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Target Corporation

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Breastfeeding: Student draft policy in motion before TV report, Metro says

    Thanks to a certain Time magazine cover photo, breastfeeding is a hot topic -- one 7News localized with the story of a Metro State student who said her grade was docked for taking time out of class to pump breast milk. But a Metro spokesman says the school was tackling the issue before being prodded ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Earl Moore gets life for bombing attempt at Southwest Plaza on Columbine anniversary

    When news broke last year that Earl Moore had been charged with a single count of arson for placing an explosive device in Southwest Plaza mall on the anniversary of the attack on nearby Columbine High School, locals feared he'd receive relatively light punishment. But no: Moore has been sentenced t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Forget Target: Tamarac deal will help Chick-fil-A fly!

    Denver City Council last night approved $5 million in tax-increment financing for a new Target store -- only the second in Denver -- that will be built at the former home of Tamarac Square. But some people will be more interested in another facet of this $40 million development: a new Chick Fil-A. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    I'm an idiot, and other misconceptions about retail employees

    If 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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Behold...Denver's first Steak 'n Shake!

    Lori MidsonThis guy -- and hundreds of others -- waited hours for a burger at Denver's first Steak 'n Shake.​ "I've been waiting five years for this!" screeched a woman who couldn't stop trembling. And Jeremy Smallwood was grinning from ear to ear, despite the fact that he had been sitting idl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Polished Tavern will open in the former Zaidy's Deli space downtown

    Lori MidsonConstruction on the former Zaidy's space has begun to make way for the Polished Tavern.​When Cezary Grosfeld moved to the States six years ago from Poland, he went shopping at a Target store, where he found himself wandering down the nail polish aisle, a display that befuddled him. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    John Legend on the resurgence of soul, touring with Sade and the foibles and fortunes of fame

    Catch John Legend tonight at the Pepsi Center with Sade​John Legend considers everything, especially when he's being interviewed. He pauses long enough for you to imagine him considering several inferior answers and tossing them before choosing one that sounds just right. Back in the fall of 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    The 27 Club? More like the posthumous platinum club: Albums sales spurred by death

    ​You can go on for days debating the musical mysteries of the so called 27 Club -- which includes Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and now Amy Winehouse -- but one thing is certain: The death of these artists had a profound impact on their subsequent sales. Pearl, for example, was rele ... More >>

  • Film

    June 30, 2011

    Larry Crowne is middle-of-the-road

    ​You can go on for days debating the musical mysteries of the so called 27 Club -- which includes Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and now Amy Winehouse -- but one thing is certain: The death of these artists had a profound impact on their subsequent sales. Pearl, for example, was rele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    The One Book, One Denver selections this year have ties to... uh, Seattle?

    ​Despite the fact that there is no known shortage of awesome writers, authors and poets in this town, the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs' One Book, One Denver program has a long history of coming up with arbitrary treacle that has nothing to do with Denver for the three selections it nomina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    White people, rejoice: SuperTarget may be the new Tamarac Square anchor store

    Remember me? ​Though the decision is not set in stone, there was a community meeting last week regarding the possibility of a SuperTarget being put into the Tamarac Square mall on Hampden in Southeast Denver. After The Gap, one of the remaining draws for the shopping center, closed over a half ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Earl Moore charged with arson, not terrorism, in Southwest Plaza bomb try near Columbine

    Big pics below.​Update: At 2 p.m. this afternoon, Earl Albert Moore is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Denver to be advised of the charges against him in relation to an attempted bombing at Southwest Plaza mall on the twelfth anniversary of the shootings at nearby Columbine High ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Commerce City approves an incentive package to grow a King Soopers

    ​Food deserts -- that's what areas without grocery stores are called. And Commerce City is ready to provide some irrigation for the desert area around Reunion, a planned community whose plan has so far lacked a supermarket. The result? About 16,000 people in the northern range of Commerce Ci ... More >>

  • Music

    December 16, 2010

    Chris Westin on getting death threats for his music

    ​Food deserts -- that's what areas without grocery stores are called. And Commerce City is ready to provide some irrigation for the desert area around Reunion, a planned community whose plan has so far lacked a supermarket. The result? About 16,000 people in the northern range of Commerce Ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Black Friday starts with a bang on Twitter

    ​It was dark, it was twenty degrees outside, and some jerk took just bought the last half-price camera at Target. Welcome to #blackfriday. But maybe you're still home in bed? Well, here's a taste of what you missed earlier this morning from the Twitter world.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    King Soopers may be the best worst thing to happen to Denver boozers in a while

    The King Soopers craft beer selection is pretty good.​King Soopers didn't merely open a liquor store inside its massive new grocery at Leetsdale Drive and South Cherry Street yesterday. It declared war. War on other liquor stores, big and small, in central Denver, war on SuperTarget, war on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Medical marijuana dispensary review: Budding Health blossoms from Peace in Medicine

    ​​​In "Mile Highs and Lows," Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars or a dope dealer's college dorm room. See our updated dispensary list here, and keep reading for William Breathes's revie ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2010

    Paralyzed in a police shooting, Darrell Havens is paying a terrible price for his crimes. So are taxpayers.

