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Three favorite potato dishes in Denver: This spud's for you!

Potatoes are oft-overlooked workhorses (and will do extra duty in this weekend's picnic potato salad), but the potato-based appetizers at...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

Nathan Dunlap or number 89148: Was Hickenlooper right not to use killer's name?

When Governor John Hickenlooper announced yesterday that he's offering a reprieve to Nathan Dunlap, who was convicted in 1996 of...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Lastest Word

Photos: A look at the new Colorado Plus Brew Pub, which began brewing this week

The Colorado Plus Brew Pub, which opened May 13 with 56 Colorado beers on tap, started making its owns beers...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

Photos: Larimer Square boutique fashion show celebrates summer style

Yesterday, a group of Larimer Square boutiques hosted a summer fashion show featuring models from the Central City Opera, Opera...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Show and Tell

Fox31 admits it was fooled by source on gun story -- but why did she do it?

By now, just about everyone admits that the Fox31 story of the cab driver fingering an Italian businessman with the...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Lastest Word

Photos: Switchback Smokehouse now smoking in the former Dick's Hickory Dock

Things are smoking again on the banks of Bear Creek off highway 74 in Kittredge. Darryl Swarts and three friends,...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

Photos: A father tattoos his son (or does he?) in Certified Customs' new mural

In this week's issue, we told you about Certified Customs Tattoos' new outdoor mural, which is drawing looks from neighbors...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Show and Tell

Photos: Do you recognize the Trick or Treat Bandits?

The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force has dubbed a crew of bank robbers the Trick or Treat Bandits...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Lastest Word

DU School of Music takes over Herman's Hideaway -- what's the secret word?

The University of Denver School of Music will rock the house tonight at the legendary Herman's Hideaway. Along with the...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Show and Tell

Crooked Stave will distribute in NYC, bring Evil Twin, other rare beers to Colorado

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project has struck up a partnership with a specialty importer in New York City that will...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

Sugar daddies really are sexy and rich, says dating website CEO

We recently shared a study by University of Colorado academics whose results contradicted sugar-daddy-and-cougars stereotypes. Their analysis suggested that people...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Lastest Word

Round two with Nate Bychinski, exec chef of Mateo

Nate Bychinski Mateo 1837 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-443-7766 mateorestaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Nate Bychinski, exec...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

Win the chance to eat and drink for free at the Full Moon Street Carnival (with winner)

Update: We have a winner of our Full Moon Street Carnival contest giveaway! Earlier this week, we asked Cafe Society...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

So what does Kind of Blue sound like to an admitted jazz novice?

A lifetime of music fandom and a voracious appetite for new things has given me a wide-ranging (if sometimes shallow)...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Backbeat

See Space Lab supergroup rework the music of Kraftwerk for free this weekend at Civic Center

Feel like partying in the park this holiday weekend? Here's your soundtrack, courtesy of Jay Bianchi's Summer of Serendipity series...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Backbeat

Tom Tancredo announces he's running for governor...again

Moments ago, during an appearance on Peter Boyles's KHOW talk show (and while surrounded by TV cameras), former Congressman Tom...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Lastest Word

Arrested Development: Five most wonderfully awkward themes in the first three seasons

While some TV series like The Office, Lost and The Simpsons carried on long after they lost the magic that...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Show and Tell

Photos: Top ten movies filmed in Colorado

Our Melanie Asmar has been reporting about efforts to attract more moviemakers to Colorado -- and one great selling point...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Lastest Word

The Great American Techno Festival 2013: Dates and initial lineup revealed

The Great American Techno Festival has revealed part of the lineup for the third annual edition of the burgeoning techno...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Backbeat

FEAST! Vail kicks off Memorial Day weekend with a slew of star chefs

Denver is knee-deep in food-and-drink events this Memorial Day weekend, what with the two-day South Gaylord Street Festival, EatDenver's Big...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

Calling all (would-be) playwrights: Horse & Cart introduces the PlayOffs

Horse & Cart, a Denver-based theatrical production and publishing venture, is launching its electronic-publishing branch with a reality-style event fit...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Show and Tell

DJ Babyshoe launches Shoeboxx Recordings next week with Real Cosby's new album

There are many different versions of DJ Babyshoe running around Denver, depending on who you ask and when they last...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Backbeat

Photos: Ten prisoners whose death penalties were switched to life

Yesterday's decision by Governor John Hickenlooper to grant murderer Nathan Dunlap a reprieve from the death penalty -- one that...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Lastest Word

Reader: Can't see the forest of health-code violations for the tree?

