Sorry, Colorado drivers. Just because you’re willing to pay extra for a vanity license plate doesn’t mean the State of Colorado will let you put anything on it. As we’ve reported, Colorado has a long list of vanity-plate requests that it’s rejected, presumably because someone at the Department of Motor Vehicles…
Back in 2007, we published a gallery of photos by former Westword staffer Luke Turf showing signs in front of often-aging motels along one of the metro area’s most venerable commercial strips. We called the slide show, which accompanied a Turf feature article, “Motel Hell of East Colfax,” little knowing…
For more than a year, numerous major Denver LGBTQ venues have received regular reports about crimes at or near their establishments and others like them across the Denver metro area. But while the data is drawn from Denver Police Department statistics, DPD representatives aren’t compiling or distributing it. The person…
While some surveys suggest that overall Denver rent prices have plateaued or are going down, that’s not universally true. Indeed, rents are still rising in some Denver neighborhoods. Likewise, prices for a one-bedroom apartment vary widely in different communities across the Denver metro area. That’s among the takeaways from Zumper’s…
Update: Last December, we reported about the arrest of Anthony Sena. As we reported, a months-long search conducted by the family of 77-year-old victim Susan Hernandez had led straight to him — her own grandson. Our previous coverage has been incorporated into this post. At the time Sena was taken into…
Today’s Schmuck of the Week lesson: Schmuckiness can be stealthy. Take Kari Aaeng, a 54-year-old from Aspen who hardly fits the image of a chronic drunk driver. Which is precisely what she is. Aaeng was recently arrested for driving while just shy of four times over the legal intoxication limit…
Denver gets a lot of love from list-makers, as witnessed by the community being named the best place to live in America by U.S. News & World Report earlier this year. But Colorado is hardly a one-city state. As evidence, eyeball WalletHub’s roster of 2016’s Best Small Cities in America. The…
In October 2014, Jack Jacquez was killed by James Ashby, a member of the Rocky Ford Police Department. Afterward, Ashby was charged with murder — a rare occurrence for a police officer whose actions had taken place while he was on the job. Yet the shooting didn’t get much national…
The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission is suing the University of Denver for allegedly paying not just one or some of its female full law professors less than the mean average salary of male full profs at the law school, but all of them. And two major factors bolster the federal…
Good news for Broncos fans: Denver didn’t lose yesterday. Bad news for Broncos fans: Denver didn’t win yesterday. Worse news for Broncos fans: Denver didn’t play yesterday, because the team had a bye week. Trevor Siemian and company won’t hit the gridiron again until Sunday night, November 27, versus the…
Last week, as we reported, the Denver social-marijuana-consumption measure Initiated Ordinance 300 officially passed. But the initiative’s vision of patrons being able to use cannabis in bars or restaurants that serve alcohol is very much in doubt. Why? The Colorado Department of Revenue has adopted a proposal recommended by the…
Last week, we posted about a petition launched by the Marijuana Majority calling on president-elect Donald Trump to respect cannabis laws in states such as Colorado, which has legalized limited pot sales for recreational purposes. In an interview with Westword, Marijuana Majority chairman and founder Tom Angell also expressed concern…
Although Andrew Rodgers was named the director of the Denver Film Society in January, the just-wrapped 39th annual Denver Film Festival was, in some ways, a coming-out party for him. And he certainly made an impression. As we’ve reported, Rodgers, who moved to Colorado from North Carolina, where he oversaw…
Each year, Outside magazine compiles a list of the 100 best places to work in these United States. And each year, more and more of them seem to be located in Colorado. Examples? As we reported back in 2011, when the Outside list ended at fifty, seven from Colorado placed — and…
As we’ve been reporting, the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency has sent shock waves through the immigrant community as a result of his campaign comments about mass deportation and more. The confusion and fear of children at many Denver-area schools the day after the vote was comparable…
We recent posted about the current cost to rent a two-bedroom apartment in 26 Denver neighborhoods, using data from the recently released November 2016 Denver Rent Report from ApartmentList.com. The report maintains that rents have stayed flat in the metro area over the past month even though prices are still…
Update: In late January 2015, we reported about what may be the single most disturbing series of sexual assault allegations to ever appear in this space. Grand Junction’s Larry Church was accused of victimizing nine people between the ages of six and 21, seven of them minors. Our previous coverage has…
Yesterday, proponents of Initiated Ordinance 300 declared victory for the measure, which will create a pilot program to allow adults to consume cannabis in permitted private establishments such as bars and restaurants. But Rachel O’Bryan, who served as campaign manager for Protect Denver’s Atmosphere, the main organization opposing 300, is…
In 2012, the Denver Broncos signed Peyton Manning, a brilliant quarterback who essentially abandoned by his old squad, the Indianapolis Colts, after he underwent neck surgery. The result was an outstanding record of success, two Super Bowl appearances and one championship. Is history about to repeat itself? Dallas Cowboys quarterback…
How in the hell did a suspect in a public urination case lead to a chase involving a Boulder deputy, a subsequent car crash and a brief standoff situation resolved following the deployment of a BearCat, an armored personnel carrier originally designed for military use? It’s complicated. The incident, which…
President-elect Donald Trump has sparked another firestorm of criticism by naming Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and counselor. Why? Prior to joining Trump’s campaign, Bannon was executive chairman of Breitbart News, an outlet that the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups, has excoriated as a purveyor of…
There have been protests aplenty in Colorado in recent days, from an anti-Trump march that briefly closed I-25 to a rally inspired by the Standing Rock pipeline controversy in North Dakota. But there’s one demonstration people of every political persuasion can get behind — picketing by bros in Steamboat Springs…
