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Wood-Fired Pizza Comes to the Land of Tamales

Just past South Sheridan Boulevard on West Mississippi Avenue in Lakewood, tamales and burritos are the staples that have held down the corner for years. Tamales Moreno, Tamale Kitchen and Alameda Burrito have been the primary choices for neighbors, along with Hart's Corner, which is now another in a series...
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Tanner Flores Guilty in Murder of Rodeo Queen Ashley Doolittle

Tanner Flores, nineteen, has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Ashley Doolittle, his girlfriend, in June 2016. Later today, October 5, he's expected to be sentenced in the case. He faces a possible life term plus 32 years for kidnapping. As we noted in our previous post, on view below, Flores killed Doolittle near Berthoud, then transported her body across the state in his truck before being arrested in the Collbran area.
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Congressional Medical Pot Biz Threat: From “Nothingburger” to “Alarming”

Last night, September 6, the U.S. House of Representatives' rules committee blocked floor consideration of an amendment that would have prevented the Department of Justice, headed by pot-hating Attorney General Jeff Sessions, from interfering with state-legal medical marijuana. When something similar happened this past June, the Marijuana Majority's Tom Angell, a major national voice for progressive cannabis policies, branded the development a "gigantic nothingburger" despite claims to the contrary by Smart Approaches to Marijuana, an anti-legalization group headed by recent Westword profile subject Kevin Sabet. But to Angell, the latest development is reason for much more concern.
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CU to Pay Mike MacIntyre Millions Over $100K Joe Tumpkin Assault Donation

Days after revealing that CU Buffs head football coach Mike MacIntyre would make a $100,000 donation to a domestic-violence fund to acknowledge mistakes made related to assault accusations against former assistant coach Joe Tumpkin, the University of Colorado's Board of Regents has approved a five-year contract extension that will give him a raise of nearly $1 million per annum, plus an additional $100,000 on the last day of 2021, when the pact expires. The timing of these announcements suggests that mea culpas delivered earlier this week were intended to serve as cover for the head coach in the matter involving Tumpkin, who remained on the CU payroll for nearly a month after MacIntyre first spoke to the victim of what she describes as more than 100 assaults.
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The Westword Watch List: Where and What to Eat This Week

We have happy hour and bar bites on our mind this week; fortunately, we've found a trio of spots that are good bets for late-afternoon stops, from Broadway to LoHi. Bar food doesn't have to be bad food, as these three eateries prove. Citizen Rail 1899 16th Street 303-323-0017 Citizen...
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Homeless Class Action Suit New Evidence: Flamethrowers and BBQs

Lawyers representing Denver's homeless population filed a motion for a summary judgement that, if approved by a judge, would put an end to Denver's practice of homeless sweeps on the grounds that they violate the constitutional rights of the city's 3,400 individuals experiencing homelessness.
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My I-70 Labor Day Weekend Clusterf*ck Diary

As we noted in this space last year, the Interstate 70 express toll lane near Idaho Springs has actually reduced mountain driving hell. But that doesn't mean the traffic situation from Denver into and out of the mountain corridor is anywhere near acceptable, especially on summer holidays like the just concluded Labor Day weekend, as my loved ones and I learned through bitter personal experience.
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A Half-Century Later, Night of the Living Dead Still Shocks

Fifty years ago, in 1967, Cool Hand Luke, The Graduate, Bonnie and Clyde, In the Heat of the Night and The Dirty Dozen rocked American cinemas. And somewhere in a field outside Pittsburgh, George Romero and John Russo were shooting on black-and-white 16mm film a low-budget movie that would found...
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Ten of Denver’s Most Vibrant Summer Vegetable Dishes

Forget that tired bowl of crinkle-cut carrots or that pile of limp salad with anemic tomatoes; this summer, up your vegetable game by going big, beautiful and boisterous. Veggies play a huge role at the height of the growing season as they add grace to meat dishes, take center stage...
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Denver’s Hot Housing Market: Why Are There More “Coming Soon” Signs?

Thanks to Denver's red-hot real estate market, more and more people trying to buy a home in the metro area are finding themselves in bidding wars, resulting in offers that frequently blow past the property's listed price. The incredible demand, as well as the speed with which purchases are being made, explains why some real estate agents have started putting up "Coming Soon" signs on houses before changing them to "For Sale."
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Poverty Comes to Denver’s Suburbs

According to a new study, the number of high-poverty neighborhoods in the Denver metro area nearly tripled over a fifteen-year period, due in part to high housing costs. In addition, poverty is increasing more quickly in the suburbs than in the city itself.