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Cannabis Time Capsule, 1921: Marijuana use worse than opium addiction

Though cannabis paranoia was alive and well years before this 1921 article was written, marijuana use was still dubbed a "new menace" facing people living along the Mexican border. According to this report, found in the Telluride Daily Journal, pot was thought to be a menace as great as opium. Eithe ... More >>

Trinidad film fest gets down and indie this week

Film festival season in Colorado kicks off every September with the oh-so-glamorous parade of celebs and their pet projects through Telluride, followed by a chain of lesser festivals aspiring to such glory across the state. But if you crave truly independent cinema; if you long for the days when fil ... More >>

Colorado's ten best camping festivals

Colorado will see more camping music festivals this year than ever before, and we've compiled a comprehensive and organized list so you know which ones to attend, if you can't make them all. We've even rated them based on several very important factors from location, to price, to music. Take a gande ... More >>

Summer Guide 2012: Things to do June 28-July 4

We released our 2012 Summer Guide in June, including hundreds of events and opportunities to escape both in the city and in the great outdoors. Each Thursday, we'll roll out the best things to do this week, making it easier for you to plan your summer. Among this week's listings are Fourth of July c ... More >>

Photos: Ten oddest Colorado town nicknames

How to get visitors to come to your town, city or state? Last week's mascot-packed Colorado tourism rally and Greeley's new "Let's Go" ad campaign represent two recent approaches. But what about a memorable nickname? Colorful Colorado boasts a slew of very unusual ones. Check out our favorites from ... More >>

Colorado's smallest ski companies are going big

The Edge: Westword's winter activities guide helps you sort out the 2011-2012 season

​Welcome to the online version of The Edge 2011-2012, Westword's annual insider's guide to winter activities. This season has already seen plenty of snow, and that's just the beginning, as the 25 resorts profiled below have added new terrain, lifts, features, events and restaurants. To sort it ... More >>

Shroomfest keynote speaker Paul Stamets on mycelium and Merry Pranksters

Whoa...​The author of six books on mushroom identification, cultivation and their many incredible uses, renowned mycologist Paul Stamets has studied fungi for over thirty years. We caught up with Stamets, who is the keynote speaker at this year's Telluride Mushroom Festival (known informally a ... More >>

Roxanne Pulitzer's Telluride house for sale: It can be yours for $19.9 million (PHOTOS)

Pulitzer in '85.​Not to be outdone by fellow Playboy cover girl Barbi Benton in the marketing of extreme cribs, Roxanne Pulitzer and husband Tim Boberg recently offered the Wall Street Journal a tour of their 23,000-square-foot Telluride home -- which is up for sale for $19.9 million. That's ... More >>

Bring on the ski porn: Level 1 Productions and Matchstick Productions drop new trailers

​Something about this recent run of three-digit-degrees days and Monday's closing day at Arapahoe Basin have us looking forward to next ski season already, and it turns out we're not alone: On Monday director Josh Berman and the Denver-based ski porn specialists at Level 1 Productions released ... More >>

Brown Dog Pizza liquor-license hearing today

Lori Midson​Brown Dog Pizza, an outfit out of Telluride, wants to put a pizzeria into a former auto-repair shop at 1001 South Gaylord Street -- and supporters and opponents alike have their engines running for today's liquor-license hearing. It's set for 6 p.m. at the Wellington E. Webb Munic ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Must-see action-sports porn at Mountainfilm in Telluride

Sometimes a stump is just a stump. "Life Cycles" is among the action sports porn featured this year at Mountainfilm​The 32nd annual Mountainfilm in Telluride festival kicks off tomorrow night with free outdoor screenings at the Base Camp Outdoor Theater in Telluride Town Park; the full festiva ... More >>

Reader: Citizens Against Virtually Everything in a dog fight with Brown Dog Pizza

​The fur's flying on Old South Gaylord Street, where Brown Dog Pizza, an outfit out of Telluride, wants to open a 100-seat restaurant -- with a liquor license, and little parking. But then, many neighbors walk to this block, including Cafe Society editor Lori Midson, who's signed a petition in ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five ways to Spring break yourself

​Love it or hate it, Spring Break is getting into full swing in the mountains. Here are 5 ways to get wild this weekend: OmMG! Looking for a side-serving of serenity with your weekend helping of stoke? Try the 1st annual Telluride Yoga Festival Winter Retreat, a chillier version of the chill ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five mid-season ski and snowboard adventures

