The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 19 edition

Wouldn't you like to know? Today in Backbeat Online: • Lowlife jerkwads steal All Capitals' van. • Moving Pictures: B-Boys represent at Mighty 4. • Last Night: Mike Watt & the Missingmen at the Larimer Lounge. Today in Cafe Society: • RSVP fast for Slow Food dinner at Il Posto...

By Michael Roberts

May 19, 2009

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Wouldn't you like to know?

Today in Backbeat Online: • Lowlife jerkwads steal All Capitals' van. • Moving Pictures: B-Boys represent at Mighty 4. • Last Night: Mike Watt & the Missingmen at the Larimer Lounge.

Today in Cafe Society: • RSVP fast for Slow Food dinner at Il Posto. • Two wine-tastings uncork tonight. • Park Burger a pickle short of perfection. • Denver Pizza Company isn't ready to rise... yet. • Recovery Room offers a sure-fire cure: Cheli's chili. • El Camino gets a surprise visit. • The Urbavore's Dilemma: Getting down and dirty with Denver's backyard farmers. • Tonti's opens a new location on South Broadway.

Today in The Latest Word: • WWE's Vince McMahon and the PR gift of the Nuggets playoff scheduling conflict. • Third grader's pro-gay-marriage message travels the globe. • Amy Herdy's Pakistan travel diary, volume three. • Rodger McFarlane, R.I.P. • Boulder drunks: Cops will be on your case this weekend. So tie one on tonight -- and then take a taxi home.

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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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