The DIA lost-and-found stash. Our friends at Denver International Airport have begun posting videos on YouTube intended to answer questions for folks who’d otherwise be trolling the site for videos of vomiting cats instead of visiting DIA’s own web address, FlyDenver.com. Most of the clips contain extraordinarily obvious information –…
Santi White, of Santogold fame. Next stop: the blogosphere. Backbeat Online brings you Q&As with a pair of intriguing acts: Santi White, also known as Santogold, who’s among the most buzzed-about performers currently treading Terra Firma, and Georg Holm of the fascinating Icelandic band Sigur Ros. Additionally, Dave Herrera passes…
Not seen in this photo: Mark Udall. Slate.com political reporter Christopher Beam writes this week about the shifting hue of Colorado politics, and whether the newish, blueish tint will be enough for Barack Obama to actually carry Colorado. It focuses on Obama’s reliance — actually, his lack of reliance –…
Jo Scott as seen on Channel 7. In this week’s Westword, “Bursting Their Bubble” discusses the first successful prosecution in Denver of a Bubble-Law violation. Convicted in August, Jo Scott will be back in court on September 30 to find out whether she’ll be ordered to stay away from all…
Choo choo! Alcoholism is a disease. But being a Shmuck? Well, there’s just no excuse for that. And if Robert “Ice Man” Evans ever gets his knuckle head out of his dumb ass, he probably won’t be able to offer one. Evans, a homeless alcoholic who lives in and around…
The shirt created by the Denver Police union. Channel 4’s Brian Maass reports that the Denver Police Protective Association, the union that represents most Denver Police Department personnel, is selling T-shirts that commemorate the protests at the Democratic National Convention in a particularly vivid way. The front of the shirts…
Take me to your teacher! So, did Aurora edu-crats reveal their liberal agenda when they suspended fifth-grader Daxx Dalton last week for wearing an “Obama is a terrorist’s best friend” T-shirt? Or are school administrators and the offending tyke victims of a conniving right-wing parent and corporate media outlets playing…
Joe Nacchio. When former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio learned that the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals would be considering whether to uphold or reverse his 2007 conviction on nineteen counts of insider trading on September 25, he probably didn’t think a thing about the date. Now, however, the fact that…
Tom Nalen. The decision to place Denver Broncos center Tom Nalen on injured reserve, effectively ending his season and possibly precipitating his retirement, was fully expected. More surprising, though, is that Nalen has been able to remain in uniform for so long despite knee problems that have bedeviled him for…
Sarah Palin. The pricetags associated with Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s October 4 morning fundraiser in Centennial are mighty steep: $1,000 to attend the breakfast, $2,500 per person to take a photo with her and $25,000 to be part of a “VIP coffee” klatch. But that leaves out a…
Squeeze off a few rounds. It’ll make you feel better. On October 23, the Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network is hosting a wine tasting and auction, with proceeds earmarked to provide mental-health services to insurance-challenged folks in the area. And what’s being auctioned off? Among other things, “a session with the…
I wanted to know what it was like firsthand — what clients had to endure when entering the Vine Street clinic. So last year, I called the headquarters of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, and an employee told me to meet her outside the clinic between 8 and 9…
Pull Kristi Burton’s string, and the wind-up doll may say a couple of things. The right of protection for every human being — that’s one of her signature catchphrases. As are laying a common sense foundation and determining a concrete definition. But try to get the 21-year-old sponsor of Amendment…
Why is the media business in such terrible shape? Experts and pundits of every description have puzzled over this question for years, but I’ve finally learned the answer: me. Or at least, people like me — misguided, backward, stuck-in-the-dark-ages Luddites who fear new technology rather than see it as the…
“Stabbing Pains,” Lisa Rab, September 11 Cracking a Few Huevos We need a new legal description for some criminal determinations. I like “innocent by reason of illegal residency.” And the journalism profession’ll need a new tagline, too. Instead of “staff reporter,” how about: “Too-PC-to-smell-the-shit-your-brogans-are-coated-with reporter”? Why all the tiptoeing around…
They were fed up. It wasn’t just the giant posters of mangled, aborted fetuses that steeled their determination. It wasn’t the taunting, the yelling, the promises of eternal damnation, the threats from lunatics on ladders. It wasn’t even the need for bulletproof glass at the clinic, or the Kevlar vests…
No clowning around. No need to search for more blogs. We’ll hook you up. Cafe Society opens the dictionary to one of food writer Jason Sheehan’s favorite F-words. Other than “fun,” that is. In addition, contributor Kimberly Berkey cracks the Blake Street Vault as Neighborhood Flix takes its final curtain…
An image from abortion protests on the 16th Street Mall. Denver’s 16th Street Mall is generally a pretty happy place, from what I’ve seen. And why not? What’s not to love about a street where you can max out all four of your credit cards on shit you really don’t…
Kristi Burton, abortion-law killing machine. In this week’s Westword, Adam Cayton-Holland introduces you to Kristi Burton, the young activist behind Amendment 48, otherwise known as the Personhood Amendment, otherwise known as a 22-year-old’s play to overturn Roe v. Wade. Check out his story, and click “more” to read Burton’s pitch…
Randy Jay. KRWZ/950 AM, dubbed Cruisin’ Oldies, has been on the air since early September — but at this hour, the station is broadcasting live. The midday host is Bill Press — not the political commentator for Fox News, but a veteran DJ most recently heard on Majic 102.7 in…
Kelley Harp and Jon Caldara debate an empty chair in a photo courtesy of Face the State. KBDI-TV/Channel 12, in conjunction with Channel 4 and the Rocky Mountain News, has been presenting debates about measures on the November ballot as part of a series entitled Colorado Decides. But viewers of…
An image from the Protect Colorado’s Future website. The details behind two empty-chair debates aired by Channel 12 about amendments 47 and 49 are laid out in this More Messages blog — and as the piece notes, Protect Colorado’s Future, an organization that opposes the measures, put together a statement…
