A chocolate-chip cookie. That’s the consolation prize for faithful Midwest fliers, now that Republic has announced that it will be keeping the Frontier brand, and merging in Midwest flights. But at least one remnant of Midwest will remain: the fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies served on each flight since 1986. In…

I’ve been a fan of Frontier since its first incarnation, when the in-flight mag featured the “From the Cockpit” column by Captain Chick Stevens — a more reassuring mascot than the animals that took off with Frontier’s reincarnation. But still, Republic was wise to stick with the high-flying Frontier brand,…

“Patricia. this might seem weird at first,” read the mash note in my e-mail yesterday. “went by applebees and thought about u.” Yes, it seemed weird, because I’ve been to an Applebee’s maybe once in the past decade. But it also seemed weird because I’d gotten two very similar notes…

It had to happen. For the past year, Denver has been living up to its billing as the Mile High City, hitting new heights daily as the medical-marijuana business shows no signs of slowing down. And now, inevitably, The Daily Show has come to town to profile our booming dispensary…

“I’ve been there,” pronounces the subject line in the e-mail blast from Joe Biden that just landed in my in-box. And judging from the message that follows, the veep is still there, stuck in the ’80s, when the letters pages of newspapers actually had power. When they were, in Biden…

Developer Erik Osborn thought that One Lincoln Park would be his towering achievement. Instead, it could land him in the big house with a 24-year sentence. Osborn will be in court this morning for sentencing on his felony-theft conviction in connection with financial shenanigans at One Lincoln Park, the luxury…

In just four days, RTD buses racked up three collisions that resulted in four fatalities. The latest victim? Marvin “Chip” Webb, who was riding his bicycle in Lafayette when he was struck by a bus Tuesday night. Webb, the owner of Chip’s Place, had worked at Chip’s Cafe, a diner…

A snowstorm at dawn, patio weather at sunset — yesterday’s weather was a Colorado classic, one that seemed to back the favorite booster claim that Denver enjoys 300 days of sunshine a year. Except… When the April issue of Men’s Journal included Denver on its list of the 25 Best…

Despite the lousy economy, last year saw an unprecedented number of impressive new restaurants opening in Denver – everything from Olivea to Squeaky Bean to TAG to Colt & Gray. But the team of eaters working on the Best of Denver 2010 were unanimous on which spot had earned the…

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers will debate attorney Rob Corry at noon today at the University of Denver. The subject? Medical marijuana. Here’s an opening question for Suthers: Why does Colorado’s AG think this state’s legalization of medical marijuana — approved by the voters back in 2000 — violates federal…