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Swallow Hill expansion at Lowry on hold due to lease not being approved. No explanation why

Update, 3 p.m. 4/5/13: We've received a statement from Swallow Hill CEO Tom Scharf and also spoke with Hilarie Portell, Public Relations & Marketing Director for Lowry Redevelopment Authority, who both gave us more insight into the situation regarding Swallow Hill's planned expansion into Lowry. Bet ... More >>

Photos: Denver Now showcases Mile High businesses -- as of 1982

Back in 1982, the Mile High City-set series Dynasty was the most popular show on TV, but only establishing shots were regularly filmed here. So what was Denver really like back then? We stumbled upon a regular time-machine of a book that shows us: Denver Now, described as "Denver's Business Showcase ... More >>

Hentzell Park: Mayor Hancock forges ahead with open space land swap

Despite an emphatic recommendation against the move by her advisory board, Denver Parks and Recreation manager Lauri Dannemiller has okayed Mayor Michael Hancock's plan to swap open space in the Cherry Creek corridor for an office building downtown. The decision sets up a showdown between the admini ... More >>

Central Park Five co-director Sarah Burns talks racial profiling and media sensationalism

Five black and Latino teenagers were convicted of beating and raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park in 1989, when the city was in the midst of a racially-motivated witch hunt. Though no compelling evidence placed any of the boys -- Antron McKray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymon ... More >>

Hentzell Park flap: Should Denver trade open space for offices?

Five years ago, Denver park officials thought highly enough of a little-known parcel of open space along the Cherry Creek corridor, containing some of the last traces of native prairie vegetation to be found in the city, to officially designate it as a natural area. But now, Mayor Michael Hancock's ... More >>

The atmosphere around Robischon Gallery's latest offerings is magical

Photos: Installations and three dimensional art at Robischon Gallery

The weekend's five best concerts: October 12-14

Hola, muchachos! Welcome to the weekend! While the Great American Beer Fest and Sonic Blossom are probably the biggest draws this weekend in the Mile High City and the pickings are slightly slimmer than usual, there's still a great deal of music to choose from. As always, we have all of it listed in ... More >>

Top ten speed traps in Denver

Almost exactly a year ago, our Alan Prendergast shared a post featuring the top five speed traps in Denver -- a roster culled from the most recent entries on Speedtrap.org. Now, it's time for an update. Below, see interactive graphics of the ten latest speed traps as chosen by users of the site, co ... More >>

Tonight: Author Amy Reading explores Denver's con-artist past

In 1919 rancher J. Frank Norfleet got swindled twice by a roving group of slick con artists, who cleaned him out of $45,000 with a fake stock-exchange scam similar to the "Big Con" operation in The Sting. But rather than embrace defeat, Norfleet became the "boomerang sucker." He spent the next four ... More >>

Brian Williams to Gawker: "Lana Del Rey had one of the worst outings in SNL history"

​Yesterday, NBC Nightly News host Brian Williams unwittingly -- and probably very much to his chagrin -- became the most visible among Lana Del Rey's detractors following her awkward performance on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. He earned this distinction thanks to a note that he sent ... More >>

Make it Matter: Get well-designed goods at Matter Studio's annual sale

​ The inimitable Westword cover boy Rick Griffith and his ink-spattered crew at Matter Studio normally toil with their sleeves rolled in a letterpress world that bridges classic craftsmanship and modern design, hand-running hip posters and other printed matter on the old-fashioned machinery of ... More >>

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Reader: Naming the best Chipotle is an intriguing idea

Where it all began....​What's your favorite Chipotle? The food at each one tastes different, founder Steve Ells revealed in his recent interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold, because employees at Chipotle actually cook. "When our employees walk in in the morning, they see ... More >>

After fifteen years as a local institution, the Denver Darkroom calls it quits

Standish Lawder is not a fan of digital photography. Part of it has to do with his personal preference: A 75-year-old former pre-med major who switched to art history after taking a fateful humanities class and went on to earn a Ph.D. in it, Lawder has a mind that just sees things in film -- the che ... More >>

10 reasons why Lakewood was named an All-American City (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​Lakewood was just named one of ten All-America Cities -- a designation well worth celebrating. However, the community's Facebook page could do a better job of horn-tooting. In fact, its profile photos don't even feature the city, and other shots are pretty hit and miss. Luckily ... More >>

New Play Summit sets the stage for an exciting next act at the Denver Center

​This weekend's New Play Summit at the Denver Center Theatre Company made it clear that after decades of sometimes sputtering movement, Denver has finally become a serious force in American theater. A large crowd -- local and national playwrights, press folk, tech people, poor actors and ric ... More >>

How Colorado cooled the controversy between the Humane Society and big agriculture

Today's featured event: Stephen White thrills at the Tattered Cover

​The first twist in best-selling Boulder mystery-writer Stephen White's latest page-turner? Police detective Sam Purdy, a fictional friend of White's top-dog psychologist/protagonist Alan Gregory, assumes the lead in The Siege (Dutton, $25.95), wending his way through the hallowed grounds of Y ... More >>

Cross-Cultural Spree

Michelle Kwan becomes DU poster grad

Photo courtesy the University of DenverMichelle Kwan collects another trophy -- of sorts. Star figure skater Michelle Kwan wanted to be seen as just another University of Denver student during her stint at her school. But, of course, just another University of Denver student wouldn't have been feat ... More >>

Mi Teatro, Su Teatro

The Chicano theater group turns a page and looks to the future.

Architect Peter Dominick dead at 67

Denver architect Peter Dominick suffered a fatal heart attack on New Year's Day while he was cross-country skiing near Aspen, where he frequently vacationed. A prominent figure in the local architectural community, he was from an equally prominent family: his late father was a Colorado senator, als ... More >>

Barack Obama gives principal Michael Johnston extra credit

I'm Not Don Cheadle or Judy Collins, But Still...

DAM Hires Paddock to Head New Photo Department

Clyfford Still

Denver Art Museum

Diamond in the Rough

After a dozen years, your Colorado Rockies still face a rocky road. Play bawl!

Fit to Lead

The Bush-Kerry contest is a sporting one.

Call to Arms

Sky Sox pitching guru Bob McClure tackles mission impossible.

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

A Long, Strange Trip

Matthew Barney's Cremaster cycle concludes with outrageousness and unfamiliarity.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Toothy Smile

Columbine and a love of film give birth to a bucktoothed vampire.

The Wild Side

Works by John Hull and Philip-Lorca diCorcia are among the pleasures at Ron Judish Fine Arts.

Cheaters Never Win

Even with Jason Schwartzman, Slackers swindles its audience.

Cole Porter Rides Again

Anything Goes sails on a sea of stylishly frothy fun.

Desert Bloom

Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca finds inspiration in remaining upbeat.

Raw Courage

Fishing for a great sushi bar.

Bees and Nothingness

Welcome back to Matthew Barney's hyperreal world.

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