AltWeeklies Wire
The Way the Adams County Coroner is Running His Office Could be Dead Wrongnew
Jim Hibbard has been a magnet for controversy. His office has been plagued by massive turnover since his arrival, resulting in a drain of seasoned death investigators and a rash of embarrassing blunders by inexperienced staff and interns.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
07-06-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Remembering the King of Popnew
I think we can all agree that Michael Jackson was an icon. Although in recent years, his vast musical accomplishments have been overshadowed by the tabloid headlines, he's still the best-selling artist of all time, a rare performer whose appeal spanned generations and transcended gender and race lines.
Tags: Michael Jackson
Smile! You're on the Denver Police Department's Candid Cameranew
The wireless, mobile cameras have remained frozen in the same downtown locations where they were placed for the Democratic National Convention. After nine months of wrangling with the city's bureaucratic process, Lieutenant Ernie Martinez is finally ready to move HALO into Denver neighborhoods.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
06-22-2009 |
Civil Liberties
For Doug Martsch, Music is a Different Kind of Hoop Dreamnew
The Built to Spill frontman demonstrates the parallels between professional men's basketballers and guys in rock bands.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-15-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meet the Pirate Signal, One of Denver's Most Compelling Hip-Hop Actsnew
When he performs, Yonnas Abraham's artistic zeal is unmistakable. As frontman for the Pirate Signal, one of Denver's brightest emerging hip-hop acts, he's simply electrifying.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
06-15-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Colorado's Parkour Pioneers Are Running With Itnew
Thanks to a concrete fountain in Skyline Park and other celebrated parkour hot spots like Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the University of Colorado at Boulder campus, Colorado has become a destination for the parkour community across the country and beyond.
For Kevin Devine, the Message Is the Mediumnew
Brother's Blood is an occasionally difficult but consistently rewarding album, ranging from gentle strums and sighs to the title cut's epic guitar histrionics.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
05-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is Bazi a Miracle Drink or Just the Latest Scheme from Denver's Penny-Stock Prince?new
In the late '80s and early '90s, when Sandy Greenberg was considered a prince of the penny-stock trade, he managed a huge force of brokers trained in the art of the hard sell. These days, he's at the top of a multi-level marketing network for super-drink Bazi.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
05-26-2009 |
Business & Labor
After Playing a Supporting Role for Years, Elin Palmer Has Moved to the Forefrontnew
Elin Palmer has spent a great deal of her career playing a supporting role, adding majestic violin textures to the music of some Denver's most critically revered acts. Now, with the impending of release of her self-titled debut, the multi-instrumentalist is poised to take center stage.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
05-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Elin Palmer, folk music
Colorado's Souvenirs Suck. Why Can't We Buy Mile High?new
Sure, it will take some effort to sort through the possible wares for a Colorado-centric shop, but compiling an inventory of our homegrown businesses and talents might be a good use of time in these tough times.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
05-04-2009 |
Business & Labor
Denver's Urban Gardeners Are Digging Their Backyard Farmsnew
There's a lot of learning to do when it comes to backyard farming, and it's something more and more people are learning to do.
Tags: Urban Gardening
Going Green Means Taking Down the King of Coalnew
The general manager of Colorado's largest electricity cooperative believes that coal will keep electric bills cheap. But with cheap and easily accessible coal getting harder to come by and politicians considering a hefty carbon tax on fossil fuels, critics say a new coal plant could end up being a multimillion-dollar liability.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
04-27-2009 |
Environment
The Members of Los Campesinos! Know How Lucky They Arenew
The music scene is clogged with performers desperately seeking stardom. So Los Campesinos! guitarist/songwriter Tom Campesinos! sees the irony in the quick rise of his group, which quickly earned buzz-band status even though none of its members actively sought it.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-06-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ken Salazar Has to Save the Interior Departmentnew
Facing a legacy of crumbling parks infrastructure, ravaged public lands and stunning mismanagement, the new Secretary has plenty to work on.
Denver's Channel 2 Drops the Deucenew
Is it possible that Channel 2 president and general manager Dennis Leonard wasn't familiar with the other meaning of "deuce" when he authorized the station's name change? Hardly. Asked if he knew the dirtier designation, Leonard affects a comically exaggerated surfer's voice as he declares, "It's the shit, dude!"