​Traditionally the calm before the storm before Spring Break mania takes over in the mountains, the last weekend in February has become a storm of its own, with challenging events at just about every ski area in Colorado. Here's a preview of the top five ways you could be busting your butt thi ... More >>

Ski Schooled

The Edge: Westword's Winter Activity Guide 2010-2011

"Eric Corff...What a Douchebag" stickers: The mystery behind the viral marketing

The Eric Corff sticker.​If you've been up to Telluride during the past year or so, odds are you've seen this sticker, which simply proclaims "Eric Corff ... What a Douchebag." They're everywhere -- on ski-lift posts, trash cans, on park benches, in bars and restaurants. But you can't find them ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Telluride Mushroom, Bootstraps Western Wine and Chile Harvest festivals

​If you can't make the drive up to Telluride for the annual Mushroom Festival, don't fret -- there's always the Bootstraps Western Wine Fest in Evergreen or Lakewood's Chile Harvest Festival. Here's what else is on the menu for this week's culinary events:

New season of Top Chef includes two Colorado mountain cookers, Kelly Liken and Kenny Gilbert, but no Denver or Boulder chefs

​Top Chef, the often unrealistic reality show that made Hosea Rosenberg, exec chef of Jax-Boulder, a hometown hero when he emerged the conquistador two seasons ago, just released its listage of contestants for season 7, which will be filmed in Washington DC and premier on June 16 on Bravo. ... More >>

This Just In: Phish, Yonder Mountain String Band, Green Day shows announced

​Phish, which kicks off its summer tour in June, is slated to play back-to-back dates at Telluride Town Park on Monday and Tuesday, August 9 and 10. An online ticket request period is currently underway and ends March 26. After that, tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, Ap ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony in Denver Blogs: How do you like him now, LeBron?

Ballin'. Shot-callin'.​Three Denver blogs, handpicked for you. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein calls the Nuggets' overtime victory over the Cavs in Cleveland, with Melo hitting the winning shot with only seconds on the clock, an "instant classic." Bet it made George Karl feel better, too. Co ... More >>

The Edge: Our guide to the season's best skiing, boarding and more

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 25 edition

The kings of poppers. Greetings and salutations. Today in Cafe Society: • Denver's Ritz-Carlton is puttin' on a happy hour! • Today: A celebrity cook-off, wine-tasting event and the kick-off to Telluride's wine festival. • Red Trolley rewards you for your ice-cream gluttony. • A closer loo ... More >>

Hole in One

Putt down a few beers at the Country Club Classic.

Go for the Gold!

A mountain of food fun this weekend

If you're heading to the hills Memorial Day weekend, sustainability advocate Bill McKibben will be the keynote speaker at the Moving Mountains Symposium in Telluride today. It kicks off this weekend's Mountainfilm festival. For details, go to http://mountainfilm.org. From 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Ma ... More >>

Carry a Torch for Christmas

Get lit at one of several torchlight parades in the mountains.

A Long, Strange Trip

A panel discussion looks at how rock

Rearview: The Week in Review (10/11/08-10/17/08)

Evolution of the Rock Concert... a panel discussion

King of the Mountains

Telluride's snow-sport competition and music lineup are the best of the bunch.

The Edge

Winter Activity Guide

Fly by Nights

The City of Lamar will get your goose.

Real Film

Behold, the power of film via TIE.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The String Cheese Incident

Untying the Not (Sci Fidelity Records)

Film Exposed

The International Experimental Cinema challenges viewers with a mixed bag from Warhol to Teutonic auteurs.

Tricky Flicks

Telluride’s International Experimental Cinema floats in realms that narrative films miss.

Best Festival Dedicated to Electrical Power

Telluride Tech Festival

Best Appearance by Colorado in a National Magazine

Rico, Colorado

Business Unusual

The String Cheese Incident's sunny music has earned it fans all over the world. Its six companies have earned millions.

Night & Day

January 21 - 27, 1999

Night & Day

June 11 - 17, 1998

The Edge

Westword's guide to the 1997-98 ski and snowboard season

Thrills for the week

Thrills for the week

Edge

Westword's Guide to teh '96-'97 ski and snowboard season

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