Former Colorado House speaker Andrew Romanoff hasn’t officially announced his intention to challenge Bill Ritter appointee/fellow Democrat Michael Bennet in the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate. But the mere prospect that he may do so has prompted national media coverage — and his activities this weekend will only fuel…
Frontier Airlines has been the object of affection this summer from two major players in the airline biz: Southwest Airlines, which made a big-money bid for the carrier, and Republic Airways Holdings, which eventually won the Denver firm at auction. But just because Frontier is more coveted than most of…
The Colorado Rockies’ 4-3 victory against the Cincinnati Reds yesterday, thanks to a timely solo shot by Ian Stewart, means the club has won five of the first six games during its ongoing homestand, thereby taking advantage of their extremely favorable September schedule’s first phase. But despite this excellent run,…
You said goodbye to summer with gusto, Denver, with a very ink-y tattoo convention, parties galore, and shows by Blink-182, Ween and Fell. See photos of the festivities at westword.com/slideshow, and reviews of the concerts on the Backbeat blog. And say a little prayer of thanks: It’s a four-day week…
Even after Congresswoman Diana DeGette announced a slew of in-person healthcare town halls to supplement a previously scheduled teleconference, she was still portrayed in some quarters as trying to dodge face-to-face interaction on the subject. Note the accusations leveled by a Ron Paul supporter who posted a video critical of…
Last night, Colorado State University fans descended on downtown Fort Collins to celebrate the Rams’ out-of-the-blue 23-17 victory over the heavily favored CU Buffs in this year’s Rocky Mountain Showdown. But what began as a good time devolved into a bummer when cops used rubber bullets to disperse the crowd…
Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall, a multiple Shmuck of the Week champ, acts as if no one knows the trouble he’s seen (or stirred). Now, however, the team has a pass-catcher with whom Marshall can definitely relate: tight end Richard Quinn, a second-round draft pick from North Carolina, who was busted…
Our Friday blog “Tasers: They’re Not Just for Summer Comedies Anymore” shared a carefully written release from the Aurora Police Department concerning the tasing of a man who’d led cops on a foot chase after they’d visited an apartment in search of Markus Alec Gabel, the subject of a felony…
The White House has released the text of President Barack Obama’s address to U.S. schoolchildren, scheduled to take place later this morning, and those who peruse its contents will likely understand why even a reporter for the local Fox affiliate deemed it uncontroversial and wholly lacking in socialistic propaganda. The…
After receiving a robo-call on Thursday from Chatfield Senior High about President Barack Obama’s speech to the nation’s schoolchildren, which is scheduled for later this morning, I expected that my twin daughters, who are juniors at Chatfield, would return from school Friday with information about whether or not any of…
Denver-area media has given enormous coverage to the brouhaha over Barack Obama’s speech to America’s schoolchildren, scheduled for later this morning, which makes sense: It’s a national story that demands to be localized. No shock, then, that the two-headed monster known as the Deuce and Channel 31 both aired…
The nation’s economy may still be in the crapper, but our corporate masters let us take Labor Day off anyway — and bless them for it. The Latest Word will be back tomorrow with the usual gusher of content. In the meantime, those of you who are also enjoying a…
Stick it to ’em. Today in Cafe Society: • The astounding BBQ problem of Andrew Novick. • Bottomless mango mimosas at Argyll. • It’s turkey-leg time at the Taste of Colorado (woo-hoo!). • Where there’s smoke, there’s Firehouse Subs. • Sandra Lee’s ten worst dessert disasters. Today in Backbeat Online:…
Watch out! Falling blogs! Could Jim Tracy win the National League manager-of-the-year award? It would’ve been easier if the Rockies had swept the Mets. (Inside the Rockies) The public has as much chance of understanding the true cost of education as the Cubs are to win the Super Bowl. Or…
September is apparently the month in which indispensable technologies come to life. My evidence? On September 2, 1969, the Internet was born when two computers were successfully linked and sent data back and forth. Sure, it wasn’t used to do anything useful until October of that same year, when the…
I always associate Labor Day in Denver with tents: the ones that begin lining up alongside the Sports Authority at 10th Avenue and Broadway at least a week in advance of Sniagrab, the Taste of Colorado tents handling crowds with big mouths all weekend in Civic Center Park, and even…
Well, this is all very confusing. First of all, this is just my second Sniagrab (“bargain spelled backwards!”) season in Denver, and it still baffles me. As far as I can gather, scores of people who really like to ski, and can afford to ski a lot, every year set…
Requests for proposals are due today, September 4, 2009, for the restaurant concession in the McNichols building renovation plans at Civic Center. In my comic this week, I present an R.F.P for the Yum Yum Tree Museatum, an eating museum featuring Denver’s most infamous diners. It is actually an alternate…
View Larger Map Yesterday, we told you about what the Denver Police Department understated as a “suspicious death” near the intersection of 8th Avenue and Navajo Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). Specifically, a woman’s body was…
Those of you with strong stomachs and a sick sense of humor will enjoy “Dog’s ‘Snack’ May Result in Award,” a piece by the Denver Daily News’ Gene Davis about Becca, a black lab who’s a finalist for the first annual Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. Hambone Award, given to the…
And Denverites thought the only place they had to worry about Frontier Airlines jobs going was Indianapolis, home base of the carrier’s new owner, Republic Airways Holdings. Now there’s a report that 250 local Frontier positions could be headed to Milwaukee, headquarters of another recent Republic purchase, Midwest Airlines. True,…
Over the years, fan behavior at the annual CU-CSU matchup known as the Rocky Mountain Showdown has varied from exuberant to way too exuberant. With that in mind, the CU Police, who’ll be handling security at this year’s version, on Sunday at Folsom Field in Boulder, have released a document…