Eww. Just eww. A reader alerted us to the notice from the Denver Department of Environmental Health ordering the closure...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

Video: Watch Ghost live at the Ogden Theatre

Okay, so you know how fan-shot videos by all accounts generally suck? Beside the shaky, migraine-inducing footage, the audio is...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Backbeat

100 Colorado Creatives: Charlie Boots

#68: Charlie Boots Who is Charlie Boots? Yesterday you might not have known his name, but today Boots (aka Aaron...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Show and Tell

Video shows Evan Ebel shooting Texas deputy

Yesterday, in announcing a reprieve for quadruple murderer Nathan Dunlap noted that Lisa Clements remains against the death penalty even...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Lastest Word

Edge is collaborating with its sister restaurant for a special wine dinner tonight

Edge Restaurant & Bar, 1111 14th Street, will welcome chef Jason Harrison, of the Four Season's Flame Restaurant in Vail,...
Westword  |  05-23-2013  |  Cafe Society

Marijuana minister files injunction against THC driving law

Reverend Brandon Baker, leader of Colorado's Greenfaith Ministries -- a cannabis-centric congregation out of Nunn, just east of Fort Collins...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Lastest Word

Photos: Odyssey Beerwerks, a new Arvada brewery, hosts a party Saturday

Odyssey Beerworks in Arvada had a soft opening last Friday, but will host a grand opening this Saturday at 2...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Cafe Society

John Hickenlooper gives Nathan Dunlap reprieve from death but doesn't grant clemency

Moments ago, Governor John Hickenlooper announced his decision regarding the scheduled execution of Nathan Dunlap, who was convicted in 1996...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Lastest Word

Reader: Comparing Obama administration to Nazis shows smarts, not schmuckiness

We love it when folks comment on older posts -- especially when their takes are timely. A case in point:...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Lastest Word

Pho on 6th back in business after ordered to close for "imminent health risks"

May was not a good month for Pho on 6th, which received a notice from the city ordering it to...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Cafe Society

14th Street Overlay adds 23 sculptures -- and some surprises -- to 14th Street

Denver has a new piece of public art, 14th Street Overlay, which comprises 23 optic-based sculptures by artists Merek Walczak...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Show and Tell

A baseball bat and two new brewery openings fill this week's beer calendar

Cucumber beers appear to be in style this spring, as at least five breweries around Colorado have mentioned the shiny...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Cafe Society

Colorado film office soliciting entries for database of local crew, filming locations

In order to make a movie, you need a crew. To that end, the Colorado Office of Film, Television &...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Lastest Word

Womenswear Wednesdays: Fashion student Nada Alhajji on her Barbie style

As the late spring days begin to heat up in Denver, so does street style. This week, we spotted Nada...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Show and Tell

Fracking documentaries square off in Boulder tonight

Filmmakers Josh Fox and Phelim McAleer are having quite an argument, but mostly on film and not in the same...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Lastest Word

Guess where I'm eating spicy Szechuan chicken?

Spicy, absolutely, but more to the point, salty -- way too salty, even for someone like me, who will dive...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Cafe Society

Date rape drugs and DU: Three incidents under investigation

Earlier today, we told you about guilty pleas from high-fashion photographer Orin Fryson, who was charged with indecent exposure and...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Lastest Word

The Kitchen Next Door, Snooze and a new restaurant and market from Alex Seidel will open in Union Station

Today, at 10:30 a.m., in front of the Oxford Hotel, Larimer Associates announced the names of three new restaurants that...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Cafe Society

Marijuana training: What Colorado's new pot laws mean to you

Last November's passage of Amendment 64 was greeted with joy by many members of the cannabis community. But what followed...
Westword  |  05-22-2013  |  Lastest Word
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