Mayor John Hickenlooper and Erin Trapp, director of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs will announce today — from New York, no less — that Denver will host a biennial art extravaganza beginning in 2010. (The pair is in the Big Apple for a confab of the tourist press.) The…
Scott D. Clark, the drunken Denver man who ripped the head off a live domesticated duck in September in the lobby of a St. Paul, Minnesota hotel, was sentenced Wednesday to 21 days in a “workhouse” and eighty hours of community service. An auditor with the U.S. Department of Health…
Alison Miller, the ex-girlfriend and former publicist for Republican Statehouse candidate Muhammad Ali Hasan, has asked to withdraw her request for a restraining order against the Eagle County politician and businessman, according to this story in the Vail Daily. Miller said the case was causing “too much stress to my…
Lori Koehler was the manager of a Hobby Lobby on 120th Avenue, but Broomfield police say the 37-year-old woman’s own hobby is lying. On February 20, the cops responded to a 911 hang-up at the store and found Koehler tied with one arm to some shelving. She said she had…
Today is my birthday. Which is all well and good. St. Patrick’s Day babies get to be honorary citizens of Ireland; our birthdays are remembered by more people; and there is an entire section of greeting cards dedicated to those born on March 17 (if you divide the U.S. population…
Today is my birthday. Which is all well and good. St. Patrick’s Day babies get to be honorary citizens of Ireland; our birthdays are remembered by more people; and there is an entire section of greeting cards dedicated to those born on March 17 (if you divide the U.S. population…
Maybe you’ve seen Bridget the Midget as the Mechanical Elf in New Wave Hookers 6 or on Cathouse, HBO’s documentary series about the Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel. Or maybe you saw her last August at La Boheme for the Adult Film Star Ball. If you didn’t, the little gal is…
They are supposed to protect us from the real scumbags, and they build their reputations – and their egos – doing it in grand style. We are supposed to admire them, to honor them and to hold them up as pillars of credibility when others fail. But what happens when…
It’s one of the most spectacular wildlife migrations left in our ever more industrialized world, and one of the biggest in the Continental United States. If you’ve never seen thousands of Greater Sandhill Cranes take to the air all at once, swooping and crying out, it’s hard to explain. Among…
An Eagle County judge has ordered Muhammad Ali Hasan, a candidate for the Colorado House of Representatives, to stay away from his ex-girlfriend and former publicist, Alison Miller, and her three young sons. The Beaver Creek Republican is running in the ski-resort-heavy House District 56. According to a March 3…
Internationally-renowned contemporary artist Roberto Juarez, who is based in New York, is in Denver now for a stint as a visiting artist at Metropolitan State College of Denver. But even non-students have a chance to learn from — and about — him. That’s because Juarez will discuss his work and…
Two shows open this week at the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver, with public receptions to be held Friday, March 14 from 6 to 10 pm. Split between The Whole Room on the lower level and The Promenade on the second floor, is Making Public Buildings featuring recent work by David…
Denver has had newspaper wars for as long as there have been newspapers, and just because the size of the papers is shrinking doesn’t mean this war is any less intense. But another, newer battle between media outlets took place last week, and it was even more…heated. The Women’s Bean…
Denver has had newspaper wars for as long as there have been newspapers, and just because the size of the papers is shrinking doesn’t mean this war is any less intense. But another, newer battle between media outlets took place last week, and it was even more…heated. The Women’s Bean…
The Summit Daily News has reported on former Westword cover boy and current state representative candidate Muhammad Ali Hasan, saying his ex-girlfriend and unofficial campaign coordinator Alison Miller has filed a temporary restraining order against him. “Miller accused Hasan, a Republican who is running to represent Eagle County in District…
I was surprised this week to get an email from DISCUS, the national trade group for distilled spirits producers and marketers, about a pro-Sunday sales press conference to be held at Argonaut Wine and Liquor — of all places. Two years ago, when I was reporting on a campaign to…
I was surprised this week to get an email from DISCUS, the national trade group for distilled spirits producers and marketers, about a pro-Sunday sales press conference to be held at Argonaut Wine and Liquor — of all places. Two years ago, when I was reporting on a campaign to…
Stroll into some sporting goods stores, and you’ll find racks of Javon Walker’s Broncos jersey for sale – but not because there is high demand for the once-popular player’s No. 84 duds. No, it’s because after last year’s Walker soap opera, no one wants them. And when the team finally…
March would mark the 104th birthday of the late Dr. Seuss, and the event is being celebrated at elementary schools around town, where teachers are reading books and stories by the author, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, and by the big-screen release of the animated Horton Hears a Who!…
Sandy Carson announced this morning that she has sold her namesake gallery, building and all. It would be an understatement to call this a surprise since it’s actually more of a shock. “It’s time,” Carson explains. “I’m 68 years old, and I’ve been in the art business for 33 years.”…
For nearly thirty years, Denver Art Museum curator Dianne Vanderlip had complete control of the Modern and Contemporary department, but she retired right after the new Frederic C. Hamilton Building was opened in 2006. It was a sad irony because, after begging for space for decades, she finally got it…
The state Senate approved a bill last week that would finally allow liquor sales on Sundays, and the measure will now move to the House. But that might not be the biggest change for one of the Denver area’s largest spirits superstores. Applejack Wine & Spirits in Wheat Ridge is…
