I am, for the record, generally in favor of toplessness. Not my own, mind you, which I am so strongly against I often wear a shirt in the shower, like the fat kid at the public pool, only hairy and alone. But other people’s toplessness? Sure! Topless beaches in Europe,…
As Michael Roberts reported yesterday, live from his dusty cave, Westword’s headquarters building at 969 Broadway is undergoing major surgery this month, to make room at the front of the building for a new tenant. We’re also getting new carpet, new paint, new cubicles and, I can only assume by…
As if flying isn’t already unpleasant enough, here’s a new development to dread: Airlines are increasingly amenable to letting pets fly in the main cabin as opposed to the cargo area. Meanwhile, a new venture called Pet Airways, which will specialize in transporting Fido and Fluffy from point A to…
If you’re pissed off at a company and want some satisfaction, it seems Twitter may be the answer to your prayers. That’s the thrust of this piece from the New York Times Sunday edition, which relates several incidences of airline screw-ups resolved through a quick Tweet or two. It makes…
The past few days have been relatively quiet ones in regard to the continuing standoff between union-represented grocery workers and chains such as King Soopers and Safeway over a new contract. However, the latest entry on the Twiter feed linked to AlwaysHereForColorado.com, a site launched by the United Food and…
Although Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz may not be adding to his bankroll as a result of Michael Jackson’s death, folks associated with Denver International Airport stand to make a few extra bucks. A report posted on the U.K.-based Cheapflights website notes that so many Brits are flying to L.A. for…
The throng already descending on Los Angeles this morning to attend the Michael Jackson memorial service is being estimated in the seven-figure range, and as the Los Angeles Times notes, their presence is expected to give the city’s tourist industry a multi-million-dollar boost. But while hoteliers, memorabilia sellers and plenty…
So being the financial masochist that I am, I decided to renew my car’s delinquent registration at 8 a.m. this morning, on the exact day that new fees and fines went into effect. The cost in March when my registration ran out: $87. The cost today: $283. But Jared, you…
Good news for at least some job seekers: The Denver Business Journal reported today that a recent survey by ConsultNet, an IT and engineering staffing agency, shows that 25 percent of surveyed companies expect to hire more IT and engineering staff in the next six months. That’s up from 10…
Until recently, Lesley Kennedy, a founding partner of the new Denveralamode.com website, served as fashion editor and deputy features editor for the Rocky Mountain News, earning a reputation for stylishness and accessibility during her nine years at the tabloid. But this experience didn’t help her land another newspaper gig when…
While TV networks aplenty have rehashed the late Michael Jackson’s various legal battles over child-molestation allegations, they’ve neglected his early ’90s court appearance in Denver, when he defended himself against accusations from singer-songwriter Crystal Cartier that the title track of the 1991 album Dangerous ripped off her 1988 tune of…
When the Rocky Mountain News was put up for sale in December (a move that prefigured its February closure), employees clinging to hopes of a last minute reversal of fortune repeatedly pointed to the debts burdening MediaNews Group, owner of the Rocky’s rival, the Denver Post. Because MediaNews, chaired by…
In recent days, Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz has been in the news due to his aborted promotion of a fifty-date Michael Jackson tour — a reversal that could cost a fortune (although, frankly, Anchutz can afford to take the loss). But Forbes is taking notice of the moneybags for his…
So you thought the only thing scary about Denver International Airport was the blue Mustang of death? Not so, argues comedian Ralphie May. For him, the sheer size of the place is much more daunting. In a recent bit posted online at ComedyCentral.com, the large-and-in-charge yukster rails against the long…
In recent days, area news outlets have reported that Colorado ranks fiftieth in these United States when it comes to places oil and gas executives would like to invest. But these stories tend to either underplay or omit entirely important context about the organization that issued the report: The Fraser…
In a report about efforts to control healthcare costs broadcast on National Public Radio this morning, Len Nichols, of the New America Foundation, an organization lobbying for reform in a wide array of areas, declared that “the ideal healthcare system” already exists in a number of places — and the…
Last week, we told you about a Denver District Court finding against developer Craig Nassi, who was judged to be liable for more than $1 million in damages for fradulently misrepresenting the availability of parking spaces in the Beauvallon, on East Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Street, to a building tenant,…
Yesterday, Greeley’s own JBS Swift Beef Co. recalled over 41,000 pounds of meat contaminated with O157:H7 E.coli bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The stuff went out on April 21 to enterprises in Colorado and a dozen other states ranging from California to…
The purchase of Frontier Airlines by Indianapolis’ Republic Airways Holdings will likely lift the carrier from bankruptcy, and that’s a very good thing. But the possibility remains that Frontier could move its corporate offices out of Denver in the sort of cost-saving tactic that’s already prompted the cancellation of a…
This past weekend, my family and I took a stroll in one of my favorite places, the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder — and while the sidewalks were crowded, I saw unmistakable proof that the area isn’t immune from the economic downturn. For the first time that I recall, a…
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’s housing market may not seem in great shape right now, but according to Forbes magazine, it’s well positioned to improve soon and stay robust in the future. Indeed, “Best Cities To Buy A Home,” penned by Sarah Lynch, puts Denver atop a roster of cities with positive housing outlooks,…
