Tennyson and Larimer Square go head-to-head in our Street 16 tournament
Which area has better dining options? Tennyson or Larimer Square? Vote below in our Street 16 first-round match-up…
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Realize your worst nightmare with the zombie 5K run
Luckily, they aren’t the running zombies. The “Run for your Lives” zombie 5K obstacle course is coming to Colorado this summer, where fitness freaks bored by the running routine will have to dodge “zombies” — volunteers complete with fake blood and lumbering steps — as part of the race. It’s…
Cherry Creek and Upper Larimer face off in our Street 16 tournament
Which neighborhood has better restaurants? Cherry Creek — maybe the Duke University of Denver restaurant neighborhoods: prestigious, with a history of success and constant reinvention — or Upper Larimer, the up-and-coming Ballpark neighborhood on a hot streak? (Maybe a Murray State comparison is apt.) Cast your vote below, in this…
South Havana vs. South Federal in our Street 16 tournament
Havana Street or South Federal Boulevard. Which of these ethnic food hot spots is tops? Vote below!…
Uptown and South Broadway face off in our Street 16 match-up
Uptown vs. South Broadway in this match-up. Show your pride, residents! Or if you don’t live in either spot, let us know which area is tops for dining out…
LoDo vs. Highlands West: Which ‘hood has better restaurants?
The second match-up of our Street 16 tournament pits LoDo vs Highlands West. Read why each deserves your vote below!…
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Desperately seeking Radiohead tickets: A Craigslist compilation
Update 3/14/12: Radiohead at 1STBANK Center review posted with photos and setlist. Looking for a date to Radiohead tonight at the 1STBANK Center? Why, you’re in luck. We found a lovely lass willing to accompany you, as long as you’re willing to give up one of your tickets. Other pleas…
Boulder vs. Washington Park: Which is the better neighborhood for eating?
The first match-up in Cafe Society’s Street 16 neighborhood tournament has strong favorite Boulder going against Washington Park. In sheer size, Boulder may steamroll its way through this round, but will Wash Park denizens come out in force? Let us know which neighborhood is the best below…
Photos: Odd Future at the Fox Theatre, 3/11/12
LA’s Odd Future and its approximately 1,000 T-shirt designs and orange foam (middle) fingers came to Boulder’s Fox Theatre last night for its third-ever Colorado show. Photographer Eric Gruneisen was there and brings back these photos of Odd Future last night in Boulder…
Cafe Society presents the Street 16 neighborhood tourney!
Cafe Society bloggers have formed their own bracket for March’s madness, and reader votes will determine the best neighborhood for a nosh in metro Denver. We’ve included sixteen neighborhoods in this tournament, and we want your input as to the best. Is it LoHi? Havana Street in Aurora? Larimer Square?…
Photos: Denver Comic Con’s Second Saturday at Wazee Union
On Saturday night, March 10, Wazee Union was filled with comics, art, artists, music, open studios, beer from Breckenridge Brewery and music from Little Fyodore and Black Out Beat. Photographer Javid Rezvani brings back photos from the free event at the RiNo space. More photos are below…
A day in the life of an Oscars novice, by Saving Face producer Alison Greenberg
Alison Greenberg was a producer for Saving Face and is manager of foundation and donor relations for the Denver Film Society. She wrote this first-person account of her trip to the Oscars with the crew of Saving Face, a documentary which won the Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short. BY…
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Reggie Love, Obama’s former “body man” says his bag’s still packed for the prez
It sits on the couch of his Washington, D.C. apartment: A black bag, still filled with supplies that could help President Barack Obama in a pinch: Tide stain remover, newspapers, papers, medicine. And even though thirty-year-old Reggie Love is Obama’s former “body man,” not his current minder, he could be…
Was Buffalo Bill America’s first comic book superhero?
The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave unveiled its new exhibit, Buffalo Bill Superhero, yesterday on Lookout Mountain. The character of Buffalo Bill (born William F. Cody) graced the cover of almost 2,000 dime novels more than a century ago, making him America’s first comic-book hero — and paving the way…
Saving Face and The Descendants link Colorado to Oscar wins
Colorado-based filmmaker Daniel Junge won an Oscar tonight for Saving Face, the short documentary film that follows a Pakistani plastic surgeon dedicated to performing reconstructive surgery on women who’ve been attacked with acid. Read an interview with Junge about Saving Face…
Photos: Mayor Michael Hancock breaks a few eggs at Johnson and Wales
As Patricia Calhoun wrote this morning, the Denver omelet isn’t all it’s cracked up to be…
Video: With Whitney Houston, the only difference was that everyone knew her name
The only difference between Whitney Houston and the guy who pissed himself in his cot and died last night in the Salvation Army shelter is that nobody knew that guy’s name,” says Jef Otte in this week’s video sidebar to his “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” weekly column,…
Chris Brown seagull attack reimagined (ten images)
Fresh off his Grammy win for best R&B album and dropping a pair of remixes with Rihanna, Chris Brown was attacked by seagulls Sunday while on vacation in Miami. The Daily Mail (of course) has a pretty hilarious photo essay of the whole thing. Why did this have to happen…
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Shit Girls in Denver Say is funny and shows the trend won’t die
The latest local version of the Shit Girls Say viral video trend is “Shit Girls in Denver Say,” starring Erin Streets, a 25-year-old fashion designer and stylist who utters cliches and catch phrases for a good three minutes. It’s funny. Watch the video below and read Street’s reaction to its…
Legislators from outside Denver finally to get 22 percent per diem raise
State legislators who represent districts outside the Denver metro area will finally see the 22 percent per diem pay increase passed years ago. If the issue turns sour, Republicans have the most to lose, write the scribes at Colorado Pols…
The Forkly iPhone app update should please Instagram users
Denver-based Forkly, the iPhone app that encourages users to share photos of what they’re eating while out and rate the dish, debuted a new look Friday with its 2.0 update, one that will be familiar to users of one of the most popular photo apps around…
Ten tweets that help sum up Westword Artopia 2012
If you missed our Artopia event last night, catch up with what you didn’t experience with these tweets…