Whether Barack Obama’s Speechgate is a nonissue, a callous Clinton attack or the tip of the iceberg of Obama’s rhetorical and ideological harvesting, the real political marvel of the season is the emergence of YouTube as a viable political cyberhatchet. Somehow, sandwiched in between videos of drunk kids destroying dorm…
From the word go, the as-yet-unnamed Denver justice center project, just west of the U.S. Mint on Colfax Avenue, has been a disappointment. First, starchitect Steven Holl, who was designing the courthouse portion of the complex, was dismissed — though paid in full — over cost estimate overruns that he…
After running with the idea of building a new and mostly subterranean Colorado History Museum within Civic Center for months (as discussed here in “Going Under?”) the board of the Colorado Historical Society, in a rare moment of clarity, formally rejected the idea at its January 31 meeting. The vote…
A few months ago, I got an e-mail from Sean — one of my original commandoes, a hired gun whose long and noble service to the cause dated back to my first days here. An ex-chef and patissier, Sean was one of the first guys to eat with me professionally…
A few months ago, I got an e-mail from Sean — one of my original commandoes, a hired gun whose long and noble service to the cause dated back to my first days here. An ex-chef and patissier, Sean was one of the first guys to eat with me professionally…
Mourning becomes eccentric at In the Dead of Winter: Victorian Mourning, an event at Four Mile House showcasing the customs of Victorian sickness, death and grieving. “The Victorians connected to the dead, talking to people in the other world through seances and spiritualism,” explains Mary Jane Bradbury, volunteer coordinator. “I…
The day after I first read Alan Prendergast’s marvelous story about Philip Van Cise, the fighting DA pictured here, I was at a memorial service at the First Universalist Church just off Colorado Boulevard at Hampden Avenue. I was seated behind Judge Larry Bohning, a member of that church and…
Florida is where New Yorkers go to die. Unsurprising, then, that Rudy Giuliani’s campaign, which had started in the grandeur of double-digit leads in national polls, would crawl from bungalow to bungalow on the I-4 corridor before unceremoniously collapsing in tatty defeat at his headquarters in Orlando. Reeling from a…
Forgive the President for appearing exceedingly relaxed during his last State of the Union. Sporting the air of resignation that a student council president uses when reminding revelers to drive home safely from the prom — long after the cool kids have moved on to hotel rooms and tomorrow’s conquests…
A quick update on ex-Café Star chef Rebecca Weitzman’s New York adventure. When I checked out her work at Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain in Manhattan, I loved the food and hated just about everything else. Now I just got word that Weitzman has put in her notice and is once…
A quick update on ex-Café Star chef Rebecca Weitzman’s New York adventure. When I checked out her work at Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain in Manhattan, I loved the food and hated just about everything else. Now I just got word that Weitzman has put in her notice and is once…
Drink up! Representative Jerry Frangas has moved to protect one of Denver’s most liquid assets: First Friday, the art events that every month draw thousands of people to gallery-heavy districts around Denver – including Tennyson Street, where Frangas first encountered the event. There are also First Friday celebrations in Rino…
We are not on trial for the DNC. I am not a member of Re-create 68,” Glenn Morris told the court. “We are on trial for what happened on October 6, 2007.” What happened then is still a matter of dispute — but one thing is certain: Something very like…
Every week, Aaron Harber comes into your living room courtesy Channel 12 and “The Aaron Harber Show” — and now he’s returning the favor. Well, not quite. He’s inviting the public to a “Thank You” party and fundraiser for KBDI-TV in the Wynkoop Brewing Company’s Mercantile Room, 1634 18th Street…
There might be less painful ways to spend your fiftieth birthday, but Walter Isenberg, president and CEO of Sage Hospitality Resources, is willing to buck up — and get bucked off — for a good cause: tonight’s Country Showcase, which benefits Concerts for Kids, the charity he started with his…
As predicted earlier today, Fred Thompson is dropping out of the Republican race — but sadly, his spot at Law & Order has already been filled by Sam Waterston, whose own foray into politics for Unity ’08 has been less than overwhelming. Too bad, because several other L&O cast-mates would…
After his sad 16 percent in South Carolina, it looks like Fred Thompson will be calling it quits before closing arguments in the next real presidential trials: Florida, and then February 5’s Super Tuesday. But he has only himself to blame. When former senator Thompson was playing district attorney Arthur…
The Colorado Statehouse goes live at 1 p.m. today — and not a moment too soon. When Speaker Andrew Romanoff, et. al., decided to start broadcasting their sessions (at coloradochannel.net and Comcast’s channel 165), they didn’t have any idea that they’d be getting a mid-season star: Doug Bruce. “Our goal…
During its Denver tryout, The Little Mermaid was awash in criticism, including this review from Westword’s Juliet Wittman that should have sent it to the bottom of the ocean. Now the show’s opened on Broadway, and judging from a January 11 piece in the Wall Street Journal, the New York…
At 6 a.m. Tuesday, Fox News reported that it had already received over a thousand e-mails from viewers discussing Hillary Clinton tearing up the day before in New Hampshire — and over 40 percent didn’t believe they were real tears. “Some people think elections are a game, lots of who’s…
The best defense is a good offense. Friday was David Lane’s birthday, and the criminal defense attorney gave himself a present by wreaking some legal havoc. When Claudia Jordan, the Denver County Court judge presiding over a hearing for some of the 83 Columbus Day protesters, announced that potential witnesses…
At 6 p.m. today, All American Vogue will close its doors at 10 South Broadway. It’s the end of an era. Of many eras, actually, since Ronnie Crawford’s store specializes in vintage Americana. For the past thirty years, Ronnie has defined cool at a succession of stores on Broadway. But…
