James “Caz” Bzdek, the man behind Dueling Pianos Road Show, has been a well-known figure on the entertainment scene in Denver and the region for years. Now, however, he’s getting the kind of publicity that can hardly be termed good for business. He and an associate, Bethany Concha, have been…
Robert Dear’s attack on a Planned Parenthood branch in Colorado Springs this past Friday, which killed three people and injured nine others, instantly became one of the nation’s biggest news stories. So big that presidential candidates were put in the position of offering their take on the horrific crime. But…
Prior to last night’s Denver-New England game, quarterback and hate memes target Tom Brady shared on social media an image of him riding the Broncos’ mascot. We have no idea if this pic inspired the Broncos to beat the Pats, but beat them they did in a 30-24 overtime thriller…
On Friday, November 27, a gunman identified as Robert Dear, 57, killed three people and injured an additional nine others during an attack at a Planned Parenthood branch in Colorado Springs. In the days since then, we’ve learned the identities of the three people who died at Dear’s hand: Garrett…
Here in Colorado, adult possession of marijuana in small amounts has been legalized. In plenty of other states, however, possession remains against the law, and violators face potentially massive penalties, including years in jail. For example, a quartet of young men recently pulled over in Missouri and caught allegedly transporting cannabis products…
The animated TV series South Park has poked fun at many real things in Colorado over its nineteen seasons. Who can forget the Casa Bonita episode, or the show’s recent “SoDoSoPa” jab at Denver gentrification? Because the fictional show is set in Colorado, South Park has been an entertaining, and…
Denver blogs have money to burn. Do you prefer Small Business Saturday to Black Friday? Here are ten places to shop local tomorrow. The Mile High Report gets into the Xs and Os of this Sunday’s game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots. Slate discovers that pot…
It’s no secret that President Barack Obama’s pledge to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay has been mired in political maneuvering and posturing of all sorts. What’s surprising, though, is the strange and vehement alliance that’s emerged in opposition to the long-contemplated move of remaining Gitmo detainees to American soil…
Colorado Inside Out, Colorado Public Television’s weekly public affairs show that airs on Friday nights, usually tackles current events. But every Fourth of July, the producers consider it their patriotic duty to create a Time Machine segment that travels back in time to a significant era in this state’s history…
Dear Mexican: We Americans have been spoiled by such low costs for so long, we’ve started acting as if said low costs were our birthright, which explains why our government leaders have never been in any real hurry to do anything significant about our southern borders. Now, many spoiled, control-freak…
The holiday season is a time many folks start thinking seriously about the year to come — and, for the highly organized, a time to seek out a decorative wall calendar. There are swimsuit calendars and pet calendars, and even calendars featuring pets in swimsuits. But for something truly distinctive,…
Time is running out for anyone interested in joining the largest-ever class of recruits for Denver Deputy Sheriff positions; applications close at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. By early this week, more than 1,000 people had applied for 100 open positions – an unprecedented number of potential recruits, with whom the Denver…
On your daily route, it’s easy to drive by landmarks without giving them much thought. After all, you’ll see the same things tomorrow, so why think about them now? It’s the same principle that has you wanting to go somewhere new for dinner rather than the Chipotle by your house,…
Thanksgiving makes us all sentimental about our home state, and we felt it was our duty to show all the transplants what to really be thankful for in Colorado. With everything from landscapes to sunsets, fixies to craft beer, mountains to Broncos fans, city skylines to street-art…and legal cannabis, of course,…
Denver blogs are hungry. The Denver Egotist brings to light Boulder ad firm Crispin Porter + Bogusky’s amusing Artisanal Hipster Pilgrim campaign, which would have you eating Stove Top Stuffing year round. Our food blog highlights the ten manliest Thanksgiving dishes. Oh, and if you need some gravy for all…
Let’s face it: Sometimes you’re all by yourself. Maybe you’ve just suffered a break-up, and everyone else is still paired up. Maybe your family is an airplane ride away that you know you’re going to take in December anyway, and going to all that trouble for one meal just doesn’t…
We’re taking the day off to celebrate Thanksgiving….and to start thinking about the next big holiday — and we could use your help to get into the spirit. Or is that spirits? Our annual New Year’s Eve Guide, which will be inserted in the December 17 issue of Westword and…
Dear Stoner: Every time I’ve purchased pot here, it has been either pre-packaged or placed in a plastic container that lets the air out, if it’s not already bone-dry by the time I buy it. Am I going to the wrong dispensaries, or do Colorado dispensaries not care about fresh…
Here’s a reason to give thanks: The rate of rent increases is slowing in Denver. But don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet. This city is still breaking records for average rents, and the results are ugly, says Andy: The rich Californians and Chicago creatures will just keep flooding in…
Oh, James W. Denver, you lucky dude. How many people get not only an omelet named after them, but also a wheel clamp and a steak? In 1858, when land speculator William Larimer renamed the St. Charles settlement at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platt e River…
The past is coming full circle. On Sunday, November 29, on day four of the seventeenth annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run, participants will gather by the grave of Captain Silas Soule at Riverside Cemetery, as they have every year since 1999. Then they’ll run into downtown Denver and along Arapahoe…
Denver’s quick response to the legalization of recreational marijuana — the adoption of the 2013 Denver Retail Marijuana Code, and the creation of systems to enforce that code — has won plaudits from around the country and attracted hundreds of government officials to a city-sponsored two-day Marijuana Management Symposium earlier this…
