Biennial of the Americas

Posted on July 2, 2010 Under Design

The Biennial of the Americas is an international event that celebrates the culture, ideas and people of the Western Hemisphere, hosted by the City of Denver. It runs throughout the month of July with events all around the city. Created…

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Rally for Riley

Posted on February 25, 2009 Under Life

On January 10th, JoshSpear.com friend and action sports industry staple Riley Poor was involved in an accident in Vermont that resulted in a serious spinal cord injury. Among the many hats Riley wears in the ski industry: he's X Games…

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Six Word Memoirs

Posted on January 27, 2009 Under Books

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but what kind of image can be painted in just six? An astounding one according to the storytelling enthusiasts at SMITH magazine. The literary periodical that places an accent on personal narrative…

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Peter Kozma: Denver's Enlightenment

Posted on April 1, 2008 Under Art

New York is the city that never sleeps, Los Angeles is the City of Angels, and Paris is known as the City of Lights...but Peter Kozma may beg to differ on that last one. You see, any city where the…

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Cubicle

Posted on December 14, 2007 Under Fashion

Many people would describe their workspace as organized chaos. Sure it's a mess, but amidst all the printouts, post-its and files, at least they know where everything is. That's more or less the principle behind Denver-based designer Daniel Vigil's "Cubicle",…

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DoubleButter // Milkweed

Posted on October 31, 2007 Under Design

Denver furniture duo David Larabee and Dexter Thornton have been doing a little self-promotion around the mile-high city in preparation for their upcoming show at the 400. It's kind of like graffiti, but instead of getting up with spraypaint you…

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AIGA Design Conference 2007

Posted on October 8, 2007 Under Design

I'm sure more than a few of our readers will be heading west this week for the AIGA Design Conference in Denver, where speakers like Paul Budnitz of Kidrobot and Bill Buxton of Microsoft (and about a hundred other big…

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Urban Forest Project Hits Denver

Posted on September 14, 2007 Under Life

If you're going to be in Denver in mid October, you'll want to take a stroll down California Street -- it's the site of this year's Urban Forest Project, in which 24 local professional designers and 24 local design students…

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Birds @ The 400

Posted on July 31, 2007 Under Art

Spear Collective member and local hero Jason Thielke has a solo show coming up this Friday in Denver, so if you find yourself with some downtime in between work and your Friday night romp, head over to Birds @ The…

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Bloc Party: Ogden Theater

Posted on June 18, 2007 Under Music

Last week, thanks to the nice people at RecCenter, I was able to catch a Bloc Party set at the Ogden Theater in Denver (FYI-- RecCenter is a musically inclined social network definitely worth checking out-- add a measure of…

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