Over the past decade, Westword has profiled some of the major streets and arteries that give Denver life. For this year’s project, we return to Colfax Avenue, the subject of our first profile, to examine the many changes that have taken place along Denver’s main street over the past ten… Westword | Complete Issue
Dividing the Estate. Dividing the Estate is a quietly incisive play about a large and contentious family. Stella Gordon, the 85-year-old matriarch, rules over a grand old house in the fictional town of Harrison, Texas. She is strong-willed and authoritative but essentially kind — and… Westword | Complete Issue
Last week’s meeting of the Denver Board of Education was a mess of complicated math problems, including: Question 1) If Denver Public Schools is planning to release 220 teachers, how long will the public-comment period — seven-and-a-half hours, filled with complaints — extend … Westword | Complete Issue
When I first moved to Paris, I was insulted by the comments people would make about American food. “You call that cheese?” they’d say, referring to Velveeta, or “What’s for dinner tonight, hamburgers?” It didn’t matter that I never liked processed cheese — not even melted over macaroni as a… Westword | Complete Issue
People come up and say, ‘I’ve never seen anything like that before. When are you playing again?’” marvels bassist Harmony Star about how audiences often react to her band, Dangerous Nonsense. “We don’t even know how to explain it. Our influences couldn’t explain what we sound like.” “And … Westword | Complete Issue
Dear Stoner: I recently read some quote from Thomas Jefferson about smoking bowls on his patio. Did our Founding Fathers actually smoke the hemp they were growing? History Buff Dear Buff: The quote that is falsely attributed to T.J. — “Some of my finest … Westword | Complete Issue
Dear Mexican: Like many Americans, I’ve heard about the Fast and Furious scandal, in which our own ATF was shown to be corrupt and guilty of supplying guns that ended up in the hands of the drug cartels. I also recently saw a report about the violence in Mexico, and it mentioned something … Westword [...]
Ania Gola-Kumor. One of Colorado’s greatest abstract painters is the star of Ania Gola-Kumor: Moving Paint, at Sandra Phillips Gallery. These large oil paintings, along with small works on paper that were done in oil stick and oil bar, represent both a continuation of Gola-Kumor’s l… Westword | Complete Issue
Space Gallery owner Michael Burnett is an established abstract painter, so it’s no surprise that he’d be good at picking others of that ilk to present at his venue. Currently, there are four eponymous solos brought together under the umbrella title of Mind Over Matter that make the … Westword | Complete Issue
Comedian Ron White is a cultural anomaly. He’s a tough cigar-and-scotch man’s man who supports the troops, but also a dope-smoking marriage-equality advocate who believes that everyone’s a little gay. He’s toured with Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy on the Blue … Westword | Complete Issue
