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Chew on this. Today in Cafe Society: • The 10 manliest candies ever. • Chopsticks China Bistro won't move until September. • Our Weekly Bread: Gourmet Corner. • Chef and Tell: Troy Guard from TAG. • Hot dog! Biker Jim's Wednesday and weekly specials. • Sam Taylor's gets to the...
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Today in Cafe Society: • The 10 manliest candies ever. • Chopsticks China Bistro won’t move until September. • Our Weekly Bread: Gourmet Corner. • Chef and Tell: Troy Guard from TAG. • Hot dog! Biker Jim’s Wednesday and weekly specials. • Sam Taylor’s gets to the meatless of the matter.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with John Eriksson of Peter Bjorn and John. • Last Night: Prog Nation at the Buell. • Beyond Playlist: Church of Misery and more. • Gregory Alan Isakov slated to tour with Ani DiFranco. • Keeping up with the Johnsons. • Download Arliss Nancy’s new disc for free.

Today in The Latest Word: • Channel 31 stars go from anchors to skank-ers. • Is Tom Martino afraid of Adam Cayton-Holland? • Face the State’s website goes on autopilot during restructuring. • Former Channel 7 news director turns heads over alleged Facebook-firing. • Kenny Be’s 2008 DNC Dream Days: One Year Later. Those were the days. About five of them.

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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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