There’s not enough whimsy in this ugly world, and that’s why we need a few artists like Spark Gallery member Lisa Michot. They’re not out to make a big statement or turn the planet upside down. Michot-style, they just want to have a little fun and make people smile. She…
Yesterday, a woman who works as a hair stylist in LoDo complained to me about a rash of recent bike thefts in the area. Indeed, a quick check of Denver Police reports since Tuesday shows that at least six people who locked up their bikes near 17th and Wynkoop, and…
There was a time when I wanted Roger Goodell to come down on Brandon Marshall. It was before the ESPN hit piece, but after Marshall’s most recent display of unhinged chauvinism, and around the time former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was to be released from prison. While most Broncos fans…
Frockies pitcher Jorge De La Rosa puts some spin on this “Let ‘Em Have It” halter-neck cocktail dress by Fallene Wells……
When I heard about the American Idol auditions set to take place here July 12-14, I began looking into flights out of town, in order to avoid being trampled to death by wannabe superstars who’d actually like to see Paula Abdul in person. (It can’t be any worse than the…
We like things big in the West — and that’s true when it comes to art, too, as the just-posted YouTube video demonstrates. The montage spotlights the big Borofksy dancers at the DCPA, the big Blue Bear at the convention center, the big red chair with horse and the big…
Three similar incidents in a short period of time are said to constitute a trend — but two is close enough, particularly when it comes to high-tech indecent exposure. To whit: On June 3, according to the Parker Police Department, a man used a laptop or portable DVD player to…
Back on June 12, I wrote that I wouldn’t be able to look at the Colorado Rockies’ glass as half full until they reached the .500 mark. To the delight of Rockies’ fans everywhere, that happened yesterday, thanks to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. This outcome was…
The front page of the Denver Post declares, “Hard Times Getting Harder for Coloradans” — and Delta County, located in a particularly beautiful part of the state’s Western Slope, isn’t immune from such problems. It’s especially ironic, then, that officials there recently wound up giving $1 million in social-services money…
The “100 Days of Heat” campaign, in which local police agencies step up their efforts to put drunk drivers behind bars before they can kill anyone, is in full force this weekend in at least a couple of local municipalities. Lakewood is announcing a handful of sobriety checkpoints to be…
On June 10, Secretary of the Interior (and former Colorado senator) Ken Salazar announced the indictment and arrest of 24 individuals suspected of trafficking in illegally obtained artifacts in the Four Corners area. But who found these items in the first place? One theory: meth addicts. An article in Grand…
Even as an Atlas V rocket built by Centennial’s United Launch Alliance blasted off yesterday on a mission that may lead to man’s return to the moon, University of Colorado at Boulder scientists pinpointed an interesting landing spot for the next trip to Mars. A team led by CU-Boulder Research…
As noted yesterday, King Soopers is avoiding the nuclear option when it comes to negotiations with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Local No. 7, rapidly agreeing to go back to the bargaining table as opposed to locking out employees who overwhelming rejected the retailers latest contract offer. But…
He’s spinning in a better place…. Today in Backbeat Online: • RIP Mike Honcho. • Everything is ridiculous at the Air Guitar Championship. • Kid Cudi remixes 3OH!3. • Q&A with the Church’s Marty Wilson-Piper. • Q&A with Adam Franklin of Swervedriver. • See the Epilogues for free next Saturday…
This summer, the Denver Police Department is planning on moving its mobile HALO surveillance cameras to a high-crime neighborhood near you. Read about our trip inside the HALO control center and click here to check out a slideshow of some of the cameras in their natural environment…
A cruise through the local blogosphere. Send thy tips. What do fans want the Broncos to do with Brandon Marshall? (Mile High Report) Jared Polis is pissed about the Defense of Marriage Act. But not pissed enough to piss off his fellow Democrats. (Colorado Independent) At CU, being true to…
If you have questions — and I know you have questions — AskColorado, an online information service provided by Colorado libraries, is there to help. The 24/7 (holidays excluded) web service puts you in touch with a librarian via a chat interface similar to your basic instant-messenger client, and lets…
One thing’s for sure: You can pretty much always count on Denver Chicano Renaissance man Gwylym Cano to come up with something completely different. His reputation as a filmmaker is built on the funny 1995 yarn El Corrido de Cherry Creek, but he’s also made a name locally as a…
The problem is a familiar one to Colorado residents by now: two million acres of dead trees, forested mountainsides turned entirely red. The high country has been turned into a giant tinderbox by a beetle the size of a grain of rice. The solution? Not to stop the pine beetle…
Colorado Public Radio met its $1.6 million goal at the (blessed) end of its recent Drive to Thrive campaign. But that doesn’t mean the organization is done with cutbacks. The network has just issued a press release announcing 3 percent pay reductions for all employees, as well as a year-long…
What do you get when you cross(dress) the Colorado Rockies in the latest creations of Denver fashion designers? A series of baseball cards for the Colorado Frockies: the boys of summer dresses. #21 Jason Marquis wears a Sam Grabowska skirt made from found and rescued garments……
United Launch Alliance, based in Centennial, is earning some nice ink today in relation to its Atlas V rocket, which is scheduled to boost the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into space from a Florida launchpad at between 3:12 p.m. and 3:32 p.m…
