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What? The Rocky Mountain News Actually Hired Someone?

Red Robin keeps bobbing along

A Sporting Chance

Colorado sports went on a downhill slide in '99.

Firing Line

A salute to the late, great James McKinnell, a master of Colorado ceramics.

It's almost 4/20 -- and here comes Mason Tvert

A Flickr photoMason Tvert hasn't turned narc. He's seen wearing a Halloween costume. April 20 isn't only the anniversary of the killings at Columbine High School. It's also 4/20, a national celebration of cannabis culture -- something long supported by Mason Tvert, executive director of SAFER (Safe ... More >>

Aaron Parks Quartet

Friday, October 24, Dazzle, 303-831-5100.

Dynamic Duo

Two shows focus on the kith and kiln of Colorado ceramics.

The Crying Game

Who's to blame for the CU-CSU melee?

Black & White and Confront/(A)Void

Sculpture takes center stage at Walker Fine Art and Artyard.

Target Practice: Racism and Police Shootings Are No Game

Are Denver cops trigger-happy for minorities? A video game might hold the answer.

Baby Half-Wit

Baby Einstein impedes infant development, and you thought babies couldn't get any dumber.

Jim Colbert

A sad farewell

Slam Dunk

How the story of a high school basketball team ended up as much more.

Real World

Contemporary realism is on display at Robischon, while get-realism takes over at RMCAD.

Throwing Fitz

The move to Fitzsimons was supposed to send CU's Health Sciences Center sailing into the 21st century. So why are so many doctors jumping ship?

Tough for Buffs

CU football grinds on under the weight of the past.

The Ace of Ace Bandages

Andy Pruitt's drive has pushed sports medicine into high gear.

System Failure

Chanda Johnson went to court for protection from her ex-husband. She didn't get it.

Paying the Price

Major gas companies are driving away independent operators, all in the name of greed.

Hot Shots

Three photography shows feature very different styles.

Something in the Air

Lookout Mountain is a hot spot in the battle over broadcast emissions.

Eyes on the Prize

The dailies jockey for position for the Pulitzer.

Buff Puff

Can CU's new head coach find his team's animal instinct?

The Height of Insult

Best-selling author John Krakauer gets caught in the dispute between "Mr. Longs Peak" and the Park Service.

O'Luney Tunes

Sometime Kingston Trio member Bob Haworth has another gig--as the King of Fun.

Her Turn for Sainthood

Sometime Kingston Trio member Bob Haworth has another gig--as the King of Fun.

Seeds of Discontent

Kansas farmers say their weather-modification program causes rain. Colorado farmers say it causes trouble.

Q&A with Cuong Vu of Speak

G. Sand Photography Studios​ Forward-thinking trumpeter Cuong Vu has performed with the likes of Pat Metheny, Laurie Anderson and David Bowie. He's toured the world and released four albums under his own name. After a stint in New York, Vu moved back to the Northwest, where he is now assistan ... More >>

Robischon shows off with Linda Fleming: Lingering and Katy Stone: New Work

G. Sand Photography Studios​ Forward-thinking trumpeter Cuong Vu has performed with the likes of Pat Metheny, Laurie Anderson and David Bowie. He's toured the world and released four albums under his own name. After a stint in New York, Vu moved back to the Northwest, where he is now assistan ... More >>

Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer of the Posies talk about fame, Shatner and Big Star

Julian Ochoa​The Posies (due tonight at The Gothic Theatre) had the good fortune -- or bad, depending on your perspective -- of being a non-grunge rock band in Seattle that came into its own during the era when, for far too many people, "alternative" became synonymous with "grunge."

The Daily: Five ways it could fail

​Rupert Murdoch's News Corp unveiled The Future of Journalism this morning in an elaborate, hour long event at the Guggenheim in New York. The product: The first tablet-native newspaper, a 14 cents per day, iPad-only publication called The Daily. There was some amount of fervor surrounding it ... More >>

Kelly Denman, 20-year-old college student and CO native, dies after falling from cliff in Italy

Denman.​ A twenty-year-old Colorado native who was vacationing in Italy with friends from the University of Washington died Saturday after falling from her hotel window, according to news reports. The Daily Mail describes Kelly Denman as a "university beauty" whose Twitter profile simply said ... More >>

CU-Boulder ranks as top Peace Corps volunteer-producing university

Big photo below.​Over the past few years, Boulder has ranked as America's healthiest, happiest, brainiest, foodiest, most sustainable and worst dressed city -- the list goes on. More recently, the University of Colorado at Boulder was named the top party school. So it's no surprise that CU has ... More >>