Colorado’s children suffer from two seemingly contradictory food-related health problems: hunger and obesity. That’s the word from the Colorado Children’s Campaign, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on improving children’s well-being, which organized a luncheon/discussion on the issues of childhood hunger, obesity and poverty yesterday…
Pretty soon, every shift for Denver Police officers could be like a COPS episode. In two weeks, 23 officers will begin a sixty-day period during which they will be wearing portable cameras that can capture their interaction with the public — or not. Officers will be able to turn the…
Just in case you went on a two-day heroin bender starting early Sunday or you were busy occupying stuff for the past several days, Tim Tebow really screwed up the Broncos’ chance of drafting Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck after the season. He led two touchdown drives with less than three…
I was about 25 wings into the Wing King Challenge at the West End Tavern — fifty wings in thirty minutes — when I realized I wasn’t going to be able to finish the second half of the bucket of wings in the ten minutes that remained. I was starting…
Just as the H Burger brass had hoped, Little H Burger Co opened its doors today. After a soft opening on Tuesday, Little H will be serving up burgers, milkshakes and more for its first official day of business. The location at 727 Colorado Boulevard is a fast-casual version of…
The Colorado Department of Transportation has approved police “pace-cars” for Sundays in January to improve the flow of ski traffic on I-70. Let’s forget the logistics and the arguments about whether a police car driving at a steady rate while flashing its light will actually “harmonize” traffic, as it hopes…
It’s been a while coming, since at least June, but Little H Burger Co should open its doors on Thursday. The first offshoot of the popular H Burger, at 1555 Blake Street, Little H is in the former Smiling Moose at 727 Colorado Boulevard. And about the only hallmark of…
As the economy is tanking, how does one generate millions of dollars in revenue? Apparently, put on a free bike race. According to a study by IFM, a global sports marketing firm, the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge, held throughout Colorado August 22-28 and won by Levi Leipheimer, generated $83.5…
Boulder author H. Elizabeth Owen just published a book about Princess Diana surviving her paparazzi-induced car wreck and escaping to Egypt, where she became intertwined with another long-lost queen. So let’s get this out of the way right now: Does Owen actually believe Princess Diana is alive in Egypt? “No,…
To most people, the construction at Union Station is only an eyesore made of dirt and debris that has forced the Amtrak station to move many blocks away. And Denver International Airport’s baggage system is only a danger to your luggage. But the Travel Channel’s new show, Off Limits, explores…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), which brings people of various faiths together to work for social justice, peace and humanitarian service, has been holding vigils at the GEO detention center in Aurora each month since May 2009. So supporters were understandably discouraged when Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently…
It’s certainly not the traditional career path: Tracee Campbell traded computers and office politics for hot dogs, sausage and sunshine. A computer programmer and teacher for ten years in Orlando, Florida, Campbell now owns the Karma Chameleon hot dog stand at the corner of 10th Avenue and Broadway…
Aaron Perry, CEO and CFO of recycOil, a Boulder waste oil recycling firm also known as Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises (RMSE), has been found guilty of trespassing on a competitor’s property, but not guilty of harassment and a misdemeanor trespassing charge. After a two-day trial, a Boulder County jury found…
Boulder author Dan Baum is a gun owner, and his most recent work, a companion piece to his upcoming book Guns Gone Wild that was released as a Kindle Single, makes an argument that most gun owners would seemingly support: that the AR-15 rifle is fun, a beacon of hope…
Examining the Rockies’ season is a lot like an autopsy. Something has gone horribly wrong and now it’s time to figure out why. At the beginning of the season the Rockies had very legitimate aspirations of winning their first National League West division title, if not more. The Rockies finished…
Five. That’s how many times the specials board describing the Nuclear Roll at Osaka Sushi said “very” before “spicy.” Ten. That’s how many ice cubes were on the plate owner Jay Chung gave me before I started inhaling this tuna roll topped with liquid fire. “Just in case,” he said…
As it turns out, the Shops at Northfield Stapleton were not the perfect spot for Guy Harvey, the famous artist and conservationist. Earlier this month, Guy Harvey’s Perfect Spot, a bar/restaurant/retail store decked out in fishing decor, closed less than a year after it opened in the outdoor mall…
Nearly everyone who has gotten stoned has stared blankly into their refrigerator or cupboard for several minutes, then grabbed three or four items that may — or may not — go together to concoct a snack that takes no greater culinary skill than operating a microwave. Now two Denver residents,…
Several NFL teams don’t even list a third-string quarterback on their depth charts. The Broncos, however, have the most and least popular third-stringer in the history of the league. Over the weekend, ESPN aired a piece on Outside the Lines discussing why Tim Tebow is so discussed…
Frozen yogurt joints are a common sight in the metro area, but Boom Yogurt Bar, which opened Saturday at 3303 30th Street in Boulder, wants to be a place where you can get more than dessert. “A couple years ago, my wife and I went to a yogurt bar in…
At the Denver Zoo today, five gorillas chomped on lettuce and squash. Slightly more delicately, students from Steele Elementary ate pears, apples and wraps. And none of the ingredients in today’s meals came from outside of Colorado. As part of Colorado Proud School Meal Day, participating schools across the state…
