Mary Louise Starkey, head of the Denver-based butler school Starkey International Institute of Household Management, pleaded guilty in Denver District Court on Tuesday to assaulting Lisa Kirkpatrick, one of her former students. The case stemmed from a February 7, 2007, incident at the school in which Starkey, the city’s so-called…
As many news sources are reporting, Al Gore will be appearing at a Barack Obama rally in Detroit tonight, June 16, to discuss a very important political issue. In a Westword scoop, we got the lowdown on Gore’s speech, which will echo a presentation he gave right here in Colorado…
You may have noticed that your favorite local cup of joe has lately tasted a bit off, even a tad bitter. If so, there’s a reason: The local coffee community has been shaken to its core by painful news about one of its key members: 26-year-old Semeon Abay, head roaster…
You probably think of Swallow Hill, the non-profit music association, as a down-tempo enclave of chill folk and acoustic music. If that’s the case, then Denver band U.S. Pipe is about to funk up your expectations. Joined by a few Swallow Hill regulars, the critically lauded ensemble, helmed by Chris…
My quest for eternal life begins at 8 a.m. in a place called the Grossman Wellness Center, with ten vials of blood and a bottle of what tastes like Sunny Delight. From the outside, the sleek building in Lakewood looks nothing like a medical office. But the high-tech location makes…
Lots of states claim to be home to the mythical Springfield of Simpsons fame, but only Colorado can brag that it’s the site of that other great cartoon capital of the world: South Park, the setting of the subversively impertinent Comedy Central animated series of the same name. South Park’s…
Lots of states claim to be home to the mythical Springfield of Simpsons fame, but only Colorado can brag that it’s the site of that other great cartoon capital of the world: South Park, the setting of the subversively impertinent Comedy Central animated series of the same name. South Park’s…
The subject of this week’s cover story, Dr. Terry Grossman, believes the human race is fast approaching the singularity, the point at which technology becomes so powerful it allows us to live forever and changes the fabric of existence to such an extent that it’s hard for people today to…
Much fanfare was made today of the fact that Sage Hospitality Resources LLC, a prominent hotel management and development firm, will be moving into the top three floors of the long-decrepit Fontius Building on the 16th Street Mall. Mayor John Hickenlooper was reportedly on hand at the building today for…
As you may remember, we finally received a response from our mysterious pajamas lover, but instead of revealing his identity, the rascally pajamaphile offered us a new challenge: We had to find a left-footed elf slipper, hidden somewhere around Denver, as described in this note: View larger image…
Amadeus Harlan, a longtime Denver con artist who used a phony story about being a Denver Broncos player to score women, fast cars and, this past fall, a $2.5 million former YMCA building in east Denver to house his sports tournament business, Harlan21, was released from federal prison this week…
Still $15 million short of the $40 million they are contractually obligated to raise by June 16, organizers behind the Democratic National Convention are asking the Democratic National Convention Committee to lower the amount of money needed to host the event. Organizers say the $55 million in private cash and…
So you’re not running the Bolder Boulder on Monday because it’s too hard, too congested or too, well, all about Boulder? No problem: There’s an attractive alternative right down the street today at the fourth annual Pedal the Platte, a non-competitive urban bike ride that snakes through some of downtown’s…
Step aside, mountain pine beetle. There’s a new, unstoppable animal taking over our fair state, and its name is the urban chicken. First the Denver Botanic Gardens held an April 26 class on raising chickens in the city, even though no one seemed certain whether the chickens were even allowed…
Remember when big marketing promotions consisted solely of special Lion King Happy Meal toys and “collector” Spider-Man Slurpee cups from 7-Eleven? Those days are long over, as witnessed by the Journeys Backyard Barbeque. The fun goes down from noon to 6:30 p.m. today in the south parking lot of Colorado…
Mary Louise Starkey, head of the prominent Denver-based butler school Starkey International Institute of Household Management, was arrested yesterday for domestic violence. The incident is the latest in a string of recent embarrassments for Starkey, 59, the city’s so-called “First Lady of Service.” As reported in the Westword story “At…
At 2 p.m. today, the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee was scheduled to officially unveil its “Freewheelin” bike-sharing program, in which 1,000 bikes will be distributed around the streets of Denver to be freely used by visitors and the public during the Democratic National Convention, August 25-28. Local luminaries are…
A large, anonymous envelope was left at Westword’s front desk early this morning. Click on the photo to see what we found inside: That’s right. Nearly two months after we discovered a strange letter in a downtown ATM machine asking for a drawing of our “normal pajamas” – which Westword’s…
Boy, you got me good. Woke up the other morning, looked out the back window and noticed something funny. The yard was bigger. Wait, it wasn’t bigger, there was just less stuff in it. The patio table was gone, along with the patio chairs. Oh, the gas grill was missing,…
After months of speculation, the temporary occupant for the vacant lot that comprises much of Block 162, the dilapidated downtown block whose purchase and planned redevelopment by developer Evan Makovsky made waves last summer, has been determined. And it’s a tent. And not just any tent. A mega tent, called…
There’s high drama in Highland. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the Denver City Council voted to change the zoning rules in two neighborhoods, one in West Highland, roughly between 29th and 32nd avenues and Stuart and Meade streets, and one by Sloan’s Lake, between 20th and 24th avenues,…
Keen readers may have noticed we didn’t give an award for Best Coffee Shop in this year’s Best of Denver issue. There’s a reason. Coffee shop awards are the third rail of best-of editions. Most people rabidly adore their favorite java joint with the same passion usually reserved for a…
