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Denver’s Mini Walk of Fame: Could It Be History?

KBTV Channel 9 went on the air on October 12, 1952, when few houses in Denver had televisions. But that changed quickly, and the next year the staton moved from its makeshift studio into a spanking-new headquarters at 1089 Bannock Street. OK, MAKE SURE THE SENTENCES ABOVE MATCH WHAT'S IN...
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The Ten Best Film Events in Denver in January

The new year is upon us and with it comes twelve more months ready to be filled to the brim with films, be they classic or new, fancy or just famous. We continue to be lucky to host such robust and varied cinematic possibilities in our city and so, after...
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Five Makers to Meet at the Denver Mini Maker Faire

When Colorado Maker Hub teams up with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science this weekend for the Denver Mini Maker Faire, the result will be a geekophile’s paradise, a thriving village of more than 100 tinkerers, artisans, tech nerds, robot-builders, Daleks and droids. We’d be hard-pressed to name them...
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How Do Colorado Prisons and Jails House Transgender Prisoners?

How do Colorado jails and prisons house transgender prisoners? In part, it depends on their policies. In reporting this week's feature, "No Way Out," we researched the policies of the federal Bureau of Prisons, the Colorado Department of Corrections and the Denver Sheriff Department, which runs the Denver County Jail...
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Art Review: Clyfford Still’s Greatness Bears Repeating in Replicas

From the moment it opened, four years ago this month, the Clyfford Still Museum has been one of the city’s greatest cultural treasures. Located inside a lovely little concrete building, the museum is dedicated to the conservation and presentation of the work of the legendary abstract-expressionist pioneer Clyfford Still, who,...
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Cabal Gallery Celebrates Its First Anniversary With Afterbirth

Sometimes the name says it all. Adam Stone’s initial idea for Cabal Gallery’s big birthday bash was to simply call it Ew — and according to resident artist Mar Williams, “I think most of our art evokes a bit of that.” Cabal got its start last October, when a group of...
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Would You Like to Be Westword‘s New Social Media Editor?

Westword has an opening for a part-time social media editor. This 20-hour/week position combines journalism with social-media skills to increase Westword’s audience and serve as its online public face. The social media editor manages Westword’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, among others, with the expectation of continued engagement and growth. The social media...
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How Long Should You Wait Before Reviewing a Restaurant?

Last week I started a conversation about the rules of restaurant criticism — or rather, the modern-day lack thereof. Some guidelines remain in effect: Professional critics should not accept free food, for example. Others are increasingly optional, such as anonymity, though in my opinion a critic who publishes his or...
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Denver Film Festival, Weekend Roundup: Brooklyn, Michael Moore, Raiders!

Regular Denver Film Festival-goers tend to judge their experiences in part by the percentage of good movies to lousy ones they see before each edition of DFF runs its course. By that measure, my experiences since catching Charlie Kaufman's low-key, defiantly weird Anomalisa on the fest's opening night this past Wednesday...
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Broad Daylight Shooting Possibly Gang-Related, Teen Hit Multiple Times

Earlier this year, numerous gang-related shootings took place in Denver, as well as in Aurora, raising concerns about violence levels throughout the metro area. And if such worries had ebbed in recent months, an incident yesterday afternoon has rekindled them. A teenager was hit multiple times during broad-daylight shooting in Aurora...
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Get Your Irish Up: A Second Helping of Cafe Society, May 25-29

This week saw a number of openings and closings haunted by the spirits of Denver restaurant history. Spruce Tap House closed without notice after only seven months on Blake Street, the victim of a redevelopment project that will result in new condos. The space had seen a fair amount of...
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Jasmine Burlingame Busted for False Rape Claim on Valentine’s Day

Over the years, we've reported about numerous cases in which DNA led to arrests in sexual assaults. The same is true in regard to Jasmine Burlingame — but with a twist. In previous instances, the people busted were men accused of committing sex crimes against women. This time around, Burlingame...
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Get Ready for a Fringe Binge at the Boulder International Fringe Festival

The Boulder International Fringe Festival has no permanent venue and presents twelve days of events featuring nearly three dozen productions and many more performers, staged all over Boulder. So how do viewers prepare for the Fringe binge that starts this week? “It really is kind of like geocaching,” says Alex...
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Five More Underappreciated Films Made in Colorado

Colorado's movie industry has taken off in fits and starts over the last 120 years, but while boosters are always hoping that more films will be made here, some of the movies already made in this state deserve far more attention than they've received. Our survey continues (see the first...