It seems like less than two weeks ago that we launched Basebrawl, a trash-talking battle between Westword and the San Francisco Giants lovers at our sister paper, the SF Weekly — maybe because it was less than two weeks ago. And in that short amount of time, the Giants managed…
Just in time for the high holidays…..
When we posted a Tuesday blog looking for a reviewer to check out Colorado’s medical-marijuana dispensaries, we had no idea national media reporters would turn so green with envy that they probably look smokable. Today, both the Wall Street Journal and CNBC have published articles about our quest, both of…
At tonight’s season opener between the Colorado Avalanche and the San Jose Sharks, Joe Sakic’s number 19 will be raised to the rafters in appropriate honor of his accomplishments on ice. And there’s no better way to get ready for the orgy of good feelings on the way than by…
This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred…
The 2009 Denver Plan developed by Denver Public Schools pins a lot of blame for the district’s shortcomings on teachers — the very teachers who agreed earlier this week to lower a guaranteed cost-of-living increase in acknowledgment of revenue shortfalls. Henry Roman, president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, the…
Today’s finalization of Frontier Airlines’ sale to Republic Airways Holdings won’t challenge Top Gun when it comes to high-flying action. “It was a very typical transaction, very similar to when you buy a car or when you close on a mortgage,” says Steve Snyder, Frontier’s spokesman. “It was a virtual…
Channel 4’s Rick Sallinger isn’t the only local TV type in New York City tracing the tracks of terror-suspect Najibullah Zazi. Eli Stokols, the go-to-guy for the two-headed Channel 31/The Deuce monster, is there as well. But the package above demonstrates why so few affiliates are willing to open…
If you’re reading this and you’re a horse, congratulations: You can read — which is a rare talent if you’re a horse (which you are). And considering how smart you are, what with that whole being-able-to-read thing, you should tell your horse buddies to stay out of Weld County –…
After watching the above video of a yesterday’s “aerobics flash mob” on the 16th Street Mall, I think it’s fair to declare the “flash mob” concept officially dead. And thank God. The spectacle of seemingly-spontaneous, absurdist street theater popularized by left-wing “prank-tavists” and urban, drama club hipsters began to lose…
One of Ken Salazar’s first moves as Secretary of the Interior was to visit the Lakewood office of the Minerals Management Service — an obscure, scandal-plagued agency responsible for collecting billions in oil and gas royalties from companies drilling on federal lands — and vow to clean up the place…
“Fear Itself,” Off Limits, September 24 The Sprawlful Truth Gitcher shit straight, okay? I know the Off Limits piece warning the host of some dumbassed TV reality show was supposed to be humorous, but can’t you lefties ever say a thing about your Mother, the Earth, without it’s gotta be…
Rob and Jessica Corry aren’t normal Republicans, but the Corrys did spend time last weekend as NORML Republicans at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws’s 38th annual conference in San Francisco. Rob, a Denver attorney who specializes in marijuana cases, and Jessica, a public-policy analyst with the…
In this week’s cover story, cartoonist Kenny Be — on the heels of being attacked by GLAAD — comes out … again. See the strip on the Latest Word blog…
These days it sure seems like Smokey the Bear and his furry pals have picked up a nasty little habit, what with all the pot being discovered growing in Colorado wilderness areas. This summer $2.5 million of the stuff was found on Sugarloaf Mountain, and now a bunch more has…
This Friday, October 2 marks the launch of boco, a one-day conference in Boulder that combines food, music and tech. Featuring panels with names such as “Handheld Awesome Detectors” to “Autotune your brand?,” plus speakers that include everyone from an artisan chocolate maker to a “cyborg anthropolog[ist]” and hosted happy…
Former theater professor Vance Fulkerson, who’s been charged with multiple sexual exploitation counts related to a video system reportedly located in his bathroom, has officially resigned from the University of Northern Colorado — and UNC spokesman Nate Haas doesn’t sound upset about that. “His resignation was effective September 25. He’s…
We cruise the local blogosphere daily for links worth linking to. Today’s batch: Mile High Mamas ask: “Are you ready to become a social media ‘expert’?! I’ll let you know as soon as I finish typing this on my IBM Selectric. Environmentalists are hiking up their efforts to fight a…
Senator Michael Bennet’s appointment to a plum Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee seat once filled by the late Ted Kennedy is widely seen as more indication that President Barack Obama really, really wants him to hold serve in the 2010 election. But if Andrew Romanoff shares this view, his…
Editor’s note: In this week’s cover story, longtime Westword cartoonist Kenny Be strikes back at GLAAD, which recently named Kenny the “worst” of July. Pick up a copy, or click through here to see the full cartoon…
Toyota is recalling 3.8 million vehicles, including five years’ worth of the Toyota Prius, because a removable floor mat can sometimes interfere with the accelerator, causing a problem known in automotive circles as a crash. The Houston Press, Westword’s sister paper, explored related issues of unintended acceleration in “Wild Rides,”…
Sweet Relief: On-again, off-again mop-up ROOGY Joel Peralta takes a walk in a bridal gown by Lisa Ramfjord Elstun, while curveballer Rafael Betancourt gets more than his fair share of strikes in a Coors can crochet dress by Katie Wells…
