Denver blog posts are taste-makers. At our Food & Drink blog, Gretchen Kurtz writes that the open-minded will find a lot to like at Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Q. Mile High Report’s Tim Lynch tackles the question: Is Peyton Manning “done,” as some experts suggest? Mile High Mamas’ Amber Johnson post a…
As we’ve reported, the Denver real estate market is so hot that many properties are being sold for more than the original list price. Is the story different for high-end properties in the Aspen area? It certainly seems to have been for acting couple Felicity Huffman, best know for her role…
We’ve written a lot lately about a phenomenon known as suicide by cop — scenarios in which suicidal individuals attempt to goad police into killing them. Now, Las Vegas police say Aurora’s Patrick Joel Stoltz flew to a hotel in that city with the intention of doing just that. And while…
The Denver District Attorney’s Office has charged Anthony Dennis, Michael Francis and Amber Groessel in separate incidents involving assaults on peace officers or first responders. But if this description makes the matters seem simple, police reports reveal oddities about each of them. The alleged weapons include scratching and spit —…
We love Ranker, since, as the website’s name implies, it ranks just about anything and everything. Moreover, the results are often surprising, as seen in our previous roundups of the ten most famous attendees of CSU and the University of Denver. That definitely proved the case with the site’s list…
The mother of five who was reportedly murdered in the Castle Rock home of her brother this past weekend hasn’t been officially identified yet. Neither has her estranged husband, who’s suspected of committing the crime and then attempting, unsuccessfully, to kill himself. However, 7News maintains that the victim was Kirsten…
What do you do if you think you’re about to die in a plane crash in 2015? Tweet a selfie of you wearing an oxygen mask, of course. A number of passengers on a United flight scheduled to fly from Denver International Airport to Los Angeles did just that. Included…
Medical marijuana patient Melanie Brinegar was arrested on an accusation of driving under the influence of drugs, and a blood test showed that her THC level was nearly four times the legal limit. Nonetheless, Brinegar decided to fight the allegation, arguing that THC lingers in the system for far longer…
At our Music blog, Lindsey Bartlett has details about the first Halloween show at Red Rocks, headlined by Mac Miller and Action Bronson. Colorado Peak Politics is psyched about the strong performance of GOP presidential hopefuls such as Scott Walker in a Colorado poll. Roundball Mining Company’s Charlie Yao notes…
Viva Colorado, a Denver Post publication aimed at the Hispanic community, will publish its last issue on July 31. The paper’s death is the latest indication that the Post is cutting back in a major way, and it isn’t stopping with personnel alone. Last month, we reported about the latest Denver Post buyout…
We all know that designating someone as a Facebook friend doesn’t necessarily denote friendship in real life. The story of Desmond Smith makes that abundantly clear. The fourteen-year-old was shot dead over the weekend in Colorado Springs — and now, one of his Facebook friends, eighteen-year-old Raymond Rogan, is among…
The story of a pit bull now known as Beefcakes is a crime — one for which Russell Middleton has been arrested. However, the tale has a happy ending that reveals the compassion of the folks at the Longmont Humane Society, not to mention the generosity of plenty of folks…
Locals know that Boulder housing prices are sky high. That’s why so many people who work within the city limits live outside them. But a common assumption about the community — that the pricier the neighborhood, the better the schools in them — doesn’t always prove to be the case…
Denver television history was supposed to be made this week, when a commercial for Neos Vape Pen — a marijuana product featured in our recent “Power of the Hash Pen” roundup — aired on Channel 7 Monday night during Jimmy Kimmel Live. Except it didn’t. The spot didn’t air last night,…
Yesterday’s post featuring eight accounts from the Frontier Horror Stories website, all of which mentioned Denver, generated comments aplenty. Many of those who weighed in had gripes of their own against the carrier. But there were also Frontier defenders. Among the most passionate of the latter was a pilot for…
Denver blog posts always have an appetite. At our Food & Drink blog, Chris Utterback highlights the ten best happy hour dishes in Denver. Denver Egotist highlights the #TakeBackTV campaign from Denver’s Sling TV. Colorado Pols updates us on what it refers to as the Coffingate scandal. Send your story…
More than 48 hours after bullets flew, there are still more questions than answers about a drive-by shooting that killed one person and injured two others. At this writing, the Denver coroner’s office has yet to publicly identify the homicide victim. Moreover, no suspect information has been released, even though…
Earlier this year, we shared twenty Visit Denver photos so gorgeous that they were capable of inspiring even more people to move to Colorado. And the folks at the agency haven’t let up since then. The Visit Denver Instagram page is absolutely crammed with stunning pics — so many that most…
On June 21, Stephanie Romo Santoyo posted on Facebook about her father, William Romo-Rodriguez. “Happy father’s day to the best dad in the world! We love you so much! Thank you for everything and for all your support!” she wrote. Less than two weeks later, the messages were infinitely sadder. One…
The love story of Kathleen “Katie” Bartlett and Ryan Pocius didn’t last for decades, as both would have wanted. But it continues to shine brightly despite the tragic event that brought it to a premature end in a physical sense, but failed to break their spiritual connection. That’s abundantly clear…
After Melanie Brinegar was cited for driving under the influence of drugs last year, a blood test showed that she was nearly four times over the legal limit for THC. Yet a jury has now acquitted her of any wrongdoing. What led to this verdict? Rather than accepting a plea…
The issue of current housing costs in the Denver area remains a hot one — and so, too, is the debate about renting versus buying. We recently posted about a RealtyTrac survey showing that renting a three-bedroom property was more affordable than paying the mortgage on one in three of…
