Our daily blog round-up. Send links. Colorado’s same-sex civil-union movement is gaining steam. This oughta be fun. (Colorado Independent) If you’re reading this on your phone while driving, you may be in for an unpleasant surprise. (5280) In Lakewood, federal funding will help save abandoned houses. (Lakewood Edge)…
One week in November 1985, the cover of Westword featured a photo of Boulder native Rick Rosner under the the headline: “Is This the Smartest Man in America?” He was wearing rollerskates and a loincloth, as Patty Calhoun recently remembered, and at the time was making his way as a…
Attention, Denver! Please keep your wallet in your front pocket at all times, shred all documents, and ask your girlfriend for two forms of ID before you let her in your apartment. Because apparently it’s Really Brazen But Not All That Clever Scam Week. First, of course, it was reported…
I swear I don’t work for DeRailed Ink, but I couldn’t blame you for thinking so, considering the endless fawning I’ve done over their quirky sports-related T-shirts. I just happen to dig the designs, and want local sports fans to consider their options when shopping for gameday garb. This time,…
Highlights from the local blogosphere. Send tips. Some of Denver’s hottest politicos… aren’t very hot. (Face the State) George Karl for Coach of the Year? That’s an oddly sound idea. (Denver Stiffs) How cool! Our own little Bernie Madoff wannabe! (Colorado Independent)…
Our search for local blog bliss. Send tips. CU Boulder does not seem interested in hiring Bob Schaffer. Is it because he’s a Republican? Was it something he Tweeted? (Face the State) Remember the flood of 1965? Us either. That’s what these guys are for. (Buck Fifty) Anybody need a…
Our daily blog foraging. Send tips. Happy thoughts about Kyle Orton. Yes, there are such things. (Mile High Report) Could Colorado be the next state to adopt same-sex marriage rights? (Colorado Independent) The Rockies are entirely homegrown — the only such team in the Majors. For whatever that’s worth. (Inside…
Pete Marczyk, self-described “Hooch Hound” and owner of Marczyk Fine Foods (770 East 17th Avenue), took his “Drinking with Pete” series on the road over the weekend, to Taste of Vail. Watch the video above, and see the rest of his videos at marczykfinefoods.com…
See photos from a busy weekend in Denver, from the Auto Show to La Rumba’s Friday-night Lip Gloss party, at westword.com/slideshow…
The bounty of our daily blog hunt lies below. Send tips. The Rockies’ payroll is nearing an all-time high. The question is: How are we supposed to feel about that? (Inside the Rockies) Holy floodwaters! The Post’s photo blog keeps knocking it out of the park. (Captured) Broncos Country is…
Our daily blog slog. Send tips. Mile High Report lays out some rules for trading for Jay Cutler. (Mile High Report) Bob Schaffer is blogging at Smart Girl Politics. So that’s normal. (Colorado Pols) A writer remembers the Mile High Housing Authority. (Buck Fifty)…
We may drive a lot, use a lot of condoms and consume a lot of beer in plastic cups while cursing the Broncos’ defense, but all in all, Denverites are not too wasteful a bunch, according to a recent survey that looks about as scientific as my assertion that we…
Four shots of 100-proof bloggage, down the hatch. Send thy tips. Some lawmakers have joked about legalizing weed. Not funny, dudes, not funny. (Colorado Pols) It pays to be in charge of all the bus drivers. Like, a lot. (Face the State) The precariousness of Colorado’s Senate seat is paying…
Attention college students (and overbearing mothers of college students): Westword is looking for an online-journalism intern to contribute to westword.com. The intern will focus on growing the site’s multimedia presence, specifically with audio and video, but will contribute to all aspects of the web site, including writing and editing content,…
Our daily blog trip. Send tips. A chippy history makes tonight’s Nuggets game worth watching. (Pickaxe and Roll) Senator Udall’s move toward the middle is just fine with this liberal. (Colorado Independent) Recent statistics suggest you are not likely reading this from work. (5280)…
Yet another tour of the local blogosphere. Send those links. If Jason Marquis is the Rockies’ third starter, it may be a long season. (Purple Row) Chef conference comes to Denver. Be prepared to overhear copious conversations about molecular gastronomy and worthless busboys. (5280) Denver’s Archbishop is not a fan…
A brief story: Our Best of Denver issue came out this week, and among the winners was the Pirate Signal, for their hip-hop mixtape Of Gods and Gangsters, Vol. 1. So as the lowly web editor, I included their photo in a slideshow I put together of the arts and…
Our daily perusal of local online news, commentary, aggregation and other assorted chicanery. See something linkable? Send it via electronic mail. Right. Because what Lakewood needs is a big new helping of new subdivisions, with a side of repressed speech. (Lakewood Edge) Something for which Democrats can be thankful: A…
So I wrote a little ditty yesterday about cities to which I’d like to see Jay Cutler get traded, because I think Jay Cutler needs to learn a little lesson about the grass and its greenness. He thinks it’s greener on the other side. I think it won’t be that…
Every day in this space, we troll local web sites for stuff we think might be worth your time. And while we try to mix up the sites to which we link, we often wind up back on the same sites — a handful of consistently populated, consistently non-sucky sources…
Westword’s annual Best of Denver issue hits streets (and online) on Wednesday afternoon — a monument to our (and your) favorite things, places, people and burritos in Denver. This morning’s Denver Post offered a little sneak preview, so we will too. After the jump, find out which TV personalities earned…
So Jay Cutler’s (probably) getting traded. Fine by me. He’s a talented guy, sure, and he’s got an arm like a diesel-powered T-shirt gun. But I like my quarterbacks savvy and cerebral and not so damn pouty when things go awry. And while Josh McDaniels has proven to be just…
