Rapids Stop the Bleeding: The defending Major League Soccer champion Colorado Rapids snapped a three-game losing streak this weekend with a 1-1 win against the Chicago Fire (Associated Press [2]).

Office Politics: Is Boulder big enough for two Michael Scotts? The Office's politically incorrect boss will have to contend with a 58-year-old retired schoolteacher, after departing the show last week for the People's Republic (Daily Camera [3]).

Park and Bide: Denver police are once again walking the 16th Street Mall beat (Denver Post [4]). But don't complain to them about the confusing meter language for the new overnight parking rates. That's for the Public Works department to figure out (CBS4 [5]).

Rockies' Red Flag? The Colorado Rockies lead the National League West by more than four games [6], but star pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez had another bad start yesterday. What's going on with Jimenez (Denver Post [7])?

Nobu Don't: Celebrity chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa [8] is preparing to launch another Matsuhisa outpost (combining Peruvian and Japanese flavors) in Vail this summer (Vail Daily [9]). Perhaps Wanda James, owner of Denver's 8 Rivers Cafe [10], can brief him on the politics of Yelp (Westword [11]).

Remembering Barbara Evert: The 77-year-old retired teacher and avid outdoors enthusiast from Englewood died Thursday after falling during a hike in the Grand Canyon (9News [12]).