As anyone familiar with the condition known as meth mouth knows, users of methamphetamine often grind their teeth. But the desire to bite something/anything can be a problem — especially if the something/anything within chomping distance is an officer of the law. Which brings us to 31-year-old Victor Aguayo, our latest…
The rain put a damper on the start of Civic Center Eats, but now the regular gathering of food trucks at Civic Center Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday is really rolling. In fact, when they were recently in town to film scenes for Wheel…
For the third year running, we asked cartoonists — and would-be cartoonists — to send us comics depicting life in Colorado. We received dozens of responses; not surprisingly, many focused on cannabis (pot put the high in the smile high city, after all) — but there were also an unsual…
No pop-culture sub-genre was left unturned at Denver Comic Con, as evidenced by the sheer variety of costumery on parade at the Colorado Convention Center over Memorial Day weekend. From the classic comic superheroes and weapon-toting warrior babes to a host of fantasy franchise favorites and easily every kind of…
Pourtions is now pouring at NATIV, the pot-friendly hotel at 1612 Wazee Street. As Lindsey Bartlett reported earlier today, the restaurant features a twenty-tap craft-beer wall with iPad controls so that you can serve yourself; you pay between thirty and fifty cents an ounce for everything from Dale’s Pale Ale…
The Colorado Symphony Orchestra debuts its new Turn Over the Keys series on Thursday (the organization will play alongside a handful of local bands). Also this week: Chromeo and the Decemberists at Red Rocks (different shows) and more. The full list of our picks follows. TUESDAY, MAY 26 Chromeo$39.95-$44.50 6:30PM…
Carne Asada fries and fish tacos were on the menu this week as Gretchen Kurtz stopped by North County, a Baja-style Mexican restaurant in Lowry doing a booming business in the family-friendly east Denver development. It turned out to be a pretty good week for fried fish, as Mark Antonation…
What do Coloradans do when the rain just won’t stop? They keep drinking beer, partying and playing great music, just like the crowd who gathered at Upslope Brewing Company in Boulder did last weekend. Upslope held its annual Get Down festival, and folks did exactly that despite intermittent downpours. For…
Folks who had their hackles up over a lawsuit involving a cat bite at the Denver Cat Company earlier this month can retract their claws: owner Sana Hamelin announced today on the cat cafe’s Facebook page that the lawsuit has been dropped. As reported by 9News.com on May 11, Amanda Jamrogiewicz…
Denver blogs are chilled to the bone. It’s cold and rainy. Here’s where Mark Antonation thinks you should eat Asian noodle soups this weekend. Local photographer Mark Sink weighs in on architecture on the Denver Fugly Facebook page. Will A-Basin get more snow this weekend? Open Snow’s Joel Gratz always…
A package of Westword articles, including “Almost Home,” Kristin Pazulski’s November 5, 2014, cover story that took a long, hard look at Denver’s Road Home and the ten-year campaign to end homelessness in this city, won first place in Public Service in the large-paper category in this year’s Top of…
This weekend, one of Colorado’s most celebrated dance clubs will celebrate seven years of operation. In that time, Beta has won accolades both locally and nationally for its impressive roster of talent and its exceptional Funktion One sound system. The creator of that system, Tony Andrews, was in town this week…
It was a cold, rainy night, but the weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of hundreds of Denver Cruisers who came out on May 20 for the first ride of the tenth anniversary season. What started a decade ago as a casual pedal through the streets of Denver by thirteen friends…
It’s a great weekend for music in Colorado: Film on the Rocks kicks off its summer season tomorrow and a trio of festivals focus on the best of our state’s music. Be sure to check out the release of Tuyet Nguyen’s Nothing Without Providence at the hi-dive, as well.FRIDAY, MAY…
Hey, Westword readers. You love commenting on our stories, and we love reading what you have to say — the bad and the good. Late yesterday, we changed the way you can comment online: We’re be using Facebook comments for the foreseeable future. The bad news: all of your previous comments have…
Hey, Westword readers. You love commenting on our stories, and we love reading what you have to say — the bad and the good. Late yesterday, we changed the way you can comment online: We’re be using Facebook comments for the foreseeable future. The bad news: all of your previous comments…
As Schmuck of the Week aficionados know, we typically wait until Friday to designate the latest person to earn this august accolade. But we’ve moved the timetable up a day because we just couldn’t wait to tell you the biting story of Jade Gurley. And the word “biting” isn’t being…
Reclaimed, artist-designed skate decks rolled into MegaFauna last Saturday for the Skate Deck Art Show, organized by the RiNo apparel store with Truly Rejected magazine to benefit the Stronghold Society, an organization dedicated to building skateparks on reservations in South Dakota. More than thirty artists took part, and proceeds from…
The second annual Whiskey Throwdown & Doughnut Showdown took place over the weekend at Thrive Ballpark, featuring spirits from ten Colorado distilleries and a multitude of doughnuts from Lamar’s, Glazed & Confuzed, Voodoo Doughnut and Fractured Prune, to name a few. Photographer Danielle Lirette was on hand to capture the…
The final episode of Mad Men was upbeat — if you enjoy the death of the counter-culture. On this special episode of the Voice Film Club podcast, Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl and editorial fellow Lara Zarum, along with the Voice’s TV critic Inkoo Kang, discuss the final episode…
Though some of the entrants were more prone to oinking than barking, the Barking Bitches fashion show at last Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Pet Expo pitter-pattered across the stage in canine evening gowns and other smart animal attire. You missed the pet-friendly fashion gala? Photographer Scott Lentz pictures how it went…
Global Dub Festival brought Excision, Zomboy and plenty more to Red Rocks over the weekend. They did not manage to violate the venue’s new noise restrictions, but it was a party nevertheless. Photographer Miles Chrisinger was on hand to take pictures of happy teens, Colorado gear, weed gear and weed/Colorado…
