Watching Ubaldo Jimenez in the first half of last season was like nothing Rockies fans have ever experienced. The franchise has never had an elite ace the rest of the league was jealous of, and Jimenez was historically great to start last season. But everything that has happened outside of…
Von Miller got screwed. Well, about as much as a guy who just signed a $21 million contract can get screwed. Last year’s No. 2 overall pick, Ndamukong Suh, who was selected by the Detroit Lions, signed a deal that could be worth $68 million. Since Miller opted to stay…
For the fan base, this Rockies team has to be annoying on almost all fronts. Given pre-season expectations, they are probably the most disappointing team in baseball. Their stars are obnoxiously average and injured. And the only trade of note the team is likely to make before the deadline on…
After years of cutting dangerous and jagged holes in beer cans then awkwardly cranking our heads sideways in order to drink a beer in 4.2 seconds, our long national struggle is over: Fluid N Motion has invented the Flowzie, a shotgun koozie that keeps beer cold and allows people to…
As the NFL lockout comes to an end and the scramble to sign free agents begins, one player probably won’t be getting a call: former Denver Broncos linebacker Nate Webster. He was indicted in Ohio on charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting a fifteen-year-old girl, sometimes with a gun…
The arrest affidavit in the Perrish Cox rape case was released Friday, and new details have come to light that the Denver Bronco no doubt wishes had stayed in the dark forever. According to the affidavit, Cox’s accuser believes she was drugged and raped in September 2010, and DNA evidence…
No, it’s not some kind of weird sex party. Red Rocks is pushing its partnership with Love Hope Strength, a music-centric cancer charity with headquarters in Denver, by hosting one of the organization’s tents at the venue’s shows and signing up bone-marrow doners — boners, as Jimmy Fallon refers to…
To the average person, Tennyson Street between 38th and 44th avenues is an inconvenient mess of construction. To business owners, it’s a badly mismanaged city project that threatens their livelihood. Over the last few years, the northwest Denver street has become flush with shops, restaurants and art galleries — and…
The current baseball climate is perfect for creating Ubaldo Jimenez trade rumors. He’s far and away the best pitcher rumored to be available, he’s been injured and ineffective at times this year, and the Rockies are headed toward playoff irrelevancy if their play doesn’t change in a hurry. Those are…
Shannon Piserchio, who co-owns The Bookery Nook with her husband, Gary, used to write posts on Facebook asking someone, anyone, to open an ice cream shop near their place at 4280 Tennyson Street. She didn’t know she was talking to herself: Three weeks ago, the Piserchios opened the Ice Cream…
The Cook Street School of Fine Cooking has educated many aspiring chefs — and now the school wants to do the same for aspiring sommeliers, as well as those who simply want to learn more about wine. On July 26, Cook Street will open its Wine Annex, a space within…
Major League Baseball has a very Little League-ish rule mandating that every team must have one participant in the All-Star game. You can always tell which are the bad teams, because their All Star will be batting about .270. Troy Tulowitzki and his .268 batting average were actually voted into…
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…
How do you fuel the world’s best cyclists for the premier race on the planet? No, not with steroids. At least that’s not the approach of Colorado native Sean Fowler. One of Fowler’s jobs after leading kitchens at Cucina Leone and Ranelles in Denver is as the team chef for…
Have you ever been waiting on a burrito or deep fried pork and felt the urge to drop $1,200 on a weight lifting machine? No? Suit yourself. This building on the corner of West 38th Avenue and Utica Street will do just fine without you . . . probably. And…
Food trucks have been the signature food trend in Denver for the past year, but across the Atlantic Ocean a Colorado native is mastering an entirely different kind of mobile gastronomy. Sean Fowler, formerly the chef at Cucina Leone and Ranelles, mans a mobile kitchen and cooks team meals and…
It took a while, but Ricky and Anna Choi finally have what they want: a second restaurant to complement their successful Purple Ginger in Lakewood. Last fall the Chois had opened Zi Fusion, a restaurant at 7340 South Clinton Street in Englewood; they closed it in April for what was…
If mediocrity was a woman, she would have a restraining order on the current Rockies team. The only thing notable about this team is that Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez are both battling nagging injuries. So why not look back on the good times? On the twentieth anniversary of Major…
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…
Many people Wells Fargo claims to serve gathered to protest its investment in private prison companies such as GEO, Inc., which owns an Aurora detention center. Protesters marched on an East Colfax branch as part of a national day of action to educate people about the hypocrisy they see in…
From the beginning, the founders of H Burger Co said they wanted to expand outside of their first location at 1555 Blake Street. Now a banner adorning the storefront at 727 Colorado Boulevard signals that expansion has finally begun. An H Burger location will take over the former Smiling Moose…
An assistant coach might be canned for a number of reasons. Maybe his play designs were lacking creativity or he was communicating poorly with players. But while those would seem to be acceptable reasons for why Nuggets assistant Adrian Dantley will not return to the team next year, he claims…
