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Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News

The U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum outside Florence, Colorado, better known as ADX, has a deserved reputation as the highest-security supermax prison on the planet. It houses some of the most notorious inmates in North America — from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and shoe bomber Richard Reid to Aryan Brotherhood leader Barry...
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The Ten Best Film Events in Denver in January

The new year is upon us and with it comes twelve more months ready to be filled to the brim with films, be they classic or new, fancy or just famous. We continue to be lucky to host such robust and varied cinematic possibilities in our city and so, after...
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Ten Best U.S. Sports Cities, and Who Beats Out Denver

A lot of us like to think of Denver as the best sports city in America — especially on a day like today. After all, the excitement is as high for tonight's nationally broadcast Broncos-Chiefs game as if it was taking place in Colorado instead of Kansas City. But while...
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Gallery Sketches: Four New Shows in Denver September 10-13

Fall brings variety to Denver galleries: From abstract visions and incisive figurative worlds to contemporary folk pieces, there's art for every taste this weekend. Here's where to find it. New Works: Heather Patterson and Barbara Sorensen, with Mark Penner Howell, Patricia Finley and Mel Rea in the back gallery Walker...
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Denver’s Mini Walk of Fame: Could It Be History?

KBTV Channel 9 went on the air on October 12, 1952, when few houses in Denver had televisions. But that changed quickly, and the next year the staton moved from its makeshift studio into a spanking-new headquarters at 1089 Bannock Street. OK, MAKE SURE THE SENTENCES ABOVE MATCH WHAT'S IN...
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Five Makers to Meet at the Denver Mini Maker Faire

When Colorado Maker Hub teams up with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science this weekend for the Denver Mini Maker Faire, the result will be a geekophile’s paradise, a thriving village of more than 100 tinkerers, artisans, tech nerds, robot-builders, Daleks and droids. We’d be hard-pressed to name them...
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The Six Best Beers Inspired by Colorado Bands

Collaborations between breweries and bands are nothing new. But with the explosion of craft breweries in the Denver area, this year has brought an unprecedented number of band-themed beers. With the Great American Beer Festival in town, we thought this would be the perfect time to explore six of those...
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Art Review: Clyfford Still’s Greatness Bears Repeating in Replicas

From the moment it opened, four years ago this month, the Clyfford Still Museum has been one of the city’s greatest cultural treasures. Located inside a lovely little concrete building, the museum is dedicated to the conservation and presentation of the work of the legendary abstract-expressionist pioneer Clyfford Still, who,...
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Cabal Gallery Celebrates Its First Anniversary With Afterbirth

Sometimes the name says it all. Adam Stone’s initial idea for Cabal Gallery’s big birthday bash was to simply call it Ew — and according to resident artist Mar Williams, “I think most of our art evokes a bit of that.” Cabal got its start last October, when a group of...
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How Do Colorado Prisons and Jails House Transgender Prisoners?

How do Colorado jails and prisons house transgender prisoners? In part, it depends on their policies. In reporting this week's feature, "No Way Out," we researched the policies of the federal Bureau of Prisons, the Colorado Department of Corrections and the Denver Sheriff Department, which runs the Denver County Jail...
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Denver Film Festival, Weekend Roundup: Brooklyn, Michael Moore, Raiders!

Regular Denver Film Festival-goers tend to judge their experiences in part by the percentage of good movies to lousy ones they see before each edition of DFF runs its course. By that measure, my experiences since catching Charlie Kaufman's low-key, defiantly weird Anomalisa on the fest's opening night this past Wednesday...
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How Long Should You Wait Before Reviewing a Restaurant?

Last week I started a conversation about the rules of restaurant criticism — or rather, the modern-day lack thereof. Some guidelines remain in effect: Professional critics should not accept free food, for example. Others are increasingly optional, such as anonymity, though in my opinion a critic who publishes his or...
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Get Your Irish Up: A Second Helping of Cafe Society, May 25-29

This week saw a number of openings and closings haunted by the spirits of Denver restaurant history. Spruce Tap House closed without notice after only seven months on Blake Street, the victim of a redevelopment project that will result in new condos. The space had seen a fair amount of...
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Broad Daylight Shooting Possibly Gang-Related, Teen Hit Multiple Times

Earlier this year, numerous gang-related shootings took place in Denver, as well as in Aurora, raising concerns about violence levels throughout the metro area. And if such worries had ebbed in recent months, an incident yesterday afternoon has rekindled them. A teenager was hit multiple times during broad-daylight shooting in Aurora...