In this week’s Westword, Jared Jacang Maher investigates whether twenty years of outlawing pit bulls in Denver has made the city safer. (You can also read more about the numbers of dogs killed in “Pit Bull Row”). Here, a photo tour of the city’s “pit bull row,” the home of…
It doesn’t get the same kind of attention hot social-media darlings such as Twitter and Facebook garner these days, but Craigslist is still a pretty decent social network — especially if you enjoy the WTF side of life, as I do. Everyone knows about the classic “Best of Craigslist” section,…
We see stories every day about how grief can be transformative, leading folks caught up in the pain of loss down paths of public service. But in the case of Judy Shepard, whose gay son Matthew was murdered in what’s been characterized as a hate crime, that cruel twist in…
David Milstead, a Rocky Mountain News business writer who got involved in the online INDenver Times and Rocky Mountain Independent projects after the tabloid folded in February, is heading north, taking a business reporting position with The Globe and Mail in Toronto. When he does so, he’ll become, by his…
Timothy Chase McCartney bears a striking resemblance to his father. He’s bigger and has a stronger arm, but otherwise it’s “like seeing his ghost,” LSU football coach Les Miles tells ESPN.com in a story about McCartney and his late father, Sal Aunese. Miles should know. More than two decades before…
A baseball card collection featuring Colorado’s boys of summer (dresses) sporting the fashions of Denver designers. Shortstop Chris Nelson rocks a miniskirt by Haley Mariah, while pitcher Samuel Deduno covers the mound in an apron by Margo Cory…..
Kudos to Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett for boldly going where few elected officials are willing go these days: into the politically thorny issue of marijuana. Most politicians these days are staying as far away from the subject as possible. This summer, the state health department tried to limit the…
Today, former Westword fellow Melanie Asmar, now writing for the Colorado Daily, brings us a story whose time has come — an attempt to bring back the Boulder Mall Crawl, a Halloween bash on the city’s Pearl Street Mall that proudly celebrated revelry and goofiness until being shut down in…
In “Strike Door Opens in Boulder Teacher Dispute,” Melissa Tingley, head of the Boulder Valley Education Association union, tells Denver Post reporter Jeremy Meyer that the filing of a formal notice to strike was mainly procedural. “It’s to keep all our options open,” she said. “There is obviously not a…
Gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry sure must be proud of the comically over-edited video included in our blog about his campaign yesterday — and he’s equally fond of a poll showing him 17 points ahead of challenger Scott McInnis, even though Sean Duffy, McInnis’ spokesman, dismisses it as an unscientific poll…
In my opinion, nothing adds pungency to a news story like urine — and an outrageous tale brought to us by Channel 4 investigator Brian Maass is positively drenched in it. The story revolves around a 23-year-old who allegedly spent fifteen hours last October locked in a five-feet-by-six-feet room at…
We’ve heard a whole lotta nothing from the Giants-loving trash-talkers at our sister paper, the SF Weekly, over the past couple of days. I expected an outburst yesterday, after the G-men bested lowly Arizona Monday to gain half a game on the idle Rockies. Probably one filled with more misinformation,…
With a possible referees’ strike looming over the 2009-2010 NBA season, the league is assembling a roster of potential replacement officials willing to cross picket lines in order to take whistle between teeth in prime time again. Among those listed is Michael Henderson, whose union went to extraordinary measures to…
Channel 9’s Drew Soicher devoted much of Tuesday night’s late sportscast to a conversation with John Elway about whether or not he was bothered by Nuggets star Chauncey Billups’ decision to ditch the number 7, which he wore last year to honor Big John, in favor of his original digit,…
Yesterday, I noted that Arthur Folsom, the attorney representing terror suspect Najibullah Zazi, had earned some uncomfortable spotlight time due to questions about his ability to properly represent the defendant in such a high-profile case. And the criticism is only getting worse. The Denver Post’s Mike Littwin, who’d earlier been…
Colorado may not be ground zero for the swine flu, but close enough. Note the enormous number of folks stricken by the malady in Fort Collins, including my brother-in-law (who was hospitalized for two days last week) and his two kids (their symptoms were less severe, fortunately). So it makes…
Shake it up. Today in Cafe Society: • Behind the Bar: Nate Windham from The Office@Blondies. • Ten hard-to-find beers you should try from Colorado. • Great American Beer Festival Q&A: Laughing Dog. • From Charlie the Tuna to Frito Bandito, the ten worst food mascots ever. • Top Chef…
After the demise of the Rocky Mountain News, business staffer David Milstead got involved with two high-profile attempts to create a for-profit online news organization that would help fill the journalistic gap: INDenver Times and the Rocky Mountain Independent. Unfortunately, INDenver Times fell well short of a subscription goal needed…
Once a week, Susan Froyd muses on five things about Denver worth celebrating. Don’t let them slip through the cracks. The artists and kids who collaborate year in and year out at PlatteForum get a huge outspilling of warmth from this local-arts observer: They’re living proof of the cultivating power…
Our daily hunt for ripe, juicy local blogging. Terry Schiavio’s brother is very mad at our president — and wants to pull the plug on our “culture of death.” (Sorry. I tried. I really did.) (Colorado Independent) How to live cheaply without being cheap. (5280) Is a proposed impound-your-car law…
Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @MileHighSocialMediaClub: If you’re reading this, you must be fairly interested in social media, right? Or at least very, very bored and possibly cripplingly lonely. Either way, the…
I went to Ellis Elementary when I was a kid, and back in those days, it was just a typical, ticky-tacky neighborhood school. All the students lived within walking distance and we learned our ABCs, no problem — but there was little diversity. All these years later, Ellis puts on…
