Pictou Aquash) will take place in South Dakota -- but the Denver Police Department's been invoked ... More >>

The Broncos dismiss the Boss... Bailey, that is

Boss Bailey. At this writing, linebacker Boss Bailey's page remains on the Denver Broncos' website -- but that won't be true for long. Yesterday, the team cut him loose. And while that makes sense (he's still rehabbing from the sort of microfracture surgery that makes comebacks slow and difficult), ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: Have the Connecticut women even broken a sweat yet?

Connecticut's Maya Moore. The updates that have followed in the wake of the March 18 blog "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation...," which shared choices in the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournament made by my daughter Lora and me, have been grim at times. Last night, thou ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: 0-2 in the women's tourney last night

Going slow and steady didn't help Marissa Coleman's Maryland Terps. The women's NCAA basketball tournament bracket my daughter Lora and I shared in "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation..." have taken a pounding, and last night's pair of Elite Eight games didn't help -- not that ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: Savaged by (Baylor) Bears

Louisville's late burst plowed under Kelli Griffin's Baylor squad. The women's NCAA basketball bracket put together by my daughter Lora and me isn't quite as calamitous as our men's picks, but close. The big blow: Baylor, which we designated to reach the finals, went dry late in the second half of ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The catastrophe worsens in the women's second round

Duke's Abby Waner, who's from Highlands Ranch, probably didn't enjoy the game against Michigan State. Oh. My. God. The headline on the first blog about the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament picks made by my daughter Lora and me -- "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation. ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: A sad start to the women's second round

Italee Lucas' 21 points weren't enough for the Tar Heels. "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation...," published March 18, shared brackets assembled by me and my daughter, Lora, for both the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments -- and in an update posted yesterday, I noted ... More >>

One for the Road

The Arvada Center hosts a final yippie-ai-o-ki-yay with the cowboy poets.

Senators urge NFL to show games to more people. Because, you know, what else would senators have to do?

Proof that media outlets (like this one!) love stunts

The Best of the Online Elite for the Democratic National Convention

Delegating Denver #46 of 56: South Dakota

Eyes and Ears

Larimer Lounge

Party Central

Storm Rising

Verne Carlson hunts tornadoes.

Storytyme

RV Livin' (Tahoe Records)

The Weather Machines

Thursday, September 8, Sundown Saloon, Boulder, 303-449-4987; Friday, September 9, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Critic's Choice

Across Tundras

The Bee Eaters

Saturday, August 7, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Follow That Story

Jurassic Farce: The Sequel

Locals Only

New music from area artists

Rez Stop

Skins skillfully probes the Native American psyche.

Backwash

In a single bound, Accidental Superhero leaps to the top of the MP3 charts.

Bones of Contention

Finding Barnum was hard enough. But to excavate the intrigue around the prize T. rex, you must dig deeper.

Finding His Religion

Mark McGinnis has a lot of faith in his multicultural art.

Best Place to Find Roy Rogers Chenille Bedspreads Online

Cowboy Classics

Where the Buffalo Moan

They’ve been worshiped, they’ve been slaughtered. Now bison are back—so why won’t you buy some burger?

Strange but True

Night & Day

July 23 - 29, 1998

Mash and Trash

Men (and Women) Behaving Badly

Loose Behavior

A FUND TRIP TO DENVER

KEY SENATOR PRESSLER STOPS BY TO QUIETLY SCOOP UP CASH FROM LOCAL CABLE MOGULS.

BAD MEDICINE

AN OVERDOSE OF SPIRITUALITY SENT KAYLA MOONWATCHER TO THE COPS FOR A CURE.RITUAL ABUSE KAYLA MOONWATCHER DREAMED OF BEING ADOPTED BY A LAKOTA MEDICINE MAN. IT TURNED OUT TO BE QUITE AN INITIATION CEREMONY.

CIVIL WARS

THE FURY FLIES AS INDIAN ACTIVISTS TAKE AIM AT EACH OTHER.