The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 9 edition

Meat, and so much more. Today in Cafe Society: • The winner of the burger battle at Tony's Market. • Open house today at 3014. • Tonight: Denver Five dinner at TAG with local winemaker Ben Parsons. • Chef and Tell: Mark Dym of Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza. • Our Weekly...
By Michael RobertsSeptember 9, 2009
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Meat, and so much more.

Today in Cafe Society:
• The winner of the burger battle at Tony’s Market.
• Open house today at 3014.
• Tonight: Denver Five dinner at TAG with local winemaker Ben Parsons.
• Chef and Tell: Mark Dym of Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza.
• Our Weekly Bread: Cheba Hut.

Today in Backbeat Online:
• Monolith Q&A: the Bad Veins.
• Monolith Q&A: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.
• Q&A with Joe Bithorn of Beatles tribute band Rain.
• MP3 Freeloader: The Pirate Signal “Col Boi” & “Love in the Time of Swine Flu.”
• Pixies, Bob Dylan, Yonder Mountain String Band shows announced.

Today in The Latest Word:
• Jane Norton for Senate: The next great GOP hope.
• Obama speech doesn’t turn Boulder students into zombies.
• Great Sand Dunes kicks Red Rocks’ ass.
• Kent Lambert named taxpayers’ king.
• Peter Boyles’ birther billboards coming to a highway near you. Make sure and bring documentation.

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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.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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