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In what could only be described as shocking news, Cydney Payton (pictured) director and curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver has submitted her resignation. “It’s time to move on,” she says. “I got to build a museum — how many people can say that?” This seemingly immodest appraisal of…

Too tired after a long day of work to search out the day’s blogs here at Westword.com? Don’t worry, we’ll do most of the leg work for you. Backbeat introduced a new feature called The Mating Game, pitting the knowledge of loved ones against that of bandmates. Find out who…

As if Sunday liquor sales – which became legal for the first time on July 6 — weren’t enough of a joy, drinkers got more good news this month when Applejack Wine & Spirits announced it would finally, after 47 years, start accepting credit cards. For those of us who…

Photo by Rob Lowell Are you one of those people who loves to talk, but no one wants to listen? Well, we’ve got good news for you: There are at least three organizations in Denver that want your story…

As previously noted, Denver Water’s high-impact, multi-year “Use Only What You Need” marketing campaign is racking up achievements. According to a recent Denver Water press release, water use in 2007 was 20 percent lower than 2001 levels. The marketing means to this end are remarkable, to say the least. This…

If you’ve lived in Denver longer than five minutes, you’ve probably heard the Bonfils name. More specifically, you’ve probably heard Helen Bonfils’ name — she only ran The Denver Post for years and gave millions to such philanthropic organizations as the Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, the Denver Zoo and…

I don’t like war. And I don’t like the war in Iraq. But what I really don’t like is how our wounded veterans are being treated by the government that sent them into harm’s way in the first place. This leaves me with a couple of choices: Do nothing but…

The Rocky Mountain News corrections section: The gift that keeps on giving — although author Daniel Silva (pictured) may not feel quite the same way. On July 15, the first correction reads: “A review on SPOTLIGHT 31 Friday of Daniel Silva’s new novel Moscow Rules criticizes the author for writing…

Urban Peak, TeleTech and HP plugged-in and wired up with intentions to program a better future for homeless and at risk youth during a July 12 kick-off event. A PC and Mac, equipped with software and hardware for various job-readiness classes, are the start of a promising computer lab where…

Got blogs? Yes, we do — and here’s how to find a passel of them. Demver is distinguished by Kenny Be’s latest Delegating Denver feature, this one spotlighting Virginia. It’s for lovers, like all of Mr. Be’s work. The Cat’s Pajamas previews season five of Project Runway, which will probably…

In “Artist’s Prank Punks Re-create 68, Other Activists,” a July 10 More Messages blog, I noted that the writer responsible for the Fire Witch Rising blog correctly guessed that the person behind a threatening flyer and e-mail wasn’t a rogue cop, as some recipients assumed. But instead of being flattered,…

Plenty of pundits and politicos have weighed in about Tony Snow since news surfaced about the death of the former White House press secretary and Fox News personality. However, Dana Perino, the Colorado-bred Bushie currently filling the spokesperson slot at the White House, didn’t wait for Snow to succumb to…

Last year, supermax inmate Mark Jordan, with the aid of law students from the University of Denver, persuaded a federal judge to throw out a bad rule that prevented prisoners from “acting as a reporter” or publishing under a byline. Prisoners who did so faced censorship of their mail and…

Over the years, readers have grown accustomed to Denver Post sports columnist Woody Paige making no sense. At times, in fact, it’s one of his charms. But the Wood Man’s July 13 column was baffling even by his standards — suggesting, as it did, that the first move the Denver…

Nationally, the story of Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy’s decision to “clear” the Ramsey family in the 1996 death of six-year-old JonBenét is playing out as a complete vindication of John Ramsey and his late wife, Patsy. (And vindication of Lou “Intruder Alert” Smit, Michael “Let’s Make a Documentary” Tracey…

Not so long ago, American beers were, well, American beers — but truly domestic brands are getting harder to find all the time, as evidenced by the just-announced sale of Anheuser-Busch to Belgium-based brewer InBev for the blue-light-special price of $52 billion. The suds lovers at Golden’s Coors brewery would…

The latest search for the body and plane of missing (and presumably dead) millionaire Steve Fossett, which got underway on July 14 in the mountains along the border separating California from Nevada, puts a renewed focus on those monied folks who use their resources in a quest to set aeronautic…

The July 14 front page of the shrinking Denver Post business section features two stories and a sidebar about pedaling, peddling and combinations thereof. “Gas Prices Crank Up Use of Bikes,” the largest of the triumvirate, deals with rising bicycle sales from a national perspective (it’s a pick-up from the…

A single glance at the corrections space in the Saturday, July 12 Rocky Mountain News told readers how egregiously the tab had screwed up in relation to its July 11 critique of Lakewood’s Gaslamp Grill. While the Rocky has long done an admirable job admitting to its errors, the acknowledgements…

Poor number two. The Rockies’ shortstop, who last season seemed to be the second coming of the double play, has so far this year been hounded by injuries both unlucky and unwise. First it was his torn tendon that took him out of play for nearly fifty games — and…