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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

July 27, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

My husband and his mother and I went to see the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s performance of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” last night, and what a riot! It’s a high-speed, laugh-a-minute condensation of all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays…

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My Personal Plan Bee

July 22, 2009 Like 0 James Burrus

By all indications, the grace period on our Profligate Human Progress charge account is over, we missed the minimum Kyoto Protocol payments and the interest and penalties for failing to meet our environmental obligations is poised to take us to…

Restaurant Reviews

I Love the ‘80s

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

The year is 1987. You’ve just finished teasing your hair and putting on a final coat of Aqua Net when your boyfriend rings the bell. He’s got the top down on his Celica as the two of you cruise over…

Cuisine

Refreshing Flavors

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

“This is my old stomping grounds!” my friend shouted to me as I slid into the seat opposite her at Centro Latin Kitchen. “I used to get drunk here all the time when it was the Samba Room. And I…

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Duly Noted: Reach Out and Violate Someone’s Right

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Thanks for nothing, Judge Walker. Last month, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in favor of AT&T in its landmark wiretapping case, upholding the law former President George W. Bush signed in 2008 effectively immunizing from prosecution all telecommunications.

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Burrus at the Bar: High-Octane Beer Gets the Wine Treatment

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Big beer. It’s a creeper trend that has, in the past year or so, gone ballistic as evidenced by the proliferation of high-alcohol, massively hopped special brews often sporting familiar names with “imperial” bolted on the front. Avery’s Maharaja Imperial…

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Spotlight: 8 Questions with Radioman Colfax on the Fox

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Colfax On The Fox is a dying breed on the radio. He’s a disc jockey. As in a “get-on-the-mic-make-some-jokes-tell-some-stories-and-play-some-music-while-the-occasional-listener-calls-in-and-asks-for-something-ridiculous-in-between-Skynyrd-and-Zeppelin-tunes” DJ. He’s on Colorado’s FM institution, 103.5 The Fox, home of Lewis and Floorwax, a.k.a. The Masters. He’s a board op…

Features

Private Places

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Here, Yellow Scene showcases a few of our favorite bathrooms and closets in the area—a mixture of awe-inspiring design, functional and organizational beauty, and large spaces dedicated to nothing but clothes, shoes, ties, belts and hats.

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Luxury on a Budget

July 21, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

It doesn’t take a king’s ransom to create a lavish-looking abode. Whether you’re remodeling, building anew or just looking for a simple update, experts offer up smart tips to ensure your space is classy without being costly.

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People in Your ‘Hood: Sen. Michael Bennet

July 21, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Sen. Michael Bennet often talks about absconding the status quo. He preaches about it on the senate floor. He alludes to it when speaking of health care costs, Medicare incentives and “the theory of human capital when it comes to…