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11:19 am, Apr 29, 2005
If the amount of money raised in support of or against a legislative initiative is indicative of its final success, then the Denver Justice Center will be approved May 3 by a large margin. The campaign to build the new jail has received 11 times the amount of contributions raised by opponents of the plan.
The opposition has received only $56,000. in three months. Most of it has been in "in-...
11:18 am, Apr 29, 2005
As the White House today defended the practice of staffers asking people to leave public presidential events because of the staffer's belief that they will disrupt it, the Secret Service began it's backtrack into doublespeak.
Lon Garner, the Secret Service agent in charge in Denver, said he never told the three that the man was "a Republican Party staffer." Instead, he said the man was "a...
8:08 am, Apr 28, 2005
Congratulations to John Davies-Schley, a Denver 2nd grader, who is the national grand prize winner in the 2005 River of Words Contest for grades K-2. His poem, "From My Boat," was chosen from tens of thousands of entries. The River of Words Environmental Poetry and Art Contest is affiliated with the Library of Congress Center for the Book and was co-founded by writer Pamela Michael and poet...
10:32 pm, Apr 27, 2005
The Denver Three are half-way there. They say they have identified one of the men responsible for their ejection from President Bush's social security speech.
Three people who were escorted out of President Bush's town hall on Social Security said the head of the Colorado Federation of Young Republicans was present when they were stopped at the gate.
Jay Bob Klinkerman, leader of the state...
10:31 pm, Apr 27, 2005
Women have a special relationship with our shoes.
If you have a Y chromosome, the explanation is probably a lost cause. Still, the Museum of Contemporary Art invites all takers to "step out like Imelda" for the Shoe Ball, Thursday night at a private residence in the Polo Grounds. Partygoers can win awards given by event chairs Kristina Baker, Kim Chanin, Holly Kylberg and Sarah Magness for...
10:30 pm, Apr 27, 2005
You know that old saying about the squeaky wheel, right? Well, Monday I bitched right here at 5280.com about my slight abandonment syndrome since my better half has been away on business trips a lot lately. Seems that my squeaky wheel will get some guilt-induced grease this weekend; hubby agreed to a weekend getaway, quite a concession for a man who's been on the road for two weeks straight...
10:00 pm, Apr 27, 2005
Sarah McLachlan—April 28Bask in the sultry ballads of McLachlan's long-awaited album Afterglow. During her six-year hiatus, McLachlan lost a mother and became one to daughter India. The new collection of songs explores the uncertainty of life's transitions. For the first time, the Canadian singer-songwriter wrote all of the album's tracks specifically for the piano, not guitar. Her lush...
5:16 pm, Apr 27, 2005
It's hot and it's black.
Usually that phrase is reserved for Cafe Nuba, the Hottie McHot spoken-word event that the Pan African Arts Society organizes monthly, but it works for the 6th Annual Starz Pan African Film Festival as well.
This year's theme is hip hop on film, and the VIP kickoff celebration takes place tonight and the festival continues through Sunday at the Starz Film Center....
3:25 pm, Apr 27, 2005
A state-wide ban on smoking in restaurants advanced today when it won tentative approval in the Senate. A late amendment will limit the ban to restaurants that serve alcohol. It won't apply to casinos or bars.
Violators would have to pay a $200 fine for the first offense, $300 for a second offense in the same calendar year and $500 for every violation after that during the same year.
It is...
10:08 pm, Apr 26, 2005
Earn your wings...On April 28, it's your civic duty to go out and eat. Thursday marks Project Angel Heart's 11th annual Dining Out for Life fundraiser and more than 275 metro area restaurants (including 10 in Colorado Springs) will donate 25 percent of your breakfast, lunch, or dinner to the nonprofit. Project Angel Heart provides meals for people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-...
