Littleton Leaf Blower Real Name: Charlie Blosten Occupation: Public Services Director Suburb of Operations: Littleton, Colorado Hair: Steel Blue Eyes: Cupola Cams Super powers: The Littleton Leaf Blower channels pure willpower in the form of hot air. This willpower can be used to do just about anything, from convincing City…
The study of neighbors through their lawn decorations… Figure 63. Valverde: In this context, crotchless is also perfectly acceptable. Boulder’s buff gardening gal and unclad panhandler (who wears panties as a hat) have laid bare our uneasiness with the unclothed. The half-full-figured sculpture pictured above shows how a Valverde resident…
Back in 1977, Scott McInnis was the hottest new act in Colorado. He was the state’s first successful crossover artist, largely due to his ability to sing out of both sides of his mouth. The title of his third album, pictured above, humorously referred to the delicacy of his effort…
In the photo above, Dog-sign graphic design warns visitors and neighbors from around the world. Look for more off-leash dog art below:…
This week, Kenny Be draws “Denver’s Most Dogged” — a breakdown of the city’s rabid dog lovers. After breaking the dog lovers into six types — from Petrosexuals to Dogvocates — he outlines their every desire. See the full cartoon on the Latest Word blog…
In this week’s Westword, Kenny Be draws “Denver’s Most Dogged” — a breakdown of the city’s rabid dog-lovers. After dividing the dog-lovers into six types — from Petrosexuals to Dogvocates — he outlines their every desire. Click through to see where you and your dog fit in …..
#22 of the 22 Major Arcana: Bill Ritter, the World…..
The study of neighbors through their lawn decorations… Figure 62. Westwood Iron Man remake not as good as Overland Iron Man original. The Iron Man pictured on the left side of the photo above opened to mixed reviews last week in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood. The bright colors and playfully oversize…
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Before Cinco de Mayo was a weekend party, Colorado residents celebrated their Southwestern heritage through yard art. The five popular pieces pictured above were usually purchased as a set at local garden stores and placed in the yard in two groupings. The…
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… This is the kind of mural that melds the pride of Mexico and America and makes every day the fifth of May. Surprisingly, Cinco de Mayo is not an obligatory federal holiday down in Mexico. The springtime celebration that we have come…
#21 of the 22 Major Arcana: Ken Buck, Rejuvenation…..
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 61. Windsor: Neighbor traumatized by blatant bell bangers. The garden globes pictured above hint at trouble in paradise. Typically these orbs are called gazing globes: They are made from glass or metal and placed in the center of a garden to…
Mayor and (nearly) Governor John Hickenlooper says, “Welcome Illegal Immigrants!” What benefits will they receive? Look below to find out:…
Valverde: The hand-painted sign pictured above covers the entire east wall of El Nuevo Rancho Grande on West Alameda at Clay Street. The artist leaves it up to the viewer’s imagination to decide whether the midget gets eaten or the gator gets made into a new pair of boots. See…
#20 of the 22 Major Arcana: Stan Garnett, the Sun…..
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 60. Bear Valley: April full moon brings frustration and fertility to the front door. In colonial America, the April full moon was named the “Egg Moon” as a springtime symbol of hope for a future that would be fertile with life…
“Expand limited gambling again? Why should we legalize video keno games and ask Colorado bar patrons to fund higher education when we could just legalize prostitution and ask college students to pay for state tuition increases by working their asses off.”…
Teens using their skateboards to savagely beat an Arvada Dad at the Denver Skatepark may signal the start of a long, hot summer of violence… There is great concern that the tensions already simmering between recreational groups could escalate into a melee of the Wash Park M.O.M.S. using strollers –…
Angry scrawls are pinned and plastered to immovable objects all over town, creating an environment of screaming trees and wailing walls. Here are six signs to help you know if it’s normal Denver disgruntlement — or a symptom of more serious trouble. #1. Cry for help. Karen’s offer in the…
#19 of the 22 Major Arcana: Jane Norton, the Moon…..
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 59. South Park Hill: Rusty hummingbird hovers over wagon wheel daisy. Old-timey farm implements and wagon-y westernalia are common in Denver’s outback neighborhoods (Marston, Fort Logan and Bear Valley), where nostalgia runs as wide as a retiree’s hinder. However, in the…
“Please tell all RTD bus drivers that just because this is the weekend of ‘Doors Open Denver,’ it doesn’t mean that they are allowed to drive through any of them.”…
