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  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Barack Obama snubs the Brown Palace...again

    The Brown Palace has hosted every U.S. president since Teddy Roosevelt first visited in 1905, thirteen years after the hotel opened, except for two: Calvin Coolidge and Barack Obama. And now Obama has snubbed the Brown again, opting to stay at the JW Marriott in Cherry Creek last night...after slumm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Spencer Dinwiddie, CU Buffs basketball star, blacks out on stage during Obama speech

    In all of the hoopla surrounding President Barack Obama's speech at CU-Boulder last night, as well as his crowd-pleasing, yogurt-spilling stop at The Sink, a favorite Boulder restaurant and student hangout, the media has thus far missed a side note involving hoops. To wit: Spencer Dinwiddie, one of ... More >>

  • News

    April 19, 2012

    A Vietnamese citizen is the new owner of Buford, Wyoming, population 1

    In all of the hoopla surrounding President Barack Obama's speech at CU-Boulder last night, as well as his crowd-pleasing, yogurt-spilling stop at The Sink, a favorite Boulder restaurant and student hangout, the media has thus far missed a side note involving hoops. To wit: Spencer Dinwiddie, one of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Videos: Top five glitter bombings -- and how Peter Smith's attack on Mitt Romney stacks up

    Mitt Romney​Cops and Secret Service agents who protect Republican presidential hopefuls are dealing with a new kind of threat -- one that sparkles. Last Tuesday, Denver got into the act when Peter Smith, a college student and politics intern, was arrested after he tried to throw blue glitter o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Five weird Harry Shearer roles

    ​While Harry Shearer is most popular as the bassist from This is Spinal Tap and nearly half of the voices of on The Simpsons, he's also been extremely prolific in other areas during his half-a-century in showbiz. In advance of the screening of his documentary The Big Uneasy Thursday night at t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Denver police brutality scandal: A multimedia timeline

    Rosenthal.​This week's cover story, "The Watcher," details the role Denver's Independent Monitor Richard Rosenthal has played in the ongoing controversy involving city law enforcement and alleged police brutality. It's a scandal that's made nationwide news and is shaping the mayoral race. How ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Paper Cha$ers Ink: Lee Lacey, ten others accused in identity-theft, counterfeiting ring

    Big pics below.​If you're going to be part of a criminal enterprise, make sure it has a cool name -- like Paper Cha$ers Ink, an alleged group of identity thieves and counterfeiters. The Colorado Springs Police Department has rounded up eight suspects, with three more to go. Check out their pho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Sean Mueller, John Elway Ponzi-schemer, says he's suicidal, gets 40-year sentence anyway

    Large photo below.​Confessed Ponzi schemer Sean Mueller, whose victims include John Elway, first came to the police's attention in April, when he threatened to commit suicide by jumping off a parking garage. At his sentencing hearing yesterday. Mueller said he still thinks about taking his lif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    John Elway's $15M: Did it nearly push suicidal alleged Ponzi schemer Sean Mueller over edge?

    John Elway.​Yesterday, we told you John Elway was among the investors allegedly scammed by accused Ponzi schemer Sean Mueller. Now comes news that Elway and a partner invested $15 million a month before Mueller reportedly tried to commit suicide -- an act that led to his unmasking.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    John Elway among investors who allegedly got screwed by accused Ponzi schemer Sean Mueller

    Sean Mueller.​Yesterday, Sean Mueller was charged with racketeering and other counts in association with an alleged Ponzi scheme that he ran over the span of a decade. Denver Broncos legend John Elway was among 65 folks who invested a reported $71 million with Mueller, whose unmasking was pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Ms. Colorado Hooters keeps abreast of the competition

    Ms. Colorado Hooters: Adiamond Baker​The line that snaked around Larimer Square last night was a mix of old men and young women, all trying to get into Suite 200, site of the Ms. Colorado Hooters pageant. And inside, it seemed like everyone who ever was or still is connected to Hooters was in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Chef and Tell with Corey Cunningham from Baur's Ristorante

    Lori Midson Corey Cunningham, exec chef of Baur's ​Corey Cunningham Baur's Ristorante 1512 Curtis Street 303-534-4842 www.baursdenver.com Corey Cunningham has cooked for Bill Cosby, former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, NASCAR and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- and he also onc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero: It's not every day the feds get a guilty plea from a drug kingpin with his own Wikipedia page

    Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero once sold weed by the ton. Yes, the ton.​Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero, 46, who entered a guilty plea Friday in regard to charges against him in Colorado and Arizona, isn't just any drug peddler. As one of the reputed leaders of Mexico's Sonora cartel, he became the stu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Ken Hamblin remembers Alan Berg 25 years later

    Ken Hamblin, during his days as the "Black Avenger." This month marks the 25th anniversary of KOA radio personality Alan Berg's murder. But despite this substantial passage of time, Ken Hamblin, Berg's friend and colleague, still gets emotional when he thinks about the evening when he broke the new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Joe Biden eats BBQ ...

    ... and I've got nothing.  No jokes.  No snarky comments.  What has the state of politics come to when the VPOTUS -- not exactly a man known as a tough target, not exactly a man who flies under the journalistic radar -- comes to my town and does absolutely fuck-all that's worth m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Thanks, Joe Biden, for getting my car towed!

