The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 21 edition

As you were. Today in Cafe Society: • Boulder's renegade lunch lady. • The Kitchen celebrates its fifth birthday. • Samba Brasil Cafe & Grill dances to a June beat. • Five stars at 30,000 feet. • Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs and the Waffle Brothers to serve food at the...

By Michael Roberts

April 21, 2009

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As you were.

Today in Cafe Society: • Boulder's renegade lunch lady. • The Kitchen celebrates its fifth birthday. • Samba Brasil Cafe & Grill dances to a June beat. • Five stars at 30,000 feet. • Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs and the Waffle Brothers to serve food at the Denver Rescue Mission. • The wait is over: Your personalized Denver Nuggets M&Ms have arrived.

Today in Backbeat Online: • A first look at Fear Before's new video. • "Outside My Window" by the ReMINDers featured in upcoming film. • Ichiban, Block Scholars added to URB's Next 1000. • Vinyl Collective's top ten sellers.

Today in The Latest Word: • Live blog: The Angie Zapata trial, April 21. • On a Channel 2 promo, the Deuce meets the toilet. • Troubleshooter Tom Martino rezoning bill introduced to Denver City Council. • Gee, that's a lot of smoke: the 4/20 Rally in Denver's Civic Center park. • Kenny Be's Hip Tip: Job fair for pirates. You'll be hooked.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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