Two weeks ago a young newspaper hawker named Robert Lewis caused a stir after he was handcuffed and jailed at Coors Field. Lewis’s incarceration by off-duty Denver police officers on a criminal trespass charge made news because few people realized Denver’s new ballpark has its own private cell block. But…
The federal government intends to erect a controversial new building in Boulder despite opponents’ contentions that some of the land slated for the bulldozer contains an American Indian sacred site. The flaw in the opponents’ argument, according to Clair Green, a spokeswoman for the General Services Administration, is that representatives…
part 4 of 5 Best Italian Sodas The Art of Coffee 1836 Blake St. Coca-Cola may be the real thing, but it isn’t the only thing. The Art of Coffee knows that, and instead serves up old-fashioned Italian sodas. Italian syrups such as boysenberry and coconut are combined with carbonated…
part 1 of 3 Best Ladies’ Room in a Mall Neiman Marcus Cherry Creek Mall These aren’t stalls, gals, they’re suites. You get your own toilet, sink and mirror–all spotlessly clean and luxuriously private. If you can’t bear facing another sale, you could lounge in here all day. Best Men’s…
part 1 of 2 Best Way to Discourage Californians From Coming to Colorado First stop: Colorado Springs Before being handed the keys to their new twelve-bedroom tri-levels in Highlands Ranch, Golden State initiates will be required to spend a week of altitude adjustment in lovely Colorado Springs. Included on the…
part 2 of 2 Best Mousetrap Magnum Police district station 1, in Denver’s northwest quadrant, was a hotbed of rodent activity. “We had so many mice,” says Captain Dan O’Hayre, “the night shift had given them all nicknames.” That ended in October 1993, when O’Hayre brought in an exterminator–a gray-and-white…
part 3 of 3 Best Place to Get Tanked Fish Den 5055 W. 44th Ave. Which came first–the fish or the tank? If you’re planning a home aquarium, we suggest it should be the tank. You can get that–in any size–at the Fish Den, as well as aquatic plants to…
part 1 of 3 Best Contract Rider Warren Zevon For a September 1994 date at the Ogden Theatre, Zevon’s contract stated that he would not play if the sound mixer cried. Best Music-Fan Mom Lois Smith Smith’s son is Kevin Smith, an Arvada native who plays bass for the Austin-based…
part 1 of 3 Best Batting Cage Batter’s Box 6091 S. Pierce St., Littleton Dig in there, slugger. For one buck you get to see sixteen pitches (would you like the 35-mph floater or the 85-mph smoke?), and if your hands aren’t bleeding after that, shell out $20 for something…
part 5 of 5 Best Tamales Rincon Tropical 8615 E. Colfax Ave. If you think of a tamale as something hot and porky wrapped in a corn husk, you’re in for a surprise: The Salvadoran version is a whole new ballgame, both inside and out. Rincon Tropical, a fledgling restaurant…
part 2 of 5 Best Hot-and-Sour Soup Thai Hiep Restaurant 333 S. Federal Blvd. 2690 E. County Line Rd., Highlands Ranch Thai Hiep combines the best of Chinese and Vietnamese cuisines on its impressive menu. Regardless of your choice of entree, though, the best way to start a meal here…
part 1 of 5 Best Place to Eat Political Pork J. Beatty’s 321 E. Colfax Ave. When the legislature is in session, lawmakers chew over more than the latest lobbyist’s proposal at a J. Beatty’s lunch. Some go for the quirky lamb quesadillas served with apple salsa, some for the…
part 2 of 3 Best Place for a Victorian Lady to Shop Circa 1900 Larimer Square Many an unintentional wedding dress has been plucked from Circa 1900’s racks, as have otherworldly periwinkle gowns with turquoise rickrack and whimsical things like cotton shorty dresses with hunting-dog motifs or those linen lumberjack…
part 3 of 3 Best Experience for Those Who Take Walking for Granted “Spokespeople” Children’s Museum of Denver 2121 Children’s Museum Dr. Strap yourself into a wheelchair and play ball at the Children’s Museum’s “Spokespeople” exhibit. Just try to. There’s nothing better than firsthand experience in maneuvering around corners and…
part 2 of 3 Best Psychic Healing With Musical Instruments The Buzz Band Michael Stanwood, who’s been making music around town for as long as we can remember, got the idea for the Buzz Band after he went on a world tour to share American music with other cultures. Stanwood…
part 3 of 3 Best CU Basketball Player Shelley Sheetz CU’s first-ever first-team All-American, the 5-6 senior guard from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, led her team to a phenomenal 30-3 record last year before that heartbreaking loss to Georgia in the NCAA tournament. Coach Ceal Barry will be hard-pressed to replace…
part 2 of 3 Best Day Hike Cathedral Lake White River National Forest, near Aspen This five-mile hike begins in a grove of aspen, passes through high-mountain valleys and rock slides, and ends at timberline and the lake, which is bordered by the immense rock formations that gave it its…
part 3 of 5 Best Pie Made by a CIA Graduate Granny Scott’s Pie Shop 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd. You won’t find any granny here. Instead, behind the counter is Scott Meyerson, Culinary Institute of America graduate and pie-maker extraordinaire. Realizing that the art of pie-making was getting lost in…
On game day at Coors Field, the canned accordion music blaring overhead barely registers with the fans streaming in through the main gates. But Doug Gilbert is fascinated. He stops in his tracks to inspect the speakers. “Certainly, just as I thought,” he says to himself. “Any of the speakers…
part 1 of 2 Although he met him only once, nearly two decades ago, T.W. Norman reserves a special place in his memory for James Christensen. In 1976 the then-assistant district attorney for Jefferson County prosecuted Christensen on charges of sexually molesting his own children. When the file passed across…
part 2 of 2 Surrounded by an expanse of rich corn and soybean farmland in northeast Iowa, Eagle Grove is 370 miles from Chicago and an hour-and-a-half drive from Des Moines. Its proximity to the cities makes it an ideal location for truck-transfer stations; at one time, fully one fourth…
The year of living dangerously: Longtime public servant Bob Crider took a real gamble when he ran for mayor–not only did he give up his slot as city auditor, but he may have abandoned any chance of collecting the full pension he’d be eligible for…if he worked for the city…
