Update below: Earlier this year, we told you about a challenge to Obamacare’s contraception mandate filed in Denver by Little Sisters of the Poor, an organization jointly based here and in Baltimore. Moments from now, oral arguments are due to be presented in the case, which an organization backing the…
It wasn’t long ago that Ty Lawson was the face of the Denver Nuggets, who promoted him as one of the premier point guards in the NBA. Now, he’s barely playing for his third team in less than a year — and he’s just been convicted of driving under the…
The March 2016 report from ApartmentList.com shows that rental prices in the Denver area have moderated to some degree from their crazy highs of the past year or so. In fact, a stats show that rent prices in Colorado as a whole have actually been rising faster than the ones in…
The image, part of a Denver Public Schools student art show displayed at the Wellington Webb Municipal Office Building in Denver, is obviously meant to provoke. After all, it features a police officer in a KKK hood holding a gun on an African American child in a white hoodie against…
The inclement weather currently pounding the Denver metro area aren’t idea when it comes to investigating an officer-involved shooting in which one man died. But that’s precisely what’s happening at this hour. Late last night, cops with the Thornton Police Department killed a thus-far-unnamed individual. He first came to an…
Last July, as we reported, the Colorado Board of Health declined to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions legally treatable by medical marijuana following a meeting that left many advocates frustrated. For example, Sue Sisley, a physician awarded a $2 million Colorado grant for a study on pot…
As we’ve reported, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a marijuana lawsuit filed against Colorado by Oklahoma and Nebraska. The complaint has been controversial since it was filed in 2014 — and the Obama administration filed a brief favoring Colorado’s position late last year. Our readers overwhelmingly approved of…
Denver blogs leave the gun but take the cannoli. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation reveals that Godfather’s Pizza is returning to Denver after twenty years. The Colorado Independent: “Tears Flow Over Weakened Conservation Easement Bill.” Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger on reports that the Broncos are willing to take a…
Lauren Mann, who grew up in the small, Western Colorado town of Paonia, is making news across the planet for the worst possible reason. She was found dead in her apartment in Vienna, where she was working as an au pair, and police are investigating the case as a homicide…
Colorado colleges often fail to score great grades on national surveys. Last year, just two Colorado institutions made the top thirty in an NPR roster of premier U.S. colleges. And in recent weeks, we noted that a ranking of America’s best public colleges featured just one Colorado school in the top…
Earlier this month, we told you that Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller would take part in Dancing With the Stars’ new season. Last night, His Vonness made his debut on the program alongside dancing partner Witney Carson. And while, as ESPN noted, he didn’t dominate the competition as he…
With 4/20 less than a month away, it’s no surprise people are still talking about the High Times Cannabis Cup’s move to California. After all, the Cup has been a major event in Denver over the past several years. But not everyone loved the gathering — and not only because…
Denver blogs shop around. At Westword Arts, Bree Davies showcases her picks for the ten best stores on Colfax Avenue. An inspired Colorado Pols headline reads, “Confirmed: Trump Can See Any Damn Thing He Wants.” Mile High Report’s Scotty Payne evaluates the 2016 NFL Draft quarterback prospects who could be coming…
March Madness — the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament — visited Denver this year. But even though a significant chunk of the action was scheduled to take place at the Pepsi Center, I expected to be witnessing it as I had for many years: on my TV at home…
In December 2014, we told you about a lawsuit in which the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Amendment 64, the 2012 measure that legalized limited recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. Our headline: “NEBRASKA AND OKLAHOMA TO COLORADANS WHO VOTED FOR AMENDMENT 64:…
In the wake of homeless camp sweeps earlier this month, the controversial group Anonymous is targeting the City of Denver and the Tattered Cover bookstore. Anonymous has released separate videos, shared below, featuring the hashtag #OpRight2Rest vilifying what it sees as the criminalization of homelessness in Denver. The clip aimed…
“For rent: Downtown apartment, 2 bedrooms. Includes organic garden space, hot tub, great backyard. You can bring your dogs if they have references as good as yours. If voting for Donald Trump, do not call.” This ad appeared in The Nickel, a free publication in Grand Junction — and even…
Last week, in noting that Yelp has a ranking for just about everything in Denver, we shared the site’s picks for the best Denver bars and restaurants to meet older women. But that left out significant parts of the population. With this in mind, we checked out Yelp’s list of…
Last month, we told you about accusations against Rocky Allen, a surgical technician whose alleged theft of the painkiller fentanyl led to fears that as many as 3,000 patients of Swedish Medical Center could have been infected by hepatitis B and C or HIV. Now, another medical professional — Kim Burgans,…
Jessica Lyn Reese was the loving mom of two adorable kids, Hannah and Bennie Jo. Now, her loved ones are raising funds to care for the children. Why? Reese, 29, was stabbed to death in an Aurora condominium — and Charles Bowman Anthony, who was at the residence at the time…
Our recent post about Jesse and Corinna Tamburo, who were cited after their toddler consumed a marijuana edible, prompted an interesting conversation about cannabis use and parental responsibility. Some readers believe the possibility of kids getting into their guardians’ pot edibles is a huge problem. Others see the issue as…
Denver blog posts don’t shy away from controversy. At Westword Arts, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy writes in “A Truly Great City Helps Its Most Vulnerable,” her latest post: “Do those of us who still love this city simply have Stockholm Syndrome, while we wait for our now abusive lover to kick us…
