Officers with the Denver Police Department found a man dead in a home in the 5100 block of West Gill Place a little before 7 p.m. last night. The man, whose name has not been replaced, was dead from a gunshot wound. Police are not saying where the man was…
Another day, another contest where we give away a box o’ free stuff. For the skiing and snowboarding-obsessed among us, legendary filmmaker Warren Miller, and his accompanying paraphernalia, is the subject of today’s comment contest…
Tebow! Tebow! Tebow! Now we share three Denver blog posts, one of which has to do with Tim Tebow…
It was a busy weekend for Westword.com. Hope yours was relaxing though. Here is a round-up of our weekend coverage…
Among the dozens of booths at Kush Con II over the weekend at the Colorado Convention Center, it was easy to spot the common items — glass pieces, 420 T-shirts and the like — but new ways to make money off the burgeoning marijuana industry here have cropped up, too…
Juggalos celebrate just like the rest of us, only Insane Clown Posse Santa Clauses wield meat cleavers, just because, really. Backbeat received this holiday greeting from the folks at Pscyhopathic Records and we’re sharing it with you. This card could be a collector’s item one day. If you would like…
Yes, as you may have noticed, we have a new commenting platform here on Westword.com. Disqus is the application we’ve installed across all four of our blogs. Here’s a handy rundown of what to expect next time your want to leave a comment…
It’s Friday and your mind may already be thinking about what to do tonight. To get you in the mood for unworking, you may dig this slideshow — 100 best nightlife photos of 2010 — don’t worry, it’s safe for work. Below are a few highlights…
Last night the first-ever Creep party at Beauty Bar — you may have read about it here on Backbeat — went down. Nightlife photographer Jonathan Shoup brings back these photos. See the full slideshow here: Creep at Beauty Bar…
Personally, it’s been the “One Bad Album” rule. That’s all it takes for a band’s musical reputation to be asterisked forever, which makes getting a tattoo of that band, well, risky. You have to wonder how often thirty-somethings across the land hear “Nice Chi’ Peps tat, brah,” sarcastically said to…
Have you seen this eye-catching billboard on Champa Street just south of 14th? It’s been dubbed the Faces of Colorado Art billboard, a collaborative effort curated by the Denver Theatre District’s Art Salon. But who are the artists behind the billboard?…
Second Saturday Open Studio Night at Wazee Union went down on Saturday night, and photographer Hunter Stevens was there. Stevens brings back these photos from the gallery…
Olympia, Washington native Daniel Wherrett, a/k/a DJ Dan, spun at Beta nightclub on December 11, 2010. Openers were Cognition & T-Rav and Wicked Won. Photos by Aaron Thackeray. Below are a few highlights, and here is the full slideshow: DJ Dan at Beta…
Pot humor: a silly contrast to the serious-minded, politicized world of medical marijuana regulation and the campaign to have pot legalized for personal use by 2012 here in Colorado. Since it’s December and we could all use a laugh (or two) (or three) after what’s been called a pretty bad…
Can’t believe we’ve neglected Facebook for so long, but fear not loyal, beautiful, smart and funny Cafe Society readers: We now have a Facebook fan page where you can poke us, like us and comment on Denver food stories of the day. Go ahead and become a fan. Follow @CafeWestword…
Before the refreshments in the basement but after federal judge Christina M. Habas fervently waved a pocket-sized Constitution during her speech, 76 people became naturalized citizens of the United States during a Tuesday morning ceremony at the Denver Central Library. Of the 76 people, they came from 39 countries, said…
Update: 12:18 p.m. Thursday: We’ve picked our four winners! Thanks for playing everybody, and if you didn’t win, remember there should still be tickets available the old fashioned way! ________________ Theater critic Juliet Wittman writes in her review of Dixie’s Tupperware Party: “This show is dirty. Seriously dirty.” Right away,…
If you weren’t one of the kids who stole the plastic Baby Jesus from the local church’s Nativity scene, then you were probably one of the good kids. While I never stole one, the preacher’s daughter did that fateful night in 1997 — but that’s a Christmas story for another…
When we read “Bike Porn” in the e-mail tip passed to us, we were a little more than intrigued. Did it mean there would be an exhibition of glossy 8″ x 10″s, displaying polished bicycles in hot pedaling action? Or would it be some sort of mutated combination of pornography,…
Derek Vincent Smith, a/k/a Pretty Lights played Belly Up in Aspen last night, and photographer Soren McCarty brings back these photos from the show…
In short, it’s because of the language barrier and the fact that many immigrants who drive cabs are Muslim, which makes getting a job that much harder, says Ahmed Odawaay, 30, who drove a cab in Denver from 2003 to 2009…
If you read our post yesterday, you know that the Mayan Theatre celebrated its 80th birthday last night with music, costumes and a showing of the Wizard of Oz. (Don’t worry, there’s still time to enter our Mayan memories contest and win free movie tickets!) Westword photo intern Hunter Stevens…
