Alan Prendergast is at the center of a recent “How I Got That Story” feature. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies is an organization devoted to publications like this one — and to good writing in general. To that end, AAN has created a regular feature dubbed “How I Got That…
MC Hammer Twitters. Why can’t we? If it’s good enough for MC Hammer, it’s good enough for us: You can now find Westword on Twitter, where we’ll bring you regular (and pithy!) updates on our latest concert reviews, breaking news, slide shows, event previews and whatever else we deem tweetable…
Fort Lupton-based Judge Paul Sacco’s method of punishing young noise-ordinance violators — by sentencing them to an hour spent listening to Barry Manilow tunes and the like — has gotten plenty of attention in recent days from the local press (here’s a piece in the Rocky Mountain News), national news…
Weeks before Barack Obama takes on the mantle of the presidency, conservative critics are already in full cry about media coverage they feel is biased in his favor — and headlines like the one stretched across the top of today’s Denver Post bolster their argument. The article itself, by Washington…
As expected, there are loads of YouTube postings showing Jet Pack Man Eric Scott’s record-setting flight across Royal Gorge yesterday, with clips featuring footage captured by major news agencies as well as bystanders with camera phones. However, the one viewable below is my favorite simply because of the infectious glee…
Click on the highlighted links to read his application cover letter, his application form, his application responses, his narrative bio, his program description and his public service and politically related activities. As for his “personal statement,” access it by clicking “More,” and decide for yourself if he’s the sort of…
Round ’em up. Today in Backbeat Online: • Chris Martin, seen here, is at the center of our live review of Coldplay at the Pepsi Center. • Eric Eyl’s Mile High Makeout experiences a renaissance. • Hotties provide an important element in Synthetic Elements’ new video. Today in Cafe Society:…
When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man’s public disgraces of the past few years — his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just…
I trekked to the Denver Pavilions today for the same reason dozens of others did: on the off chance that we could witness a man dressed as Santa Claus explode. Unbeknownst to me, there is actually an annual event wherein St. Nick rappels down the giant “Denver Pavilions” sign to…
For more ways to rock the night and kill the day, go to westword.com/calendar. The new digital film Rejoicing the Roots, which premieres in town tonight and tomorrow, is actually the product of a three-way collaboration between artists whose ties to the region echo the locally made work’s roots theme…
Philip Van Cise. On November 19, Mayor John Hickenlooper sent out the formal invitation, inviting locals to come up with names for the two new buildings that will comprise the Denver Justice Center Complex. But the behind-the-scenes maneuvering to find the right name has been underway for some time, and…
[jump] Readers kept in dark? New police system hampers journalists Monday, November 24 The public is at a disadvantage to obtain valuable information related to crime thanks to a new police reporting system implemented by the Denver Police Department, say journalists and community groups. Since September 2007 when the Denver…
You know the greatest thing about Greeley mayor Ed Clark? He really knows how to relate to the young people of America. Like in June, Clark spotted a fifteen-year-old boy riding his motorbike down a neighborhood street, and somehow the former cop just knew that what the boy really wanted…
Harry Potter fantatics come in all shapes and sizes. If you aren’t over-cinematized from the Denver Film Festival, you may want to check out We Are Wizards, starting at the Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway, on November 26. The film looks at the heady and often hilarious world of Harry…
Plenty of companies have canceled their 2008 Christmas parties in the face of our current economic downturn, including the Rocky Mountain News. The paper usually has a bash at Maggiano’s — but not this time around, as Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple revealed in a recent internal e-mail. Instead, the tabloid…
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user’s guide to what you (probably) missed. — Joe Tone…
The blog “No Chance for Last Chance Harvey at the Denver Film Festival” makes it clear how entertaining it was to watch the DFF’s Last Night presentation on Saturday — i.e., lancing boils would have been more enjoyable. But before the pleasure drained out of the evening, various notables took…
The Last Night presentation of the Denver Film Festival should be a triumphant moment: an opportunity to sum up all that’s best about the fest in one last blast of cinematic joy. But it doesn’t always work out that way, as is demonstrated by the 2007 blog “August Rush Closes…
Look out below. Like lots of empty lots around town, the open space on the southeast corner of Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard where Annie’s Café and a handful of apartment buildings and other businesses once stood, has banners advertising that it will host Christmas tree sales at some point…
Watch out, Ms. Wargin. These days, fans frequently lament that TV-news sports reports don’t have nearly as much sports in them as they once did. Prime example: my daughter Lora, 15, who went off on such a memorable rant about 9News’ Susie Wargin last week, on the day after the…
David Guetta at Beta. Get ready. Get set. Read! Today in Backbeat Online: • A live review of David Guetta at Beta. • The Fray’s new single makes its debut. • Checking out the Sisters of Mercy at the Ogden Theatre. • This weekend: A Sharon Rawles tribute at Herman’s…
A sculpture by Li Hardison. For months, I’d been hearing about a community museum on Little Raven Street by the Millennium Bridge that my friend, Jamie Kopke, was helping to start. The idea was a temporary museum that would host art created by the community. Last weekend, as part of…
