What did you Google most in 2015? And was it safe for work? The folks at Estately set out to discover the answer to this question, and they came up with plenty of them. For this post, however, we focused on the oddest, funniest or most embarrassing search topic for each…
With rent prices rising throughout California — and especially near ski areas, where low-income workers provide service for wealthy out-of-towners — plenty of folks are turning to services such as Craigslist in the hope of finding a bargain. But there were hidden costs involved in renting a room at a home in…
We recently asked our Facebook friends to share their biggest Denver driving pet peeves. When we posted their response, we received plenty of other suggestions — and we don’t think the item’s appearance on the morning of an unexpectedly heavy snowfall that clogged roads and closed schools across the metro…
Denver blog posts aren’t making a comeback. They’ve been here for years. At our Food & Drink blog, Lindsey Bartlett offers the scoop on the resurrection of Five Points’ 715 Club. Colorado Pols weighs in on liberal pushback regarding the GOP’s Latino outreach efforts on behalf of presidential candidates such…
We tend to think of snow days as being universally beloved by students of all ages. But that wasn’t the case for everyone impacted by the decision by the University of Colorado Boulder to close the campus yesterday. That’s because the closure took place during finals week — and students…
Earlier this week, we posted our top forty women’s mug shots of 2015. Now, it’s the men’s turn — and included among their number are a smattering of celebrities (one known for screeching, plus a former reality-TV star, an ex-Denver Nugget and the heir to the Denver Broncos) and individuals…
The Knot, an online wedding registry, lists a date and place for when Kshena Andersen was scheduled to marry Cory Kreider: July 22 in Sterling, Colorado. Andersen also paid tribute to Kreider in a Flipgram of images set to the tune of the Train song “Marry Me.” But such a ceremony won’t…
This week’s snow storm didn’t only impact Coloradans. A Hollywood celebrity had a weather-related wipe-out — and unlike the folks who voiced their frustration on Twitter about absent snowplows and weather douches, he had only positive things to say about the personnel who came to his rescue. Actor James Woods —…
Good news: The highways and streets in the Denver area appear to be in much better shape this morning than they were at this time yesterday, when the commute was like either a tobbagan ride or a still photo, depending on where you were. And for that, we likely have…
The headline of our post reporting that Colorado marijuana sales topped $100 million in August asked the question, “How long will they keep climbing higher?” We now have the answer to that question. Sales dropped from that peak in September, and again in October, the most recent month for which…
While anti-marijuana law-enforcers appear to be getting less attention in Colorado than they did prior to the passage of Amendment 64, their warnings are turning heads in other states. A Comment of the Day on this topic, prompted by a decision to ban medical marijuana made by representatives of a California…
Denver blog posts like to buy in bulk. At our Food blog, Mark Antonation hips you to the eight best spots in Denver for tamales by the dozen. Colorado Peak Politics says that Jared Polis was cleared of ethics violations because he didn’t know any better. Denver Stiffs’ Gordon Gross…
Getting famous in 2015 can be as easy as taking off your shirt. If you look like Ethan Renoe, that is. The Littleton resident has suddenly become Internet famous thanks to an interview with WGN in Chicago during which he was sans top — a clip that has been viewed…
We recently asked our Facebook friends about a topic that’s particularly timely on a snowy, school-closing day like today: driving in Denver. Specifically, we invited folks to share their biggest Denver-area driving pet peeves. And you definitely came through. Look below to see a selection of your responses, capped by…
Ian Scheuermann and Sean Hudson were both students at CU Boulder. Scheuermann is listed as a junior pursuing majors in computer science and physics, while Hudson was a graduate student focusing in psychology And while they don’t appear to have been friends, the Boulder Police Department maintains that they had mutual acquaintances —…
Following the officer-involved-shooting death of Tuan Hoang on November 30, the Aurora Police Department released an unusual amount of material in relation to the case, including radio transmissions and photos related to Hoang’s meat cleaver attack, including a gory image of a gash the weapon left in the head of…
Each year around this time, Rolling Stone magazine unveils its “Hot List” — the hottest musicians, actors, actresses and what-not on the current scene. And this time around, Colorado — and more specifically, Colorado marijuana — made the cut. The mag’s Steve Knopper — a Colorado-based writer we recently profiled in…
In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader said that people who buy cannabis here with the intention of bringing it back to their state should stay home and work toward legalizing marijuana there. One reader saw this take as an example of Colorado natives who’d like to keep…
Denver blog posts love to dress up. The folks at our Arts blog highlight Denver’s most excellent 2015 cosplayers. The Colorado Independent’s Susan Greene reports that the rift between Denver mayor Michael Hancock and black leaders is deepening. The Broncos may have lost, but Mile High Hockey’s Ryan Murphy notes…
Our roundup of 2015’s most memorable booking photos features images that run the gamut of human emotions. Anger. Pain. Defiance. Sorrow. Cockiness. And plenty more. Today’s post spotlights women’s mug shots. A post devoted to men’s mug shots is forthcoming. Check out the forty pics that stuck in our mind…
We knew Brock Osweiler wouldn’t go undefeated as an NFL starter. But that didn’t lessen the sting of the Denver Broncos’ completely dispiriting 15-12 loss to the hated Oakland Raiders yesterday. Reasons why not? The Broncos were home, the Raiders are mediocre, the Denver defense played another stellar game in…
American Horror Story: Freak Show actress Rose Siggins, who grew up in Pueblo, died in Denver on Saturday, December 12. She was just 43-years-old. Siggins’s death is the second this year to strike a member of the Freak Show cast, and her fellow actors have responded with grief mixed with gratitude for…
