11:02 am, Mar 30, 2012
Rant: Restaurant ServiceThis is the time of year when we at 5280 are wrapping up our Top of the Town reporting. As such, we’re spending a lot of time in area bars and restaurants on the good ol’ company dime. Now that I’m working on my sixth “best-of” issue, my initial impression of our eateries—one aspect in particular—has become too...
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9:34 am, Mar 23, 2012
Rant: Broncos' Manning Mania Talk about taking Peyton Manning's decision to sign with the Denver Broncos badly. Jim Driver, a 78-year-old from Eagle, showed his disapproval by dying—really. Well, maybe not, but it makes for a good story. This is from a real obituary that appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune: "An...
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11:43 am, Mar 16, 2012
Rant: Colorado should reform juvenile justice now. Period. Read more about why here. Rave: March Madness begins and the University of Colorado advances in the tournament. The final minutes of last night's men's basketball game between the University of Colorado and UNLV were some of the worst minutes of basketball I have...
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3:30 pm, Mar 9, 2012
Rant: Iced Tea-Flavored Beer. Say it ain't so, Coors. Please tell me we didn't just finish reading a story in Time magazine about you guys brewing beer that tastes like iced tea. What's this? You're calling it Coors Light Iced T? You're not going to spell out "tea?" You know the Centennial State has a good thing going with...
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11:10 am, Feb 24, 2012
Rant: Phone booksWeeks ago, a stack of a dozen colossal, inches-thick phone books showed up in the lobby of my apartment building. The tomes seemed archaic and out of place. I can't remember the last time I was at a loss for a phone number or the closest Chinese take-out joint, and turned to a clunky paper book instead of my iPhone or...
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12:33 pm, Feb 10, 2012
Rant: Kudos on the big drug bust, but please lay off the medical marijuana industry.Yesterday, federal and state law enforcement announced the largest drug bust in Colorado history, a multi-year sting that netted more than 100 arrests—many of them with gang ties—and confiscated money, assault weapons, cocaine, crack, and methamphetamine....
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11:20 am, Feb 3, 2012
Rant: I-70 drivers. Did you go to the mountains last weekend? Are you still stuck on I-70? Part of living in the Centennial State is acquiescing to the fact that you'll spend a chunk of your life idling in the parking lot that is I-70. From zipper lanes to high-speed trains, each proposed solution seems like a band-aid to a larger problem: There's...
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11:58 am, Jan 27, 2012
Rant: Representative Doug Lamborn skipped the State of the Union. Outside of Colorado, Representative Doug Lamborn is, perhaps, most well known for his "tar baby" remark when talking about being associated with President Barack Obama's policies. At least, that was what he was known for last week. This week, Lamborn popped up in the...
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12:30 pm, Jan 20, 2012
Rave: Fancy Tiger's new store (pictured).Come January, my creative side needs a little boost. So, I start crafting. Yup, I sew, knit, and quilt until my fingers are sore and my mind is untangled. By the time I've completed two projects, I can think about writing again. By February, I'm ready to start reporting. (Plus, I get nifty new scarves...
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1:45 pm, Jan 13, 2012
Rant: Gabor’s is closed. I recently swung by Gabor's, a Capitol Hill joint with dim lighting, tattered red booths, stiff drinks, and jumbo French fry baskets. A few days before, I had heard that Gabor's closed, and I wanted to see it—if only from the outside—one last time. I found dozens of messages written in chalk on the bricks...
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10:02 am, Jan 6, 2012
Rave: The Denver Broncos made the playoffs!If you thought the Broncos would win the AFC West this season, raise your hand. Liars. Denver's improbable run hit the skids the past three games, but the Broncos are still a playoff team. And after a 1-4 start, that ain't half-bad.Rant: The Denver Broncos made the playoffs? Apparently the Denver...
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10:01 am, Dec 22, 2011
If you're traveling this holiday, chances are you will spend some time at Denver International Airport (picking up or dropping off). While arriving home at DIA always makes us feel peachy, the white-peaked airport sometimes fills us with loathing. Here, our latest complaint—and one reason why we'll live with it. Rant: As we walked...
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