Earlier this year, in a Message column profile, radio executive Don Howe talked about how the Wolf, a relatively new country station, planned to sink its teeth into KYGO-FM, which has been the area’s most powerful C&W purveyor for well over a decade. At the time, many media observers thought…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. fought like he was saving something special for Oscar de la Hoya through all twelve rounds Saturday night. Mayweather, whose too swift for most men to hit, threw half as many punches in the first few rounds and seemed to be on the defensive almost all of…
Carmelo and Kiyan. Photo taken from ConcreteLoop.com. The Nuggets didn’t make it to the Finals, but Carmelo Anthony still has a trophy to display. Go here for more photos of Carmelo and son –Crystal Preston-Watson…
There’s not much to say about this video other than watch it and be impressed. It’s not every day you see a skateboarder bombing down Denver-area hills – on his hands. Makes you wonder: In what fashion does Mr. Cisneros drive a car? – Joel Warner…
“>Slideshow Churros, turkey legs, US Navy recruiters and bootlegged Latin rap CDs. Saturday’s Cinco De Mayo Festival in Civic Center Park proved to be another exciting event for city-dwellers to experience everything that the Mile High Flea Market has to offer – but downtown! But the most popular draw wasn’t…
No, this isn’t Cat — but it’s a delightfully kitchy coffee table. Cat and Cheese Bikini spent the weekend window shopping, scouting for interesting home and fashion items for Westword’s annual Summer Guide. Cat was on Tennyson and Tejon, Larimer Square, South Pearl and South Gaylord and South Broadway, and…
(Updated) In his May 5 column, Rocky Mountain News editor/publisher/president John Temple told readers about impending changes in the newsroom that are intended to help the tabloid keep pace in today’s digital age. However, he didn’t go into the level of detail he shared in a May 2 memo to…
Offense Report No: 07-247841 Date: 04-18-07 Type of Offense: Robbery/Assault Location of Offense: Congress Park Weapon Used: Gun Officer Campbell reports: “Investigation disclosed that between the listed dates and times 2 to 3 unknowns approached the victims [a group of four twentysomethings], threatened them with a shotgun, struck victim #1…
A week after Gerald Styron’s first visit to the Westword offices, he delivered a follow up missive and more sound files! He’s still stumping for Denver City Council even after losing his write-in candidacy (after not getting the 100 signatures needed to be an official candidate) to incumbent Rick Garcia…
Slideshow When Cat arrived in the office this morning, a sign of the coming apocalypse was sitting on her chair. In a couriered envelope — one that screams, “I’m important, the world could be ending, look at me” — was a press kit. Not just any press kit, but one…
As of this writing, there’s a very telling technical glitch in the section of the MSNBC site devoted to rating participants in May 3’s debate of Republican presidential candidates. Click the “Picking the President” link keyed to Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo and you’ll be transported to a Mit Romney feature…
The Downtown Denver Area Plan, which will be discussed tonight at a community forum at the Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., is the theoretical blueprint for what Denver should look like in the year 2027. Judging from the plan, the Mile High City is getting…
The Toasted Subs Franchisee Association won a victory against Quiznos in Denver’s federal court on Thursday, May 3 – the same day that my feature story about the Denver-based chain hit newsstands. Last November, a Quiznos franchisee in California killed himself in a Quiznos bathroom, leaving a suicide note that…
The lovely Brandi Shigley and Cobly Bemis. The city’s fashionistas hit the town last night for Transitions: A Fashion Benefit for United Artists’ Coalition for Kids. Potential Fashions, Equillibrium Clothing, The Fabric Lab, Grae and Assemblage all sent looks down the runway. Brandi Shigley from FashionDenver.com was there, as was…
Today Governor Bill Ritter signed Senate Bill 07-197 into law, which will guarantee the anonymity of callers to the Safe2Tell hotline set up in response to the Columbine Commission’s recommendations. People can call 1-877-542-SAFE to report any threats or bullying. Bullying, which is often cited as the cause of such…
As pimped out rides with boomin’ systems cruise Federal Boulevard for Cinco de Mayo this weekend, not everyone will be out just to represent Mexican Pride. It’s summertime in the Mile High City, when gunshots ring out with more frequency as gangsters crawl out of hibernation. But not this year…
Do you love Boulder? I mean, do you LOVE Boulder? If you do, then you will absolutely love the new online magazine BoulderVibe.com. It has everything your Boulder-loving heart desires: videos of Boulderites protesting, Boulderites biking while dressed as Rednecks, plays performed in the women’s bathroom. It’s all on this…
You, too, could be the subject of a Kenny Be cartoon! His May 3 Worst-Case Scenario, “Greenprint Your Office in Six Easy Steps,” follows Greenprint Denver director Beth Conover as she introduces such useful — and fictitious — creations as the combo office chair/composting toilet…
Tuyet Nguyen’s April 19th review of Thank God for Astronauts’ latest offering has caused a stir over on the Denver MessageBoard. One member’s letter to the editor sparked a debate of Nguyen’s merit as a music reviewer. Not wanting just a select few to debate this important topic of musical…
Brooke redeemed herself. Kinda. I’m back after a week’s vacation from both the real world and The Real World. I could say I missed it — but that would be a lie. Still, it was good to see some of the kids growing up a little bit. Kind of. Episode…
As interview subjects, musicians tend to fall into a handful of predictable categories: the kind that offer canned answers, the sort who fall back on cliches, the ones just waiting for something to offend them, those who actually listen to each question and try to answer in a fresh way…
Ye olde square Denver Public Library has been upping its hipness quotient lately, what with all those fancy cooking classes and frequent media appearances of that strange leafy coat (designed by staffer Chris Loffelmacher) that Mayor Hickenlooper donned for Earth Day. The DPL’s latest marketing move — a decidedly low-tech…
