Apparently no one ever taught Thomas Jefferson High School geography teacher Alan Chimento not to bite the hand that feeds him — or provides him with soda pop. Because despite a 1998 contract granting Pepsi exclusive rights to sell its products in Denver Public Schools, Chimento tried to run a…

The death of Dr. Steven Mostow, an infectious-diseases specialist and associate dean at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, certainly didn’t go unnoticed in Denver. The 63-year-old professor, known as Dr. Flu, died on March 24 when the twin-engine plane he was piloting crashed near Centennial Airport in Douglas…

Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court determined that Jefferson County prosecutor Mark Pautler had broken ethical rules governing a lawyer’s conduct when he represented himself as a public defender while talking on the phone to William Cody Neal, the now-convicted ax murderer who killed three women during a grisly spree…

The last group of students who were at Columbine High School during the April 1999 massacre will graduate on May 18 at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater, but you won’t be able to watch the ceremonies on TV — if, for some reason, you even wanted to. According to a statement issued…

Two days into the International Chamber of Commerce 34th World Congress, downtown Denver’s streets were quiet — proving once again that this is a town that only riots over sporting events. “Hey, I just saw an actual person go by,” said Jim Sprinkle, looking out on the 16th Street Mall…

It’s not a good time to be an immigrant with a felony conviction. Just ask Nick Williams, a British citizen and respected music-industry veteran who’s been living in Denver for years. Better yet, ask his lawyer: It’s a little hard reaching Williams himself, since he’s locked up in an Immigration…

The Colorado Avalanche blanked the Los Angeles Kings at the Pepsi Center on Monday to advance in the Stanley Cup finals. But the Kings weren’t the only losers that night. According to Jean Martineau, vice president of communications for the Avs, numerous autos were towed from the arena’s designated media…

The obituaries for Byron “Whizzer” White since his death on April 15 at the age of 84 have been as widely varied as the Colorado native’s long career. On ESPN’s SportsCenter, for instance, White was remembered for his gridiron accomplishments with the University of Colorado and the NFL — and,…

Denver Public Schools is on a quest to replace Qwest. Last year, the giant telecom announced it was giving up on its residential Internet-access business as part of a giant shift in strategy — which meant that half a million Qwest.net customers had until the first of this month to…

The Roman Catholic Church has been rocked in recent months by revelations of sexual misconduct by clergy and the failure of some bishops to react decisively, and the country’s faithful have responded in various ways. Some prayed. Some raised holy hell. Others raised cash and tried to elevate consciousness. Among…

The very essence of history is at stake. About ten years ago, after the City of Denver installed new signs around its parks, Roger Oram noticed two inaccuracies: Berkeley Park was missing the final “e,” and Sloan’s Lake Park was missing the “‘s.” Oram, who lives halfway between the two…

Seeking refuge from the Friday-night crush inside Lime, the Larimer Square hot spot he opened last November with Denver restaurateur Curt Sims, co-owner William Logan was kicking it in his back office when Lime’s manager bustled in with exciting news: “‘N Sync is coming!” Evidently, the boy band’s tour manager…

It doesn’t have the Hollywood hook of The Lion King, the critical acclaim of Tantalus or the Big Apple bite of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!, but Almost Heaven: Songs and Stories of John Denver — the story of the late John Denver’s life and work, told in…

Last spring, staffers at the Rocky Mountain News were aghast when the paper’s logo was removed from one side of its landmark 400 West Colfax Avenue headquarters and replaced with the words “Denver Newspaper Agency” — the entity created by a joint operating agreement to handle business operations for both…

Denver International Airport hasn’t had much good news to celebrate lately, since the last six months have been tough at airports across the country — even those that aren’t bedeviled by loafing cops and groping security screeners. So Steve Snyder of DIA’s public-relations office can perhaps be forgiven for the…

Suddenly, business is killer for Denver artist David Johnson. After the holidays, the 31-year-old sculptor’s Web site (www.spectre-studios.com) had been pretty much, well, dead; even before Christmas, the public wasn’t grabbing up his original serial-killer action figures — six-inch toy replicas of Ted Bundy, Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy and…

Less than nine months until Election Day 2002 — do you know who you’ll be voting for? If not, you’re not alone: Keeping track of who’s running for what is tougher than finding an honest Olympic figure-skating judge. To help keep score, we’ve compiled a summary of who is where…

Denver is the ninth-best city in the land for living the single lifestyle, or so says a recent survey conducted by America Online. But it also has some of the worst traffic congestion in the lower 48, according to a study by the Texas Transportation Institute. All of which makes…

First there were the 1999 rumors that John Elway — who’d just retired from the Denver Broncos after two consecutive Super Bowl victories — would move into Denver to challenge Democrat Diana DeGette in the First Congressional District. Political operatives and analysts figured that Elway would be the only Republican…

What a difference a year makes. Last summer, as Mayor Wellington Webb pondered joining the Democratic race for the U.S. Senate in 2002, he seemed to take issue with a Denver appearance by the Republican who currently holds the job, Wayne Allard. Webb apparently didn’t appreciate the Loveland veterinarian invading…

For the third time in as many years, the Regional Transportation District will have to replace its major private contractor, as Oak Brook, Illinois-based ATC/Vancom has begged out of a five-year, $80.1 million deal. The company, which is a division of British conglomerate National Express Corporation, didn’t give a reason…

Eat, drink and be wary: Don’t be surprised to read about a lot of activity in the State Capitol on January 24. It’s probably the coffee. Because after consuming their usual cups-a-joe at home that day, all 35 senators and 65 representatives will find coffee from Café Cartago on their…