    ​​​In "Mile Highs and Lows," Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars or a dope dealer's college dorm room. See our updated dispensary list here, and keep reading for William Breathes's revie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Laughing all the way to the bank: The Twilight empire now includes a cookbook

    ​ Say what you will about the guilty train wreck that is the Twilight series, but the indulgent fluff that's being spooned up by teenage girls (and voyeuristic women) the world over has got a lot of people laughing all the way to the bank. Including Gina Meyers, who penned Love at First Bite: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Greenpeace rates Colorado supermarket seafood

    ​While Kroger is making efforts to improve its seafood sourcing practices, it is doing so at a "painfully slow pace," according to a "supermarket scorecard" recently issued by Greenpeace. That King Soopers's parent company might not be ultra-conscientious about where it gets its swordfish and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Tam Huynh and Thuy Nguyen plead guilty to being the Enfamil Bandits: Babies everywhere rejoice

    Tam Huynh admitted having a criminal formula.​Most young parents will tell you that baby formula is so expensive it could be made out of gold. But for Tam Huynh and Thuy Nguyen, it was basically the equivalent of poker chips and narcotics. That's the story told by the Jefferson County Distric ... More >>

  • Music

    February 25, 2010

    Matt Morris is more than Justin Timberlake's protege

    Tam Huynh admitted having a criminal formula.​Most young parents will tell you that baby formula is so expensive it could be made out of gold. But for Tam Huynh and Thuy Nguyen, it was basically the equivalent of poker chips and narcotics. That's the story told by the Jefferson County Distric ... More >>

  • News

    December 3, 2009

    The Northwest Denver Toy Library gets the lead out

    Tam Huynh admitted having a criminal formula.​Most young parents will tell you that baby formula is so expensive it could be made out of gold. But for Tam Huynh and Thuy Nguyen, it was basically the equivalent of poker chips and narcotics. That's the story told by the Jefferson County Distric ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Black Friday means something else for reporters

    ​When the sun rose this morning at 6:58 a.m., it shed its light on one of the weirdest American traditions around: millions of people scrambling for discount deals at big box stores. In Denver, this eerie sight was visible from Target and Best Buy to Bass Pro, Kohl's and Kmart. And while Blac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Mile Highs and Lows: Peace in Medicine Center

    ​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

    September 3, 2009

    At the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Memory Lane

    buckfifty.org​ This week, Westword took an end-of-the-summer road trip down colorful Colorado Boulevard, from Weld County to Highlands Ranch, with many stops in between. This essay is a part of that project. In a city with few highways, Colorado Boulevard serves as a major thoroughfare, conne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    We just cruised Colorado Boulevard end to end -- but it wasn't our first road-eo

    Taylor Bolyston​ My fiancee just moved to Denver, and she's doing a lot of that thing people do after they move here: "Wait, is this the same Colfax as the Colfax where we saw that bum riding a unicycle?" "Colorado? I thought Colorado was the street with that strip club you like so much?" "Ala ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Should Colorado open its arms to Gitmo detainees?

    "Psst. I hear we're getting shipped to Denver!" "Yes, I hear this also. Praise be to Elway." Send locally created blog brilliance for inclusion in future episodes of "Denver Blogs" here. Gitmo prisoners could be housed at Supermax, but lawmakers are acting like they'll be cruising the produce aisl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Tim Tams Make Their American Debut

      When a good friend returned from her semester abroad in Australia our junior year of college, she brought with her something that would forever change our lives: Arnott's Tim Tam biscuits.  They seemed simple enough in concept--a chocolate sandwich cookie, filled w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Best of Denver: A look ahead, and 25 looks back

    This March, Westword will publish its 26th Best of Denver issue, a celebration of all the things, people, places and burritos that make Denver the city it is. What does this mean? A few things. First, it means we need your help: Our 2009 Best of Denver poll is now online, and we'd like you to take ... More >>

  • News

    August 7, 2008

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the week of 8/7/2008

  • News

    July 24, 2008

    Going My Way

    Meet us on Alameda, where cultures collide. In a good way.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Wonderful Winter Wellies

    Meet us on Alameda, where cultures collide. In a good way.

  • News

    September 13, 2007

    Evan Almighty

    It took a master plan — and a mastermind — to end the stalemate on downtown's worst block.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2007

    Skull Society

    It took a master plan — and a mastermind — to end the stalemate on downtown's worst block.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2007

    Skull Society

    It took a master plan — and a mastermind — to end the stalemate on downtown's worst block.

  • News

    October 26, 2006

    A Squirrel in Hand

    Is worth a king-sized candy bar in the Baker neighborhood.

  • News

    August 17, 2006

    On Target

    Evan Hecox takes his art to the masses, one superstore at a time.

  • News

    April 6, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of April 6, 2006

  • News

    March 30, 2006

    Last Call

    Just before Prohibition, the Colorado Legislature gave us 3.2 beer. Now Blake Harrison wants to repeal the scourge.

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    The Bright Stuff

    We'll have a blue, not-so-blue Christmas.

  • Dining

    December 16, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Mead Street Station Grill and Pub

  • Dining

    December 9, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    California Pizza Kitchen

  • News

    November 11, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 11, 2004

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2003

    Talking Shop

    North Tennyson sprouts a string of funky shops

  • Dining

    July 24, 2003

    Bite Me

    Green Achers

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of January 2, 2003

  • Music

    February 28, 2002

    Nine Inch Nails

    And All That Could Have Been (Nothing)

  • Dining

    April 29, 1999

    We'll Take Desert

    And All That Could Have Been (Nothing)

  • News

    April 20, 1994

    THE SECRET FORMULA

    PROWLING THE BLACK MARKET IN SEARCH OF BABY FOOD.

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