What’s a parade – or marade, for that matter – without free stuff? There was plenty of it today in Civic Center Park, the endpoint of the city’s official Martin Luther King Day Marade. (For those of you who are wondering, in the grand tradition of the cockapoo — half…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments. Figure 2. Lincoln Park: Our Lavender Lady of the Plaster Pullets The Virgin Mary is the undisputed ruler of Denver yard art. She’s as common as snowstorms in January, and appears in drifts across the city. But like snowflakes, no two virgins…
This morning’s Martin Luther King Day march took to the streets with an historic edge: Denver celebrated one African American who helped make it possible for another to become president all these years later. The elated nation that elected Obama Commander-in-Chief will be bumping the clouds tomorrow, from coast to…
Artist Cassandra Cole made the rounds during the Democratic National Convention, selling posters, mugs and other gifts with copies of her unmistakable, farmer-hat-clad portrait of Barack Obama to celebrate his visit to Denver. Now Cole is back with a more dignified — dare we say more presidential — image of…
An aptitude for public speaking isn’t a typical requirement for working at a movie theater — unless you’re employed at the Bowles Crossing 12, a Kerasotes-owned venue located in southern Jefferson County. (It’s across the street from Clement Park; then-Vice President Al Gore gave a speech from its steps following…
Back in 1994, Westword published “Prints Charming,” a profile of Barry Hirschfeld, who helmed a then-almost-century-old local printing business. A printing business that last week announced that National Hirschfeld will soon will close up shop altogether — without paying severance to longtime employees, and just after passing the hundred-year mark.You…
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — A 42-year-old man died on Sunday when his head exploded while trying to decipher a story by Denver Post sports columnist Woody Paige. Joseph Patrick, a computer programmer and father of two, was waiting for his grande skim vanilla latte in a crowded Starbucks here when…
So far, we haven’t sighted Barack Obama wearing a brand-new Stetson during the inaugural festivities, but hope springs eternal. On Saturday, Josh Shayne, a 25-year-old Boulder-based filmmaker (he moved back home with his parents after NYU film school, an act of desperation he documents in the web production Lowered Expectations),…
Blogus interruptus. Today in Cafe Society: • Fry me to the moon. • Candy Girls: Strawberry Charleston Chew. • Colorado’s fast-expanding, fast-improving fast-casual world. Today in Backbeat Online: • Mile High Makeout: Guerillas in the mix. • This just in: Thursday is the new Friday. • Update: Mile-Hi Fidelity stream…
We roped some links today, as we do every day. Think they suck? Send better ones here. Kegger money could get harder to come by at CU. (Face the State) “Here’s your chainsaw, Governor, and here’s the budget. Try not to get any blood on your tie.” (Colorado Pols) 10…
I clearly remember what kinds of pictures we drew when I was a kid: battles with tiny bullets and daggers flying everywhere, helicopters, horses (me), fairies, juvenile political cartoons and everyone’s reckoning of what a superhero, usualy caped, should be and look like, beyond that he or she should be…
In the battle over naming rights for Denver’s new Justice Center, two clear favorites have emerged: Dale Tooley, the city’s district attorney for much of the 1970s, and Philip Van Cise, the one-term DA of the 1920s who busted a sophisticated ring of con artists and took on the Ku…
John Wilbur, better known to Denver radio listeners as Whip, loves KTNI/101.5 FM, marketed as “Denver’s Independent Alternative.” In fact, he’s so devoted to the smart, highly entertaining station, for which he serves as music director and morning-show host, that he’s willing to admit publicly that representatives of 101.5’s incoming…
As George W. Bush prepares for his return to private life, to the overwhelming joy of a few people out there, his press secretary (and Westword profile subject), Dana Perino, is saying her goodbyes, too. Today, she helmed what is expected to be her last White House press briefing –…
White House Rooftop Obama “Stash Tray” Provides secret service to occasional smokers and holds three strike-anywhere matches. — Kenny Be…
As federal holidays go, there are few more worthy than next week’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But unless black people celebrate the good doctor’s achievements with some raucous party I’m not invited to — entirely possible, since I’m whiter than a Cheers cast reunion — it’s not exactly the…
Yesterday, numerous Rocky Mountain News employees received a memo letting them know that a bonus they were supposed to receive today had been delayed and would now be included in their January 30 paychecks. In all likelihood, this was a simple processing glitch of the sort that happens routinely at…
Oh, how times have changed in the Denver radio market. Back in 2000, KXPK/96.5 FM, then known as the Peak, sold to Emmis Communications for $36 million — a price tag that didn’t seem outrageous at the time. Cut to December 2008, when CBS peddled three high-profile Denver FMs –…
Politicians are people, too — often-dorky people. As evidence, check out a January 15 video from the Colorado House that was posted by FaceTheState.com. In it, Representative Mike Merrifield leads the “Capitol Choir” in a rousing version of “Happy Birthday” directed at legislators whose personal odometers have recently rolled over…
The importance of Colorado in Barack Obama’s presidential victory is underscored by its placement in How Barack Obama Won: A State-By-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election, a just-published book by NBC News political director Chuck Todd and Sheldon Gawiser, the net’s elections director. Colorado is the first state…
Well, the deadline for the big television conversion to digital is only a month away and I missed my shot at getting the government vouchers for the converter box. Last week, the Commerce Department announced they had hit the $1.34 billion funding limit set by Congress for the coupon program,…
In case you’re curious… Today in Cafe Society: • Buffalo to go. • A wake for Auld Dubliner. • Chef Bradford Heap to give it a go in Boulder. • Veggie Girl takes a bite of Parsley. • I can only hope you get some “Yes Pecan.” • In the…
