Tag: May 12 2016 Issue
How do coal barons get away with murder?
Coal mining is a filthy business. Literally.
Miners not only get covered in the soot of their trade, but also suffer the suffocating death called...
A cautionary tale for ‘unKind’ towns
If Colorado towns like Longmont that have banned pot shops want to know what the long-term consequences might be, they should consider Boulder’s experience...
A hit and a miss for Colorado marijuana legislation
In the week leading up to the end of the Second Regular Session of the State Legislature, two major pieces of marijuana legislation met...
Chef Nick Swanson ushers in new offerings at Under the Sun
Like most Colorado transplants, Under the Sun’s executive chef Nick Swanson came to the Centennial State to ski — well, he came to go...
Shakedown Street is sticking around
My old buddy Len from Virginia called me on Derby Day last week. Len’s not really a horse racing enthusiast, but he calls me...
Unreal reality: ‘The Realish Housewives of Cherry Creek’
Is the idea of a reality TV parody an inherent redundancy? Whether it’s The Real World, Duck Dynasty, The Jersey Shore or Here Comes...
‘Run, Spot, Run’ explores the ethics of owning pets
At the beginning of May, the elephants in the Ringling Brothers’ Circus performed in their last show. This comes on the back of SeaWorld...
Top of the world
The tower itself is a pinnacle of engineering. Rising 40 stories into the air, it curves slightly inward, like a finger curling towards the...
United in praise
At the end of the first Iron Man, when Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) popped up to mention “The Avengers Initiative,” it launched what...
Wind energy research funding; The ocean’s oxygen
NREL will see $30 million in funding from federal government in 2017
Wind energy research, and especially the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden,...
