“The Mommies,” Melanie Asmar, December 16, 2010 Brat Pack Instead of complaining about local businesses, why don’t the catty mommies do something about keeping children out of the local restaurants? I can’t tell you how many times I have had a meal ruined because some Highland Mommy brought her spoiled…
No matter what happens, we’ll all stay together,” John Cusack tells his loved ones in 2012, the apocalyptic 2009 movie showing the end the world. It’s dramatic, and so is the trailer for that movie, which advises viewers to “Find out the truth, search 2012.” But if you Google “2012”…
To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become…
Tebow! Tebow! Tebow! Now we share three Denver blog posts, one of which has to do with Tim Tebow…
How smart are Denver’s new “smart” meters if they’re so dim you can’t read them at night? We could find out soon enough, if Denver City Council tonight passes the plan to allow all-night parking in parts of downtown — parking that you’ll have to pay for, according to new…
Westword’s annual Strange but True edition will hit news stands on December 30, featuring the weirdest and wackiest Colorado stories from 2010. Remember Jihad Jamie? How about the guy who re-labeled Gatorade bottles with pictures of Tiger Woods? And then there was Spork:…
The Highlands Mommies are not the only game in town. There are several other parents groups in and around Denver, some more formal than others. One of the most organized is the Stapleton Moms, a Yahoo group of 2,421 people started by Amanda Reed, a former Highlands Mommy who moved…
You could groan at all his time-tested jokes and silly props — the red nose, the garish ties, the tiny kazoo and corny sight gags — and still end up howling with laughter and holding your aching sides. Any way you look at it, Earl Reum, the dynamic Denver educator…
It’s no secret that Denver is far from perfectly homogenous. But just how racially divided is the city? As illustrated by new, interactive, nationwide population maps developed by the New York Times, Denver’s Hispanic and white populations are starkly segregated, with I-25 serving as the proverbial “wrong side of the…
It was a busy weekend for Westword.com. Hope yours was relaxing though. Here is a round-up of our weekend coverage…
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through their lawn decorations… By day, the white electrical cords that power the lights of the holiday yard display pictured above look like an alien plant species that has slithered across the yard to strangle Santa Claus and consume a child’s tricycle. Christmas looks…
Last week I talked about how much I hated holiday shopping. After going to KushCon II over the weekend, I’ve changed my mind. Below is my top ten pot-toy wish list for Santa this year. All photos by Aaron Thackeray…
Dear Oakland Raiders, Thank you for giving us a reason to hate you again. Life has been a little boring in Denver without the evil scourge that you bring upon football. For many years now, you have been just a pathetic shell of your former selves. Your players rarely got…
Among the dozens of booths at Kush Con II over the weekend at the Colorado Convention Center, it was easy to spot the common items — glass pieces, 420 T-shirts and the like — but new ways to make money off the burgeoning marijuana industry here have cropped up, too…
The Highlands Mommies, the northwest Denver neighborhood group profiled by Melanie Asmer in the most recent Westword cover story, have inspired raves and rants, including this one from Gringo Whiteycracker: Isn’t this how the crips and bloods got started ? will we soon see mommies doing drive bys tossing dirty…
Before his first NFL start, in yesterday’s game with the Oakland Raiders, quarterback Tim Tebow tweeted “Psalms 23:4.” The popular passage reads: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they…
Yes, as you may have noticed, we have a new commenting platform here on Westword.com. Disqus is the application we’ve installed across all four of our blogs. Here’s a handy rundown of what to expect next time your want to leave a comment…
Last week, Representative Claire Levy talked about introducing legislation to establish standards for driving under the influence of marijuana. Colorado Coalition for Patients and Caregivers’ Robert Chase, a well-known local marijuana advocate, opposes this notion, and in a letter to Levy and other members of the general assembly, he explains…
The Highlands Mommies is an exclusive group. In order to be accepted into what some say is northwest Denver’s most powerful organization, you must live within certain boundaries. As described in this week’s cover story, “The Mommies,” the group accepts mommies (and less frequently, daddies) who live west of Interstate…
In October, we profiled the Boulder start-up Next Big Sound, which seemed poised to shake the struggling music industry by using social media sites like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter to discover break-out bands. Now that Billboard has unveiled its new “Social 50” chart powered by Next Big Sound analytics, these…
Look under your tree! It’s three Denver blog posts! Denver Stiffs’ Jeffrey Morton thinks the Nuggets should call last night’s loss to the Spurs a win, given that Carmelo Anthony’s game-winning shot was waved off due to a Manu Ginobli flop. Denver Egotist: Sean Leman learned some stuff this year,…
Update: There’s been another arrest in the horrific slaying of Alicia Martinez, whose corpse was dismembered and abused after she was shot to death in October. Francesca Pagliasotti has been charged with helping accused killer Edward Thomas Romero cover up this gruesome crime. Below, find the latest from the Denver…
