After the Broncos’ big win against the New England Patriots this past Sunday, plenty of folks celebrated quarterback Brock Osweiler, who led the squad to a second straight victory. In the process, they tended to denigrate Peyton Manning, a player who deserves to be in the greatest-QB-of-all-time conversation — something…
Denver blog posts feel a lot of love in this room. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies explains why she will always escort you to Planned Parenthood. Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery on the Broncos rejecting reports that Peyton Manning is done for the season. Mile High Mamas’ Amber Johnson…
Chris Jacobson’s tantrum after being arrested for driving under the influence last month would have been epic under any circumstances. After all, the Aspen Times reports that the assorted fits he threw in jail — all of which were captured on video viewable below — caused in the area of $15,000…
Mass shootings such as the attack in San Bernardino yesterday have led to plenty of public figures, including President Barack Obama, to call for gun-law reforms. But a good many members of the consuming public have reacted to the heartbreaking news very differently. On Black Friday, November 27 — the…
Thornton resident Marliese Schreiber, 27, has been hit with multiple charges of child abuse related to the bathtub drowning death of her six-month-old daughter, Nessa Muniz. But the arrest affidavit in the case suggests that Schrieber initially tried to shift blame onto one of her two other kids (ages one…
Yesterday afternoon, less than a week after an officer-involved shooting in Aurora that resulted in the death of a suspect — subsequently identified as Tuan Hoang — a similar incident took place in Denver. In both instances, a police officer was injured. The Aurora case involved a cop who was…
Robert Dear’s attack on a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, which killed three people and injured nine, was certainly an extreme act of violence. But it’s hardly an isolated one. The Reddit Mass Shootings Tracker has been tallying incidents throughout 2015 during which at least four people were killed or…
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the reportedly married couple suspected of murdering fourteen people and injuring seventeen others during a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California yesterday, were killed by police. Robert Dear, the gunman in the assault on a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood on November 27, was taken into custody alive…
After word surfaced that Planned Parenthood killer Robert Dear had mentioned his fondness for marijuana in online posts, anti-pot crusader Christine Tatum — wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, another voice against greater cannabis access — insinuated a link between his actions and a condition dubbed marijuana psychosis. This wasn’t new…
Denver blog posts are ready for seasonal greetings. At our Food & Drink blog, Linnea Covington names the ten best places to eat and drink along the Parade of Lights route. Denver Egotist shows of Mad Max: Fury Road posters by Denver’s Christopher Cox. Colorado Peak Politics is excited that Michael…
A few weeks back, we shared figures from Coldwell Banker related to the ten most expensive places to buy a house in Colorado. Number 1 on the list? Boulder, where the average price for a single-familiy house was said to be more than $1 million. Unsurprisingly, real estate brokers in…
The more people who visit the White River National Forest and other wilderness areas in Colorado, the greater the chances of encounters with bears, who seem increasingly unafraid of humans. For these reasons, White River has released emergency orders for each of the last two summers requiring that visiting backpackers…
A good friend and fellow taxi driver says Darren Bloomquist was an Air Force veteran who began moonlighting as a cabbie to make extra money for his family — and, in particular, for his wife, who’s disabled. A statement from Metro Taxi adds that Bloomquist “was personable, good humored and…
The Denver Police Department loves stupid criminal stories, and so do we. That explains why we’ve featured the DPD’s tales of moronic ne’er-do-wells on two previous occasions — our original post in January and a sequel in June. The latest posts, as shared on the department’s Facebook page, include stories about…
The Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shootings committed by Robert Dear on November 27 were a human tragedy. Three people were killed and nine others injured. But due to the supposition that Dear attacked the facility over much disputed claims that Planned Parenthood has profited from aborted fetuses — he reportedly made…
Is the word “marijuana” offensive? Over the years, plenty of people have pressed this argument — and recent indications suggest that the debate could be heating up again in Colorado and beyond. A new article from the Summit Daily goes after “Colorado stoner stereotypes,” with various business owners in the Aspen…
We recently posted about four young men arrested in Missouri for possessing five grams or less of Colorado marijuana products — an offense that carries a maximum sentence of seven years in jail in that state. Plenty of readers were aghast at this possibility, particularly when it’s perfectly legal for…
Denver blog posts like beverage variety. At our Food & Drink blog, Mark Antonation shares his picks for the ten best Denver coffeehouses with booze. BSN Denver has created a Colorado Rockies route map — an idea that will make more sense once you see it. Coyote Gulch shares a…
In August 2014, we told you about the arrest of Daniel Stetzel, who was accused of stabbing his mom, Kathleen Stetzel, with a screwdriver and then strangling her following an argument over cigarettes. Days later came a new revelation: Stetzel had escaped from a halfway house before the murder, but authorities…
Some wins are bigger than others. That was certainly the case for the Broncos’ overtime victory against the New England Patriots on Sunday — a triumph made juicier by the fact that the Pats were undefeated coming into the contest and cocky quarterback Tom Brady had posted an image of…
The folks at Redfin Research Center recently highlighted the most economically integrated neighborhoods in major cities around the country, including Denver. And how does the site define an “economically integrated” neighborhood? One in which homes in a variety of prices ranges attract residents with different income levels — or, as author Eric…
Yesterday, Sydney White appeared in court on charges related to the death of Angel Place, an eleven-month-old who died in her care last year. According to police reports on view below, White told investigators that she accidentally dropped Angel, then shook her so violently one of her two biological kids…
