Armando T. “Mondo” Guerra knows a thing or two about adaptation: The 32-year-old Denver native got his start in fashion by taking thrift-store clothing and repurposing it for his own designs with scissors and a glue gun. But after graduating from the Denver School of the Arts in 1996 and…
The Perky Cups coffee shop certainly turned heads when it bounced into Aurora late last year, with buxom, bikini-wearing baristas pouring hot joe and occasionally parading around the parking lot at 12101 East Iliff Avenue, advertising their wares. That sales tactic got the store’s owner, Jason Bernal, into trouble with…
Westword Wins, July 22 Prize Patrol Congratulations to Jay Vollmar and Alan Prendergast on the alt-weekly awards. Great job. And I contend that Dave Herrera and the Backbeat crew got jobbed on Best Music Blog. Backbeat does more for its hometown scene than any music blog I’ve ever seen. Keep…
Editor’s Note: As a staff writer for Phoenix New Times, award-winning journalist Terry Greene Sterling reported for years on the political brawls and human tragedies that have made Arizona the epicenter for the national immigration debate. Sterling is now a contributor for The Daily Beast, and Writer-in-Residence at the Walter…
In early May, even before Governor Bill Ritter signed HB 1284, a bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, attorney Jessica Corry announced that lawsuits would target the measure — and the next month, she said a couple of MMJ suits were in the works. Six weeks later, is litigation…
Last November, embattled CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins admitted that he’d made a mistake recruiting son Cody Hawkins as quarterback. But as of April, he still was undecided whether the clearly superior Tyler Hansen or Cody would start under center this season. And today, the Boulder Daily Camera reports that…
The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force has apparently been so busy naming the likes of the JV Bandit and the Formerly Known as the Perennial Bandit Bandit that it has yet to select a moniker for the trio that knocked over a Chambers Road 1stBank on Tuesday. Should they…
How many Denver blog post links? Three! Roundball Mining Company’s Jeremy has a plan to bring Chris Paul to Denver in a four-team deal involving Chauncey, Nenê, J.R., Kenyon and Ty. Whew! Lakewood Edge’s Charley Able reports on a proposal that would have eliminated special elections in the community. But…
Tom Tancredo may not believe Dan Maes is a viable candidate for governor — but someone apparently does. Why else would Maes be the target of robocalls saying that he’s abandoning his bid for the Republican nomination in order to support alleged plagiarist Scott McInnis? No wonder Maes’s new spokesman,…
For its new Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment selected Ken Weaver, subject of this week’s “Blowing Smoke.” It’s the latest item on a résumé that includes going to prison for stealing a plane and making up a fake life — but CDPHE apparently…
The candled cake may be the most famous birthday symbol, but birthday parties are more notable for what gets trashed. Good times will lay waste to anything that gets in its path, whether it’s gift-bearing guests, party favors or furniture. If birthday character clues can be measured by garbage content,…
Ice cream men: Their sweet treats draw children in droves — and Adolfo Luna-Hernandez, 37, allegedly took advantage of this situation. According to the Lakewood Police Department, Luna-Hernandez was arrested after complaints that he improperly touched a five-year-old girl who’d been attracted by his push cart of goodies. He was…
After starring in a Super Bowl commercial for Focus on the Family, Tim Tebow said he’d actually lost endorsements because of the spot’s pro-life message. But that didn’t stop Tebow from signing big deals with Nike and EA Sports. And while he’s claimed to have turned down other offers to…
There are a couple of ways to read the news that U.S. Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff sold his Denver home to help fuel his grassroots, take-no-PAC-money campaign. At first glance, unloading his house in one of the worst real-estate markets in history, for almost twice what he paid for it…
Last week, William Breathes gave us a behind-the-scenes look at his CNN interview with Poppy Harlow about being one of the nation’s first medical marijuana critics. The story began airing this morning, and it’s epic — often funnier than Breathes’s appearance on The Daily Show, yet also a straight-forward look…
This morning, we caught up with candidate for governor Tom Tancredo doing something that should prepare him for the campaign to come — picking up trash in his backyard. There’ll be more rubbish in his future, no doubt. But he takes a moment to discuss his formal entry into the…
On the agenda for the Denver Zoo’s second-ever Singles Safari event this Friday night: horny elephants, polar bear sex, and why big cats like Calvin Klein’s Obsession so much. “We wanted to give a different way to interpret animals and talk about animals to this crowd,” says marketing director Patrick…
Prior to yesterday’s game, Colorado Rockies closer Huston Street was nailed by a line drive during batting practice. But nailed where? Mainstream outlets like Channel 4 have settled on the right side of his lower abdomen. But Twitter nation thinks he actually took a shot in the family jewels…
Dispensary owners are scrambling as another tight deadline approaches: Applications for “medical marijuana centers,” optional grow facilities and marijuana-infused product manufacturers — along with fees from $1,250 to $18,000 — need to be submitted to the state’s new Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division by August 1. Which, adding to the confusion,…
Talk about a grim discovery. Westminster police reportedly found the mummified remains of a newborn infant, with a portion of its umbilical cord still attached, in a suitcase at the home of Melinda Hudson, 25. Hudson is said to have previously denied that she was pregnant. But this was no…
We recently told you about alleged arsonist Walter Bond, who authorities believe was responsible for burning down Glendale’s Sheepskin Factory and two businesses in Salt Lake City, including a restaurant that served foie gras. Turns out Bond’s a hero to the animal liberation movement, and to members of a straight-edge…
Despite a federal judge’s decision halting a roundup last year, the Bureau of Land Management is once again seeking to “zero out” a small herd of wild horses in Western Colorado, triggering fresh protests. The West Douglas Herd, located south of Rangely, is comprised of approximately 100 horses distinct from…
