Clumsy, caffeine-crazed travelers who love carry-on luggage, rejoice. A Denver psychiatric nurse named Karen Porte has solved all of your problems. Porte is the inventor of the tugo, “a cup holder that keeps your drink suspended between the upright handles of your rolling bag,” according to the tugo website. So…
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen’s lukewarm statement about Josh McDaniels’s future as the team’s coach has done nothing to temper the calls for McD’s firing. What with embarrassing losses and video scandals, Broncos boosters are flat-out angry, and it’s hard to believe a random win or two as the season dribbles…
Andrew Kubicek was arrested on child-pornography charges after a search warrant was executed for Remedy Care Center Medical Marijuana Dispensary, where he worked — and if the center’s name rings a bell, it should. Elizabeth “Libby” Santaguida, allegedly murdered by her brother in April, also worked at Remedy Care, as…
The Transportation Security Administration might be able to see through your clothes when scanning for explosives or weapons (not that it’s easy to make heads or, uh, tails of anything on those images), but at Denver International Airport, you can reclaim your dignity by wearing a bathing suit. At least,…
Abdi Dhuubow sits in his bright-orange cab, idling in a lot just off Speer Boulevard, waiting for his first fare of the night. As the dashboard clock ticks past 6 p.m., he sips from a mug filled with Somali chai and says he’s optimistic that this Friday will be busy…
“Checking In,” Westword staff, November 18 My Old Kentucky Home Foursquare geeks is a vague-enough subject without much swagger, yet this Kentucky transplant to Arvada felt compelled to play along, absorb and then move on to more sophisticated reading (Savage Love, massage ads, live shows…). This is my point: “If…
More evidence that marijuana legalization could give a boost to Colorado’s economy: a comment that popped up on a blog post from back in April about a Breckenridge club that allowed marijuana to be smoked for recreational purposes. Here’s what Nathan had to say:…
We realize that the average consumer of methamphetamine is ill-suited to traveling Colorado’s mountain roads. If said motorist had half a brain left, he or she wouldn’t be smoking meth. Yet a recent bust of one dope-toting couple on I-70 was so ridiculously easy that it should be studied by…
Denver, it’s time for your extreme urban makeover, courtesy of the city’s dean of development, Ken Schroeppel. Schroeppel has long been chronicling Denver’s shifting downtown on his website and blog DenverInfill.com, and now he’s gone one step further with the launch DenverUrbanism.com — an exploration of local city-building in general…
Welcome to this week’s initial array of Denver blog posts. 5280’s A.J. Vicens recaps last night’s nearly Carmelo Anthony-free Nuggets win over the Suns and links to a New York mag piece arguing against the Knicks trading for Melo. Colorado Independent: Senator Morgan Carroll wants political-donation disclosure from social-welfare nonprofits…
It was just a few short weeks ago that Boulder’s Aron Ralston introduced 127 Hours — the story of his self-amputation — for the Big Night showcase of the Starz Denver Film Festival. And while James Franco’s performance as Ralston caused one man to pass out, the rest of the…
Does RTD feel the need for weed? Apparently so, since Denver buses now feature ads for KushConII, taking place December 17-19 at the Colorado Convention Center. Organizers are so happy at this example of this institutional acceptance that they’re formally thanking the folks at RTD for taking their money…
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through lawn ornaments… The unhappy face of the little black doggy seen in the picture above hints that the epic front-yard parallel universe created by his porch-swinging overlord may be a bit of a disappointment, if not an epic fail…..
Overwhelmed by the number of sites offering Cyber Monday deals? Well, now there are 82 of them, including seven in Colorado, you don’t need to visit — because their domains have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit or copyrighted goods. See the list and get more info from the Justice…
Did you have a fun Thanksgiving weekend? Folks who attended the Paper Dolls Wild West Pinup Shoot Out certainly did, and we have the photos to prove it. And that’s not all. Check out galleries of fifty memorable people at the Basshunter performance, our best of November photo roundup and…
Controversial University of Colorado at Boulder professor Ward Churchill has lost his latest bid to get his old job back, with the Colorado Court of Appeals upholding Denver District Court judge Larry Naves’s earlier ruling; read it in its entirety below. The decision angers Churchill’s attorney, David Lane, who portrays…
Speaking moments before the start of today’s immigration summit at the State Capitol, Senator Kevin Lundberg, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, portrays the session as an attempt to tackle an important issue in a post-election environment that will give him and his fellow legislators a better shot at success…
Even before the Broncos’ 36-33 loss to the St. Louis Rams yesterday, it was clear the video scandal that led to the fining of Coach Josh McDaniels had turned the tide of opinion even more decisively against the young hire. As proof, check out a photo by Westword’s Nick Lucchesi…
Fresh off a humiliating video scandal, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels and his team desperately needed a win at home against the improving but very beatable St. Louis Rams — and they didn’t get one, losing 36-33. Yes, the Broncos made the final score close — but close wasn’t close enough…
As if we weren’t already embarrassed enough by the 2010 Broncos, now we have the coup de grâce (for now): $50,000 NFL fines imposed on the team and Coach Josh McDaniels for not immediately reporting video recordings made by since-sacked staffer Steve Scarnecchia prior to Denver’s 24-16 loss to San…
Every family has one: the annoying relative who mans the video camera on holidays, wandering from room to room and narrating the boring gathering in a voice that sounds as if he’s welcoming three-year-olds to their first day of preschool. Annoying relative: “Let’s go to the kitchen! I wonder who’s…
Westword cover-boy (cover-turkey?) Chris “Birdman” Andersen has a badass new neck tattoo. It’s so badass that it inspired us to post this photo gallery showcasing the Birdman’s gratuitous ink, as well as several smiling children and one scantily clad woman. But not everyone likes the Birdman’s new tattoo, a colorful…
