Foodies visiting the Kitchen Pavilion during the Denver County Fair will be treated to a cavalcade of competitive cook-offs. A first-class contender for most versatile international ingredient would be the prolific okra pod. Like neighborhood residents, East Colfax okra loves the heat and is a delicious treat when it is…
Spelling errors: We all make them. In fact, I may have made some today — and if so, one of our readers will let me know. In that spirit, I’m tipping the folks at 9News about a gaffe of their own — referring to “whacky,” rather than wacky, weather for…
For almost a year, Kurt Riggin has been fighting accusations that he illegally acted as an attorney back in October 2009 while trying to aid a medical marijuana-using cancer patient allegedly being harassed by the Park County Sheriff’s Office. And while the Supreme Court has now rejected the state’s case…
Joel Warner’s post about billboards announcing that Judgment Day is May 21 was originally published early last month. But with J-Day predicted for this Saturday, it’s timelier than ever. And thanks to one of our readers, we know what we’ll be doing on May 20…..
The weekends are really heating up — and Westword shutterbugs captured action from the one we just survived. On top of snaps from Saturday’s climate change march, check out our midnight at Rockbar gallery, plus coverage of the Air Guitar Championship, the Black Label Society and more on our bustling…
What did I do during my spring vacation? Watched my son graduate from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., during a Saturday ceremony at which Speaker of the House and well-known public crier John Boehner received an honorary degree. When I heard about Boehner’s appearance, I said a…
On Saturday, iMatter and Earth Guardians sponsored a climate change march to the Capitol that included Kill Bill’s Darryl Hannah, Twin Peaks’ Sheryl Lee (she played the doomed Laura Palmer), hundreds of young Coloradans and Westword photog Brandon Marshall. See samples of his shots below, then click here for the…
The Keene Ranch murders of Amara Wells and Robert Rafferty Jr. in February resulted in the arrests of several alleged conspirators, including Matthew Plake. Then, in April, Krystal Kurcz and Megan Cassidy were charged as accessories — but authorities declined to reveal their connection to the previous arrestees. Now, a…
Attorneys for Sir Mario Owens, sentenced to death for the 2005 murders of Vivian Wolfe and Javad Marshall-Fields, claim that Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney Carol Chambers and her prosecutors made several unusual deals with witnesses in the secrecy-shrouded case — including donating a car to one witness and paying for…
Colorado native Tiffany Hartley is still seeking justice for her husband, David, who was murdered on the Texas-Mexico border last September. Frustrated with the government’s inaction she has turned to watchdog organization Judicial Watch, which will begin an investigation into the murder, believed to have been carried out by Mexican…
A bill to expand midwives’ scope of practice will likely become law, having passed both the House and Senate this week. While the bill allows midwives to administer certain drugs and IVs, it isn’t everything that advocates, including Westword profile subject Indra Lusero, had hoped for. A provision that would…
As described in “Bedtime Story,” Molly Midyette was sentenced to sixteen years for the death of her infant son, Jason, in one of the most sensational Boulder cases in years — something she now says was unfair because her ex-husband Alex Midyette and his powerful family allegedly sabotaged her defense…
Jeanette Vizguerra, who has lived in Colorado for more than fourteen years, is the mother of three citizen children, owns a small business and is very involved in her community. She also lives in this country illegally and faces her final deportation court date on Monday at 8:30 a.m. But…
Police officers get to drive fast when the sirens are wailing. But they are supposed to slow down once they change out of their uniforms and get into their own personal cars. Aren’t they? On Thursday, 9News reported that both the Aurora Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office…
In all probability, the Farm and Garden Pavilion of the Denver County Fair will be packed with high-rise-condo farmers when the the blue-ribbon pickle prize is announced. Summer growers of the new Cheesman Cucumber Balcony Bush Hybrid are sure to turn the parkside neighborhood into a pickle-lover’s paradise…..
On Wednesday, Dr. Toribio Robert Mestas was cleared on four counts stemming from an undercover operation in March 2010 by the South Metro Drug Task Force. Arapahoe County District Court Judge Kurt A. Horton dismissed Mestas on charges of writing fraudulent medical marijuana recommendations…
Perennial politician and former Westword cover boy Ryan Frazier has done what many people expected and joined the race to become Aurora’s next mayor. Four other candidates have already announced their intentions: Debbie Stafford, Steve Hogan, Sheilah Thomas Davis and Jude Sandvall. Current Mayor Ed Tauer can’t run because of…
Location: Auraria Campus Light Rail Station. Number: Unknown. Status: Operable. Price: 50 cents for local calls. Photo Taken: 4:20 p.m. on May 10…
Restaurateurs all over the state will be raising a glass at 3 pm. today, when Governor John Hickenlooper officially signs Senate Bill 60 into law…at the Old Chicago at 145 Union Boulevard in Lakewood. But then, the setting makes sense, since this is the measure that will allow bars and…
Volume Public Relations, parent company of Grow Room Communications, which describes itself as the country’s first medical marijuana business development and public relations firm, has filed a lawsuit against medical marijuana vocational school Greenway University. A trial is set for March 5, 2012: That could be some bad press!…
Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill lost his job in Boulder, but he hasn’t given up on schools altogether. He recently turned up in Tucson, where he was spotted participating in a protest at a Tucson Unified School District Board meeting by a giddy Glenn Beck…
Young environmental activists are convening in Denver this week, leading a march on the State Capitol tomorrow. Part of a nationwide movement pushed by more than forty organizations, particularly iMatter and Earth Guardians, the youthful protest will back up its message with lawsuits filed against the feds and all fifty…
