An image from the Street’s Hope website. The hookers are coming. Get your prayer books ready. That’s the mantra of a local Christian group planning to help save sex workers during the Democratic National Convention. Streets Hope, a group dedicated to getting hookers off the streets, claims that “an estimated…
“A little bit softer now, Hillary.” All dressed up for the DNC and nowhere to go? Fear not, since here’s the tentative list of the myriad shindigs, bashes and blow-outs planned throughout the city during the convention, August 23 to 28. As this schedule demonstrates, there’s ain’t no party like…
John Lynch. Word that Broncos all-pro safety John Lynch signed with the New England Patriots after coach Mike Shanahan declined to promise that he’d play every down in Denver left some observers wondering if the team had made a mistake — but not “Sports Guys” Sandy Clough and Mike Evans,…
“Admit you? No way.” While watching the August 6 news conference at which the ticket giveaway plan for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s August 28 Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance speech was announced, I had a nagging sense that the sunny platitudes being dispensed by Denver National Convention…
Reggie McDaniel’s moved on to a pay-for-play gig. In an August 7 blog, I wrote about Reggie McDaniel, a ten-year veteran of KOA-AM/850 who mysteriously vanished from the outlet’s airwaves despite his continuing presence on its website — and at this writing, his web page is still there. In the…
Jayson Nix digging the long ball against Cuba (photo courtesy of NBC.com). While the normal folks among you were sleeping, Jayson Nix, who’s in the Colorado Rockies minor league system after starting the season with the parent club, experienced the agony and the ecstasy of Olympic competition…
Phil Anschutz’s ride. As noted in this week’s story on Union Station, the grand old station used to welcome celebrities arriving to Denver from all over the country and the world. Now the station will once again host VIPs, since during the Democratic National Convention several rail companies will roll…
“Admit you? No way.” While watching the August 6 news conference at which the ticket giveaway plan for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s August 28 Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance speech was announced, I had a nagging sense that the sunny platitudes being dispensed by Denver National Convention…
Gloria Neal. If there’s a Denver media organization that hasn’t employed Gloria Neal, rest assured: She’ll work there eventually. Neal served a long stretch as news anchor on KOA-AM/850, hosted shows on defunct stations/formats such as Jammin’ and Sassy, appeared on Channel 31’s “Fox Box” feature and wrote a blog…
Rage Against the Machine. Praise blog. Backbeat Online has the lineup for a free show featuring none other than Rage Against the Machine that’s slated to take place during the Democratic National Convention, plus a downloadable tune by the Fire Drills and John Common’s tribute to his Mr. T talking…
Jared Jacang Maher finds, infiltrates, and gets chased out of the city’s DNC protester holding cell — which, as it turns out, was once deemed unsuitable for voting machines. (People, though? No prob!). Read about his experience on Demver, and check out his pictures on the slide show page…
The Dems’ first lady. Dear Billy Compton, You are hereby directed to come in to the Shmuck headquarters and explain your comments and why you would like to censor and intimidate a national delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in light of these comments. Sincerely, Shmuck of the Week…
Channel 4’s Rich Sallinger. It didn’t take long for Channel 4 investigator Rich Sallinger’s report about a warehouse where police plan to take protesters if there are mass arrests at the Democratic National Convention to move beyond the station’s website. Alex Jones, a filmmaker and talk-show host, is among those…
If you can’t stand the irony, stay out of Gitmo on the Platte. That’s a nice little phrase I’m coining to describe the “temporary arrestee processing center” – aka vacant warehouse filled with cages and razor wire – that Denver is preparing in the event that protesters arrested during the…
The Roan wasn’t built in a day. The long-awaited, much-contested auction of natural gas leases on the Roan Plateau gets underway August 14, with environmentalists gathering outside the Denver West Marriott to protest while energy companies inside slice up 55,186 acres overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. A lawsuit…
Your name here. The death of Abdirahman Dirie, a Canadian salesman whose body was found Monday in a Denver hotel room with a pound of sodium cyanide, was certainly unusual — but it’s hardly the only strange demise to have a Colorado connection. Below, find four more, including death by…
Grand Junction’s hometown paper. Grand Junction’s Daily Sentinel is the very sort of newspaper that seems to be doing well — or at least not tanking — in today’s challenging print-journalism environment. Thanks to the energy industry and the success entrepreneurs have had at marketing the area as a retirement…
Your TV is ticking… During this morning’s Channel 4 newscast, a message ran across the bottom of the screen in the spot where story updates usually appear — but there was nothing especially imminent about this far-from-breaking news. The text noted that Channel 4 would be switching to all-digital broadcasting…
Jared Polis. In following up on Democratic congressional candidate Jared Polis’ primary victory, the August 14 Denver Post put the focus on his homosexuality. “Polis’ Win a Big Gain for Gay Movement” appeared on page one of the Denver & the West section, while the editoral page featured a full-color…
It’s The Bill and Feddy Show! Considering the amount of cheese the folks at the Democratic National Convention Committee have been churning out in the weeks leading up to this year’s big show, they must think the forthcoming festivities are taking place in Wisconsin. Exhibit A is a video teasing…
Channel 4’s Rich Sallinger. It didn’t take long for Channel 4 investigator Rich Sallinger’s report about a warehouse where police plan to take protesters if there are mass arrests at the Democratic National Convention to move beyond the station’s website. Alex Jones, a filmmaker and talk-show host, is among those…
It’s The Bill and Feddy Show! Considering the amount of cheese the folks at the Democratic National Convention Committee have been churning out in the weeks leading up to this year’s big show, they must think the forthcoming festivities are taking place in Wisconsin. Exhibit A is a video teasing…
