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Snow Creek Ranch Stakes a Claim on Farm-to-Table Dinners

In mid-June, Michael Long — a founding partner of Opus Restaurant and the current executive chef at Le Central — presented the first farm dinner at Snow Creek Ranch in Larkspur; owners Joe and Michelle Kopriva plan on making the dinners a regular summer occurrence. Long cooked up a meal...
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The Cynic’s Guide to Music Festival Fashion

SXSW is behind us, along with one weekend of Coachella. But the bulk of festival season lies ahead, including several blowout events this week in Denver in honor of 4/20. We were hoping to have a living, breathing fashion expert talk to us about the really fashionable things you’re supposed...
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Erik and Shannon Duffy Are High on the Hog at Tender Belly

Erik and Shannon Duffy were born and raised in a small Iowa town, and their grandfather raised hogs on the nearby family farm, so when they founded Tender Belly in 2010, they were returning to their roots — even if the brothers called Arizona and Colorado home at the time...
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Recap: Ambient Music Legend Robert Rich in a Parker Living Room

Around fifteen years ago Jim Lanpheer approached Robert Rich about playing a house show, and that began a bit of a tradition for Rich, who has now played five of these types of living room/house shows in Colorado. The intimate environment and a truly appreciative audience kept Rich coming back...
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Are MMJ Patients Who Smoke Instead of Vape Doing More Harm Than Good?

It will come as a surprise to precisely no one that Westword has been absolutely inundated with marijuana-related product pitches in the days leading up to what's likely to be the largest 4/20 celebration in Colorado history. But the one from the folks at California-based Hemp Hookahzz definitely grabbed our attention. The...
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Why the ACLU Isn’t Happy a Felony DUI Bill Is Becoming Law

Last year, a bill to make driving under the influence a felony under certain conditions fell short in the Colorado general assembly — and the ACLU of Colorado, which opposed the measure, was pleased by the development. This year, however, a tweaked version of the measure passed, and Governor John...
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Review: She Kills Monsters a Fantastic Night of Fantasy at Aurora Fox

Geoffrey Kent is a jokester, a nationally known fight choreographer, a restless, funny and kinetic actor whose most memorable on-stage moment occurred a few years back in the farce Noises Off, when he hopped up a flight of stairs with his shoelaces tied together, tumbled headlong down, somersaulted across furniture...
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The Ten Best Geek Events in Denver in July

July is here, a time for blowing things up in celebration of America’s birthday! Woo, freedom! We can also celebrate our freedom to watch horror movies, play games and generally be total geeks — and the coming month offers plenty of opportunity to do all of that, too. Here are...