I’m in the process of updating my website. I’ve got a new theme—Thesis—and I’m customizing it. It may take a little while. After that, I’ll need to revise the About page...
Eighteen months ago I started this blog with high hopes that I would make money off the Internet. Although I’ve made friends because of this blog and had a great time exploring Denver...
Looks like it will be a good weekend to be out and about. Unless, of course, you’re at home watching the X Games. Here’s a picture of one end of the Commons Park bridge over the South...
The National Western Stock Show comes to town this Saturday. On January 23, the champion steer will appear at the Brown Palace. Tea and steer: what a combination! *** I just discovered Indulgences...
Better late than never… My Favorite Feature: Precious As a general rule, I see documentaries at the SDFF because I figure they’re less likely to show in theaters. And although I did see several...
Here’s a scene from Capitol Hill in Denver. Note the structure on the far right of the picture. Here’s a closer shot.
In celebration of all who work in whatever capacity, I present these pictures. These two noticed me taking this picture and shouted, “$10 a picture!” I didn’t pay up. I think they...
Lovely, gentle readers, I began this blog a year ago, during the Democratic National Convention. In my “What This Blog Is About” post in July, I noted that the city expected to make $160...
Saturday afternoon I visited EarthWorks Expo at the Denver Merchandise Mart on 58th and I-25, expecting an event much like the Denver Green Festival. And they were quite similar, though EarthWorks...
Over the last few years, “transition” movements have been popping up all over the country. Their long-term goal is to strengthen the local economy to the point at which it can provide for the needs...
I started this website 11 months ago, with coverage of the Democratic National Convention, and now it’s time for a small course correction. In order to free up time to work on other Internet...
Denver is the fifth manliest city in the USA? That’s great for all you guys, but what am I supposed to do with it? This hilarious article ranking Denver in Westword tells you all about what I...
When I was visiting the booths at the Denver Black Arts Festival, I noticed a charity I had never heard of: Valentine’s Heart. According to the website (which needs a little help)...
My state representative is Dianne Primavera. Her most recent newsletter contained this note: COLORADO HOUSE TO RETURN $900,000 TO STATE FROM GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUDGET We take seriously the idea that...
There’s a new Denver Black Arts Festival this year, planned by a new management team. It’s taking place in City Park July 10-12. I went last year and especially enjoyed the Over the Hill...
Perhaps 10 days after I first visited Alto Restaurant and Lounge on June 17, it has closed. I was looking forward to spending more time in the bar. ESPN Zone in the Tabor Center will also close its...
According to the Denver Post, the state Capitol dome is in serious need of repair. And because of a lack of funds, officials are thinking of asking for donations from corporations. It’s sad...
Public service announcement: In 2009, Gateaux (1160 Speer) celebrates its 10th anniversary by donating 10 percent of cookie sales to a different charity each month. In June, they’re giving...
One of Denver’s recent public art projects was to install some painted cows around the city. I guess Denver decided it couldn’t shake its cowtown image, so it would celebrate it. Those of...
I took these pictures Tuesday while out with a friend, one in downtown Denver after we had to get off the shuttle to walk around an area blocked off because of a fire, which reminds me of the Denver...
Denverites are making gardens as if our food supply might run out tomorrow, according to Westword. There’s even a garden going in at 15th and California in downtown Denver. And the owner of...
Last night I attended my first wine tasting at Park Hill Golf Course, an event arranged by Argonaut Liquor on Colfax to benefit the Positive Project, which uses the stories of people...
A few years ago I read Obmascik’s first book, The Big Year. It’s about birders who spend a year and thousands of dollars trying to see every bird that visits North America. (In birding...
Last Thursday I learned that my sister’s mother’s-in-law, Lollie, had died after a long struggle with dementia. She’s pictured here at Flatiron Crossing Mall in Broomfield, about...
I’m fresh out of Denver conspiracies to write about (except, perhaps, the weird redesign of Writer Square; see Denver Infill for that), so I’m clueing you in on some local blogs that...