I confess: I really wasn’t sure why the Colorado Rockies went to the trouble of picking Jason Giambi off the discard pile last month. But now I know — the lucky thong. The lucky gold thong, that is, which Giambi lets teammates wear to help them break out of a…
Denver-based gazillionaire Phil Anschutz is an unusual fellow. He’s a media mogul, with interests in traditional print as well as online operations, but he refuses to give interviews, and many of his firms, including Clarity Digital Group, overseer of the sprawling Examiner.com project, don’t even have proper websites. That’s the…
Reports began surfacing earlier this week about the impending Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Freedom Communications, a California-based media company whose properties include the Colorado Springs Gazette. The move was made official yesterday afternoon, and the Gazette’s subsequent coverage of its parent’s financial mess has tended toward the upbeat. The…
As I mentioned in a blog yesterday about Ken Levine, host of the Dodger Talk radio show, who treated Denver like a joke in a recent post, I lived in Los Angeles for five years — so I’m accustomed to days when the air available for inhaling looks practically indistinguishable…
View Larger MapOn Sunday night, Rick Bobian, 37, was shot dead near the intersection of 66th Avenue and Julian Street in Adams County, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). Local authorities are currently looking for Levelle Patricia Valdez,…
Mr. Ryan, you have my gratitude. Today in Cafe Society: • Meet Mr. Burger: Tom Ryan of Smashburger. • Fantasy football party deals abound in Denver. • Stomp Them Grapes moving north. • Otto’s is outta Market Street. • End of summer pinot party tonight at Lala’s Wine Bar +…
City officials get lots of cranky e-mails from residents. How cranky, you ask? Last Friday, the Denver Post reported that Jude O’Connor, a top official in the Denver Parks and Recreation Department, obtained a temporary restraining order against Andrew Wallach for sending e-mails “with a threatening undertone.” But while his…
Urbavore’s Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers’ commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from greenhouses to co-ops and food-sharing. Check out the full series here. I’ve spent all…
Our daily tour of the local blogosphere. The Denver Police say “hell no” to raise delays. Brave, I guess, but how will they feel when officers start losing their jobs? (Square State and 5280) Those smokey skies? Those are from the wildfires in California. Although if I told you it…
Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @SocMediaRckStr: If you’re just getting started with social media, it’s nice to have some hints about what it can do, how to do it and where to…
Though Thrill the World dance events circled the globe last October (and in L.A., as our cousins at the L.A. Weekly reported), there’s no doubt that Michael Jackson’s untimely passing this year will spark even more interest among people who want to emulate MJ’s famous Thriller moves in public while…
Last Wednesday, we told you about the first tent to pop up outside the Sports Authority branch formerly known as the Gart sports castle a full ten days before the beginning of the annual ski sale known as Sniagrab. Shortly thereafter, the occupant of that temporary structure, Reba Stoner, received…
Ken Levine, the host of the Los Angeles Dodgers post-game radio show called Dodger Talk, is a comedy writer whose TV credits include Cheers, Frasier and The Simpsons — good shows all. But Denverites may not be terribly amused by his latest offering, a blog headlined “Things To Do in…
A baseball card collection featuring Colorado ‘s boys of summer (dresses) sporting the fashions of Denver designers. Dexter Fowler is the first Frockie to hit a home run off in a perfect bridal gown by Janet White……
The Denver Post apparently has a policy against having any fun on the subject of Denver Magazine. The September edition of the glossy featured a cover shot of Channel 31 anchors Libby Weaver and Natalie Tysdale in a naughty-lesbos pose that could have doubled as a strap-on ad. But instead…
Back on August 4, the conservative Face the State website (which is currently in limbo as it attempts to restructure), went out of its way to slap Congresswoman Diana DeGette for scheduling only one healthcare town hall — over the phone. At the time, a number of congressional reps on…
For an elected official to try to brush aside term limits might seem a little self-serving. That’s probably why the effort currently underway in Adams County to ask voters to allow county incumbents to seek an additional term, on top of the eight years they’re now allowed, has such a…
Coming in to the 2009 season, the Denver Broncos seemed set at the quarterback position. (Pause for peals of laughter.) Now, things are considerably more unsettled — sort of like passengers on the Titanic. As you may have heard, Jay Cutler is gone; Kyle Orton, the man traded from Chicago…
The Denver Art Museum, designed by Daniel Libeskind, is an architecturally striking building on any day. But lately, it’s been even more eye-catching than usual due to a noteworthy visual element: crews of repairmen walking gingerly on its radically slanted roof in order to avoid shooting off the edge and…
Most Denverites probably don’t know that the American Humane Association’s national headquarters is located in these parts — specifically Inverness Drive East in Englewood. And while the AHA also has a film-and-television office in Los Angeles (as well as a public-policy branch in Alexandria, Virginia), folks here are behind an…
What does a heavy equipment auction say about the U.S. economy? Plenty, according to a report by Colorado Public Radio producer Zachary Barr that’s airing on National Public Radio stations across the country today. At the event, which took place in Longmont, there were more sellers than buyers, with an…
With Democrats worrying about a possible challenge to Senate appointee Michael Bennet by former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, Republicans ought to like their chances in the race for that seat, slated for 2010. Instead, they can’t settle on a viable candidate. Announced contestants such as Ryan Frazier…
