Remember those five dreamy days last August when the 2008 Democratic National Convention made every Denver moment seem like magic? It’s all such a daze. My, how things have changed…. 2008 DNC Dream Daze: With 15,000 members of the media in town, journalists could be seen standing every ten feet…
There’s always some authority figure just waiting to crush a brilliant plan…. The folks at Wrigley’s Chicago Bar & Grille, at 18200 W. Colfax Avenue in Golden, wanted to mark Jay Cutler’s return to Denver for a preseason game this weekend against the Broncos with his new team, the Chicago…
Who even knew there was such a thing as National Dog Day? Not that I’m surprised, there being a day for just about anything you can think of — and boy, we sure love our dogs. It was apparently founded five years ago by pet expert Colleen Paige with the…
A baseball card collection that features Colorado’s boys of summer (dresses) sporting the fashions of Denver designers. That late-night downtown roar is for Ryan Spilborghs and his 14th-inning casual glam slam in the hippest chic of Mona Lucero…..
No one can accuse us at Westword of not doing old-fashioned, shoe-leather reporting. Moments ago, I left our offices and walked across the street to the Broadway Sports Authority — once known to one and all as the Gart Sports Palace — to check out the first tent set up…
As we noted last week, there appears to have been zero measurable progress made in resolving the long-running contract dispute between unionized grocery workers and the big three local chains: King Soopers, Safeway and Albertsons. But the latter triumvirate may have just gained a public-relations advantage with the announcement that…
It’s happening again. Just as in 2007, when the Colorado Rockies’ World Series run coaxed people who would usually rather shave their body with a rotary lawnmower than watch a baseball game to plant themselves in front of their set, viewers are clicking on FSN Rocky Mountain’s coverage of the…
So, you were thinking: Maybe execs at Channel 31 didn’t know that anchors Natalie Tysdal and Libby Weaver would pose for the September cover of Denver Magazine looking like Penthouse playmates eager to lubricate each others’ happy places. Perhaps the two news hotties went rogue, keeping their superiors out of…
“Is Alleged Colorado Democratic Party Headquarters Window-Smasher Maurice Schwenkler a LIBERAL Activist?,” a Jared Jacang Maher blog published yesterday, pinpointed some contradictions in a story that was originally framed as an example of anti-healthcare-reform loonies on a spree. Schwenkler, it seems, had received payment last November for election work on…
Back in March, at the height of Jay Cutler’s bitchfest, I laid out the five teams to which I hoped Culter would get traded — places I was sure he would hate, and places where I hoped he would fail. I’m a sadistic, juvenile little man like that. The fallout,…
KHOW and Channel 31 personality Tom Martino’s botched ambush of Westword staffer Jared Jacang Maher in the wake of a feature article detailing the Troubleshooter’s connections to a multi-level marketing company is the gift that keeps on giving. Martino posted footage of his shenanigans in which he repeatedly used a…
The folks at Denver Magazine call their September edition “The Men’s Issue,” and no wonder. The two women on the cover are literally busting out of their flirtatious attire, with the girliest of the two wearing a breast-boosting garment that turns her wiggle rack into an awesome blossom. Meanwhile, her…
Ted Kennedy died a year to the day after what was arguably his last big spotlight day on the American political stage — his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver mere months after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Rewatching his address, it’s clear that an unexpectedly robust Kennedy…
Just in case you’re curious, Virgilio’s pizza is a little slice of heaven. Today in Cafe Society: • Let the dough fly: There’s a pizza battle brewing at Belmar. • Behind the Bar: Ky Belk of Elway’s in Cherry Creek. • Brio Tuscan Grille to open next week in Cherry…
The windows of the Colorado Democratic Party headquarters at 777 North Santa Fe Drive were smashed around 2:20 am this morning. As we reported earlier, 24-year-old Maurice Schwenkler was arrested for the crime. Apparently, an officer just happened to be driving by when he spotted two males whacking away at…
Our daily cast for tasty blogs. If you don’t like them, throw ’em back! Udall, McCain: Let’s get nuclear up in this bitch! (Colorado Pols) The Rockies actually lost last night, but the umps are a bunch of pussies and didn’t call it. (Did I mention I’m a lifelong Giants…
Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @DenverHappyHour: Do you need a drink or three today after work? Not sure where to go? This fine Twitter feed is full of nothing but happy hour…
Winning NFL coach Tony Dungy thinks the stars of tomorrow deserve to get off to a positive start, and that’s why, for the first time ever, he’s hosting Tony Dungy’s RED ZONE ’09, a special Fathom Events screening tonight at more than 450 theaters nationwide, including eleven here along the…
Former Westword staffer T.R. Witcher’s 1997 profile of Thierry Smith, whose death was confirmed earlier today, is entitled “The Quiet Man” — and the phrase summed up one of the most unusual personalities in local media. Unlike the vast majority of other sports-talk-radio specialists, Smith, who battled multiple sclerosis, shared…
At his latest healthcare town hall this past weekend, Congressman Jared Polis said attendees were patriotic because they were expressing their opinions, whatever they might be. But he probably would have changed his tune had they been wielding implements of destruction — or, in this case, construction. According to the…
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. They come from…
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we’ll be offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. Today’s item: The story of an artist whose flyers about potential police…
