The headlines across the country this morning proclaim “Denver bets on a county fair, aiming at hipsters,” which would have been fine, except for the fact that the best thing about the County Fair, like all County Fairs, is the animals. Goats and chickens and roosters and adorable rabbits all…
As you read on Wednesday, Westword’s illustrious cartoonist Kenny Be is at the Denver County Fair this weekend, where anyone — anyone! — can buy postcard-sized prints of his Denver Neighborhood Seed Co. cards. (See the full batch here.) Also, make sure to read Kenny’s feature this week: “Happy Birthday,…
The term “Dad Rock” is something that gets thrown around a lot these days, and no bands breathe the rock of our fathers like Styx and Yes. Last night, both of these classic bands made a stop at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Our resident photographer, Brandon Marshall, was on hand to…
In May, we told you about prep classes for the Denver Nuggets Dancers squad — all part of the exhaustive audition process. And this week, we’re getting a look at the seventeen contestants who made the final cut. Now that your boss has walked by, you can look at these…
The death of Alonzo Ashley at the Denver Zoo a week ago made headlines around the world for its bizarre circumstances. So naturally, a company that specializes in creating CGI animations of news stories has created one about Ashley’s death. View it below…
Judging from the photos Sean Wylam posted on his Facebook wall, he was a dedicated, experienced climber who enjoyed the outdoors at levels most of us can only dream about. At heights of thirteen-thousand feet and above, Wylam clearly seemed at home. On Sunday, while climbing down the 14,099-foot Snowmass…
The Underground Music Showcase took over South Broadway Thursday through Sunday night with bands, DJ’s, singer-songwriters and MC’s performing at venues from afternoon through the night. As you can see from our slideshow page, we shot the Faces of UMS on Friday and the People of UMS on Saturday…
There’s something about the nurse in popular culture — and while hospital-based programming has fallen from popularity in recent years, the image of the workday nurse in all its forms has been one that anyone who’s spent time in the ER or recovery room knows, whether via a hazy, drug-induced…
So Chloe’s a lounge and a “fictitious, jet-setting socialite,” according to this week’s Bar Back column, and this photo carries on that marketing concept. The writing’s on the wall — the above lines are supposed to be from the Chloe’s journal. We’ve got more photos below from last night’s preview…
♫ It’s Friday, Friday ♫ Colorado Rockies blog Purple Row drills down into why the D-Backs have been bullying the Rockies for some time now: “Know Your Foe #34: Surprising D-Backs Hope to Continue Haunting Inconsistent Rockies.” Thrillist has a bloggy take on the new lounge Chloe: “LoDo gets all…
For the past seventeen years, Westword has celebrated the Denver dining scene with its annual Dish event (formerly known as Menu Affair). And now we’re transforming Dish into an even more delicious celebration of the dining scene, working in partnership with Denver Food and Wine and the Colorado Restaurant Association…
Every week, we make our way around town to get a gander of the fliers that are hanging up. Here’s our rundown of fliers we spotted this week at on random telephone poles and at places like 3 Kings Tavern, Sputnik and Floyd’s Barbershop just down the street from Westword…
There is a very good chance that we are in the final day of this entire labor mess. At least that’s the news from Broncos blog Mile High Report. “What do you call your gay partner?” asks Lynn Bartels at The Spot by the Denver Post. Rick Perry to the…
Companies will do anything these days to get you to become their fan on Facebook. Free concert tickets? Check. Free donuts? Check. Deep discounts on sneakers? Check. Naturally, fast-food chains were way out in front of the trend, offering discounts to Facebook fans in exchange for them beaming marketing updates…
Outside the eight-sided ring on September 24 at the Pepsi Center, between $12 and $18 million will be generated by the Ultimate Fighting Championship when it returns to Denver. “It’s cool to be back here where the first one started,” said UFC President Dana White at a press conference on…
Our ace photographer and man on the metal front, Brandon Marshall, set up shop yesterday at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre for the local stop of Rockstar’s Mayhem Festival — featuring Megadeth and Machine Head, a pair of acts (the latter of which gave us a track-by-track breakdown of its new album),…
On Friday night, Ian Cooke, Danielle Ate the Sandwich and the Missing Parts played the Fox Theatre. We sent out one of our intrepid, resident shutterbugs, Kelly Kaoudis, up to Boulder to capture the magic, and she brought us back this wholly captivating collection of photos featuring the inimitable Mr…
Update: The poll has closed — results after the jump! Now that Major League Baseball is back to its regular season, the crescendo of complaints about the Rockies — and those fans’ predictions for the team — begins in earnest. But enough about what we think. Open thread Friday begins…
No, that’s not a joke about the fatty substances for sale at this past weekend’s Justice League of Street Food event at 29th and Huron. Hearses rolled up to the party on Saturday night, sans corpses, surely surprising everyone in attendance! Scary!…
Are you hungry for street food? Are you hankering to know if, when or where your favorite food truck — or any food truck — is planning to pull up curbside in a neighborhood near you? There’s no need to try to track them all down individually. Just bookmark Westword’s…
Update, Monday, 8:45 a.m.: We’ve picked our winners! Thanks for playing everyone! Check your email to see if you’re a winner. In the free stuff file of Show and Tell today, we have a quick contest for fans of horror movies. We have five movie posters for The Ward, directed…
Wednesday’s slightly awkward Twitter Townhall (twownhall?) with President Barack Obama and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey touched on serious issues (reducing the deficit, tax breaks for veterans and health care) and went off without any real hitches. Even the president corrected himself immediately after calling it “Internets.” Yet, these Colorado-based questions…
