“Ruffled Feathers,” Off Limits, June 23 Get Plucked I was surprised to learn those trendy feather extensions have such a strong Colorado connection. I’m sure droves of suburban mall rats will soon feel compelled to weave cock feathers into their emo-mullets, but they should know that those chickens die for…
Sixty years after Jack Kerouac filled a 120-foot scroll in a haze of lust, creative ambition and amphetamines that resulted in the original On the Road, producer Francis Ford Coppola is actually making a movie of the book — his third attempt. But while On the Road is a distinctly…
The show must go on: Sixteen years ago, when Elitch Gardens Amusement Park first moved into its new home in the Platte Valley, it promised a nightly fireworks show for the Denver residents who’d helped to subsidize the move with a bond project. But some neighbors didn’t appreciate the noisy…
It’s safe to say the auction exceeded expectations. The only known photograph of William McCarty, alias Billy the Kid, was expected to draw bids around $400,000 over the weekend at Brian Lebel’s Old West Show & Auction in Denver. Instead, it went for a jaw-dropping $2 million to oilman and…
An assistant coach might be canned for a number of reasons. Maybe his play designs were lacking creativity or he was communicating poorly with players. But while those would seem to be acceptable reasons for why Nuggets assistant Adrian Dantley will not return to the team next year, he claims…
This afternoon, the full-scale model of a rail car that will run to DIA is scheduled to depart from Union Station, where it’s been displayed for five weeks to gather feedback. But unlike the real DIA train cars of the future, this one won’t be departing on rails. The 10,700-pound…
This morning, Denver Mayor Bill Vidal stood next to soon-to-be seventh-grader Nasrin Mahamud in a dusty patch of vacant lot next to Nasrin’s apartment building in East Colfax. Before a crowd of well-wishers in suit pants and name tags, the two drove ceremonial shovels into the dirt, breaking ground on…
We sure hope these Denver blog posts will behave. Mile High Report fan poster Calibroncoboy on chatting randomly with a mega-polite Tim Tebow. What a guy! Denver Egotist on Denver Water’s hairy new appeal. Here’s how WhoSaidYouSaid’s Kelly Maher is greeted in a video shot at the Koch brothers mountain…
Over the years, Westword has covered plenty of events that haven’t lived up to the hype. But Saturday’s Tomato Battle at Copper Mountain, in which hundreds of people hurled 300,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other, sure as hell did. And the clean up looks as much fun as getting…
Summer squash originated in Mexico in 5500 BC and was brought to Europe by Columbus himself. The zucchini as we know it today was developed by the Italians into a magic plant that could provide for all the necessities of family living. In Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, the zucchini provides everything…
Earlier this month, organizer Timothy Tipton announced that the next Caregivers’ Cup would be the last because of new rules requiring registration of medical marijuana caregivers. Perhaps that’s why the turnout for the event, which took place yesterday, was relatively light. But there was still plenty of action at the…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say they’re focusing on criminal aliens — and anti-immigration commenters point out that being in the U.S. without documentation is a crime. But not one big enough to justify arrests at Strawberry Days in Glenwood Springs on Father’s Day, one reader believes…
Once upon a time, a newspaper cut comic strips knowing it could be unleashing the hounds by way of calls and letters from readers angered by a disruption of cherished routines. But this far, the Post hasn’t been deluged after cutting a baker’s dozen of strips, including iconic favorites like…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has identified the woman fatally stabbed at 1955 Arapahoe Street early Saturday morning as Annette Taylor, 49. And the Denver cops have also ID’d the man busted for the crime: Ronald Muniz, 63…
While William Koch was paying $2 million for a photo of Billy the Kid, his brothers, conservative lightning rods Charles and David, were meeting at the Ritz-Carlton resort at Bachelor Gulch near Vail — a get-together that spurred a protest stirred up in part by ProgressNow Colorado. Why? According to…
The only known photo of Billy the Kid was predicted to sell for $300,000 to $400,000 at the 22nd annual Old West Show & Auction in Denver tonight. But the circa 1879 tintype went for five times that in spirited, and speedy, bidding that ended at $2 million. That’s because…
Earlier this week, we shares a slideshow of coming out stories at Denver PrideFest. But while similar references pop up on occasion in a new video featuring PrideFest participants sharing their proudest moments, they don’t dominate — an indication of how wide-ranging and all-encompassing this event has become. Check it…
Imagine biking up a steep Colorado peak, rafting through the Rapids of the Colorado River and then rappelling down a jagged and imposing cliff. Now imagine doing that blind or without the use of an arm or both of your legs. That’s exactly what many of the participants will be…
A week from today, Colorado is cutting — pun intended — Medicaid funding for circumcisions. According to the Associated Press, the state will join seventeen others in making the cost-saving move, which will likely please circumcision opponents, such as Paul Russo, the subject of a 1996 Westword story called “Boys…
As Michael Roberts reported earlier today, the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division announced it would be extending employee licensing deadlines because the office was being overwhelmed with applications. We’ve also been hearing from the applicants themselves about the overwhelming waits and hundreds who’ve been turned away before the doors technically even…
Ease into the weekend with these Denver blog posts. Colorado Independent’s Joseph Boven on protests planned for a Beaver Creek retreat featuring “conservative mega-donors” Charles and David Koch. The Grazing Mind bids farewell to the food pyramid. Denver Egotist presents a Bike to Work Day time lapse video. Pedal faster!…
Lakewood was just named one of ten All-America Cities — a designation well worth celebrating. However, the community’s Facebook page could do a better job of horn-tooting. In fact, its profile photos don’t even feature the city, and other shots are pretty hit and miss. Luckily, the Lakewood Historical Society…
