“It’s always the right time to do the wrong thing,” Nikki Lane sings at the outset of All or Nothin’, her latest album — a rousing blend of classic country, roots music and category-defying ass-kicking produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. And Lane, who headlines the Bluebird Theater on Sunday, December 6, carries…
As we noted in our coverage of the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood attack, the alleged shooter, Robert Dear, reportedly shared apocalyptic rants on the Cannabis.com website approximately a decade ago and also posted a sex ad that noted his interest in marijuana use. But did pot use play a role…
Most of our readers had a positive response to Brock Osweiler’s first start as quarterback during a Broncos win over the Chicago Bears as well as last night’s victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. However, some of the compliments for Brock have been accompanied by negative comments…
Denver blog posts put out the welcome mat. At our Food & Drink blog, Mark Antonation highlights our November restaurant roll call, which documents four closures and 22 new arrivals. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin weighs in on Republican rhetoric and the Planned Parenthood shootings. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein explains…
In September, D’Andre Mayfield posted the photo above — a shot from a somber grave-site visit. Mere months later, Mayfield lost his life under violent circumstances — and services in his memory are scheduled to take place this week. Mayfield was shot and killed on November 23. Kenneth Banks, twenty,…
James “Caz” Bzdek, the man behind Dueling Pianos Road Show, has been a well-known figure on the entertainment scene in Denver and the region for years. Now, however, he’s getting the kind of publicity that can hardly be termed good for business. He and an associate, Bethany Concha, have been…
Robert Dear’s attack on a Planned Parenthood branch in Colorado Springs this past Friday, which killed three people and injured nine others, instantly became one of the nation’s biggest news stories. So big that presidential candidates were put in the position of offering their take on the horrific crime. But…
Prior to last night’s Denver-New England game, quarterback and hate memes target Tom Brady shared on social media an image of him riding the Broncos’ mascot. We have no idea if this pic inspired the Broncos to beat the Pats, but beat them they did in a 30-24 overtime thriller…
On Friday, November 27, a gunman identified as Robert Dear, 57, killed three people and injured an additional nine others during an attack at a Planned Parenthood branch in Colorado Springs. In the days since then, we’ve learned the identities of the three people who died at Dear’s hand: Garrett…
In a recent post, we noted that four young men accused of possessing less than five grams of Colorado marijuana could be sentenced to as many as seven years behind bars under the cannabis laws in Missouri, where they were busted. But folks don’t have to travel nearly that far…
Our Patricia Calhoun recently wrote about the grand opening of the Lawrence Street Community Center, a day shelter that had drawn objections for months from the Ballpark Neighborhood Association. In response, readers had a lot to say about the conflicts between relatively new residents in such areas and members of…
Denver blog posts paint the town red — and lots of other colors, too. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett spotlights twelve amazing new street murals in Denver this fall. Colorado Peak Politics cites a Democratic delegation division over Syrian refugees. South Stands Denver’s John Reidy: Peyton Manning, Gandhi and…
Quarterback Brock Osweiler’s performance against the Bears this past Sunday helped lead to a Broncos win — and has convinced many fans that he should replace Peyton Manning on a longer-term, and perhaps permanent, basis. Osweiler has already been named the starter in the Broncos’ next contest against the undefeated New…
Paris Belle Williams was born this past February and died in June. The following month, the little girl’s parents, Lossie Thomas and Patrick Williams, who’d moved to Avon from the Los Angeles area, were arrested on suspicion of numerous charges, including child abuse resulting in death. Now, the pair have…
Earlier this month, we shared selections from Metro Denver Crime Stoppers’ most wanted list, only to find out after publication that the roster hadn’t been updated for months— a discovery that has prompted multiple updates to our item. Fortunately, Colorado’s Most Wanted Sex Offenders list is hot off the cyber-press…
Tonight on the Colorado State University campus, a candlelight vigil will be held to remember Ariana Grande and a fellow eleven-year-old from the Fort Collins area. The pair took their lives within a week of each other — and while the loved ones of the other child, a boy, have…
Yesterday, a homeless shelter called the Lawrence Street Community Center opened with a great deal of hoopla, including an appearance by Denver mayor Michael Hancock, after months of wrangling between the Denver Rescue Mission and the Ballpark Neighborhood Association. But less than 24 hours later, the attention shifted to another shelter…
Here in Colorado, adult possession of marijuana in small amounts has been legalized. In plenty of other states, however, such activities remain against the law, and violators face potentially massive penalties, including years in jail. Take the story of four young men — Brandon T. Stoll, 21, Zachary McDaniel, 22, Chad…
Patricia Calhoun’s column about the building at 119 South Broadway — once the famed Webber Show theater, more recently Kitty’s South, a porn palace — noted that the current owner, Wade Murphy, has asked for the City of Denver to designate it as a non-historic structure. Such a categorization would allow…
Denver blog posts fly sky high. The folks at our Food & Drink blog highlight their choices for the ten best restaurants at Denver International Airport. Mile High Report’s Tim Lynch critiques the officiating during the Broncos-Bears game. Colorado Pols: Six Degrees of Benghazi with Representative Ken Buck…
When Uber first moved into the Denver-area market, local taxi companies implied that the service wasn’t as safe as traditional cabs. Since then, however, we’ve only reported about a couple of Uber-related crimes so far this year. One involved a driver as an alleged criminal; Gerald Montgomery was arrested on…
Skydiving mishaps are exceedingly rare — so much so that plenty of people take jumps for special occasions, including birthdays, holidays and even weddings. But accidents do happen — and one on Saturday took the life of a Colorado woman. Jeriann Henderson, a 26-year-old from Teller County, died in Pheonix…
