Businesswomen, meet other businesswomen

Thanks to our ongoing recession, businesses are under increasing pressure to merge with similar firms or even rivals — and it turns out that business organizations are feeling the heat, too. Note that the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Denver chapter, which has suffered of late from membership declines…

Amy Herdy’s Pakistan travel diary, volume two

Editor’s note: Amy Herdy, a former Denver Post and Channel 9 journalist who’s currently the advisor for the University of Colorado at Boulder’s CUIndependent.com online newspaper, is in Pakistan under the auspices of the State Department. Her mission: to give students and professional journalists the tools they need to improve…

Kenny Be’s Yard Arteology: How to grow gargoyles in pink gravel

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 20. Athmar Park: Grass-free greetings from a gaggle of gargoyles. Lawns of Kentucky Bluegrass have always seemed like a water-wasting luxury here in semi-arid Denver. However, even the laziest homeowners will agree that despite the regular watering and mowing, such lawns…

Last-ditch effort to save CU’s Silver & Gold Record

Earlier this month, the University of Colorado at Boulder announced its plan to close the Silver & Gold Record, a newspaper that covers CU’s faculty, as part of a cost-cutting effort. But assorted staffers at the paper and the school feel there are plenty of reasons to spare the publication,…

Hey, Denver Post: We’re not in Kansas anymore…

Last week, a Denver Post subscriber was surprised to find the day’s edition in the newspaper condom above — one stamped with the logo of The Witchita Eagle, accessible at Kansas.com. The Post may have announced an end to daily delivery to outlying parts of Colorado, but if the image…

Colorado Avalanche need Patrick Roy again

The Denver Post is reporting that Patrick Roy has received an offer to coach the Colorado Avalanche — and don’t worry that his delay in accepting a deal that’s been widely rumored for the better part of a week means he won’t sign up. In all likelihood, this pause is…

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 15 edition

Hurry up already. Today in Cafe Society: • May is National Hamburger Month — and CityGrille’s eleventh anniversary. • Make a pig of yourself this weekend. • Will The Bachelorette get a pizza the action? • New York Times’ restaurant critic Frank Bruni steps away from the plate. • Steak…

ColoRail to announce Union Station lawsuit

Colorado Rail Passenger Association (ColoRail) plans to file a federal lawsuit to halt implementation of the proposed redevelopment plan for Denver Union Station. The all-volunteer advocacy organization says the proposed plan is “short on transportation services that were committed to in the earlier planning processes and published documents. Specific concerns…

Is James Dobson waving the white flag?

“James Dobson’s Political Surrender,” a piece by Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News & World Report’s “God & Country” blogger, contains several fascinating excerpts from the good doctor’s Focus on the Family radio broadcast. Of course, Dobson stepped down as chairman of the Colorado Springs-based outfit in late February — but he…

Shmuck(s) of the Week: Mark Cuban and Kenyon Martin

Sometimes picking a shmuck is hard work. Sometimes the world presents you with such a vast sample tray of worthy shmucks, you have to employ a team of PhDs to measure their shmuckiness. On other, rarer occasions, the calendar presents a virtually shmuck-free week, and you’re left to pick Bob…

Bill Ritter goes to the dogs

Before Bill Ritter co-hosted a tribute to MediaNews Group CEO and Denver Post publisher Dean Singleton, who’s hardly a fan of his policies, he appeared at a photo opportunity with a dog. Yep, Ritter joined Dealer, a Miami border collie, at the dedication of a solar-panel installation at Nestlé Purina’s…