Back again with three more great Twits to follow (sure, that sounds insulting, but Tweeters just sounds stupid) for your burgeoning Twitter feed. And as always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword and @casciato. TweetDenver: TweetDenver is a Twitter aggregator — they seek out and reTweet others’ cool stuff. In other…
One of the longest running musicals on Broadway, Rent succeeded because it was a true rock opera, based on one of the most beloved classical operas of all time, Puccini’s La Bohème. Fast-forwarded in time to the struggling, AIDS-haunted arts community camped out on New York’s Lower East Side during…
In today’s blog about AM 760 morning-show host Jay Marvin’s continuing health crisis, I note that syndicated columnist David Sirota, who’s been filling in for Marvin on most days, will be gone for several weeks on a trip to China. When he returns, however, he’s not certain if he’ll step…
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. The three Rhode…
View Larger Map An early morning fight resulted in the death of a man found at 1232 West 46th Avenue, a locale captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). The Denver Police Department has a description of a possible suspect, but…
Take the popular Chair-O-Planes swing ride and combine it with the tottering of a trailer home in a tornado, and you get another classic carnival ride redesigned for contemporary kids…..
AM 760 morning talk-show host Jay Marvin has spent the last several months fighting for his life. He’s been in and out of the hospital for a variety of serious health concerns since early March, and aside from occasional updates provided by his wife, Mary, on the radio and his…
Even before the hiring of new coach Josh McDaniels and the loss of quarterback Jay Cutler, even casual NFL fans knew that the team was facing a brutal 2009 schedule — and the breakdown provided by BetFirms.com makes it clear just how difficult it’ll be for the Denver squad to…
It’s been a long, strange trip for former Westword cover boy Rick Rosner, who debuted in these pages in 1986 as a roller-skating stripper/waiter who also happened to be the second-smartest man in America, according to Omni magazine. Since those innocent days, Rosner’s penchant for exhibitionism has tended to overshadow…
Just when it looked like the Colorado Rockies were well on their way to redefining the word “pitiful,” the team has done the seemingly impossible: won five games in a row, including yesterday’s 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. But before you start digging out your 2007 World Series…
As expected, former gay-porn star Timothy Boham’s claim that that a Colorado businessman he was accused of murdering had actually killed himself — a dubious defense made famous by Wall of Sound innovator Phil Spector — didn’t manage to sway the twelve folks deciding his fate. The jury took less…
Yesterday, Robert Ray was sentenced to death in connection with the 2005 murders of Javad Marshall-Fields and his fiancee, Vivian Wolfe — a verdict that duplicated the one previously given to Ray’s accomplice, Sir Mario Owens. The ruling brings the population of Colorado’s death row to three; Nathan Dunlap, who…
Today’s the day when fourteen Colorado auto dealers are supposed to stop selling Chrysler products as part of the beleaguered company’s attempt to emerge from bankruptcy — an effort that hit a bump in the road yesterday when a ruling by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delayed the firm’s…
Click it or ticket. Today in Cafe Society: • Baker St. Pub moves into former Nine75. • Gelazzi’s gelatinis are unwrapped tonight on the Food Network. • Milking It: Golden Grahams. • The Gin Mill adds the Barn Out Back. • Colore Pizzeria Moderna set to heat up South Broadway…
Another addition of our daily cruise through the local blogosphere. Send linkable links here. Don’t look now, but the Rockies might not suck as bad as we thought. (Purple Row) When a hospital goes Catholic, does care suffer? (Colorado Independent) Time to clean the junk out of the Capitol building…
Psst: Want to know a secret? Shenae Von Liebt did, so she asked a few friends via Twitter to tell her theirs. “I was reading one of my Post Secret books while waiting in church’s parking lot,” she recalls. “I was bored with it and tweeted for everyone to text…
TRACE (figurative), a new exhibition at Metro State’s Center for Visual Art, is all about the human body — and the marks it leaves behind. The concept of the show, curated by director Jennifer Garner, involves the use blood, sweat and so on as artistic elements. Contributors such as Nigel…
Aaron Harber recently returned from a trip to Princeton University, his alma mater, where he hobnobbed with folks who will or may turn up as future guests on his signature Channel 12 program. In addition to taping shows featuring former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, ex-Federal Reserve Bank vice chairman…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 23. Elyria-Swansea: Virgin of Guadalupe takes a bow The house-paint mural is the most unforgiving of the yard arts, and that is why it is so rare. Most yard artists avoid it because nothing broadcasts an individual’s skill set better, or…
The NBA playoffs raised the profile of Nuggets streak-shooter J.R. Smith to the degree that he was included in “65 in 65,” a series of NBA chats facilitated by ESPN. Problem is, he didn’t show up for the session, which was supposed to take place yesterday — although he apparently…
See photos of the Broncos Fan Fest, the Larimer Square chalk-art fest and more coverage of the weekend at westword.com/slideshow…
E.W. Scripps, the former parent company of the Rocky Mountain News, has just issued a press release confirming information that’s been circulating for a few weeks: the archives of the tabloid, which died just shy of its 150th birthday, will be preserved by the Denver Public Library. In addition, other…
