In this week’s Westword, Joel Warner reports on the “ganjapreneurs” cashing in on Colorado’s booming medical-marijuana business. In it, he explores the growing number of dispensaries and offers an introduction to the Candy Girls, a team of marijuana edible bakers operating out of a rented apartment north of Denver. See…
Back in August, the funny improv folks who call themselves Monkey’s Uncle found themselves without a zoo to call home: They learned their longtime gig at Jazz @ Jack’s was up. Happily, the silly simians grabbed a vine and swung over to a new island — the Avenue Theater –…
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…
Welcome to the brave new world, where every affliction can be treated by a new strain of marijuana marketing! Labels to look for at your local dispensary……
A blog last week headlined “Allen Iverson’s Advice to America’s Youth: ‘Don’t Try to be Like Allen Iverson'” featured an interview in which the former Nugget told ex-teammate Eric Snow that his desire for a championship outweighed considerations such as whether he’d start or come off the bench. Well, never…
And now, for your viewing pleasure, a look at the way Denver attempted to sell Denver back in 2002, when the International Chamber of Commerce’s 34th World Congress took place here. Entitled Another Perfect Day in Denver, the video, produced by the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development & International Trade,…
Last month, we told you about KHOW talk-show host Peter Boyles’ plan to put up a billboard questioning the native-born status of President Barack Obama. This notion had a major roadblock to overcome: In June, the outdoor advertising wing of Clear Channel, the Texas mega-corp that owns KHOW and seven…
Earlier today, we told you about burglars wanted for nine attempted or actual robberies committed in Aurora over a seven-hour period between Sunday night and Monday morning, most of them targeting nail and hair salons. Now, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office reveals that another gaggle of businesses was hit around…
The Colorado Union of Taxpayers’ acronym — CUT — indicates where its members stand on the question of taxation. While the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) has been attacked by plenty of lawmakers, CUT president Marty Neilson credits it with “protecting Colorado from the real budget woes like those being…
You’ve got to respect anyone who uses his time wisely — unless he’s robbing your store. The Aurora Police Department is on the lookout for a thief or thieves who tried and sometimes succeeded at breaking into nine businesses over a seven-hour stretch, from 9 p.m. Sunday, September 6, to…
A few years back, visitors to Red Rocks had the opportunity to sign a petition suggesting that the famed amphitheater represent Colorado in the U.S. Mint’s state quarters program. Unfortunately, the campaign didn’t succeed — the winning design features a fairly generic mountain backdrop — and a new “America the…
News that President Barack Obama would deliver a speech to the nation’s schoolchildren caused plenty of parents (and talk-show hosts) (and cable-TV pundits) to freak out — so much so that the event itself couldn’t help being an anticlimax. Obama’s text was about as controversial as an endorsement of motherhood,…
Locals who want to know the latest political scoop know they’ll find it first at ColoradoPols.com, a website whose power and reach is obvious even when the information it passes along doesn’t pan out. Case in point — rumors that Colorado Republic Party head Dick Wadhams might be leaving that…
Jane Norton’s forthcoming entry into the U.S. Senate campaign is meant to energize Republicans who know appointee Michael Bennet is vulnerable but can’t figure out which of their foot soldiers is capable of taking him down. But at this point, anyhow, there doesn’t seem to be a new face capable…
Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee registered a couple of domain names on behalf of former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton — and today, Norton’s using one of them, JaneNortonForColorado.com. Up-front: A news item that declares, “Jane Norton officially filed the Jane Norton for Colorado campaign committee with the…
Blink and you’ll miss it. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Blink-182 at Fiddler’s Green. • Over the Weekend: Fell at Larimer Lounge. • Over the Weekend: Ween at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Warlock Pinchers (almost) reunion at 3 Kings Tavern. • Get the Heyday on…
Our daily round-up of local bloggage. If you don’t want to know what Bengals bloggers think about this week’s Broncos-Bengals game, then you need to kiss the baby. (Mile High Report) The future of Union Station, visualized. (Denver Egotist) Who are Denver’s biggest sports stiffs? Well, that’s up to you……
Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @CBS4Denver: I’m not a big watcher of television news, and by that, I mean that except in cases of huge breaking stories (election nights, terrorist attacks, tsunamis…
In the world of 20th-century composition, George Crumb stands alone. Known for reimagining the roles of instruments in the modern orchestra and freeing the musical score itself from its rectangular bonds, he’s a Pulitzer Prize winner who’s whimsically written for marbles pinging among piano strings, amplified violins and musicians who…
What do you get when you mix penguins at the Denver Zoo, a beam of light reflected off someone’s watch and Labor Day weekend boredom? Hours and hours of wholesome, family entertainment, that’s what!…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments…. Figure 33. Sunnyside: Old tool garden pavers Sunnyside is like the scrappy little sister of Highland. Though both neighborhoods grew up together on the “wrong side of the tracks” of early Denver, the two developed very different personalities. Highland was popular and…
Worried that the world’s oil supplies will soon dwindle into nothingness? Relax — we’ve got plenty. At least that’s the assertion of H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, which describes itself as a “nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization” with a goal to…
