Tag: Westword
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A chorus line of Colorado cultural pathmakers
The Colorado 150, Part 5 of 6: Meet everyone from Roseanne to Kent Haruf to Bob Dylan to Harry Tuft to the Colorado Springs actor whose hard, real life inspired one of the iconic roles in musical theater history Put simply: No Kelly Bishop, no Sheila in “A Chorus Line.” Imagine one of the most…
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Westword puts long-running music festival on hold for 2023 | Arts news
I remember happening upon a band called Slim Cessna’s Auto Club at the very first Westword Music Showcase in 1995 and thinking I had found my new church. One I have regularly attended since. (Both the band … and the festival.) Looking back on the lineup for that first-ever local music celebration in LoDo now…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts 3 cases, including on racial bias in jury selection
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will decide whether a person’s belief that racial bias exists in policing is an acceptable reason to remove them from a jury, or whether doing so violates the longstanding prohibition against race discrimination in jury selection. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to hear a…
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Civic Center EATS brings weekly food trucks back to Denver this summer
Denver’s food truck tradition, Civic Center EATS, kicked off its 2023 season Wednesday with mobile food options from burgers to Korean street food to frozen yogurt through mid-September. Civic Center EATS, presented by alternative weekly newspaper Westword and the nonprofit Civic Center Conservancy, brings food trucks to Civic Center Park in Denver every Wednesday and…
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Joyce Meskis, longtime owner of the Tattered Cover and ‘literary lioness,’ dies
Joyce Meskis is a name every Denverite knows — or should know. The longtime CEO of the Tattered Cover Bookstore, well known for her First Amendment advocacy, died late Thursday at her home. Online records and published reports indicated she was 80 years old but The Denver Gazette could not confirm her age. The bookstore…
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12 years in City Hall: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s triumphs and failures
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock knows what he’ll regret most from his three terms as the most powerful elected leader in Denver: Thanksgiving, 2020, when Hancock was caught traveling in the thick of a raging pandemic despite having urged the public to stay home. He wanted to keep a promise to his daughter, he said, having assured…
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Avalanche: Brave new home for Avs anthem singer Amanda Hawkins
Soulful singer is stepping up to the mic after 25 years of Jake Schroeder’s patriotic battle cry