In June 1989, the FBI led a spectacular dawn raid on Rocky Flats, then an operating nuclear weapons plant sixteen miles northwest of Denver, to collect evidence of alleged environmental crimes. A special grand jury wanted to indict eight individuals. But instead, the government cut a deal with Rockwell International,…
Mondo Guerra won it all last night, when he was named the winner of Project Runway All Stars. But this Denver designer has always shown that he was a cut above — generous to other designers and supportive of causes close to his heart, including Colorado AIDS Project, the beneficiary…
This first spring weekend, as you plan yard projects, skip the outdoor fireplace: Its use is banned in Denver. And that ban extends to those hot-hot fire pits and chimineas that stores will be pushing — without telling you that firing one up can get you a visit from the…
Denver’s dining scene isn’t all salumi and sunshine. Alerted that something was going down at Roam, Cafe Society editor Lori Midson hurried to 17th Avenue, arriving just in time to see owner Daniel Kuhlman shoving former employees — and grab for her camera. Before this souffle fell, the cops had…
The RTD Board FasTracks monitoring committee will announce its pick of the three options for the Northwest Rail Line at 5:30 p.m. today, with a final board vote on March 27. You can watch the announcement live — as well as public comment that promises to be lively, since all…
This past Saturday, Colorado Representative Cory Gardner, a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, was tapped to offer the Weekly Republican Address on skyrocketing energy costs. But at the same time, a CBS report showed that he’s been expending lots of gas on another topic…
The country’s third-largest political party, the Libertarian Party, got its start here in Colorado 41 years ago. And this morning, the Libertarian Party of Colorado will fire up its state convention at the Double Tree in Aurora (a new convention hotspot), with a schedule that includes a presidential debate Sunday…
Tourism boosters must think longingly of the days when Colorado needed no more advertisement than a Muppet-haired troubadour on a “Rocky Mountain High,” singing about how he was born in the summer of his 27th year, when he discovered the joys of campfires and really good pot, and moved to…
Mayor Michael Hancock didn’t record just one new message for the DIA train — he recorded six, which are now in rotation. Sadly, none of them are the rap version he tried the first time out, nor do any pay tribute to DIA’s most famous feature: conspiracy theories…
While First Lady Mary Louise Lee was touting culture yesterday, announcing the new Bringing Back the Arts program, Mayor Michael Hancock was urging visitors to the city to catch one of Denver’s seven professional sports teams in a new recording of his welcome that plays on the Denver International Airport…
In the summer of 2010, 21 past and present Yellow Cab drivers — all African immigrants — filed a lawsuit in federal court, charging that the taxi company had favored American drivers and billed plaintiffs for questionable fees. The lawsuit was dismissed at the request of the filers after Yellow…
Things don’t look too sweet for Sugar House, the swingers club that Scottie Ewing opened in 2007 after selling Denver Players, a hip hooker business. A broken window in front is covered with plywood, the door is locked up tight, the voicemail box is full. Its closure (for now) ends…
National pundits have been touting John Hickenlooper as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, with perhaps a slot as Barack Obama’s 2012 running mate as a warm-up. And lately, Hick’s been sounding very vice-presidential — if Obama is looking for a veep as gaffe-daffy as Joe Biden…
Timing is everything in politics, and in birth control — especially in the bad old days of the rhythm method, which it seems like some pols would like to return us to. In honor of Pro-Choice Lobby Day at the Colorado Legislature today, state senator Greg Brophy should choose to…
The Colorado Republicans held their caucuses last month. The Colorado Democrats have launched a caucus locator to help members find their caucus sites tonight. And the American Constitution Party, the state’s third major party? “We’re going to do the best job we can,” says Doug Campbell. “Let the chips fall…
They like us! They really like us! Denver has long seemed like the Sally Field of cities, eager for any national recognition. And this past weekend, Denver got plenty, for everything from its beer to its beer-drinking governor….especially its beer-drinking governor…
There is no question that Joe Garcia is a cool guy, as Governor John Hickenlooper pronounced in his State of the State speech; he called his lieutenant governor the “ever-cooler.” And he’s probably the coolest Colorado lieutenant governor ever, as Hickenlooper has suggested. No insult to Barbara O’Brien or Gail…
The February 26 Denver Post featured a lengthy article on Joneen Mackenzie and how she became a crusader for abstinence education — a crusade she leads through her Center for Relationship Education, which is funded by a pair of grants, including one approved by the Colorado Board of Education even…
WTF, Fruita? The Western Slope town already has a festival devoted to Mike the Headless Chicken, so was it such a stretch to put out a WTF welcome mat? But before the debate was over — how welcoming was it, really, to greet tourists with a hearty “what the fuck?”…
Governor John Hickenlooper met with newspaper reps in town for the Colorado Press Association’s annual convention at the Governor’s Mansion yesterday. There, he talked about Iowa, Christo, the coolness of Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia…and how Westword was a very good neighbor during the Wynkoop Brewing Co.’s early years — since…
Are we stuck with the Denver boot? Yesterday, in advance of Mayor Michael Hancock flipping a Denver omelet to promote Denver Restaurant Week, we wondered what better items were named for this city, which seems to be officially memorialized by nothing more than the Denver boot, a clamp devised to…
You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet — as Michael Hancock is quickly learning as mayor of Denver. (You may have to knock a few heads, too.) And today, Hancock put those egg-breaking talents to good use as he flipped a Denver omelet in the ultimate…
