The mysterious death of a young woman in West Valley City, Utah quickly turned into a homicide investigation — and now, the key to finding justice in the case may have been found in Denver. Yesterday afternoon, a person of interest in the death of a young woman subsequently identified…
Our Thomas Mitchell recently reported about a study showing that the legal marijuana business used over $6 billion in energy during 2015. The report started a firestorm among our commenters, with many of them pointing out that the energy costs would be substantially diminished if outdoor grows were allowed. Among…
Denver blogs track comings and goings. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation reveals the details about the closing of So Perfect Eats in Cherry Creek — although it could reopen next summer. The Colorado Independent’s Corey Hutchins on how a $10,000 fine led to a GOP blowup. Denver Infill’s Ryan…
The Federal Highway Administration’s national bridge inventory data is out for 2015, and the news isn’t good for Colorado — and neither has it improved much since 2014, when we last updated you on the looming infrastructure crisis in Denver. According to stats shared by the American Road & Transportation…
Usually, we’re able to keep lists ranking cities and states in perspective — maybe because Denver and Colorado so frequently wind up at or near the top of them. But there are exceptions. For instance, we were absolutely flabbergasted a couple of years back when Ranker suggested that there were…
The past week has been hell on the highways in Colorado. Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon was closed late Monday, February 15, after two rock slides in the area of mile marker 124, not far from the Hanging Lake Tunnel — and now, the Colorado Department of Transportation says it…
A recent poll suggested that Senator Bernie Sanders’s rapid rise in polls prior to the upcoming Colorado caucus may have been fueled in part by his evolving policies about legalizing marijuana. In the past year, his approach to cannabis has become much more progressive than that of his rival for…
Denver blogs use ink of the cyber-variety. At Westword Arts, Lauren Archuleta shares Nix It or Fix It photos of Denver’s worst tattoos. Colorado Peak Politics: Esquire calls Colorado wimpy for refusing Guantanamo detainees. Denver Stiffs’ Gordon Gross on the Denver Nuggets’ unexpected win over the L.A. Clippers…
Last year, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper vetoed bills related to traffic cameras and photo-radar enforcement, causing plenty of critics to see red. In explaining his reasoning, Hickenlooper suggested that he might okay legislation on the topic if they allowed the technology to be used under limited circumstances. Now, a new…
A new report shared with the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that many marijuana tourists got more than they bargained for when visiting Colorado after the state legalized limited recreational pot sales. Specifically, the number of out-of-state residents who made cannabis-related emergency room visits in 2014, after Amendment 64 went…
Earlier this week, we shared a post in which we listed the ten Denver neighborhoods with the biggest increases in violent crime during 2015, according to Denver Police Department statistics. Included among them was one in which the total offenses quintupled over the previous year. The rises in property crime…
A confrontation over the serving of an eviction notice yesterday in Park County led to a shootout in which the home’s resident, Martin Wirth, and a deputy, Corporal Nate Carrigan, were killed and two others were injured. Now, additional information has surfaced about Wirth, who was an outspoken activist affiliated…
We recently shared a Comment of the Day in defense of hipsters. The author argued that hipsters help create and contribute to Denver culture and argued that people should stop denigrating them. It was a passionate argument, but one that failed to convince everybody. This response is proof. Jacob Edward writes: Can’t…
Denver blog posts know how tough the real DeMarcus Ware is. At Westword Arts, Lindsey Bartlett has the scoop about the vandalism of Gamma Gallery’s DeMarcus Ware mural. Big Media’s Jason Salzman asks: Is Mike Coffman sorry he called Obama a “recruiting tool” for terrorists? Coyote Gulch: The U.S. added 7,200…
Yesterday, President Barack Obama announced his latest plan to close the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba. It includes the transfer of the sixty suspected terrorists being housed there to facilities in the U.S., including Colorado. Politicians from both sides of the aisle in Colorado have objected to the notion, including…
Last week, we reported about a mention of Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning in a federal lawsuit against the University of Tennessee, which he attended. Specifically, the complaint, which alleges that UT has a “culture that enables sexual assault by athletes,” cites a 1996 incident during which Manning allegedly pressed…
Last week, we reported about the death of Logan Salviano at the Vail ski resort — apparently the first Colorado skiing death of 2016. Now, twenty-year-old Ryder Johnson, an employee at Eldora, has been reported missing and is the subject of an ongoing search. At this point, however, his disappearance…
On the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, Blackhawk resident Greg Zolnick was enjoying cycling not far from Boulder when his world changed. Zolnick was struck by a car, and days later, he reportedly remains in critical condition. Now, the Colorado State Patrol has reached out to the public in the hope…
Love and real estate don’t necessarily go together. But when they do, what are the best places in America to find them? According to a new study by Realtor.com, the following cities — including Denver. The top ten made the grade based on several factors, including 20-50 percent more single-owned…
There’s already been one mysterious disappearance of a young man in northern Colorado during early 2016: Eldora ski area employee Ryder Johnson, who vanished in January. His whereabouts remain unknown at this writing. Now, there’s another. Seth Kienzle, 26, vanished last Friday, February 19 — and now, friends, family and…
As recently as last summer, some cannabis activists were disappointed by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s marijuana policies. But since then, Sanders had become more progressive about cannabis — and now, a recent poll suggests that he’s got a real shot to defeat Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the March 1 Colorado…
In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader argued that riding the bus in Denver isn’t safe anymore. This claim garnered a lot of push-back from our commentators. Indeed, the assorted takes the post spurred included a considerable amount of RTD love. And according to this correspondent, the love…
