It’s scary out their in blogland, but we’ll hold your hand. Send us links. Fuel from pee, poop and pond scum. (Colorado Independent) Denver Stiffs and Pickaxe and Roll form like Voltron. (Denver Stiffs) Parole denied for the man who did horrible, horrible things to Kelsey Grammar’s young sister. (5280)…
Urbavore’s Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers’ commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from greenhouses to co-ops and food-sharing. Check out the full series here. While Denver’s urban…
Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm Join Henry and Indy Jones at Film on the Rocks.Film on the Rocks is, hands down, my favorite summer film series in the area. First, there’s the gorgeous view of the city from Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway in Morrison. Then there’s all the additional entertainment…
Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @Zaibatsu — One of our local Twitter power users. Zaibatsu — aka Reg Saddler — is an IT consultant by day, social media rockstar by night (probably…
View Larger Map Trouble viewing this map? Click “View Larger Map.” Northglenn police are investigating the killing late last night of an unidentified 29-year-old man, who died shortly after fighting with two or three other men. The suspected assailants have been taken into custody. Two women were injured in the…
A baseball card collection that features Colorado’s boys of summer dresses in the fashions of Denver designers. Juan Rincon goes to bat in a strappy cocktail gown designed by Lourdes Garcia for the Denver-based Lourdes Rios brand…..
Frontier Airlines may have gone bankrupt, but at least they did it with style: The above ad, called “Leather Seats,” has nabbed the Denver-based carrier a regional Emmy, according to a release…
One day, in the future, robots will do our farting for us. At least, that’s the impression left by this Whoopie Cushion sound sculpture at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, by local genius Jim Green. It runs through August 30…
As we wrote about in a recent Urbavore’s Dilemma story (“Separating the natives from the non-natives at local farmer’s markets”), it’s often impossible to tell if that shiny tomato or succulent melon you’re eying at the local farmers market comes from a Colorado farm or an operation in California or…
DenverPost.com this morning is anchored by a story headlined, dramatically, “Marshall may want out.” Huh. I wonder what makes them think that? Was it the time Marshall requested a trade from the team? Or maybe the time he sent a goodbye message on his web site? Or perhaps the time…
Welcome back. Today in Backbeat Online: -Over the weekend: Underground Music Showcase -Rabbit is a Sphere breaking up. -Rock and roll love on Craigslist. -Magnolia Electric Co. tops the charts at Wax Trax. Today in Cafe Society: -Smashburger gets some more love. -A dark day for barbecue, pizza and mussels…
Your daily recommended dose of blog. Send us links. Is Jared Polis a crony for his rich friends? (Colorado Pols) Or simply trying to help small businesses? (Square State) Tax-cutting petitions circulating. (Face the State)…
Important, breaking story today from the Associated Press, assuming you either have a college-bound child and want to know where not send him, or you are a college-bound child and want to know where to go: The University of Colorado at Boulder remains outside of the top ten in the…
In 2007, the inaugural year for Denver’s own competitive slam-poetry team, Slam Nuba, the poets did the Mile High City proud at the annual National Poetry Slam: In its very first year of competing, Slam Nuba placed fourth in the nation out of 75 teams. Last year, Slam Nuba performed…
Politico reports this morning that the battle over President Obama’s health care-reform bill will be waged, and won, during the upcoming August recess. And Republicans is already identifying Colorado Democrats it believes it can persuade to stiff-arm the president come vote time. From Politico’s piece: “There’s a reason why they…
In the battle to become Ski Country’s most weed-friendly destination, the town of Breckenridge has moved one step closer to legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The town clerk has certified a petition circulated by Sensible Breckenridge, part of the larger advocacy group Sensible Colorado, verifying that at…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 28. Northeast Park Hill: Announcing ye olde armorous intentions There is nothing quite as American as the admiration of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It is a celebration based less on historical accuracy and revered more as a…
Back in March, I wrote about the remarkable tributes at a memorial service for Whitney deMoraes Hendrickson, an 18-year-old college freshman who died in a freak accident in Colorado Springs when another driver smashed into a gas pump and started a fire (“On a dark day, celebrating a good life”)…
For reasons that remain unclear, I worked this morning with Fox 31 morning show playing silently on the nearby TV. Just so you don’t worry that you missed something while driving to work, here are some of the stories I caught: – An update on the Michael Jackson death investigation…
UPDATE: He missed his flight. Assuming they don’t postpone the hearing, this is all kinds of suck. ORIGINAL ITEM: Here’s a story I sort of wish I didn’t read this morning: Actor Kelsey Grammer is in Colorado Springs today to tell a parole board why it shouldn’t release from prison…
This week marks the end of a most bizarre offseason for the Broncos, as players start trickling into Dove Valley for training camp. (Can you “trickle in” on 76-inch rims? Probably not). Of course, you can take in the practices yourself starting on Friday. But just in case you’re not…
A couple weeks back, the Washington Post delivered to the nation an obituary for Niwot-based Crocs, outlining the company’s demise in a story that’s since been reprinted in papers throughout the country. Last year the company lost $185.1 million, slashed roughly 2,000 jobs and scrambled to find money to pay…
