View Larger Map Late on July 4, Denver Police officers responded to a call at 14954 East Elk Place in Montbello, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). There, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds: one dead,…
Local artist and supporter of the arts Eric Matelski started his First Monday Art Talk program three years ago, and since then, it’s grown comfortably into itself: The monthly artist talk-cum-social gathering, which showcases a different local artist (or, like Matelski himself, a mover within the local art world) in…
When politicians make a gaffe, an army of online smart asses is ready, willing and able to make them feel stupid about it. Witness Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis, whose website went live with a photo on its home page picturing an area near Canada’s Lake Louise Ski Area rather…
See photos from Blue Traveler at Red Rocks, the Cherry Creek Arts Fest, and various local watering holes from the long weekend at westword.com/slideshow. And read a review (with pictures) of Wilco’s Red Rocks show on the Backbeat blog…
The Rocky Mountain Independent, which officially launched today, is the latest online news project from former members of the Rocky Mountain News — and many of the fourteen journalists involved were also part of INDenver Times, which fell about 47,000 paid subscribers short of its announced goal of 50,000. Steve…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments…. Figure 26. Globeville: Mockey Mouse, Guard Poodle and Green Angel Unlike the Japanese, whose entire economy is now dependent on cuteness, American culture has never been very good at handling the concept of cute. Perhaps it is because cuteness stimulates the same…
View Larger Map Officials with the Westminster fire and police departments have closed 92nd Avenue between Yates and Raleigh, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”), due to a suspected gas leak. In a press release, Westminster Fire Department…
Truth be told, plenty of us have personal obsessions that would convince people uninterested in our particular thang that we need to get a life. It’s just that these pastimes differ from individual to individual — and some are quirkier than others. Witness the just-completed 35th annual Coca-Cola Collectors Convention,…
On last night’s Channel 4 newscast (in a segment rebroadcast this morning), the sports report was delivered by an unlikely person: Mike Hooker, who’s served as either the station’s mountain or northern newsroom reporter since 1994. Why? News operations traditionally scramble during the summer months to cover for vacationing staffers…
Sure, it’s great that both Brad Hawpe and Jason Marquis made the All-Star team as representatives of the Colorado Rockies. Moreover, an argument can be made that both Aaron Cook and Huston Street deserved to receive nods as well — a testament to the improvement the squad’s made since its…
In Denver, most of the coverage about Kristen Parker, an operating-room technician who’s been charged with exposing patients to hepatitis C for swapping dirty syringes filled with saline for new ones loaded with the painkiller fentanyl, has focused on her time at Rose Medical Center. However, she also worked at…
In the recent past, the Denver Police Department’s public-information office hasn’t exactly earned a reputation for rapid responses when it comes to either press inquiries or the issuing of news releases. But while the DPD’s embrace of electronic communication when it comes to police reports has actually made it more…
Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s surprise announcement on Friday that she’ll be leaving her office eighteen months early because — well, just because — distressed many of the GOP faithful. But it didn’t upset Adam Brickley, the Colorado blogger credited with helping to land Palin on the 2008 Republican ticket alongside…
View Larger Map Most of us were able to celebrate Independence Day without capping each other — but not everyone. Earlier today, we told you about a slaying late yesterday on the 1700 block of Billings Street in Aurora. Now comes word from the Denver Police Department about an exchange…
View Larger Map One of the loud noises heard by people living in the vicinity of 1700 Billings Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”), wasn’t caused by Fourth of July fireworks. It was a gunshot that left…
Don’t let the current economic recession ruin your summer fun. Now you can stay in Denver and enjoy a Confluence Park vacation that includes all of your favorite activities without the cost of all that expensive gear…..
Westword’s offices are closed today in honor of the 4th of July. So instead of blogging, The Latest Word staff will be honoring the work ethic that’s made this country great by doing absolutely nothing productive. (Exceptions to the rule: Patricia Calhoun and Kenny Be will be publishing at their…
About ready to get lit? Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Jonathan Richman at Lion’s Lair. • U2’s 360° Tour skips Denver. • Analyzing MJ’s influence on hip-hop. Today in Cafe Society: • Get fired up for a hot weekend of food and wine events. • Denver Pizza Company…
Ever since I penned a story about Steve Meyer, the guy behind the local rickshaw companies Main Street Pedicabs and Mile High Pedicabs, not to mention one of the leading pedicab gurus anywhere, he’s been sending irregular updates on the state of his three-wheeled, pedal-powered industry — and a recent…
Spilled entrails. Dogs guarding picked-over bones. Men dangling raw flesh above their mouths like bunches of grapes. Children tossing an eyeball back and forth. Sound like the apocalypse? A cannibal’s birthday party? No, it’s the best diorama ever — and lucky for Denver, it’s sticking around…
A blog about other blogs in which we ask you to send us tips about more blogs. It’s bloggeriffic! The Anthony Carter exit interview: Will A.C. be going to D.C. — or maybe a city with less catchy initials? (Pickaxe and Roll) Education Secretary Arne Duncan picks a fight with…
View Larger Map Early this morning, Denver Police officers responded to a disturbance call at 4503 Fillmore Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). According to the DPD, the man, who’s just been identified by the Denver Coroner’s…