    A Flickr photo"No, sweetheart, I don't know where they towed mommy's car..." No doubt plenty of attendees enjoyed Joe Biden's town-hall meeting at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science today. But at least one Denverite wouldn't have minded if the veep had stayed in Washington, D.C.: marketing mav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    More on Obama's mustard preference

    Because nothing in the blog world ever really dies until it's been milked of every erg of usefulness or grim humor, may I humbly present this: The letter that the Grey Poupon people actually sent to President Barack Obama (and copied to me) in response to the teacup tsunami caused by his choice in c ... More >>

  • News

    April 9, 2009

    After vegan requests LVTOFU license plate, the DMV reveals its dirty mind

    Because nothing in the blog world ever really dies until it's been milked of every erg of usefulness or grim humor, may I humbly present this: The letter that the Grey Poupon people actually sent to President Barack Obama (and copied to me) in response to the teacup tsunami caused by his choice in c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Q&A with Adele

    British singer-songwriter Adele Adkins, who's in town for a sold-out show at the Bluebird Theater tonight, is having a moment. She's been nominated for four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year and Best New Artist, in conjunction with 19, an album named for her age upon the time of its releas ... More >>

  • Music

    January 22, 2009

    Despite four Grammy nominations, Adele is figuring out how to be herself

    British singer-songwriter Adele Adkins, who's in town for a sold-out show at the Bluebird Theater tonight, is having a moment. She's been nominated for four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year and Best New Artist, in conjunction with 19, an album named for her age upon the time of its releas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    Obama murder plot story and the North Carolina connection

    British singer-songwriter Adele Adkins, who's in town for a sold-out show at the Bluebird Theater tonight, is having a moment. She's been nominated for four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year and Best New Artist, in conjunction with 19, an album named for her age upon the time of its releas ... More >>

  • News

    August 21, 2008

    Police and protesters look to the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle for guidance

    British singer-songwriter Adele Adkins, who's in town for a sold-out show at the Bluebird Theater tonight, is having a moment. She's been nominated for four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year and Best New Artist, in conjunction with 19, an album named for her age upon the time of its releas ... More >>

  • News

    April 24, 2008

    Wheels of Fortune

    Steve Meyer wants to sell pedicabs to the world — but is the world willing to go along for the ride?

  • Film

    December 27, 2007

    On Deck

    Something to look forward to in 2008: Clint Eastwood's Changeling.

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    Recreate '68 Plans to Do Just That

    Chicago in 1968 was a place of violence and chaos. Some activists would like to re-create those good old days.

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    Blackwater Isn't the Only Security Contractor With Something to Hide

    A Denver court case reveals dirty trade secrets from the business of war in Iraq.

  • News

    October 18, 2007

    Two Rockies Fans Take One for the Team

    They thought they were supporting their club. The Rockies and the City and County of Denver thought otherwise.

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2007

    Motos! Diablos!

    They thought they were supporting their club. The Rockies and the City and County of Denver thought otherwise.

  • News

    May 17, 2007

    Douglas Glaser on Ice

    A catch-22 of an alias.

  • News

    December 28, 2006

    Year in Review: We’re Sorry, So Sorry

    Regrets? We’ve had a few.

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Nobel Intentions

    Go, Broncos! Promoting peace is serious business.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2006

    Clinton, Finally

    Go, Broncos! Promoting peace is serious business.

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    Storm Watch

    Beating around with Bush in Colorado Springs.

  • Film

    December 30, 2004

    Cine Bon!

    Remembering the films that heated up cinemas this year.

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    Fit to Lead

    The Bush-Kerry contest is a sporting one.

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Off Limits

    Your attention, please

  • Music

    January 1, 2004

    Living Out Loud

    Jimmy West revs up the Rok Tots -- again.

  • News

    October 23, 2003

    The Message

    Ike-Witness to History

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Off Limits

    The envelope, please

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Year in Review

    2001? What 2001?

  • Music

    August 16, 2001

    Here's Mud in Your Ear

    Seattle's Mudhoney sometimes wonders what all the fuzz was about.

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    The Broad Was a Fraud

    As con or cover girl, Storme's career had legs.

  • News

    May 20, 1999

    The Wild Life

    Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    An Honest Living

    Researchers may have fabricated state-of-the-art polygraph technology, but it can't forge the Truth.

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Letters

    Researchers may have fabricated state-of-the-art polygraph technology, but it can't forge the Truth.

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Fortress of Solitude

    Two new county justice centers are high-tech, high-security--and designed to keep prisoners and the public in their place.

  • Film

    July 24, 1997

    Hell to the Chief

    Two new county justice centers are high-tech, high-security--and designed to keep prisoners and the public in their place.

  • News

    June 12, 1997

    Letters

    Two new county justice centers are high-tech, high-security--and designed to keep prisoners and the public in their place.

  • Music

    February 6, 1997

    Winning One for the Zippers

    How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

  • News

    November 16, 1994

    BENSON'S BULLY PULPIT

    How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

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