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Mile High Pie

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:35:28 +0100

Think of any time of year, and chances are you can think of a pie to go with it. Blueberry pie in the summer. Apple and pumpkin pies in the fall. You get the idea. Americans, so it seems, love their pie (especially Grandma’s), and for good reason. “Everybody has great memories of pie from their childhood,” says Linda Hoskins, executive director of the Illinois-based American Pie Council. “Even if there was a bad pie, there’s usually a...

Hi-ho the Derry-O, the Farmer in the…

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:44:49 +0100

images/stories/lofty/heirloom/heirloom1a.jpg City life doesn’t mean you have to squash your desire to grow I recently visited Sundari Kraft's farm. She showed me her plans for the crop schedule and layout this year, and worked on building plant spacers while we talked. From where we sat, I could see where the garlic had started to come up, the section where the asparagus would soon surface, and other areas which still needed to be prepped for this year's crop. I didn't have...

He Walks Like a Cowboy (and He Writes Like One Too)

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:17:35 +0100

images/stories/novel/berger/cityscape.jpg An interview with author Jonah Berger I meet Jonah Berger at his Cheesman Park apartment where he has prepared a classic dish: rotini pasta and marinara with quick-bake croissants. He dumps a mountain of Parmesan onto one of the dishes—more cheese than sauce. More cheese than any one man could possibly stomach. “Don’t worry,” he assures me. “This one’s mine.” He swaggers out to the living room and drops into his sectional sofa. “Food first,” he says,...

The Koppenberg: Colorado’s Springtime Classic

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:09:31 +0100

images/stories/dirty/kop/koppenberg2_full.jpg This Sunday, Colorado’s bike season starts in earnest with the Front Range’s premier spring “Classic,” the Koppenberg. Officially known as the Koppenberg Circuit, the course loops through the back roads of Superior—some paved, some not—making its way to a distinct hill that has become one of the most exciting places to watch road racing in all of Colorado. It’s steep, it’s narrow, it’s rutted, and oh yeah, it’s all dirt.

A Latke for Every Mensch!

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:42:52 +0100

images/stories/lofty/bageldeli/bageldelisign.jpg The Bagel Deli Restaurant has grown deep roots in Denver’s sometimes fickle soil. When a business has been around for 40 years, a couple of assumptions are fair: one, it’s made a name for itself, and two, its owners are doing something right. The Bagel Deli remains a humble mom-n-pop shop, as loyal to its customers as they are to it.

The Syncomasher: Nimble, Fleet-Footed Cousin of the Octamasher

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:49:12 +0100

Howdy! We pull ourselves out of the sawdust, away from the paint buckets and a surprisingly stubborn and treacherous sewing machine to let you know what we’ve been up to—we’re making a Syncomasher! (Well actually, we’re making the table and stand that will eventually house and display the electronic components of the Syncomasher). Now, I realize some questions might have popped into your mind as you read the above and lucky for you I’m in an accommodating mood, so read...

Artivism is Everywhere

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:09:15 +0100

{rokzoom title=|Artivist (artivism) defined. Credit Wikipedia.com|}images/stories/blog/ruckus/artivist.jpg I’ve gotten a few sideways looks when using the word “artivism”...which is funny to me because it’s not really that strange of a word, is it? I mean words are thrown together to take on new meanings all the time—like, that’s so totally superawesome. Or, don’t be such a jerkface. And, artivism is an actual word, so much so that it has its own Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artivist) page. I must admit, though, that when I first uttered...

Our First Video

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100

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Finding Good Fortune, and Good Eats, at the Black Cat

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Standing half a block off Boulder’s Pearl Street pedestrian mall, the Black Cat Restaurant doesn’t look like much at first glance from the street. Located in the former space of a Cold Stone Creamery, Black Cat is quietly building a reputation for some of Boulder and the Front Range’s most inspired cuisine. And like many great restaurants, it foregoes an ostentatious façade for a restrained, unassuming exterior. Here, the showcase is the food, not the...

Celebrate Earth Hour

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Hey you! Turn yer lights off! Here's a small way we can all very easily help the planet: Observe Earth Hour Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm and turn your lights off for one hour. Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney Australia, when 2.2 million people turned of their lights for one hour. The next year, 5 million people joined in. This year, the goal is 1 billion, so mark your calendars, turn off the lights, step away from...