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  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    The Simpsons Preview: "The Food Wife," with (bleep) Ramsay, Bourdain, Batali and more

    Quick! Can you name the celebrity chefs?​ This Sunday night, at 8 p.m. on FOX, The Simpsons will dish up a food-centric episode, in which oh-my-god! star chefs Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay all appear in animated cameos. It's all part of a weird dream that Marge has about s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Oil companies love horizontal drilling in Weld County: Simpsons' Mr. Burns would approve

    ​Weld County is undergoing an explosion in the number of oil and gas companies using a technique called "horizontal drilling" to get at deposits deep in the Denver Basin, according to the Greeley Tribune. Which puts us in mind of a certain Simpsons episode.

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Lamar coal plant: Trinidad sues to get out of "mismanaged" project

    ​Trinidad's City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It's the latest in a seri ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 25, 2010

    Themes of family and loss underscore the dark comedy of Reckless

    ​Trinidad's City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It's the latest in a seri ... More >>

  • News

    September 30, 2010

    Black out: Lamar gets steamed over a troubled coal plant -- right in the middle of town

    ​Trinidad's City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It's the latest in a seri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Frank Bonanno, Alex Seidel, Jennifer Jasinski, Steve Ells and James Rugile among James Beard semifinalists

    Lori Midson Venue chef James Rugile ​Restaurant and chef semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards were released this morning, which gives all the nominees exactly 32 days to chew on their success before the five finalists in each category are announced on Monday, March 22. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Ten TV restaurants where you really -- really -- don't want to eat

    ​There are lots of reasons we may want to patronize some television restaurants. Maybe drive-in to Arnold's (Happy Days) for a burger and a shake; have some brunch and a peek at the afterlife at Der Waffle Haus (Dead Like Me); or enjoy a tuna on toast (with a side of kvetching) at Monk's (Sein ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Ten TV bars at which we'd like to get wasted

    How I Met Your Mother? By getting hammered every night, obviously.​ There are places to meet friends for drinks ... and then there are bars, my friends. Places where the drink is the thing, and the goal is drunk. That in mind, there are some TV bars where you just wouldn't want to be, lik ... More >>

  • News

    August 13, 2009

    Judge Finesilver almost gave the Rocky Flats grand jury a big twentieth birthday present

    Twenty years ago, the Rocky Flats grand jury started its search for justice. It hasn't ended yet.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    The Market Report, May 30

    Summer is just around the corner, and it shows at the market. While the selection is still focused on vegetables of the lettuce variety, warmer-weather vegetables are beginning to peak through. But that wasn't the highlight of my visit to the market Saturday. No, the highlight was a conversation ins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    The Columbine effect: A horrific roster of school shootings since 1999

    The most resonant information that's come my way thus far today in relation to the anniversary of the April 20, 1999 shootings at Columbine High School was contained in an e-mail sent to Westword by Vicki Newell, a public-policy director with the Colorado PTA. It's a list of school shootings since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    A tough month for Colorado kitchen disasters

    First, the historic Branch Inn in Pueblo was wiped right off the map by a massive explosion; last Friday, authorities announced that their investigation into the disaster had concluded it was an accident. That's undoubtedly the same conclusion they'll reach in the southeast corner of the state, ... More >>

  • News

    August 21, 2008

    Souvenirs of South Park

    First, the historic Branch Inn in Pueblo was wiped right off the map by a massive explosion; last Friday, authorities announced that their investigation into the disaster had concluded it was an accident. That's undoubtedly the same conclusion they'll reach in the southeast corner of the state, ... More >>

  • Summer Guide

    June 12, 2008

    Souvenirs of South Park

    First, the historic Branch Inn in Pueblo was wiped right off the map by a massive explosion; last Friday, authorities announced that their investigation into the disaster had concluded it was an accident. That's undoubtedly the same conclusion they'll reach in the southeast corner of the state, ... More >>

  • Film

    July 26, 2007

    The Simpsons Movie

    Breathe easy, Simpsons fans: It doesn’t suck.

  • News

    July 19, 2007

    Cromulent Promo

    Denver's a winner in the Simpsons lottery.

  • News

    December 14, 2006

    Pot of Gold

    Joseph Brodsky has a nose for great coffee. It led him all the way to Ethiopia, in search of the Geisha.

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 1, 2006

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2004

    Mambo Italiano

    This festival dishes up an al fresco extravaganza

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    Year in Review: Strange But True

    From kitty cut-ups to an airline named Ted, this was one oddball year.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 27, 2003

    Best Sports Quote

    The Simpsons 300th Episode

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    A maverick makes a run for the Statehouse.

  • Film

    August 16, 2001

    Hollywood's Long March to War

    The release of Apocalypse Now Redux sharpens the debate over the moral complexities of the battlefield.

  • Music

    May 10, 2001

    Donny Osmond, Rick Springfield

    This Is the Moment (Decca), The Greatest Hits...Alive (Hip-O)

  • Culture

    April 26, 2001

    Shearer Delight

    The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely.

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 2, 2000

  • Music

    October 19, 2000

    Pickin' Up the Pieces

    Richie Furay found something unexpected on his way to country-rock stardom: salvation.

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    The Old Man and the Weed

    Eighty-three-year-old hermit Raymond Gutierrez is the state's unlikeliest pot farmer. But did he do it?

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    Dog Eat Dog

    From shooters to lawmakers to developers to environmentalists, prairie dogs are wagging everyone.

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Anger Bowl

    From shooters to lawmakers to developers to environmentalists, prairie dogs are wagging everyone.

  • News

    November 7, 1996

    Off Limits

    From shooters to lawmakers to developers to environmentalists, prairie dogs are wagging everyone.

  • News

    November 1, 1995

    THE BRICO REQUIEM

    From shooters to lawmakers to developers to environmentalists, prairie dogs are wagging everyone.

  • News

    September 20, 1995

    DOUBLE EXPOSUREUNDERAGE GIRLS, A NAZI WITH A CAMERA, AND PARTYING COPS--WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

    From shooters to lawmakers to developers to environmentalists, prairie dogs are wagging everyone.

  • News

    July 5, 1995

    HIGH PLAINS GRIFTERS

    From shooters to lawmakers to developers to environmentalists, prairie dogs are wagging everyone.

  • News

    May 24, 1995

    LAY OF THE LAND

    From shooters to lawmakers to developers to environmentalists, prairie dogs are wagging everyone.

  • News

    January 25, 1995

    CELLS PITCH

    FARMERS IN SPRINGFIELD REVOLT AGAINST A PRIVATE-PRISON PLAN.

  • Music

    January 11, 1995

    TAKEN PAST THE LIMIT

    EX-EAGLE RANDY MEISNER ON GETTING SCREWED OUT OF A FORTUNE.

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