We’ve written a number of times over the years about onetime Denver police officer Abbe Dorn. The part-time model, who once appeared on the TV program American Gladiator, was the target of a police brutality lawsuit — and while she was later cleared in that case, she subsequently was investigated for…
Yesterday was a busy day for Matthew Burry. He appeared in court after being formally charged with child abuse resulting in death. The victim was his four-and-a-half-month-old son, Dominic. Meanwhile, a report revealed that Burry is a registered sex offender whose parole was revoked last year. As noted in his…
Back in January, we noted that the Denver Police Department had started posting stupid criminal stories on its Facebook page, and shared some of the funniest examples. Since our original post, the DPD definitely hasn’t run short of material. Indeed, the department has shared a whole new batch of tales in which…
We at Westword love Capitol Hill’s Nob Hill Inn. The venerable watering hole was the subject of a feature in 2009, the same year we named it Best Dive in our Best of Denver issue. The venue also ranked highly in our 2014 roundup of best dive bars — and a few months…
Last month, we noted that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has promised to crack down on Colorado marijuana laws if he’s elected president. Based on this statement alone, Christie would seem likely to receive the poorest marks from marijuana advocacy groups when it comes to the cannabis policies of presidential candidates. But…
Missouri is the latest state to express concern about alleged imports of Colorado marijuana. The state patrol in the state isn’t sure about the origin point of all the cannabis they’ve been seizing lately, but Colorado is their prime suspect, especially since the pot in question is of such high quality…
Denver blog posts are bacon-friendly. At our Food & Drink blog, Lauren Monitz highlights seven dishes that prove bacon is alive and well — and totally American. Colorado Pols has the scoop about state senator Morgan Carroll going after Mike Coffman’s Congressional seat. Predictably, Colorado Peak Politics is less enthusiastic…
A few months back, Evans-based Jenessa Rosenbach posted the following on her Facebook page: “Is every man on this planet on a fucking dating website! Losing hope there are good men out there. Is the man not being on dating websites really that big of a request lol. Can’t you…
Back in July 2012, we reported about a controversy that arose after Masterpiece Cakeshop refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, Charlie Craig and David Mullins. For the three years since then, the case has been winding its way through the legal system. In May 2014, the…
This past month, John Bowlen, son of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, was busted on a domestic violence beef that involved booze and whippets. He also told the 911 dispatcher that he not only owned the Broncos personally (he doesn’t), but also claimed to be the “blood of the city” in…
Greeley-born Amanda Peterson co-starred in Can’t Buy Me Love, an iconic teen comedy of the 1980s, alongside a young Patrick Dempsey, still years away from being christened McDreamy on Gray’s Anatomy. But after her Hollywood career wound down, she returned to her hometown. She died there yesterday, July 5 —…
Back in March, we wrote about “Clearing the Haze,” a Colorado Gazette series about the fallout from marijuana legalization in Colorado. The resulting package was a relentless anti-pot screed co-written by Christine Tatum, wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, one of the area’s most prominent physicians against greater access to cannabis by young people…
A recent Ask a Stoner column concerned classes for pot newbies. Among the responses we received was one from a dispensary employee who’s had a lot of experience with people with varying levels of marijuana knowledge. Most irritating, though, are folks, many of them visitors, who think they know more…
Denver blog posts are getting better all the time. At our Music blog, Jon Solomon offers a photo tour of the Marquis Theater’s upgrades. Ken Schroeppel celebrates Denver Infill’s tenth anniversary by recalling the site’s most viewed post ever. The Colorado Independent’s Susan Greene asks: “What’s the Plan in the…
If you’re among the loyal subscribers to the Denver Post’s print edition, you probably noticed that there are fewer sections in today’s paper than there used to be — even last week. That’s because the Monday and Tuesday print Posts have undergone some shrinkage, from three sections to two. However,…
The daughter of Kathleen and Kenny Sanchez may be alive today because Kenny hit her in public when she was three-years-old. This may sound like a strange statement, but the facts of the case, as spelled out in an arrest affidavit on view below, provide a strong argument for it…
We love Colorado pride around here. But we’re even more fond of showing it in a slightly unusual way — which is why, just a little over a year ago, we shared a post featuring out-of-the-ordinary Colorado symbol T-shirts. Fortunately, there are more where those came from, as a visit…
It was a grisly discovery. Patricia Richmond, 23, was found dead at a home owned by her future in-laws in Routt County, not far from Steamboat Springs. She was tied up and face down — and at this writing. At this writing, it’s unclear how Richmond died. But as those…
The topic of high rent prices in Denver continues to be one of the hottest topics among our readers. A recent Comment of the Day in which a reader argued that the pricey rent will cause the real estate bubble to burst is a case in point. A post offering four…
Denver blogs are all about the nineteenth hole. At our Arts blog, Brad Weismann highlights his picks for the eleven best miniature-golf courses in the Denver area. Coyote Gulch: Figuring out Colorado’s water future is no easy task. Purple Row’s Jeff Aberle polls readers about the Colorado Rockies’ thirty best…
Last month, we told you about the Limited Social Marijuana Consumption Initiative, a proposal that would allow businesses to provide an area for people 21 and over to consume marijuana within the Denver city limits. The City of Denver has now approved the final language for the measure — read…
Any close observer of the Denver retail marijuana scene has no doubt noticed the proliferation of chain pot shops at the expense of individual or standalone dispensaries, often referred to as “Mom and Pops.” One reason, according to attorney Nick Richards, is aggressive auditing being conducted at the state and…
