The fifth Denver area Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened today at 900 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive in the Town Center shopping district of Highlands Ranch. “We are so excited to grow the Freddy’s concept in Denver,” says franchise operator Brian Pyle. “We hope the ongoing expansion efforts make Freddy’s…
See also: – Global Dance Festival Survival Guide – Split Decision: Is vinyl obsolete? Split Decision: The Legend of Zelda Symphony With upwards of 20,000 kids descending on Red Rocks this weekend for Global Dance Fest 2012 — a music festival made up mostly of DJ’s — it seemed like…
Welcome to the weekend! There are few festivals happening over the next few days, including the Global Dance Festival at Red Rocks and The UMS, which includes a few hundred local acts and national acts like Shabazz Palaces, at various venues along South Broadway. There’s also forward-thinking indie rock act…
Plano, Texas-based Cinemark Holdings owns the Century 16 Aurora, where the shootings that killed twelve people and injured dozens took place last night. This morning, the company released a statement about the tragedy. “Cinemark is deeply saddened about this tragic incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their…
Westword and Backbeat rolled out a new user profile platform dubbed My Voice Nation and your voice and opinion in our comment sections will now be amplified through a fancy, new commenting program called Livefyre (“live fire”). Read all about it below…
Today the Latest Word (and all of Westword’s blogs) rolled out a new user profile platform dubbed My Voice Nation. Your voice — and the opinions you voice in our comments section — will now be amplified through a fancy new commenting program called Livefyre (“live fire”). Read all about…
Today Show and Tell (and all the other Westword blogs) rolled out a new user profile platform dubbed My Voice Nation. Your voice and opinion in our comment sections will now be amplified through a fancy new commenting program called Lifefyre (“live fire”). Read all about it below…
Today Cafe Society (and all the other Westword blogs) rolled out a new user profile platform dubbed My Voice Nation. Your voice in our comments section will now be amplified through a fancy new commenting program called Lifefyre (“live fire”). Read all about it below. (And forgive us any glitches…
The Colorado Theatre Guild’s seventh annual Henry Awards will be presented tonight at the L2 Arts & Culture Center, 1477 Columbine Street. The festivities start at 6 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by the official awards ceremony at 7 p.m.; an after-party will move the fun to…
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Until this afternoon, southeast Denver had an abundance of restaurants named Pho Saigon — but that was before Pho Saigon Le at 8101 East Belleview Avenue caught fire. According to Channel 7, a blaze burned through the roof of the restaurant, and neighboring businesses in the strip mall were evacuated…
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See Also: – 2012 Westword Music Showcase winners – Photos: Locals only! 2012 Westword Music Showcase – Set recaps by Westword music writers – Photos: The people of Westword Music Showcase In case you missed their blistering performance at this year’s Showcase or you just want to relive the mayhem,…
See Also: – Photos: Locals only! 2012 Westword Music Showcase – Set recaps by Westword music writers – Photos: The people of Westword Music ShowcaseUPDATE, Monday, July 16: Thanks to all the artists and music fans who could make it out to our party on Thursday — here are photos…
See Also: Photos: Women that Rock at Mayhem Festival 2012 Photos: Anthrax and Slayer at Mayhem, 7/8/12 Photos: Women that rock at Mayhem Festival 2011 Photos: Mayhem Fest 2011 Photos: Mayhem Fest 2010 Beach? These landlocked dudes don’t need no stinking beach to get their surf on, especially when they…
See Also: Chris Daniels is back after a harrowing battle with illness Q&A with Slipknot’s Clown Q&A with Julie Libassi of the Raven & the Writing Desk Q&A with JT Nolan of Beats Noir! Q&A with Zoe Jakes and David Satori of Beats Antique Welcome to the weekend! A parade…
Private fireworks are banned in Colorado and many municipalities across the state have cancelled their fireworks displays this year — but the shows will go on in a few spots…
A little over a year — an one tense week while a state snafu held up its liquor license — the Squeaky Bean has opened in its new home. That was the biggest restaurant opening in June, and one of the biggest so far this year, but dozens of other…
You’ll need to hurry if you want to sign up for Slow Food Denver’s tour of Den Farm — tickets are going fast. Den Farm is the facility that brothers Yasu and Toshi Kizaki, who own Sushi Den and Izakaya Den, started last year in Brighton. “Our parents were farmers,”…
Every year, for the Westword Music Showcase, we enlist our army of Backbeat wordsmiths to host various stages, and, in addition to their emcee obligations, we ask them to pull double duty (or triple-duty in some cases) and also write up the acts that appear on their individual stages. A.H…
Every year, for the Westword Music Showcase, we enlist our army of Backbeat wordsmiths to write up the acts that appear on the individual stages across the Golden Triangle. Stacy Ward and Cory Lamz split their time at The Church stage, which was graciously hosted by David Barber. Page down…
Every year, for the Westword Music Showcase, we enlist our army of Backbeat wordsmiths to host various stages, and, in addition to their emcee obligations, we ask them to pull double duty (or triple-duty in some cases) and also write up the acts that appear on their individual stages. Brad…
