This past weekend, my family and I took a stroll in one of my favorite places, the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder — and while the sidewalks were crowded, I saw unmistakable proof that the area isn’t immune from the economic downturn. For the first time that I recall, a…
Anyone who’s ever ridden the Cyclone at Lakeside Amusement Park can testify to the terror it produces. Sure, other roller coasters boast bigger vertical drops or more severe twists and turns. But the Cyclone, whose cars zip along a vintage wooden track, produced more dread than the vast majority because…
For political junkies, and the sort of folks who can’t resist slowing down as they pass car wrecks, the sight of South Carolina Governor Mark Sandford revealing that he’d spent the better part of a week canoodling with his Argentinian mistress was riveting comedy-drama. So, too, were the ultra-sincere, equally…
“Invasion of the Bike Monsters,” Kenny Be, June 18 A Vicious Cycle I thoroughly enjoyed Kenny Be’s spread identifying the different types of bicyclists. He nailed it. In terms of enforcement, these “bike monsters” seem to be neither fish nor foul, not abiding by either vehicular or pedestrian rules. I’ve never…
Art, they say, is in the eye of the beholder — and the beholders in the Art District on Santa Fe can be tough critics. That’s what Marcos De La Torre discovered after he hired Justin (no last name, please) of Ill Resist to paint an unusual interpretation of an…
On the evening of February 16, 2008, more than a hundred law-enforcement officers along the northern Front Range prepared for Operation Fortune Cookie, which would go down as the largest marijuana bust in Colorado history. In the basement of Thornton Police Department headquarters, officers with the North Metro Task Force,…
Open wide. Today in Cafe Society: • Newest Smashburger one burger short of a Colorado dozen. • A la cart in Cherry Creek. • Birthday beat: Luca D’Italia and Jonesy’s EatBar both have reasons to jubilate. • Vesta Dipping Grill revs up for one night of late night, New Orleans-style…
View Larger Map The Denver Police Department has released information about arrests in the slayings of Christian Hernandez and Eduardo Sanchez, who died from their injuries during a June 22 double shooting at the Glen Apartments, 9600 E. Girard, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems…
View Larger Map This just in from the Englewood Police Department: An investigation is ongoing into the death of a man found in an alley near the intersection of East Oxford Avenue and South Lincoln Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image,…
Our daily cruise through the Colorogosphere. Are we missing a worthy blog? Let us know. A lot of fuss over a very little mouse. (5280) With the 34th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Nuggets select… (Denver Stiffs) The rise (and rise and rise) of the downtown Four Seasons…
Tonight, Denver-area web designers and developers — and anyone else interested in doing business online, including marketers, writers and mobile/wireless developers — are meeting up at Casselman’s, 2620 Walnut Street, for Refresh Denver’s monthly meeting. Refresh Denver is the local chapter of Refresh, an organization dedicated to promoting good design,…
You biked to work today. Good for you, and for everyone else who pedaled in for Bike to Work Day. But now you’re bone-tired pooped, and the return trip isn’t looking so great, right? So relax, take your time, hang a bit while the pavement cools. It’s easy at this…
The three-bedroom, two-bath house at 13620 Plaster Circle in Broomfield currently for sale for $317,000 sounds like a pretty good place. “Updated ranch style home in very good condition,” reads the online description for the 1,752-square-foot residence, noting there are vaulted ceilings, slab granite counter tops, even a full basement…
View Operation Fortune Cookie: Geography of a pot bust in a larger map On February 16, 2008, more than a hundred law enforcement officers up and down the northern Front Range launched Operation Fortune Cookie, a multi-day raid on dozens of marijuana grow houses in the north metro area that…
Don’t let the recession ruin your summer fun. Instead of paying out the nose for a New York vacation in the Hamptons to see celebrities, you can stay in Denver and see plenty of vacationing (local) celebrities in the Hampdens……
We get so many letters from prisoners proclaiming their innocence of any and all misdeeds that it’s curiously refreshing when one admits that he did something wrong. Wrong and dumb. So this recent, neatly typed apology from Charles W. Wimberly, resident of a federal prison in Tucson, caught our attention:…
As disgruntled Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall tries to maneuver his way into a new contract in another NFL city, his surrogates are talking him up in high-profile media venues. Example: The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Mike Walker, who describes himself as Marshall’s best friend, spoke at length about his buddy to…
Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech, debuts Monday, June 29, on HBO — and judging by its trailer, Colorado’s own Ward Churchill is a significant player in the documentary. The clip features various speakers directly addressing the camera in a studio setting, and after a mention of…
It was an exciting month for rugby here in Denver, as long as you weren’t rooting for the home team. Denver played host to North America’s marquee rugby event, the Churchill Cup, this year. The six competing teams — Ireland, England, Argentina, Canada, the US and Georgia — played two…
Last week, King Soopers asked a federal court judge to stop United Food and Commercial Workers International Local No. 7 representatives from talking to staffers while they’re on the job — a tactic referred to in press accounts as “blitzing.” But clever terminology aside, it’s the UFCW, not the grocery…
Denver clerk and recorder Stephanie O’Malley’s announcement that the November 3 election in Denver will be conducted entirely by mail didn’t prompt rioting in the streets, protests from political heavyweights or much more than a shrug from the populace at large, and for good reason. Off-year elections like the one…
Terry Nichols, who was convicted in the Denver-based Oklahoma City bombing trial and sentenced to life in prison at Colorado’s supermax facility, has a lot of time on his hands — and he’s been filling it for much of 2009 with legal filings in which he complains about the food…
