The windows of the Colorado Democratic Party headquarters at 777 North Santa Fe Drive were smashed around 2:20 am this morning. As we reported earlier, 24-year-old Maurice Schwenkler was arrested for the crime. Apparently, an officer just happened to be driving by when he spotted two males whacking away at…
Our daily cast for tasty blogs. If you don’t like them, throw ’em back! Udall, McCain: Let’s get nuclear up in this bitch! (Colorado Pols) The Rockies actually lost last night, but the umps are a bunch of pussies and didn’t call it. (Did I mention I’m a lifelong Giants…
Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @DenverHappyHour: Do you need a drink or three today after work? Not sure where to go? This fine Twitter feed is full of nothing but happy hour…
Winning NFL coach Tony Dungy thinks the stars of tomorrow deserve to get off to a positive start, and that’s why, for the first time ever, he’s hosting Tony Dungy’s RED ZONE ’09, a special Fathom Events screening tonight at more than 450 theaters nationwide, including eleven here along the…
Former Westword staffer T.R. Witcher’s 1997 profile of Thierry Smith, whose death was confirmed earlier today, is entitled “The Quiet Man” — and the phrase summed up one of the most unusual personalities in local media. Unlike the vast majority of other sports-talk-radio specialists, Smith, who battled multiple sclerosis, shared…
At his latest healthcare town hall this past weekend, Congressman Jared Polis said attendees were patriotic because they were expressing their opinions, whatever they might be. But he probably would have changed his tune had they been wielding implements of destruction — or, in this case, construction. According to the…
Urbavore’s Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers’ commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from greenhouses to co-ops and food-sharing. Check out the full series here. They come from…
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we’ll be offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. Today’s item: The story of an artist whose flyers about potential police…
A baseball card collection that features the boys of summer (dresses) sporting the fashions of Denver designers. What better confidence booster for pitcher Jason Hammel than a classic power suit cut from luxurious fabrics by Gino Velardi……
In late 2007, Gene Craven came out of semi-retirement to take over as chief executive officer of financially challenged public-radio station KUVO/89.3 FM. And as he noted in a January 2008 Message column profile, he didn’t commit himself to staying with the outlet over the long haul. A key paragraph…
In July, former Rocky Mountain News copy editor and page designer Kim Humphreys shared her altered vision for IWantMyRocky.com. The site was originally created as an Internet location for Rocky employees and loyalists to rally in support of the tabloid after it was put up for sale by E.W. Scripps…
Yesterday’s blog headlined “Colorado Rockies Scoring With Big Balls and Small” prompted a note from Alek Komarnitsky, an amateur photographer whose website, Komar.org, features great family shots and plenty more. (Earlier this year, his photos of dogs chasing off a curious coyote formed the basis of a highly entertaining slideshow.)…
We’ve been keeping you abreast of developments regarding an epic surgical procedure undergone by AM 760 host Jay Marvin; the operation, which took place in New Jersey several weeks ago, addressed serious medical issues that have kept him from manning his morning-drive shift since March. For the most part, updates…
The Cannabis Therapy Institute, an organization “dedicated to helping patients achieve a better quality of life with cannabis,” may have an Iowa phone number, but it’s been very involved of late with pot issues in Colorado. Its “About Us” page notes, “Recently, our advocates helped secure a victory for Jason…
One of the more unusual aspects of the enormous meth ring authorities announced they busted yesterday was the alleged conspirators’ chosen instrument for cleaning their dirty money: classic comic books. Investigators seized approximately 100 boxes of comics, including first-edition Batmans and Supermans in plastic sheaths to protect their value. As…
This morning on ESPN Radio, Jason Smith noted that only one walk-off grand slam in Major League Baseball history had taken place in a later inning than Ryan Spilborghs’ 14th inning shocker that lifted the Colorado Rockies to an unlikely win over the San Francisco Giants last night: Boston Red…
It was a correction of a kind, albeit a notably nutty one that says more about the power of the person making the request than it does about the original item…. On Sunday, the Denver Post published a profile of Kelly Brough, the former chief of staff for Denver Mayor…
Despite signs earlier this month that Bob Beauprez was itching to take on Michael Bennet in the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate, the former congressman and failed gubernatorial hopeful has decided against taking the plunge. Still, it’s clear that the temptation to run was strong. Yesterday afternoon, he filled…
Alex Youshock, an appropriately named 17-year old, has been identified as the person arrested yesterday for bombing his old school, San Mateo’s Hillsdale High; no one was injured in the attacks. And predictably, the word “Columbine” figures in much of the coverage, even though no reference by Youshock to the…
Lash-ing out. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Bat for Lashes at the Bluebird Theater. • Over the Weekend: The Avett Brothers at the Ogden Theatre. • Over the Weekend: The Flaming Lips at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Mos Def and Talib Kweli at the Gothic…
Our daily roping of wild Denver blogs. Got any good ones corralled? Photographic evidence that development trudges on in Denver. (Denver Infill) Who will save our national parks? (5280) A happy birthday to Denver’s best Broncos blog. (Mile High Report)…
As the Denver Business Journal reports, Colorado securities commissioner Fred Joseph filed a lawsuit yesterday against Broomfield’s Joseph D. Doll and Colorado Springs’ Richard H. Janoka, claiming that the men snookered investors out of nearly $3 million to finance two companies, Colorcom LTD and IFR Technologies Inc. Generally, such a…
