The most popular Westword cover stories of 2009
It’s about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular Westword cover stories of the year…
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Happy Holidays from the Nuggets
May your days be merry and bright and way less awkward than this…
The 10 most popular concert slideshows of 2009
It’s about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular concert slideshows…
Top 10 most popular Westword restaurant reviews of 2009
It’s about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular restaurant reviews of the year…
Top 10 most popular nightlife slideshows of 2009
It’s about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories and photos of 2009. Here, the ten most popular slideshows from the Backbeat blog…
In case of apocolypse, arm yourself at the nearest university police department
Who knew? Several Colorado universities feature gun-storage lockers for students who want to bare arms but can’t keep their arsenal on their hip or in their dorm room. From today’s Denver Post: On any given day, there may be up to 50 rifles with scopes, shotguns, handguns and long knives…
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Over the Weekend: Home for the holidays
Christmas came early for fans of local music. On Friday, 93.3’s Hometown for the Holidays took over Andrew’s Pub, with The Heyday, Epilogues and Churchill. On Saturday, 3OH!3, Meese, Photo Atlas and the Pirate Signal filled up the Fillmore. See photos of it all on the slideshow page…
Top 10 screw-ups, shmucks and scandals of the decade in Colorado sports
It’s a good time to be a Colorado sports fan, with the Nuggets, Rocks and Avs contending, and the Broncos — at least until yesterday — surprising skeptics. But there have been some low moments for local athletes and teams this decade, not to mention one local scandal that starred…
The 10 most popular Latest Word stories of 2009
It’s about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular Latest Word stories of 2009…
Top 10 most popular food slideshows of 2009
It’s about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular food slideshows from westword.com/slideshow. (All photos by Mark Manger)…
Unnamed author tried to steal his own book in Boulder. Let the baseless speculation begin!
Gawker spotted this amusing nugget in a story in the New York Times Book Review on Sunday: At Boulder Book Store in Boulder, Colo., one writer was even busted stealing his own books. Christopher Ohman, who was a manager at the time, said: “I think he felt somewhat entitled to…
Shmuck of the Week: Yet another puppy killer
Keeping a dog alive doesn’t seem like such a difficult task, but every once in a while a very dumb man discovers a new way to kill one. A while back, it was Quincy Vanderbilt, who left his dog in a closed-up car while his girlfriend tried out for American…
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Photos: Dew Tour flies into Breckenridge
The Winter Dew Tour soared into Breck on Thursday, and photographer Soren McCarty was there. See more of his photos after the jump…
Now hiring: Westword seeks critic, blogger to replace that Sheehan guy
By now you’ve read that disloyal ladder climber Jason Sheehan is leaving Westword for the grayer pastures of Seattle, which — shhhhhhh — he actually thinks is a borough of New York. We didn’t have the heart to tell him it’s just a wetter, NBA-less version of Denver. Kidding! We’re…
Free Stuff! Win a Columbia vest and some other crap by doing absolutely almost nothing!
The excellently photographed vest at right, brown and soft and new (I promise), is up for grabs, along with a couple of older Warren Miller DVDs, a T-shirt that won’t fit you and some lint from my belly button a sticker or something! The prizes are courtesy of Warren Miller…
Photos: The Snowboard Grand Prix at Copper starring Shaun White’s hair
The U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix took place over the weekend at Copper Mountain, with Shaun White and his hair going home winners. See more photos from Soren McCarty after the jump…
Over the Weekend: What you missed while you were sleeping with Tiger Woods
Busy weekend in Denver, including a White Trash XMas Party, a slightly less trashy Christmas party, and a bunch of other parties that varied in trashiness. See photos of them all on the slideshow page. Also: Read a review of the Hot Congress show — which sounds like one big…
Shmuck of the Week: Whoever’s making us watch the Raiders-Redskins game
Before you start: Yes, I know I could actually leave my house on Sunday, and I could no doubt find a cozy booth within viewing proximity of a TV armed with the NFL Ticket. And in times of need — when the TV Gods bestow on me an afternoon involving…
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Photos: Men’s FIS World Cup at Beaver Creek
The Men’s FIS World Cup went down at Beaver Creek on Friday. Photographer Scott Limbird was there. Here’s his dispatch: American favorites Ted Ligety and Bode Miller both put up pretty good downhill times at Friday’s Men’s FIS World Cup races at Beaver Creek — and then both failed to…
Over the Weekend: Pretty santas and ugly sweaters
I played Trivial Pursuit by myself this weekend. And I won, damn it. But that’s not the point. The point is, I should have been at a Santa pub crawl or an ugly sweater party or a Vinyl dance party or the Don’ts and the Be Carefuls CD release party…
Shmuck of the Week: CU Athletic Director Mike Bohn
Buffs coach Dan Hawkins couldn’t have done much more this season to earn getting whacked: He lost games, he lost players, he lost faith in his son, he lost faith in himself, and he even appeared to lose his grip on reality a few times. Yet, he’s still employed, while…
Up Close: Red Trolley
See more mouth-watering photos of Red Trolley, the subject of this week’s review, on the slideshow page…