It’s hard to imagine Denver without Lauri Lynnxe Murphy. But it’s time to start trying, because six weeks from now, the artist/entrepreneur will pack her bags and her big ideas and head off to Ohio State, where she’s got “the best fellowship ever.” Before that, though, Murphy’s overseeing the biggest…
In the days after the Denver Department of Public Works turned down a request by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to place a 250-pound statue of a bloodied and bandaged chicken — “McCruelty,” PETA dubbed it — on the 16th Street Mall, saying that it would violate the…
While checking out the Biennial of the Americas website today, I spotted a new feature: host restaurants in the “what’s hot” corner. Click the link, and you find 25 local restaurants — ranging from 8 Rivers to Black Pearl to Vesta Dipping Grill — that are either hyping the Biennial-appropriate…
Money can’t buy you everything — although it can certainly smooth the way for a while. The Hasan family fortune provided the base for the Hasam Family Foundation, which paid $300,000 to Scott McInnis for his “Musings on Water.” And it also helped fuel the political ambitions of son Ali…
The idea sounded so good: In “Meat with Meaning at Whole Foods,” his May 2009 post, Tyler Nemkov described how Whole Foods had contracted with California-based Panorama Meats to buy organic, grass-fed beef from a ranch owned by the Northern Arapaho tribe on the Wind River reservation. “If I’m going…
“Not a peep,” said spokeswoman Ann Williams when I asked last week if the Denver Department of Public Works had heard anything from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after the city declared that displaying PETA’s “McCruelty,” a 250-pound statue of a bloodied and bandaged chicken, would violate…
Cafe Society served up three Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, ranging from these still-unidentified spring rolls to an as-yet unknown neighborhood joint’s steak dinner to these perogies soaking in butter. For correctly identifying Kinga’s as the culprit behind that dish, Jenny wins a DINR deck…
The White Nose Syndrome sounds like a relic of the Studio 54 era. But the fungus, which has been killing bats in caves in the eastern United States, has spread far enough west that as early as today, the U.S. Forest Service Region 2 office in Golden will announce that…
Troy Guard, chef/owner of TAG, sometimes, somehow, manages to get out of the kitchen of his restaurant at 1441 Larimer Street — only to land in another kitchen, helping out at fundraisers like the recent Denver Health slider contest (where his team emerged triumphant). But he does good at TAG,…
While one editor gets her voice back, Colorado Pols is speechless: Jared Jacang Maher continues to dismantle the reputation of disgraced developer Erik Osborn — as well as that of a few city agencies — with his latest for Face the State. I ink, therefore I am: Kathryn Eastburn, co-founder…
This summer the Biennial of the Americas has made Civic Center Park the epicenter of, if not the world, at least the Western Hemisphere. And now the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs wants your snap judgments of the action there…
The August 10 primary ballot promises to be a wild one, what with contested races for both the Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, as well as a GOP face-off for governor and other legislative competitions. But if you’re not yet registered to vote, in order to participate in the…
The sun never made an appearance when Brett Morris was manning his Solar Grill yesterday — but fortunately, the former hot-dog cart, which has been converted to almost-all solar power, still uses propane for its grill. So Morris, who’d had trouble finding a job and finally decided to take matters…
“It’s a great day to be in Lone Tree!,” promises that small suburb’s web site. But yesterday wasn’t such a great day for Lone Tree officials, who discovered in this Denver Post story that John Andrews had named the guiding manifesto for this weekend’s Western Conservative summit the “Lone Tree…
The Pub on Penn has moved into the former home of Cafe Netherworld, lightening up (and cleaning up) the space at 1278 Pennsylvania Street. The new watering hole is brought to us by some of the folks behind the venerable Pub on Pearl, at 1101 South Pearl Street. A grand…
Denver International Airport has thirty pieces of art in its permanent collection, not including “Mountain Mirage,” which will soon disappear entirely, and Anubis, the Tut-touting statue at DIA until late this month. Too bad it won’t be around longer: I like having the God of the Underworld greeting visitors at…
Welcome to Denver,” chirps Mayor John Hickenlooper as the train pulls into the terminal at Denver International Airport. “The Mile High City.” But the fun doesn’t stop at 5,280 feet — because the sky’s the limit for stories about DIA. The airport has already inspired a planeload of conspiracy theories…
Aliens could be one of the hottest issues on the November ballot. Not illegal ones from south of the border, but those sneaky bastards from up in the sky. Would-be voters have only a few days left to register for the August 10 primary. But even if they decide to…
Last year, it was potato salad. This year, the Denver Public Library is making book on salsa, asking readers to submit their best recipes; the top six will battle it out for $600 in prizes during Salsa Wars. Organizer Chris Loffelmacher promises that this Fresh City Life program, held in…
We knew working out is good for you, but this is ridiculous. According to a “What’s Your Workout” story in the July 6 Wall Street Journal, exercise helped Mayor John Hickenlooper not only shave off ten pounds, but ten years — since the article initially said he was 48 years…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from rotisserie lamb at SALT to a vegetable dish at a still-unidentified Indian restaurant to this dessert at the new Sienna Wine Bar. For correctly guessing that spot, Derek W wins a DINR deck. Derek, send…
City boosters are calling this Denver’s blockbuster summer, but we were still surprised to see publicity bust out across the border, with a sign for the Denver Art Museum’s show featuring King Tut — he of the missing penis — an hour outside of Casper on Highway 220. So near,…
