Jobbed: New Year’s Day Masseuse

Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: New Year’s Day Masseuse Responsibilities: Seeking a relaxing massage for one or…

Antarctic Support Contract delayed for a year

Nearly three months after the National Science Foundation was supposed to announce who had won the thirteen-year, $2 billon Antarctic Support Contract, the federal agency has acknowledged to bidders that the award will be delayed by at least a year. Centennial-based Raytheon Polar Services currently holds the contract, which it…

Graffiti vandal KOZE sentenced

Timothy Barajas, the cagey graffiti writer known as KOZE, was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and 180 days in jail, half of which will be suspended as long as Barajas doesn’t commit any new crimes. He was also ordered to pay $1,360.66 in restitution. The sentence was much…

RU-Buzzed? or are you going to get a DUI?

There were a lot of new iPhones opened on Christmas Day, and that was a big present for the Colorado Department of Transportation, which created its own iPhone application in November to help people measure whether they are too drunk to drive…

Top 10 Colorado quotes of the decade

Get ready, get set, insert foot in mouth. Here are some of the quotes that made us laugh, cry or just scratch our head in disbelief. “Riots in Denver at the Democrat Convention would see to it we don’t elect Democrats. And that’s the best damn thing (that) could happen…

Former Family Ties actor appears in Boulder court

You may not remember Brian Bonsall, and that’s okay, because the former child actor doesn’t remember much either, at least when it comes to the night of December 5, when Boulder police say he hit his best friend repeatedly in the face with a broken stool. On Monday, Bonsall, who…

A win for the Vikings is a win for the Broncos

It’s still mathematically possible for the Broncos to make the playoffs (if a whole bunch of other teams lose and Broncos win), but it ain’t likely. And frankly, even if they do make it, do we really want to see them blown out by the Patriots or the Bengals? While…

Jobbed: Spin this sign

Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Sign spinners…

Merrie Cristomas from the City of Denver

The City of Denver unveiled its new website this week, a Christmas present to the denizens of this fine town, and it certainly is snazzy. New features include an online service center; free Google language translation; improved integration with social media; improved e-mail and subscription updates and many other features…

The Oakland Raiders get Denver by the jock strap

We’re still shell-shocked by yesterday’s Broncos game against the Raiders, but not because the Broncos lost. No, we’re dealing with the PTSD from seeing Raiders player Tommy Kelly’s color-coordinated job strap (above). I’m guessing the shock may have had something to do with why the Orange and Blue lost as…

Beer and Cheer: Tommyknocker Cocoa Porter

The Tommyknocker Brewery’s Cocoa Porter isn’t a particularly sophisticated beer, not a particularly powerful stout, but it is delicious nonetheless, almost like chocolate milk or hot chocolate. In fact, the beer is brewed with cocoa powder, which is quite apparent, and with honey, which is more subtle. Although the cocoa…

Beer and Cheer: Wreck the Halls from Full Sail

Full Sail’s Wreck the Halls is certainly hoppy, and it’s crisp and tastes good. In fact, it’s like many other American IPAs, if just a touch more malty. But frankly, it shouldn’t take the holidays to produce a beer comparable to what many, many other breweries put out year round…

Jobbed: Baggage handlers at DIA

Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Baggage Handler Agent, DIA Responsibilities: Transport luggage from ticket counter to TSA…

This Chanukah Cook-off Is One Hot Potato

If you’ve ever slung latkes — from the grated potatoes and onions to the hot oil — you know how labor-intensive it would be to cook 150 of them. But if you’ve ever eaten a plate full of these mouth-watering potato pancakes, you also know how quickly they disappear. A…

Beer and Cheer: Elysian Bifrost Winter Ale

Elysian Bifrost Winter Ale pours a golden color, with a head that is as thick, fluffy and bouncy as a cozy homemade blanket – or a foot-high bank of Christmas snow. The bubbles go deep and rise slowly, like a Guinness, and the frothy top is so thick, it can…

Beer and Cheer: Frambozen from New Belgium

Frambozen is a classic Colorado holiday beer, one that has a fan club across the country and everyone who lives here should try at least once. A brown ale that pours a deep red/brown color, Frambozen is deliciously flavored with juicy raspberries that make it seem like it should be…

Beer and Cheer: Jewbelation

Chanukah started on Friday, and the occasion called for a special brew, something that would go well with potato latkes and gelt. The answer was Jewbelation, the massive holiday beer from New York’s Shmaltz Brewing Company (makers of HE’BREW, the chosen beer). The gimmicky brand marketing for Shmaltz — its…

Beer and Cheer: Ska Brewing’s Euphoria

Euphoria – This hop-happy beer in a can is a crowd pleaser, with its bitterly delicious dollop of hops delivered cold and crisp from aluminum rather than glass. Similar to the Celebration Ale in style, this beer more closely resembles a American style IPA along the lines of Dale’s Pale…

Jobbed: King Soopers scabs, uh, replacement workers

Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Temporary Replacement Clerk at King Soopers Responsibilities: King Soopers will be hiring…

Beer and Cheer: Spruce Goose at Steamworks

When I first tried this beer last year, on the recommendation of a liquor-store employee, I thought I’d gotten a bottle from a batch that had been contaminated. Although it smelled like pine trees, it tasted like, well, the mold that grows on a plastic container full of spaghetti that’s…

Root for your home team at these BCS Championship game bars

The BCS Championship game is set for January 7 between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns, but it’s never too early to get your party plans in order and identify the bars that will provide a friendly haven for your cheering pleasure. Here’s a rundown of where to…

Beer and Cheer: The Bruery’s 2 Turtle Doves

The Bruery in Orange County, California, has become one of the most recognized up-and-coming craft breweries in the country in only a couple of years, in part because of its enormous, extreme and experimental beers. And 2 Turtle Doves is no exception. Part two in The Bruery’s 12 Beers of…