Before Chris Todd even started school, his mom knew there’d be trouble. The signs were all there. He was more rambunctious and aggressive than most boys his age, and he climbed on every piece of furniture in the house. In preschool, he constantly vied for his teacher’s attention by trying…
It’s not a good time to be an immigrant with a felony conviction. Just ask Nick Williams, a British citizen and respected music-industry veteran who’s been living in Denver for years. Better yet, ask his lawyer: It’s a little hard reaching Williams himself, since he’s locked up in an Immigration…
Two days into the International Chamber of Commerce 34th World Congress, downtown Denver’s streets were quiet — proving once again that this is a town that only riots over sporting events. “Hey, I just saw an actual person go by,” said Jim Sprinkle, looking out on the 16th Street Mall…
“Have you ever heard of Enya?” my dentist asks. “Hate her,” I say. “Yeah, but several patients suggested her.” To prove his point, he produces a sticky note with ENYA written on it. This is all part of Larry Gabler’s highly democratic background-music selection process. Seven years ago, having abandoned…
A reminder, folks: The Denver Post came out ahead in last year’s joint operating agreement. Unlike the Rocky Mountain News, whose status as a failing newspaper was ratified by the U.S. Justice Department, the Post reportedly turned a profit over the past decade — and thanks to the JOA, it…
Newsy Lalonde wouldn’t like it. Neither would Mud Bruneteau. Nor Odie Cleghorn. The Colorado Avalanche has once more shoved its bloody but proud face into the middle of the National Hockey League playoff picture, and so have teams from such distinctly non-Canadian, well-above-zero climes as San Jose, California, and St…
Between a Rocky and a Hard Place The minor league: Patricia Calhoun’s May 2 column, “The Usual Suspects” was right on target. Only two quibbles: She neglected to mention all the hype and hysteria over The Lion King, which certainly proved her point. She also neglected to mention that in…
It’s midnight in Denver, and Kid Rock the pimp is checking his traps. Cruising down East Colfax Avenue, he keeps one eye on the three pagers clipped to his alligator-skin belt and the other on the sidewalk traffic scrolling past the tinted windows of his metallic-gold Lincoln Continental. As always,…
In the digital age, it’s a simple matter for a police agency to record incoming calls for help. Every 911 call, from the most trivial to the most urgent — say, a call from a frantic cafeteria worker at a local high school reporting gunfire and three victims down –…
The public library, unlike many other limbs of government, is built upon a nearly perfect system. Libraries have the blissful and unique distinction of being the only places on earth where individuals are invited to select whatever items they fancy and take them home — for free. Proletariat to the…
Early in the morning, Liliana Mutic parks her sturdy wooden food trailer in the middle of the 16th Street Mall next to Glenarm Street — a prime location. She stands inside the cart all day, smiling and talking to customers. Originally from Bosnia, Mutic has been working on the mall…
The Colorado Avalanche blanked the Los Angeles Kings at the Pepsi Center on Monday to advance in the Stanley Cup finals. But the Kings weren’t the only losers that night. According to Jean Martineau, vice president of communications for the Avs, numerous autos were towed from the arena’s designated media…
Traditional radio is an extremely exclusive club and, for the most part, it’s not taking new members. The Federal Communications Commission, which oversees the airwaves, has created limited (arguably far too limited) opportunities for independent broadcasters to legally launch low-power stations in areas where the dial still has remaining space…
You feel like cussing? Want to toss off a few F-bombs, take the Lord’s name? Don’t do it on the HCF Flames Track and Field Club’s time. “Members (which includes both parents and athletes) are expected to act in an orderly and respectful manner, maintaining Christian standards of courtesy, kindness,…
Lunar Lauding The man in the moon is a lady: I enjoyed Harrison Fletcher’s “Moon Child,” in the April 25 issue. He communicates well the complex truths about the various theories of the moon’s origin to the layperson. I also appreciate the way he conveyed the intense personality of Robin…
It came from outer space. Four and a half billion years ago, when the solar system was a young, violent and messy place, a hot and nasty planet hailing from somewhere between Mars and Venus took a detour. Traveling at 11 kilometers per second, it screamed toward one of its…
Marcie Miller got the idea to open a coffeehouse in Golden from a friend who’d moved there from San Francisco and complained that “you can’t even get a latte in this town.” But when she started Higher Grounds Cafe in the historic downtown in 1993, she took a gamble. Businesses…
When freshman students enter West High School this fall, they won’t feel lost in the big building. They’ll take all of their classes on one floor, and instead of 35 students per class, there will be just 25. In this way, the students will get to know their teachers, the…
The obituaries for Byron “Whizzer” White since his death on April 15 at the age of 84 have been as widely varied as the Colorado native’s long career. On ESPN’s SportsCenter, for instance, White was remembered for his gridiron accomplishments with the University of Colorado and the NFL — and,…
There was never any need for a formal research study. Instead, Kevin Larson hung around the store — near the dressing room, where he could tell a woman to try the camisole in white, rather than off-white, in order to bring out her natural attributes. Or in his office beneath…
As March 8 approached, local forecasters in Denver had a feeling the day wouldn’t be right for sunbathing. The temperatures seemed likely to be on the brisk side, and there was even a chance of scattered snow showers. But neither the prognosticators at the National Weather Service nor the weather…
Judging the talent of a forecaster isn’t easy. According to the National Weather Service’s Eric Thaler, it would require about a year’s worth of data to scientifically rate a predictor’s accuracy. As such, tests of broadcast meteorologists are usually conducted by amateurs. Channel 9’s Mike Nelson says the viewers who…
