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Photos: The Furry Faces of the 2016 Great American Beard and Moustache Competition

In certain circles, fantastic facial hair is an art-form, resulting in carefully groomed, waxed, spit-shined and, in some cases, patiently grown whiskers that swirl around in curliques, are shaved into magnificent muttonchops or braided into beautiful plaits. Some of the region's best-bearded and mustachioed men — and a few  imaginative women —...
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The Twelve Best House Margaritas in Denver

The house margarita is a subtle masterpiece, at once crowd-pleasing and unique — after all, it must represent a Mexican restaurant to all of its tequila-loving customers. Here are the ten best house margaritas in Denver.
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100 Favorite Dishes: Sardine Toast at Ash Mobile Kitchen

No. 14: Sardine Toast at Ash Mobile Kitchen Basta chef/owner Kelly Whitaker rolled out Ash Mobile Kitchen last summer for a series of pop-ups at the Infinite Monkey Theorem Urban Winery. Now Ash has found a semi-permanent home, serving wood-fired pizza and other bites at Comal, 3455 Ringsby Court, every...
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Patrick Dethlefs Drops His Latest Album, Beauty in the Unknown, at the hi-dive

Patrick Dethlefs looks like he could have stepped out of a 1960s folk club, where some of his earlier songs would have fit right in. But his new six-song record, Beauty in the Unknown, is the kind of shimmering, atmospheric offering that wouldn’t have been possible had Bob Dylan not gone electric, had Neil Young not given country rock such a road-worn, big-sky sound, and had alt-country pioneers like Green on Red and Camper Van Beethoven not woven threads of psychedelia and punk into folk music.
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Where Colorado Republicans Stand on GOP’s American Health Care Act

The American Health Care Act, the measure intended to replace Obamacare, has been the target of criticism aplenty since its introduction in part because of predictions that it would disproportionately hurt the poor and elderly in Denver and beyond. This reception, not to mention President Donald Trump's threat to unseat any Republican who votes against the bill, has put GOP members of Congress in a difficult position, and those from Colorado have reacted with varying degrees of support and obfuscation.
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Cameron Korth: From Make-a-Wish Hero to Stripper-and-Drugs-Loving Bomb Faker?

Utah's Cameron Korth has gone on quite a journey. In 2012, the state's branch of the American Red Cross named him a "Youth Good Samaritan Hero" for his efforts on behalf of a child he'd connected with through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. But five years later, he's facing federal charges for allegedly making a false bomb threat on a flight to Denver, adding to a significant criminal history he blamed in part on dating and doing drugs with a stripper.
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Five Years Later, Too-Sexy-For-Her-Yearbook Sydney Spies Is All Grown Up

Believe it or not, it's been five years since then-Durango High School student Sydney Spies was thrust into the national spotlight, making appearances on the Today show and numerous other outlets after her senior pictures were rejected for inclusion in the DHS yearbook after being deemed too sexy. And she's got plenty to say about the experience and everything that's followed.
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Review: Jim Hunt a Powerhouse in Buntport’s The Zeus Problem

It seems that Buntport had the Trump presidency very much in mind when creating The Zeus Problem, a story about what happens when all power is invested in a single figure, particularly one as mercurial and unaccountable as Zeus. Except that Jim Hunt is a whole lot funnier than Trump.
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Neil Gorsuch Sworn in, Second-Ever Coloradan on U.S. Supreme Court

Neil Gorsuch has just been sworn in as the latest justice on the U.S. Supreme Court at a White House ceremony today, April 10, following a rambling introduction by President Donald Trump, whose many shout-outs included Colorado Senator Cory Gardner. Gorsuch is the second Coloradan to serve on the country's highest court. The previous Colorado product on the court was the late Byron "Whizzer" White.
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Murder and Pot Edibles: Group Defends Industry After Richard Kirk Sentencing

Richard Kirk has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for murdering his wife, Kristine Kirk, nearly three years ago, shortly after he'd consumed a marijuana edible. During the hearing at which this punishment was formalized, Kirk implied that the pot candy had spurred the killing, saying, "I had no idea how it would affect me.... I'm so sorry that I became the monster that I was supposed to protect them from." But a major cannabis business organization maintains that legal marijuana actually reduces crime instead of increasing it.
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Eleven States Considering Pot Laws In 2017

After four states legalized recreational marijuana last year and twice that many approved new medical marijuana laws, at least eleven more are considering changing their laws in 2017. Here's which ones are proposing what legislation: 1. Connecticut Not only are lawmakers hoping to expand Connecticut's five-year-old medical marijuana legislation, but...
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Courtney Plante Admits to Role in Bizarre Murder Try Against Former Teacher

Courtney Plante has taken a plea agreement in regard to attempted murder allegations against her significant other Sean Overstreet dating back to January 2016, when she was nineteen and he was 37. The deal trims time off her possible sentence but doesn't let her off the hook for a crime against her former teacher that was as violent as it was bizarre.
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Homelessness in Denver: The Cold, Hard Facts Behind Six Myths

A decade ago, Denver set out to “end homelessness” through the Denver's Road Home initiative — but the city has as many homeless individuals today as it did ten years ago. In the metro area, over 6,100 homeless men, women, and children are facing another winter without permanent housing. Within...