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I Don't Know How She Does It...or how these movies keep getting made

Seven ways to exploit Denver's proposed paid sick leave ordinance -- and your employer

​It wasn't until I found a guide to the definition of "stalking" in Initiative 300, Denver's Paid Sick and Safe Time proposal (Section 18-9-11, page 7) that my interest in the actual wording of the proposal developed into a plan to just plain exploit it. As the newest staffer at Westword, it' ... More >>

PHAMALY takes on the business world and succeeds

​It wasn't until I found a guide to the definition of "stalking" in Initiative 300, Denver's Paid Sick and Safe Time proposal (Section 18-9-11, page 7) that my interest in the actual wording of the proposal developed into a plan to just plain exploit it. As the newest staffer at Westword, it' ... More >>

April Fools: Five ways to mess with your co-workers

​Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you -- most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don't take it personally; he just needs to vent because he's been doing this for about thirteen years. Enjoy your meal. Serve ... More >>

Door-to-door meat salesman swallows a joint

Smoked meats to go.​Robert Sherk was just doing his day job, canvassing the local burb, pounding on doors, peddling meat door to door, when he got caught in a spliff of trouble. Sherk was on the job in Athens, Tennessee, when police accused him of selling meat without a proper permit, accordi ... More >>

Dinger still sucks, but Rockies rule in Denver Blogs: World Series here we come?

"Hey! That was a cheap shot! But I'm still smiling!"​As Craig Ferguson says, it's a great day for America -- and a great day to read some Denver blogs. Inside the Rockies' Steve Foster tallies up love for the Rockies among experts making preseason picks. For instance, six ESPN prognosticators ... More >>

Boulder's the happiest city in the USA: How much does weed help?

​Lists about cities! Here in Colorado, we love 'em! Because they're usually flattering -- like the ones that named Denver the 13th best place in the country for singles and in the top ten for raising children. But these achievements are piddling in comparison to Boulder's finish in a new Gall ... More >>

Alamos Verdes has the worst boss of 2009!

​Alamos Verdes doesn't have bad Mexican food, but the venerable Arvada restaurant has the "Worst Boss of 2009," according to eBossWatch.com, which just ranked the 25 worst bosses. Coming out on top: Paul Martinez, co-owner and manager of the restaurant at 5304 Vance Street that his parents, E ... More >>

Behind the bar with Ken Kodys of Bacaro

Mix Master champ Ken Kodys behind the bar at Bacaro.​Ken Kodys took top honors with a drink named Amnesia, appropriately enough, in the DeKuyper Mix Master Bartender Contest at last month's Denver Food & Wine Festival. For anyone who could remember it after drinking one of his cocktails, it ... More >>

Updated: Pay cuts at Boulder Daily Camera

Update, 4:45 p.m.: The initial version of this blog was based on information provided by a source that has been extremely reliable over a period of several years. However, I just received a call from Al Manzi, president and publisher of the Boulder Daily Camera, and CEO of Prairie Mountain Publish ... More >>

Freaky Friday: Smearballs

Today's weekly look at the wonderful world of WTF is brought to us by Smearballs. It's a mind-melting video mashup that puts me in mind of the classic audio collage genius of Negativland, only with an added video element that pushes it to the next level of bizarrely awesome. It's just the thing to s ... More >>

Nine75's Charley Sinden lands new gig

Looks like Charley Sinden, the former executive chef at Nine75 (975 Lincoln Street), has landed a new gig over at the Red Room (320 EastColfax Avenue). When we ran into Charley last night at 3 Kings Tavern, he was pretty pumped about the new job, which he officially starts today. 

Sorry, really wrong number

Looks like Charley Sinden, the former executive chef at Nine75 (975 Lincoln Street), has landed a new gig over at the Red Room (320 EastColfax Avenue). When we ran into Charley last night at 3 Kings Tavern, he was pretty pumped about the new job, which he officially starts today. 

Scratch and Dent Sale: Forget Brilliant Shoot for Useful

Looks like Charley Sinden, the former executive chef at Nine75 (975 Lincoln Street), has landed a new gig over at the Red Room (320 EastColfax Avenue). When we ran into Charley last night at 3 Kings Tavern, he was pretty pumped about the new job, which he officially starts today. 

Ban on Spanish

Don't suffer in silence.

Bandicoots: Touring and When To Quit Your Day Job

Don't suffer in silence.

Funny Money

Don't suffer in silence.

Best TV Sportscaster

Drew Soicher
Channel 9

Best Career Switch for a TV Reporter

Julie Hayden

Hot and Bothered

Time to send Tracy Baker to the showers.

Best Pizza -- Colorado Style

Beau Jo's

Flick Pick

The Apartment

Follow That Story

Burbidge Uprooted

Best Place for Disgruntled Co-Workers

The Conflict Center

Best Soundman

Shane Hotle
Mercury Cafe

The Missing Lynx

This Colorado biologist became an endangered species at the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Language Barrier

Colorado Central Station Casino takes a hit over an English-only policy.

Best After-Hours Amenity

Barolo Grill

Best Service

Briarwood Inn

Best Fashion Advice

"Style Matters"
Rocky Mountain News

Best local-music reissue

New Music for Bowed Piano by Stephen Scott

Best place to watch really white people dance

The Supreme Court

Best gossip columnist

Dick Kreck, Denver Post

Gloom Service

A couple of corporate cogs can run, but they can't hide.

The Love Shack

Aurora's Office of Community Development is not a happy home.

Paper Trail

The News VP asks children's help in watching the competition

Waiting Room

Colorado’s nurses are sick of a system that ruins careers over minor complaints.

Delivering the Message

The women at UPS bleed as brown as the men, and they have the scars to prove it.

Worked Over

Police and firefighters who are injured on the job say the legislature has failed to protect and serve them.

Low Blows

Police and firefighters who are injured on the job say the legislature has failed to protect and serve them.

Gimme Shelter

Another sexual-harassment suit rattles the Denver Housing Authority.

Uncivil Rites

Intrigue, inaction and personnel disputes have one federal agency at war with itself. Can't we all just get along?

Custodial Interference

An ex-janitor at DU files a lawsuit claiming harassment by his boss.

The Males Get Delivered

The never-ending Postal Service "wackadoo" case takes a U-turn in favor of the fired workers.

Graveyard Shift

The City of Denver's plan to stop workplace violence came too late to save John Adamo.

A Loan and Friendless

An ex-employee of Secretary of State Vikki Buckley tells about the fallout after a personal loan to his boss.

Reject Your Elders

An ex-employee of Secretary of State Vikki Buckley tells about the fallout after a personal loan to his boss.

The War of Wages

A State Labor Department bureaucrat fought hard in his own job dispute. How did he do on behalf of others?

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

AN INQUIRY TURNS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIALS INTO PICNIC BASKET CASES.