Veggie Girl Amber Taufen wasn't surprised when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched yet another campaign that, at its core, was based on objectifying human beings. This time, though, the organization isn't posting billboards with naked supermodels on them or staging "protests" that involved nude women in cages. Instead,...
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Greeley’s WeldWerks Brewing — which Westword called one of five breweries to watch this year — has also attracted some national attention: USA Today has included the company in a readers' choice contest to select the Best New Brewery to emerge over the last few years. And the voting will...
The Brewability Lab, a startup brewery with the novel idea of providing jobs in the brewing industry for adults with developmental disabilities, will take over Caution Brewing's original location in east Denver sometime later this year. Caution, which was founded in 2011 by Danny and Betty Wang, is consolidating its...
This is a short work week, but it's long on fun — and there are some fantastic ways to kill time without spending a dime. Check out far-out art, dig deep into addiction and get real silly at a comedy show. Drop us a comment if you know of any...
Many philanthropic organizations spend the days leading to the holidays donating their time and resources to those in need — but one local non-profit made headlines for its choice of charitable gifts. Wearing sweatshirts that said, "I helped 1,000 people get high for Cannamas," members of Cannabis Can handed out...
Genre-defying pioneer David Bowie succumbed to an eighteen-month battle with cancer on Sunday evening, and left a massive hole in the world’s musical landscape. A statement issued on his social media accounts said that he “died peacefully surrounded by family.” Bowie was an artist in the truest sense of the word, never afraid...
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Am I the only one who feels like the day is over once the sun goes down? And by day, I mean all things productive: work, chores, exercise, etc. Because once the darkness comes, I’m in Homer Simpson mode, and pizza, beer and lowbrow entertainment become my only interests. Since...
Regularly throughout the year, we highlight a special someone as the Schmuck of the Week. But not all Schmucks are created equal. Our posts about the following folks collected the most views from our Schmuck of the Week archive in 2015. Look below for the complete original items about each member...
Interest in Powerball leading up to the next drawing, on Wednesday night, January 13, is reaching frenzied proportions thanks to a jackpot that's currently being estimated at $1.4 billion — and could go higher. But even as excitement builds, an investigation into a lottery rigging scheme that prompted an indefinite...
In a September interview with GQ, Constance Wu, star of NBC’s Fresh Off the Boat, observed of the HBO series Togetherness, “It’s a show about white people.” She’s not wrong: Created by indie-film luminaries Jay and Mark Duplass, along with the actor Steve Zissis, Togetherness is a low-key look at...
We recently posted about an anti-pot Colorado cop's address to lawmakers in Nebraska, where legislation allowing medical marijuana has been introduced. Among other things, Thornton Police Department Sergeant James Gerhardt, the law-enforcer in question, maintained that legalization of limited cannabis sales in Colorado is actually draining police resources rather than...
Five Points is one of Denver’s oldest neighborhoods, so it makes sense that it has a long and winding history whose high points include the area's time as the “Harlem of the West,” when it was a must-stop for African-American entertainers — and the only place in Denver where they...
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MARCH 12, 2009 LYNNWOOD, WASHINGTON No one came to court with her that day, except her public defender. She was eighteen years old, charged with a gross misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail. Rarely do misdemeanors draw notice. Her case was one of 4,859 filed in 2008...
From a hillside overlooking downtown Denver, La Loma has been slinging green chile for more than forty decades. That green chile is from a recipe created by grandma Savina Mendoza, and it became the focal point of the modest Mexican restaurant that the Mendoza family opened in 1973 in a...
Tom Moore, a nurse who's been employed by numerous medical facilities in northern Colorado (and a couple in other states), has been arrested for unlawful sexual contact. But the case against him is far from over. Police in Fort Collins note that multiple women say he touched them in a...
Last week, we reported about a mention of Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning in a federal lawsuit against the University of Tennessee, which he attended. Specifically, the complaint, which alleges that UT has a "culture that enables sexual assault by athletes," cites a 1996 incident during which Manning allegedly pressed...
It's been a rough time for people who rely on the Animas River in southwestern Colorado, ever since the August 5 blowout at the Gold King Mine that released three million gallons of toxic, heavy-metal-laced gunk into the river. A consortium of businesses, public agencies, environmental groups and other stakeholders...
Last week, legislators considered a “homeless bill of rights” at the State Capitol, but representatives at a House committee meeting ultimately voted the proposal down five to six. It was a major defeat for homeless activists who were counting on passage of the Right to Rest Act — sponsored by...
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After long period away, the last twelve months have been busy for hip-hop duo Blackalicious, with Chief Xcel and Gift of the Gab finally following up on The Craft and putting out their first new album in ten years, Imani Vol. 1. This is where things get wacky though. Harry Potter himself,...
Is the brewery boom fizzling out? This year Denver may see slightly fewer craft-beer places opening than in 2014, when there was an average of one a month, Jonathan Shikes reports. But still, by the end of 2015, there will be at least sixty craft beer makers within Denver city...
At the rest stop off Interstate 70’s Exit 90 — near the banks of the Colorado River, just before you enter the sleepy town of Rifle — a legendary drug-cartel enforcer known as Chopo drew his last breath, felled by a bullet in the neck. “Over there is where Chopo...
When Wanda James and Scott Durrah shut down their edibles company, Simply Pure, in 2012, the enterprising Denver couple knew that they weren't saying goodbye forever to the pot industry. And they weren't saying farewell to the Simply Pure brand, either: Their dispensary of the same name opened for recreational...