The lovely Brandi Shigley and Cobly Bemis. The city’s fashionistas hit the town last night for Transitions: A Fashion Benefit for United Artists’ Coalition for Kids. Potential Fashions, Equillibrium Clothing, The Fabric Lab, Grae and Assemblage all sent looks down the runway. Brandi Shigley from FashionDenver.com was there, as was…
Today Governor Bill Ritter signed Senate Bill 07-197 into law, which will guarantee the anonymity of callers to the Safe2Tell hotline set up in response to the Columbine Commission’s recommendations. People can call 1-877-542-SAFE to report any threats or bullying. Bullying, which is often cited as the cause of such…
As pimped out rides with boomin’ systems cruise Federal Boulevard for Cinco de Mayo this weekend, not everyone will be out just to represent Mexican Pride. It’s summertime in the Mile High City, when gunshots ring out with more frequency as gangsters crawl out of hibernation. But not this year…
Do you love Boulder? I mean, do you LOVE Boulder? If you do, then you will absolutely love the new online magazine BoulderVibe.com. It has everything your Boulder-loving heart desires: videos of Boulderites protesting, Boulderites biking while dressed as Rednecks, plays performed in the women’s bathroom. It’s all on this…
You, too, could be the subject of a Kenny Be cartoon! His May 3 Worst-Case Scenario, “Greenprint Your Office in Six Easy Steps,” follows Greenprint Denver director Beth Conover as she introduces such useful — and fictitious — creations as the combo office chair/composting toilet…
Tuyet Nguyen’s April 19th review of Thank God for Astronauts’ latest offering has caused a stir over on the Denver MessageBoard. One member’s letter to the editor sparked a debate of Nguyen’s merit as a music reviewer. Not wanting just a select few to debate this important topic of musical…
Brooke redeemed herself. Kinda. I’m back after a week’s vacation from both the real world and The Real World. I could say I missed it — but that would be a lie. Still, it was good to see some of the kids growing up a little bit. Kind of. Episode…
As interview subjects, musicians tend to fall into a handful of predictable categories: the kind that offer canned answers, the sort who fall back on cliches, the ones just waiting for something to offend them, those who actually listen to each question and try to answer in a fresh way…
Ye olde square Denver Public Library has been upping its hipness quotient lately, what with all those fancy cooking classes and frequent media appearances of that strange leafy coat (designed by staffer Chris Loffelmacher) that Mayor Hickenlooper donned for Earth Day. The DPL’s latest marketing move — a decidedly low-tech…
The Classic Italian sub is a glorious mountain of salami, pepperoni, capicola, ham and mozzarella piled high between two thick slices of fresh-baked bread. The cheese is soft and gooey, and the bread’s corners have a perfect, light crunch. Mmm, mmm, toasty. The Classic Italian has been on the Quiznos…
For years, Quiznos has wooed us into eating its toasted subs through wacky entertainment instead of boring sales pitches. We laughed when the fat lady got hit with the tranquilizer dart, looked on with civic pride when a fellow Denverite starred in a Super Bowl commercial — sans pants –…
“Don’t take this the wrong way, but what do I have to do to get your attention — bring a gun?” Those were the parting words of Gerald Styron, a write-in candidate for Denver City Council District 1, after paying a visit to the Westword offices last Friday. It seems…
A young lady I met out on the town a few weeks ago recently called and said the following: “I’m sorry to have to ask you this, but are you gay?” Now, I understand fully that I am obsessive-compulsive and anal and that these tendencies often manifest themselves in exceptional…
In recent years, MediaNews Group head Dean Singleton, whose company owns 57 dailies, including the Denver Post, has been much more upbeat about the future of newspapers than the majority of media-industry observers, and, he says, “I’m still very optimistic. The message I’m trying to provide is that the business…
“The Hunt for Green,” Alan Prendergast, April 26 Waste Not, Want Not Thank you for the informative article about Waste Management. We’ve been wondering how that system works. Our church got a dumpster for recycling paper from whichever company was doing it at the time; we could fill the dumpster…
In honor of tonight’s Downtown Area Plan Community Forum , we decided to take another look at Kenny Be’s vision of the future. To view it large, click here…
While it surprises no one that the three incumbents reigned supreme in the Denver City Council elections on Tuesday, a thorough breakdown of the results by the blog Denver Politics dug up a few interesting tidbits to chew on. Namely, that Carol Boigon retained her at-large seat against challenger Carol…
What do wolves, a baby named Bob and Spongmonekys have to do with Quiznos sandwiches? We have no idea. But over the years, the Denver-based chain, which is the topic of this week’s feature story, has used them to sell its tasty, toasted subs. Here’s the back story, and below…
As promised in this week’s Bite Me, here’s the full text of Lili Bjorklund’s review of La Sandia from the student newspaper at Graland. Bear in mind that though she may come from a restaurant family (her parents are Adde Bjorklund and Halleh Hessami, who used to own Bistro Adde…
Uganda Rising shows Thursday, May 3. Despite a frightening moment two weeks ago, when it appeared that ArgusFest had been killed by founder Jason Bosch (he did send out an email titled “ArgusFest R.I.P.?”), the weekly film series is most certainly alive. Here’s his e-mail to his peeps, letting them…
It’s a wonder the execs at the Rocky Mountain News have time to publish a newspaper given the number of memos they’re having to write about departing employees. Today, May 2, brings another pair of internal missives about the tabloid’s revolving door. The first focuses on Denny Dressman, a prominent…
Shoe sale. Those are Cat’s two favorite words in the English language. And on Saturday, May 5, Strut at 3877 Tennyson Street is celebrating its birthday with 15 percent off and champagne. Woohoo! Owner Elyse Burja always has so many cute options that Cat can stock up and not have…
