Ad revenue at many U.S. newspapers is sliding downhill faster than Jeremy Bloom at a freestyle skiing competition. For that reason, the Rocky Mountain News recently joined several major dailies from across the country, including the Boston Globe and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in offering buyouts intended to decrease their numbers…
There’s a part of town so hot, the parking meters operate 24/7. And it’s not Cherry Creek, not LoDo, not Highland, not even South Broadway. It’s the Shops at Northfield Stapleton. That’s right, at this giant new shopping mecca, you’re supposed to feed your meter through the wee hours –…
If you see me out on the town and I have a cigarette between my lips, here’s what I need you to do: Surreptitiously sneak up behind me — go ahead, don’t be shy, just do it — and then back up ten, not eleven, not nine, but ten paces…
Worst-Case Scenario, Kenny Be, March 22 The Poison Pen “Youth Crime (Prevention) Wave Hits Denver” is a sad commentary on Kenny Be. Denver has some very creative and successful alternative programs to crime for young people, including the people whom he attacks in his cartoon. Would Kenny rather that kids…
That’s Brad Jones in the upper-righthand corner. Twenty-three-year-old Republican political consultant Brad Jones has been the subject of much furious typing on local liberal blogs since earlier this week, when it was revealed that he was behind the ousting of state Representative Mike Merrifield as chairman of the House Education…
Cat has been coveting this little black Rami Kashou dress for a long time. Don’t forget: April 4 is the first of the challenges being presented as part of the Tamarac Square Fashion Project. Last Wednesday night the twelve competing designers were asked to go forth with $15o and create…
Although most information programs long ago adapted to the 24-hour news cycle, network morning shows continue to reach viewers in the Mountain time zone on a two-hour tape delay — a practice whose archaic nature was put on display again on the morning of April 4. During the 7 a.m…
That’s when James Mazzio left Colorado for Chicago, where he took on a chef’s gig for a restaurant that didn’t yet exist and spent a year waiting for its owner to get his shit together before giving up and coming home. And then what line did he walk onto? Via’s—with…
Denver City Councilman Doug Linkhart found himself in a bit of a fashion conundrum last week. After being called a racist in a letter to the Rocky Mountain News — based on his statement about kids who wear “saggy, baggy pants all over the place” — Linhart’s campaign manager joked…
U.S. District Judge Lewis Babcock has spoken. The privacy rights of the parents of two mass murderers outweigh any public interest in learning about the home life of the killers — not to mention the families’ dealings with school officials and law enforcement over the escalating bad behavior of the…
At several highway entrance ramps in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I just spent five days visiting my mother, an enterprising social commentator posted signs reading, “Welcome to Scottsdale: Please disregard the First Amendment.” Yet the Arizona Republic, the Phoenix area’s principal daily newspaper, is getting plenty of opportunities to exercise this…
Best of Denver winners the Magnet Mafia have slapped up a new piece on the WM Volker & CO building near the Pepsi Center. Check out their blog for some nighttime photos about how it went down. — Jared Jacang Maher…
Taxes are due April 17 — oh, shit — better holla at your accountant. Better yet, holla at 401cakes and Samuel L. Taxin’. Because instead of crunching numbers, these MCs with the Mile-High TrikeSteady Crew are bustin’ rhymes for some FAT refunds! It would take the average worker some really…
Sean Rice The very helpful Matt from Denver Bullets. Plus, we know how much Cat loves camo! Last Saturday, March 31, Cat went to check out a different kind of accessory — one that fires fifty-caliber bullets. You see, while she loves fashion and frippery, she also writes about homelessness,…
In the next Bite Me, you can read all about the rest of the Best of Denver. But in the meantime, I have a major correction on the Best Free Chips and Salsa. I gave the award to Los Carboncitos, which definitely has the Best Free Salsa. Just one problem:…
We’re almost through the full dozen designers competing in the Tamarac Square Fashion Project. Here’s to Alec, who loves Jackie O and Maris the Great! Brit Coleman Name: Alec Smith Company name: Aki Getsu Years designing: 10 Bio: Alec Smith’s obsession with design started when he attended Denver School of…
Kenny Be It’s time for Jack Kerouac to blow this cowtown again, to rush off into the good night. But instead of heading west to ‘Frisco, Denver’s favorite adopted son is moving on to summer in his real hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. This Saturday, March 31, is the last chance…
With this unexpected late-season snow, are you dreaming of a stint under the Tuscan sun–but don’t know how on earth you’ll afford the inter-continental journey? The all-seeing, all-knowing Google has the answer. Just go to Google Maps and get directions from “Denver, CO” to “Florence, Italy.” The program’s solution is…
The installations and posters created by a Los Angeles street artist known as Buff Monster may be all pink and cartoony, but it’s probably not wise to bring the kiddies to the “Super Happy Pink” show opening at Andenken Gallery tomorrow night, March 30. Andenken owner Hyland Mather says that…
Nicole Popovich Can you guess, from the profiles, who made this dress? For a full slideshow of the activity on Wednesday, March 28, click here. Five minutes, a dress form, a swath of fabric, some pins and a belt. What could you make out of that? Cat’s guessing she could…
Many of you met Crystal Sharp on March 28 during the kick-off of the Tamarac Square Fashion Project, but do you know if she prefers Tim or Heidi, polkadots or camo? Keep reading to find out! Name: Crystal Sharp Company name: She She Boutique Years designing: 10+ Bio: Tucked away…
In the gay bars, on-line at the “party and plays,” and in the bathhouses where meth-fueled sex runs rampant, “Tina” is still kicking a lot of ass. But gay men in Denver are preparing for the fight of their lives. Thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Colorado Department of…
