Colorado is well positioned to thrive in the “New Economy,” but not as well as it was five and ten years ago, according to a new report that nearly made our heads explode.The report — The 2008 State New Economy Index, produced by some folks who most likely where protectors…
MC Hammer Twitters. Why can’t we? If it’s good enough for MC Hammer, it’s good enough for us: You can now find Westword on Twitter, where we’ll bring you regular (and pithy!) updates on our latest concert reviews, breaking news, slide shows, event previews and whatever else we deem tweetable…
The Thanksgiving dinner table is a sacred place, and we all have a vision of the perfect holiday meal. But what are the most important dishes? If it came down to stuffing or turkey, which would you choose? We can all be thankful such decisions rarely come to pass, for…
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user’s guide to what you (probably) missed. — Joe Tone…
LOCALS ONLY Colorado rapper Catch Lungs started get his name buzzed about in the local scene when he started working with producers SP Double and Flawless as part of the Boostwell Crew last year. After separating from Boostwell this summer, he began working on his own mixtape, Food for the…
Peyton Hillis: One of the reasons the Broncos suck less than they did two weeks ago. The Latest Word is shredding through the Colorogosphere in search of quality blog-ness. Send your tips here. • The Rocky’s Lee Rasizer has lots of theories on the Broncos’ recent success. Some of them…
From Deadspin, via Fan IQ: A hilarious video has surfaced of Nuggets play-by-play man Chris Marlowe struggling in stunned silence to come back from a break after an Altitude cameraman focused rather intently on the chest of a Nuggets dancers. You can tell he wanted to say something about the…
In this week’s Westword, Jason Sheehan reviews Beatrice & Woodsley, the new (and gorgeous) restaurant on South Braodway. To further whet your appetite, we’ve got two slide shows: one from inside the Beatrice & Woodsley kitchen and dining room, and one from South Broadway itself, where a growing collection of…
Concert season is over at Red Rocks, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make use of music’s best outdoor venue — especially on those occasional spring-like days that heat up the Colorado winter. Here, five ways to make use of Red Rocks until the bands plug back in next spring…
Suge Knight files lawsuit against Kanye West Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight has filed a $135,000 lawsuit against Kanye West for a gunshot wound and a robbery of his diamond-stud earring that occurred at West’s pre-MTV Music Awards party back in August 2005. According to TMZ, Knight believes…
If you’re looking to add to your sort-of retro, kind-of hip Broncos sports gear collection, the folks at Derailed Ink — who designed the “What Would JC Do” shirt in honor of Jay Cutler — have added a second shirt to their collection: The “Eddie Royale with Cheese.” Here’s how…
Start your next two-meal day at The Kitchen, in Boulder (Photo from thekitchencafe.com). Note: Writing this made the author extremely hungry and on pace for an 11:45 lunch break. Readers who brought Lean Cuisine to work should read with caution. I entertained an out-of-town guest this weekend. And because said…
If you’re already counting the days until Friday, perhaps it would be wiser to throw your daydreaming in reverse. Relive the weekend gone by with Aaron Thackeray’s series of nightlife photos at westword.com/slideshow…
Governor Lynch? I know Coloradans love their Broncos. And I know Republicans love their wildly unqualified, out-of-thin-air candidates. Yet still, I’m a little surprised by the recent news out of the reeling Colorado GOP. Apparently they’re floating former Broncos safety John Lynch as a possible gubernatorial candidate in 2010. From…
Do you really want to know? Call me crazy, but I have to think the guy who printed this “What Would JC Do?” T-shirt is second-guessing himself a little these days. Because while Cutler still has a chance to one day become the Broncos’ floppy-haired, doughy-cheeked Messiah, in recent weeks…
Or did I? Or did I? I have no idea, really. After moving to Colorado this summer, I, of course, took two months to send in my voter-registration form, beating the deadline by only a week or so. Then, this morning, when I tried to confirm my registration online, some…
Free!?! God Bless America. Sure, it’s your civic duty to vote, and the future of civilization just might depend on it. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t milk some free stuff out of it. Here’s an Election Day meal guide to all the freebies offered around town. (Hold on to…
Photo: Chad Fahnestock Rock the Vote: The Beastie Boys and Tenacious D November 3, 2008 Fillmore Better than: Any other reason to miss Monday Night Football In case you haven’t heard, there’s an election today. Rock the Vote brought Tenacious D and the Beastie Boys to Denver to remind young…
It’s Judgment Day. The Moment of Truth. The Tuesday That Will Determine Whether Or Not All Those Threats to Move to Canada Will Make You Into a Liar, or Maybe a Canadian. Anyway, it’s big — which makes it as good a time as any to get drunk with friends…
In the great Venn diagram of foods, there’s a circle of foods we love, and a circle of foods that just don’t taste right—and then there’s the wonderful, sometimes surprising, always guilt-inducing delicious area where the two cross over. Yes, some foods just don’t taste like they’re supposed to. Let…
It has the trappings of a standard-issue get-out-the-vote video, but the above clip is just a sign of more to come. The video, which shows Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper introducing and chatting with Barack Obama, apparently was culled from footage shot by the mayor’s cousin George Hickenlooper, a documentary filmmaker…
So there’s this election next week, and apparently Colorado is playing some sort of important role. Not sure how it works, but it seems there’s a good chance that lady from Fargo will be coming through to make her pitch again. And if she does, she’ll have one damn cool…
