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June 10 at 9:32 p.m. by Evan SemonOver eighty days after it closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Denver Zoo is back in business. June 11 is reserved for members, but the zoo will open to the public on Friday, June 12. Strict safety rules will be in force: Timed tickets…
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May 26 at 5:14 a.m. by Westword Staff
Adrienne DeLoe, a member of Next Gallery, was finding it hard to make any art at all during the pandemic, until she decided to encourage people to create self-portraits through the Pandemics Self-Portraits Facebook page. After the collection had…
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May 6 at 5:12 p.m. by Lauren Antonoff
Austin Zucchini-Fowler is having a moment. This Denver muralist, whose usual day job is coaching the Denver Hilltoppers swim team at the University of Denver, has taken up a new task: painting tributes to Denver's front-line workers. If you…
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May 1 at 5:05 a.m. by Westword Staff
Photojournalist Ivey Altenhof wanted to find a way to get out of the house, give back and help essential workers on the front lines of Denver's pandemic. This meant "showing people who are positive and doing everything they can" to provide services…
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April 26 at 4:55 p.m. by Westword Staff
Under normal circumstances, Susannah McLeod is a theater, head-shot and promo photographer. But under Colorado's stay-at-home order, she and her partner, Chloe, with the help of their dog, Zaxby, have had time to refocus their creative energy.…
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April 23 at 8:39 a.m. by Kyle Harris
With hundreds of businesses closed down and boarded up, Denver artists have turned a bleak time into something beautiful and hopeful. Mar Williams, Patrick Kane McGregor, Jonathan Goldie, Grow Love and many more are showing up to paint the boards…
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April 20 at 5:41 a.m. by Linnea Covington
Fashion today consists primarily of yoga pants, T-shirts and a face mask — so you might as well show some flair with that mask, whether it's a homemade cotton mask or a vintage gas mask. Home sewers and local businesses alike have mobilized to…
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April 19 at 9:38 a.m. by Westword Staff
Under normal circumstances, Susannah McLeod is a theater, head-shot and promo photographer. But under Colorado's stay-at-home order, she and her partner, Chloe, with the help of their dog, Zaxby, have had time to refocus their creative energy.…
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April 15 at 12:04 p.m. by Westword Staff
Suzanne Heintz had just moved to Denver from her home town of Yonkers when she found herself arguing with her mom, again, about marriage. Specifically, about Heintz’s lack of one. “It’s not like you can go out and buy a family,” Heintz told her…
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April 10 at 9:35 a.m. by Lauren Antonoff
Photographer Shadow is passionate about capturing Denver's nightlife scene. “I like to go to all sorts of different clubs,” she says. “I weave in and out of all these different social scenarios. Some weekends, I’ll want to see punk. I’ll go and…
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April 3 at 10:48 a.m. by Westword Staff
Each year on Opening Day, Rockies fans show up in full purple regalia to celebrate Colorado baseball. With Opening Day scheduled for Friday, April 3, Major League Baseball postponed and a stay-at-home order in effect, the Colorado Rockies will…
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March 29 at 4:21 p.m. by Lauren Antonoff
Governor Jared Polis has issued a stay-at-home order for Colorado residents, but you're allowed outdoors for air and exercise. Just remember to maintain your space. The Paint Mines Interpretive Park, located about an hour southeast of Castle Rock,…
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March 19 at 5:43 a.m. by Lauren Antonoff
We all know the future is uncertain. But in the face of adversity, some local venues, businesses and religious institutions are using their marquees to broadcast messages of hope, humor and love. Here are a few we've seen around town. If you spot…
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March 14 at 6:05 a.m. by Westword Staff
There's been a lot of doom and gloom in the news this week, as venues and businesses shut down and people are encouraged to hunker down. To relieve some stress, we're looking back at our favorite moments of 2020, remembering the good times and…
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March 7 at 9:14 p.m. by Michael Emery Hecker
Oprah sold out the Pepsi Center on March 7, packing the place with 18,000 fans. Denver was the last stop on Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Arena Tour, which included an interview with Gayle King, broadcast journalist for CBS News and…
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March 6 at 3:50 p.m. by Kenneth Hamblin III
At High Style, Westword's March 5 cannabis-inspired event devoted to fashion and fun, the runway was dominated by cannabis-inspired designs. The first show highlighted street wear by Pact, High Society Collection and Simple Shoes, and the second…
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March 6 at 5:37 a.m. by Kenneth Hamblin III
Expectations were high for the first High Style, a celebration of cannabis-inspired fashion, education and fun at the McNichols Building on March 5. And the event rose to the occasion, from the stirring welcome from Wanda James focusing on social…
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March 2 at 1:10 p.m. by Kenneth Hamblin III
On Sunday, March 1, the first Corgis and Friends Take Over Fashion show benefited Colorado Corgis and Friends Rescue and Douglas County Canine Rescue. Fashion designers James Silvrants, Story by: Lexi, KimonoDragons, Angelina Sam and…
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March 2 at 12:49 p.m. by Evan Semon
The third annual Denver Vampire Ball hosted by Isibella's Parlor wrapped up Sunday night at The Church nightclub, as hundreds — decked out in vampire, goth, Victorian, steampunk and fetish wear — celebrated into the night.
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February 23 at 2:21 p.m. by Miles Chrisinger
Cupid's Undie Run, a "brief," charitable fun run, landed at Stoney's on February 22, when participants displayed some raw courage and also got the bare facts about neurofibromatosis, a genetic tumor disorder that affects one in every 3,000 births.
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