A good friend and fellow taxi driver says Darren Bloomquist was an Air Force veteran who began moonlighting as a cabbie to make extra money for his family — and, in particular, for his wife, who's disabled. A statement from Metro Taxi adds that Bloomquist "was personable, good humored and...
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Denver-raised rapper Cisco the Nomad might be the busiest twenty-year-old in the state. In between classes at Colorado College, Cisco, whose birth name is Clay Edwards, finds time to write plays, act and rap. Below you can hear his latest single, "Vinyl," off of his upcoming LP Future Real Estate,...
Surely the biggest news for contemporary art in the twenty-first century is the ascendancy of Chinese contemporary art and its important place in the international mix. Amazingly, exhibition-goers in Denver have had a front-row seat for this rapid transformation in the art world’s hierarchy, and that’s partly due to the...
We recently published Ben Smith's post about the hellishness of I-70, particularly during ski season. Turns out folks far beyond Colorado feel much the same way. The folks at Thrillist recently published their picks for "The Worst Damned Freeways in America," and it's no surprise that I-70 near Denver made the cut...
Earlier this week, we told you about the arrest of ten foreign nationals after law enforcers found two illegal marijuana grows on federal land along Colorado's Western Slope. Now, the U.S. Attorney's Office reveals that these busts were two of six grows on federal or private land taken down in...
The questions of which state or city makes the best pizza, where to get the most authentic slice, and whose pie sings above the rest will always be hot topics. After all, pizza is a very personal choice that takes into account crust preferences, favorite sauces and, of course, preferred...
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“Don’t get out of the car unless we say so.” Those were the cop’s orders to Rebecca Meyers, a Jefferson County child-welfare caseworker who was waiting to make a home visit. From the driver’s seat of her car, she watched as at least a half-dozen officers went up the street...
Oskar Blues Brewery announced this week that it has begun distributing beer in North Dakota, South Dakota and Oklahoma, which means there is only one state remaining before the Longmont-based brewer has a lock on all fifty states. That unlucky state: Montana. But never fear, Oskar Blues plans to launch...
Last month, we previewed a new Peak Period Shoulder Lane — shorthanded as PPSL — that's expected to be open along a thirteen-mile stretch of Interstate 70 from Floyd Hill to Empire by year's end. At the time, the range of pricing for use of the lane was reported to range...
When the announcement dropped this week that Guns N' Roses will headline Coachella 2016, a rumor that had been flying around for a few months was finally confirmed—and set pulses racing. The trio of Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan will play together under the GnR name for the first...
When perusing our Marijuana archives, we made a simple yet profound discovery: A lot of the cannabis-related posts we published in 2015 were, for want of a better word, weird. And definitely worth sharing again. Below, find excerpts five of the strangest pot stories from last year, complete with photos...
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Growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, rapper/producer Matt Brandyberry might not have made music his life's passion if he hadn't had to find something to do in a small city ninety minutes from Philadelphia. But it took a while to find his sound. Brandyberry wasn't allowed to listen to anything but Christian...
Yesterday was a busy day for Matthew Burry. He appeared in court after being formally charged with child abuse resulting in death. The victim was his four-and-a-half-month-old son, Dominic. Meanwhile, a report revealed that Burry is a registered sex offender whose parole was revoked last year. As noted in his...
On Sunday, September 20, Westword will host DISH, its twenty-first annual celebration of the Denver dining and drinking scene. More than forty favorite restaurants of Westword food writers and readers will be sampling delectable dishes at DISH; crowd-pleaser Patxi's Pizza qwill return, bringing meatballs and deep-dish pizza. Patxi’s got its start...
Earlier this week, we told you about the tragic death of Amanda Peterson, a Greeley native best known for her role alongside Patrick Dempsey in the 1987 teen-movie favorite Can't Buy Me Love. She was only 43 years old. Thus far, the results of an autopsy have yet to be...
Colorado's breweries continue to experiment with new styles, new ingredients and new ways of melding flavors. As a result, several breweries have now packaged beers aged in barrels that once held the potent fruit of the agave plant. River North Brewery, for instance, released a tequila-barrel-aged version of its J...
It's got to be one of the most unusual missing-persons reports we've seen. A short time ago, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office put out an alert for Taylor Gammel, nineteen, who is thought to have left her home while sleepwalking. Gammel's Facebook page notes that she previously attended Faith Christian...
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Nik Turner's Hawkwind will be at Lion's Lair tonight, performing with the progressive-rock outfit Hedersleben in a show that combines music and mythology for a space-rock extravaganza. Turner is perhaps best known as a founding member of the legendary, UK-based psychedelic rock band Hawkwind. From 1969 to 1976, and then again from 1982...
Over the past several weeks, dozens of politicians, state administrators, doctors and industry stakeholders have been meeting and discussing potential game-changing rules for Colorado’s marijuana industry — all of which will be presented at a hearing at the end of the month, when public feedback will be sought. As part...
Sherlock Holmes is the most popular character in English literature, and the one most frequently portrayed in film history. More than seventy actors have played him in over 200 films and radio and TV series. Sometimes it seems that any actor in need of a hit just throws on an...
Unfortunately, there have been well over 200 school shootings since the attack on Columbine High School, which killed twelve students and one teacher in April 1999. Nonetheless, this event continues to live on in the public imagination — especially in one town in Connecticut. In recent days, reports reveal that...