Gary Hart, John Elway and Stapleton International Airport. All three of those blasts from the past won awards in our Best of Denver issue back in 1988. So did Colfax Avenue, which won Best Neon Strip that year. And while the longest, wickedest street in America has changed a lot…
Looking fashionable while working out in comfort can be a challenge; some women want to break a sweat without resorting to sweatpants. That’s why the Boulder-based sportswear clothing brand Skirt Sports was born. Founder Nicole DeBoom, a swimmer in the 1988 Olympic Trials, was a professional triathlete from 1999 to…
Some films are simply better on the big screen. You can certainly admire the craft of 2001: A Space Odyssey on a 22″ computer monitor and the pair of tinny speakers that came with your circa-1995 soundcard, but you’re not going to feel the impact of the movie that way…
The runaway success of Logo TV’s RuPaul’s Drag Race has brought the subculture of drag performance into the spotlight, creating a global platform for the fabulous personalities who can blur gender lines into a fine and ferocious powder, polish their faces with it and then command a stage. The year…
Ten years ago, bilingual educator Kathy Escamilla noticed that schools weren’t tailoring education to the population of bilingual children who were entering the system. So she founded Literacy Squared, a research-based biliteracy program. “We created Literacy Squared specifically for kids who were coming to school with the potential of having…
Talent alone isn’t enough; Joe Miller believes practice and dedication are crucial to becoming a good artist. An Iowa native, Miller moved to Denver in 2003 after giving up a career in architecture; he’s been tattooing seriously for ten years. Today the owner of Old Larimer Street Tattoo, he also…
Lindsey Trees was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota, where she grew up an only child with strong Midwestern values. “I moved to Denver in 2003, and it instantly became home. The 60 degree, sunny days we have in the dead of winter hooked me,” she remembers. But she…
#41: Aaron “Ukulele Loki” Johnson Aaron Johnson, aka Ukulele Loki, blithely changes hats every day: A musician, emcee extraordinaire, activist, lapsed public-school teacher, Denver County Fair freak-show host and radio host for Colorado Public Radio’s OpenAir (as well as a co-founder of Boulder’s Radio 1190), Johnson moves and shakes to…
It is safe to say that few, if any, directors in the history of geek film can boast a pair of back-to-back classics to rival Ridley Scott’s Alien and Blade Runner. Released just three years apart, both are near-perfect visions of science-fiction greatness the likes of which the world had…
Last weekend, as I was floating the length of the Olympic-size sulfur-water pool at Glenwood Hot Springs, I was rudely interrupted by Bastille. You know Bastille — the rock n’ whatever arena-boy band that has stepped into the Train/Coldplay/U2 position of bland, ubiquitous retail rock. My mini-vacation and Bastille just…
Fashion is a business, but true street-style is an art. Street-style puts fashion back in the hands of the people, who can pull from looks around the world to express their own unique perspective. This week we spotted local musician, Dylan Lenz, on the streets of Capitol Hill… See also:…
Do you want to learn something new, but don’t have time for a full-semester course? Or simply can’t afford what a school is charging? Metropolitan State University of Denver’s new LearnOn program is offering twelve affordable, short-term classes that make it easy for anyone to continue their education. See also:…
When I was a young Colorado gay-ling, circa 1995, when I first heard about Aspen Gay Ski Week I thought, “Heavens to Betsy! Ski slopes full of gay men? Exactly how far away is Aspen?” Despite not caring a lick about skiing, I was seventeen and the idea of an…
Weird Al became a pop-culture icon thanks to his musical parodies. His career spans more than three decades, meaning he’s outlasted the careers of almost everyone he’s parodied. His riffs on pop music aren’t always brilliant, but even at their worst, they’re always worth a smirk. And at their best,…
New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday. Resolutions are better than presents to me: I love to make them, and I love to hear about other people’s plans for the coming months and champion them along the way. Like many people, getting in better shape was on my list for…
#42: Heather Dalton As executive producer for Colorado Public Television, Heather Dalton brings local stars and stories to life with shows like Sounds on 29th and Colorado Public Radio’s OpenAir Live & Local, which turn an intimate spotlight on the Denver music scene, as well as such projects as Neal…
For women, the shopping options in Denver can seem overwhelming — but that’s a good thing. Who doesn’t like to look in their closet and see choices? From Cherry Creek to LoHi to RiNo to South Broadway, this city is one walk-in closet filled with big stores and charming little…
We found many fashionable men on the streets of Denver in 2014, on their way to work, school or a bar. Keep reading to see our ten best men’s street-style looks from the past year. See also: The Ten Best Womenswear Looks in Denver in 2014…
Last week, I devoted my column to looking back at the excellent year of geek fun we’ve just finished. So this week, it’s time to look ahead (that’s just science, after all). Last year, I made a bunch of geek resolutions, but it would be silly to do that again…
Earlier this year, I penned a love letter to Denver, the city I used to know. It wasn’t meant to be more than a lamenting for a physical place that no longer exists — a remembrance of the city that I have been watching change since 1980. Denver, like many…
Out with the old and in with the new — clothes, at least. The new year signals new fashion, and we’ve rounded up the seven best fashion events of the first month of 2015, evertyhing from pop-up trunk shows to fashion-industry meet-ups. See also: Gallery Sketches: Four Shows to See…
As anyone who has ever played Dungeons and Dragons can attest, tabletop role-playing comes with a lot of rules. Getting through an adventure can mean wading through thousands of pages of them — in bestiaries, player handbooks and other hefty tomes. It’s a problem that gamers Chris Matney and Evan…
