Can you identify a good blog? Send samples here. Nuggets interested in Wally Szczerbiak. Which, by the way, is a truly horrible idea. (Denver Stiffs) Man. You can’t even screw a cow any more without worrying about catching something. (5280) Scott McInnis: We didn’t name him Shmuck of the Week…
If you dipped your toes into Twitter but found the whole thing a disorganized, confusing mess, have a look at the just-launched social networking service eSwarm. The idea is to take the best features of existing social networking service such as Twitter and Facebook, streamline them and apply a technology…
Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim probably didn’t have a literary reading in mind when they wrote “Cool” for West Side Story. But I can’t help hearing those high-tension lyrics in my head — Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it. Turn off the juice, boy! — when I imagine what…
As we note in this week’s paper, a recent Englewood city council discussion about how to regulate proliferating marijuana dispensaries was drowned out by a much more pressing concern — dog poo. While only a handful of folks showed up at the hearing to talk weed, a small army of…
Face the State is best known for its right-leaning website, which churns out new and typically credible content on a daily basis. For instance, among FTS’ latest posts is an item about state rep Cory Gardner, a possible rival to Congresswoman Betsy Markey, who’s hosting healthcare town halls while she’s…
Most Denver dog owners fear that DogaPOOLooza, the annual public-pool dog swim, is a ploy by the city of Denver to get all dogs off their leashes so animal control staff can issue numerous off-leash tickets. Hopefully, the puppy pool party will be so much more……
Earlier today, we pointed out that the family of eighty-year-old Dean Withers, who was stabbed at a north metro King Soopers earlier this week, would be holding a press conference in Westminster; Ryan Patrick Nichols, who suffers from schizophrenia, is being held in the incident. Following the event, the Westminster…
Although Brandon Marshall reported to Denver Broncos training camp in July, he’s been practically invisible since tweaking his hamstring a few days later — an injury that’s reportedly not serious, prompting speculation that he’s milking it to amplify his displeasure at not being traded. This week, however, he had a…
Tomorrow’s the day when Frontier Airlines hits the auction block, and in recent days, Southwest Airlines, one of two publicly announced suitors, has gotten the vast majority of attention due to the size of its bid: $170 million, nearly $60 million more than the first total it floated. Moreover, Southwest’s…
Does cannabis contain the magic ingredient that will keep swine flu from sweeping the planet? A Colorado Springs company has (yes, you knew it was coming) high hopes. Cannabis Science, Inc. is announcing today that it’s “made key progress with mapping out its initial cannabis drug medicines for FDA clinical…
As noted in a recent blog, local media seems to care more when white people are shot, and often provides comparatively little coverage when Hispanics or African-Americans like those who dominate a list of Denver homicide victims during the first half of 2009 are slain. That was certainly the case…
Disbarred attorney David John Moskal, who became embroiled in legal controversies in Colorado while on supervised release from federal prison for stealing millions from clients in Minnesota, died August 3 in Summit County. No cause of death has been released. An obituary notice on a mortuary website asks that memorial…
Senator Morgan Carroll, an Aurora Democrat who heads the interim committee looking into the 800-pound gorilla known as Pinnacol Assurance, knows plenty about the enterprise, which the Denver Business Journal describes as a “state political subdivision that operates as a mutual insurance company and serves as the workers’-compensation policy provider…
On Monday night, Troy Tulowitzki hit for the cycle against the Chicago Cubs, becoming just the second player in Major League Baseball history (after the Red Sox’s John Valentin) to complete this feat and make an unassisted triple play, as Tulo did in 2007. But it didn’t take long for…
At 10:30 a.m. this morning, the family of Dean Withers, an 80-year-old man stabbed in the back at a north metro King Soopers, will hold a press conference at the Westminster Public Safety Center, where a photograph of the victim will be made available. In the meantime, the family of…
President Barack Obama will host a healthcare town hall meeting in Grand Junction on Saturday in an attempt to counter disinformation being circulated by citizens who apparently love the fact that millions of people remain uninsured and rates for the rest of us continue to grow at a shocking pace…
This is one of those a-picture’s-worth-a-thousand-words moments. Which is nice, because I’ll be able to cut back on typing. According to the Denver Police Department, officers responded to an August 9 report of a stabbing at 3240 W. Alameda. A wounded man found there later died of his injuries –…
All we need is “U.” Today in Cafe Society: • The mystery of the missing letters on Bastien’s marquee. • Golfin’ for good (with good eats). • Civic Center Eats: Forte Farms. • 231 Milwaukee back on the market… again. • Tonight: The Denver Five dish it out at D…
Our daily blog foraging. Send tips. Where we’re going (skiing), we just might need roads. Unless we want to catch on fire. (Colorado Independent) A plea for Southwest to fail. (Colorado Pols) The Nuggets bench continues to disintegrate. (Denver Stiffs) How to watch a Broncos preseason game without gouging your…
Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @DenverMuseumNS: The Twitter feed of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science has a wide variety of cool nature and science-y stuff. Things like helpful tips for…
Yesterday morning, we shared a note from Mary Marvin, wife of AM 760 host Jay Marvin, who’s been off the air since March due to a series of serious medical issues. In it, she described the details of surgery he was to undergo that day at a facility in New…
Now that the sun’s come out and we’re truly in the doldrums of August, aren’t you ready for a hang-on-to-your-hat read to temper that slow downward roll into autumn? Novelist Elisabeth Hyde to the rescue: In the Heart of the Canyon, her new, many-voiced, adrenaline-charged thriller on the rocks, takes…
