Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel’s Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump…
The problem with being a football fan is that the off-season is so much longer than the season. By the time the Broncos take their next meaningful snap, the Presidential contest will be a two-man…er, two-person race, the Beijing Olympics will have run their course and we’ll be months removed…
It’s one of the most ecologically diverse areas in Colorado, but there are already some natural gas drilling rigs on private land on top of the plateau. Extending the drilling to the Roan’s vast, untamed public lands could prove a billion-dollar windfall in lease payments to the state within a…
A Year in Photos Moovers and Shakers 2007: A Year of Amazing Local Music 11 Concerts You Probably Should Have Seen…
Los Comicos Super HIlariosos is a monthly gathering of Denver’s best underground comics for a celebration of cheap booze and jokes. And last was … well, it was interesting. Transplant Tig Notaro (who you can see tonight at the Oriental Theater, and I highly recommend that you do) absolutely killed…
Comedian Ben Roy attempts to sweep Ben Kronberg off the stage at Los Comicos Super Hilariosos on December 27. The first time I saw comedian Ben Kronberg, he pulled a rabbit out of his hat, scaled Everest with a Sherpa on his back, and split a molecule of hydrogen with…
Here are the transcripts to the Cadorna v. City and County of Denver case profiled in Alan Prendergast’s December 13 feature, “Blackburned.” Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five Day Six Day Seven Day Eight…
Why the Rocky is so annoyed by breasts is a mystery. And to single this woman out for having the most annoying breasts of all is kind of cruel, in spite of the photo crop. Foreshame Rocky, foreshame…
Why give something the considered judgement is creators would prefer when you can make a snap judgement in 45 seconds. Assassin’s Creed Xbox360 Okay, this one took me a little while just to figure out what was going on, the stupid kid in line ahead of me at Best Buy…
“Gone,” Jared Jacang Maher, December 20 Going, Going, Gone Wow! Last week’s cover story was amazing. I couldn’t put the paper down. I’ve always been fascinated with the old Gates plant, and I’ve been tempted to tour the place myself. I could not believe what happened to John Polzin, who…
Life moved fast in 2007, and so did death. We said goodbye to people and institutions that Denver knew and loved. But we said hello to many more. And anyone who stopped long enough to smell the, uh, microwave popcorn, had to cover his mouth and nose when it was…
External Malicious Attackers For a while we were tempted to blame Paciolan, the company that handled the online sales, for the ticket-buying fiasco that left Colorado Rockies fans with almost no chance of scoring World Series tickets for anywhere close to face value. We even thought about faulting those cocky…
View larger image Maine Number of Delegates: 34 Pledged: 24 Unpledged: 10 How to Recognize a Maine Delegate: Most Americans’ perception of Maine starts at the Discount Outlet Stores in Kittery and ends at the parking lot of the Discount Outlet Stores in Freeport. This sixty-mile stretch of U.S. Highway…
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday: Yesterday was my last day of work for the week. Typically I would never get Friday off, but my progress has been superb, my body has found its health, and my trainer knows this. My trainer also knows that Santa is watching him, and…
In 1994, Westword published its eleventh Best of Denver issue, a celebration of the city that saluted everything from Best Italian Restaurant (the brand-new Carmine’s on Penn) to Best Makeover (the renovated Herb’s Hideout) to Best New Arts Venue (the Bug, on Navajo Street) to Best News for Blues (the…
The Recreate ’68 alliance (profiled in the October 25 feature, “Recreate ’68 Plans to Do Just That”) has just issued a curious holiday manifesto. A take on the 1834 Clement Clarke Moore poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” the alliance has crafted the following holiday missive, meant, presumably, to stir…
If you’ve not yet finished your Christmas shopping, here’s a great gift idea for the man who has everything. It’s this simple: there’s this guy in Canada who just had breast implants in his leg…
Like many daily newspapers around the country, the Rocky Mountain News has said farewell to loads o’ staffers who’ve left on their own or taken buyouts to go away. Nevertheless, editors still need writers to fill the pesky blank spots between ads that occasionally pop up on pages — and…
It was fun while it lasted. Tom Tancredo just made official what had been rumored for 24 hours: He’s pulling out of the Republican presidential race. Although he never really had a chance of reaching the White House, Tancredo’s already won: He made immigration a focal point of the campaign…
“Blackburned,” Alan Prendergast, December 13 Questionable Judgment Thank you, Judge Blackburn, for setting aside the jury’s ruling and award, and letting your personal vendetta against Mr. Brennan take precedence over what really matters: the firing of Mr. Cadorna. Now Mr. Cadorna must go through another trial because you don’t give the…
Over the past three Saturday mornings, the Children’s Museum of Denver has hosted “Snack With Santa,” where kids noshed, chatted and got their photos taken with Ol’ St. Nick. But at the most recent event, moms got something extra with their price of admission: Santa Claus was encouraging them to…
My mother is teetering on the edge right now. She acts like she’s holding it together, putting up a good front and saying relevant, timely things like “Christmas gifts,” but inside she’s falling apart. Her baby is having babies, and she’s made herself sick with worry. No, one of my…
