Open wide. Today in Cafe Society: • Newest Smashburger one burger short of a Colorado dozen. • A la cart in Cherry Creek. • Birthday beat: Luca D’Italia and Jonesy’s EatBar both have reasons to jubilate. • Vesta Dipping Grill revs up for one night of late night, New Orleans-style…
View Larger Map The Denver Police Department has released information about arrests in the slayings of Christian Hernandez and Eduardo Sanchez, who died from their injuries during a June 22 double shooting at the Glen Apartments, 9600 E. Girard, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems…
View Larger Map This just in from the Englewood Police Department: An investigation is ongoing into the death of a man found in an alley near the intersection of East Oxford Avenue and South Lincoln Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image,…
Our daily cruise through the Colorogosphere. Are we missing a worthy blog? Let us know. A lot of fuss over a very little mouse. (5280) With the 34th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Nuggets select… (Denver Stiffs) The rise (and rise and rise) of the downtown Four Seasons…
Tonight, Denver-area web designers and developers — and anyone else interested in doing business online, including marketers, writers and mobile/wireless developers — are meeting up at Casselman’s, 2620 Walnut Street, for Refresh Denver’s monthly meeting. Refresh Denver is the local chapter of Refresh, an organization dedicated to promoting good design,…
You biked to work today. Good for you, and for everyone else who pedaled in for Bike to Work Day. But now you’re bone-tired pooped, and the return trip isn’t looking so great, right? So relax, take your time, hang a bit while the pavement cools. It’s easy at this…
The three-bedroom, two-bath house at 13620 Plaster Circle in Broomfield currently for sale for $317,000 sounds like a pretty good place. “Updated ranch style home in very good condition,” reads the online description for the 1,752-square-foot residence, noting there are vaulted ceilings, slab granite counter tops, even a full basement…
View Operation Fortune Cookie: Geography of a pot bust in a larger map On February 16, 2008, more than a hundred law enforcement officers up and down the northern Front Range launched Operation Fortune Cookie, a multi-day raid on dozens of marijuana grow houses in the north metro area that…
Don’t let the recession ruin your summer fun. Instead of paying out the nose for a New York vacation in the Hamptons to see celebrities, you can stay in Denver and see plenty of vacationing (local) celebrities in the Hampdens……
We get so many letters from prisoners proclaiming their innocence of any and all misdeeds that it’s curiously refreshing when one admits that he did something wrong. Wrong and dumb. So this recent, neatly typed apology from Charles W. Wimberly, resident of a federal prison in Tucson, caught our attention:…
As disgruntled Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall tries to maneuver his way into a new contract in another NFL city, his surrogates are talking him up in high-profile media venues. Example: The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Mike Walker, who describes himself as Marshall’s best friend, spoke at length about his buddy to…
Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech, debuts Monday, June 29, on HBO — and judging by its trailer, Colorado’s own Ward Churchill is a significant player in the documentary. The clip features various speakers directly addressing the camera in a studio setting, and after a mention of…
It was an exciting month for rugby here in Denver, as long as you weren’t rooting for the home team. Denver played host to North America’s marquee rugby event, the Churchill Cup, this year. The six competing teams — Ireland, England, Argentina, Canada, the US and Georgia — played two…
Last week, King Soopers asked a federal court judge to stop United Food and Commercial Workers International Local No. 7 representatives from talking to staffers while they’re on the job — a tactic referred to in press accounts as “blitzing.” But clever terminology aside, it’s the UFCW, not the grocery…
Denver clerk and recorder Stephanie O’Malley’s announcement that the November 3 election in Denver will be conducted entirely by mail didn’t prompt rioting in the streets, protests from political heavyweights or much more than a shrug from the populace at large, and for good reason. Off-year elections like the one…
Terry Nichols, who was convicted in the Denver-based Oklahoma City bombing trial and sentenced to life in prison at Colorado’s supermax facility, has a lot of time on his hands — and he’s been filling it for much of 2009 with legal filings in which he complains about the food…
Yesterday, Judge Catherine A. Lemon granted a temporary injunction against Amendment 54, a measure passed by Colorado voters in 2008 that makes it illegal for any entity that gets a six-figure or higher no-bid government contract to make donations to candidates or political parties — and according to satirical advertisements…
Let’s rap, shall we? Today in Backbeat Online: • Deca finds “Movement” in a wind farm. • Sunny Day Real Estate reunion tour hits Denver this September. • New Beastie Boys release date, track listing and artwork announced. • FMBQ to introduce new Triple A conference in Boulder. • The…
View Larger Map Weekends and evenings tend to spawn more violence than weekday mornings — but today was an unfortunate exception. Just past 9 a.m. today, Denver Police arrived at 4914 North Enid Way, a residence captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View…
A leisurely stroll through the local blogosphere. Send tips. Jared Polis and Diana DeGette don’t ask but tell Obama to kill Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. (Colorado Independent) In Aurora, a curious play to discourage new construction. (Face the State) A Denver illustrator whose work you should know. Or at least…
Back again with three more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. And as always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword and @casciato. @TheDatingDr: If you’re plagued by questions like, “Why can’t I find that special someone?” and “Why do my dates always make excuses for having to go…
Just as Capistrano has its swallows, Boulder has folk dancing. It’s a sure sign that summer is here when Folk Dancing on the Plaza returns to the Boulder Municipal Plaza — between Canyon Boulevard and Arapahoe Avenue, adjacent to the fittingly exotic Dushanbe Teahouse — on Tuesday nights. This year’s…
