The headline of the December 9 blog “First Potential Rocky Mountain News Buyer Not Exactly a Media Powerhouse” assumed that multiple firms might want to kick the tires of the venerable tabloid, which E.W. Scripps put up for sale in December — and that may be true. Thus far, however,…
KOA radio host Mike Rosen has had his fill of talking about serious losses he sustained in relation to investments he made with Boulder-based Agile Group, a firm he used to advertise. As he said on the air and during an interview with Westword late last week, he believes that…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 5. Villa Park: Yardada Art Garden For many, the practice of yard art starts with the purchase of a ready-made ornament from the garden store and ends with its tasteful display as the focal point of a favored flower bed. For…
After the jump, a round-up of the weekend in Denver, with roller derby and skateboarding and even some things that don’t involve rubber wheels…
The January 30 blog “Those Cards Weren’t Giveaways, Belmar Attendees” reported that the previous evening, some of the 900 folks who went to an event at The Lab at Belmar apparently thought items on the magazine rack pictured here were freebies. In fact, these elaborately painted cards were part of…
This much I know: Russ Fitch is a retired investment advisor who grew up in Illinois, moved to Colorado in 1972, worked for the EPA at one point and now lives in Heather Gardens with his wife, JoAnn, and their cat, Hops. He’s also an artist who claims a kinship…
The banner above the main headline on the cover of today’s Denver Post’s focuses on New York Yankees standout Alex Rodriguez, who allegedly tested positve for steroids in 2003 despite public claims that he never used the stuff. An even larger A-Rod photo accompanies “Time for A-Rod to Come Clean,”…
Brace yourselves: The tenth anniversary of the attack on Columbine High School arrives this April — and it will be accompanied by a media avalanche that will hopefully add enough perspective about these horrific events to at least partially offset the pain many locals will feel at being forced to…
The January 2008 Message column “No Chubbies? Fat Chance” spotlighted Michael Karolchyk (pictured), owner of the Anti-Gym, a workout joint that used tough hate, as opposed to tough love, to get customers to drop pounds. Sample technique: tossing cupcakes at so-called “chubbies” allegedly not working hard enough to sweat off…
Shopping for Valentine’s Day sucks. Roses, ugh. Chocolate. It better be damn good. Jewelry. Be prepared to dump some cash (and probably get it wrong anyway) along with every other dazed-looking dude down at the mall. Lingerie? If your lady doesn’t mind, it’s kind of like getting a present for…
The fun of First Friday is in the variety: Choose your district and you choose the whole ambiance of your evening. And while we encourage you to support your local galleries no matter where they roost, here are a couple of suggestions about where to start tonight. Photographer Hal Gould,…
Economic downturns often see the greatest upswing in old feuds. In keeping with this great tradition, the Open Space Initiative Group is back to do battle with the Regional Transportation District over the Union Station Master Plan. OSIG wants the space around the historic train station to be a public…
Checking into a hospital is lots of fun. First there’s the injury or illness that forced you to be there. Then there’s the stress of not knowing what the outcome will be, the financial burden, and the difficulty of being away from friends, family or work. And finally, the pain-in-the-ass…
Is it just us or does “I Made It With the Library” sound dirty? That being said, the Denver Public Library’s unintentionally naughty webpage is pretty cool. Crafters are encouraged to post photos of stuff they’ve made with the help of do-it-yourself books from the library. Already featured are a…
Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he’ll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity — a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed only…
Yesterday, the Lower Downtown Design Review Board finally gave the go-ahead to Buzz Geller to build Bell Tower, a hugely ambitious (and expensive) high-end condominium complex, on Speer Boulevard. The project is fascinating, as are the compromises Geller had to make in order to eventually win the board’s favor. Geller…
The decision by E.W. Scripps to put the Rocky Mountain News up for sale this past December was interpreted by most observers, including this one, as a the equivalent of a fatal diagnosis. But instead of slipping away peacefully, the Rocky is raging against the dying of the light. Today,…
I am the blog of hellfire! Today in Cafe Society: • Michel Wahaltere moving on. • French twist: La Fondue now Le Chateau. • French twist redux: A Cote to expand its hours. • Lakeside Waffles opens up next to the Oriental. • Veggie Girl: Taki’s. Today in Backbeat Online:…
A daily perusal of local bloggage. Enlighten us with your favorite links, please. Ah, the good old days, when Jack Benny and George Burns owned a bowling alley in Denver. (Buckfifty.org) The State Senate debates a bill to provide domestic-abuse help for military families — a good idea, because hosing…
Hey, Sugar: Valentine’s Day, nine days and counting. What will YOU be presenting your friends with when the celebration of love draws nigh? You’re DIY, but not in that lace-and-cupids kind of way, and you’re on a budget that precludes buying long-stemmed roses and diamonds and shit. But you don’t…
This morning brought a press release announcing “Beating the Recession,” a new series jointly reported by Channel 4 and the Denver Business Journal. Pretty standard stuff overall, but the parties involved may be meaningful in terms of the area’s shifting media landscape. After all, Channel 4’s longtime newspaper print partner…
Kent Denver Prep School students, assisted by Senator Jennifer Veiga, have introduced legislation that aims to save the environment by placing a six-cent tax on every plastic grocery bag. It has inspired 7th-graders across the city to pen more new legislation…..
