Have you noticed that your cannabis dollar is going further than it did this time last year? According to a new analysis by Convergex, which describes itself as “an agency-focused global brokerage and trading-related-services provider,” you should. Since last June, the report notes, “the average price of an 1/8th ounce of…
A recent Comment of the Day in which a reader maintained that he smokes pot wherever he wants and most people probably don’t realize it attracted a slew of interesting commentary. Some folks argued that the author was on point. Others maintained that he was only fooling himself. The first three posts…
Denver blog posts offer inside looks. At our Food & Drink blog, Jonathan Shikes shows off Breckenridge Brewery’s twelve-acre, $36 million Littleton campus. Colorado Peak Politics doesn’t think the health department spending $12,000 on treadmill desks is a good idea…. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons listens as Melvin Hunt reflects on…
Last December, we told you about the arrest of Gregory Kilcollins for shooting up a Wheat Ridge apartment complex and seriously injuring a man in the process. Turns out, though, that the only crime for which Kilcollins was guilty was possessing a weapon as a previous offender. Prosecutors now believe…
The Tinder phone app has helped bring a lot of couples together. But not every right swipe is, well, the right swipe. The arrest affidavit naming Darren Auger — it’s on view below in its entirety — is a case in point. What began as a perfectly pleasant get-together ended…
Last month, we shared a roster of the ten best U.S. cities for tech jobs — including one city from Colorado. But what are the best places for tech jobs within Colorado? The folks at FindtheBest.com have the answers, with specific data on the nine Colorado counties that placed highest, plus a heat map…
On Friday, June 19, Taylor Goodboe, 25, and her daughter, three-year-old Emma Williamson, headed off on a shopping trip. They haven’t been seen since. Now, the Colorado Springs Police Department has put out an alert for the pair, noting that the person who reported them missing views the circumstances as…
Advocates of marijuana reform and folks who feel changes like limited legalization of recreational sales in Colorado and elsewhere have already gone too far seldom agree on anything. Let alone federal cannabis policy. Now, however, a move by the Obama administration to make it easier to test medical marijuana’s medical…
We recently posted about the seventeen Aurora traffic fatalities that have taken place thus far in 2015. Among them were a number involving motorcycles, including one that took place earlier this week. One of our readers focused on the number of accidents involving motorcyclists here in the metro area —…
Denver blog posts are into painting the town red — and other colors, too. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett highlights the ten best places to see street art in the area — and some are definitely off the beaten path. Colorado Pols: “Coffman-Gate Scandal About to go Nuclear.” Predominantly…
We’ve been keeping you up to date on the ongoing Fight for 15 campaign, a series of events in Denver and beyond featuring low-wage workers calling for payments of $15 per hour. A rally of fast-food workers in April drew hundreds of passionate supporters, and the group has another event scheduled…
Jake Lloyd, who starred as the young Darth Vader in 1999’s Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace, hasn’t acted for years, but he remains one of the most Googled celebrities with Colorado ties. Last December, we featured Lloyd on this subject and noted that most people searching for Lloyd wanted…
What are the safest big cities in Colorado? First, it’s important to settle on a definition for “big” — and the folks at the website ValuePenguin, which recently published a study entitled “2015 Safest Places in Colorado,” settled on a fairly modest number: a population of 20,000 or above. The communities…
Last week, we told you about the death of Jason McKain, former co-executive director of the Colorado Progressive Coalition, who drowned while fly-fishing in Boulder Creek. The incident highlighted the danger constituted by high waters in Colorado — and unfortunately, more tragedy followed over the weekend. Joseph Goodwin vanished while…
Yesterday, we spoke with Amendment 64 proponent Mason Tvert about a new proposal he’s prepping. “The Limited Social Marijuana Consumption Initiative” would make it legal for businesses in Denver to set aside an area for consumption of cannabis, so long as it was accessible only by adults 21 and over…
Denver blog posts could use a little R&R. At our Arts blog, Lauren Monitz shares her picks for the top ten weekend trips in Colorado this summer. Mile High Report’s Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann assesses Gary Kubiak’s approach to off-season work with the Denver Broncos. Colorado Peak Politics says the business community…
Del Dawan Bankett, Jr. is only 24-years-old, but he’s scheduled to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. And the facts of the case against him, as laid out by the 18th Judicial District DA’s Office, could hardly be colder or more brutal. Prosecutors…
We recently noted that Denver has been falling on the list of most fit cities. But Colorado as a whole is still among the least lethargic states in the country — at least according to the amusing metric Estately has put together to determine which states have the most couch…
To our knowledge, Westword has never before published a post about cannibalistic rats. But that’s appropriate, because we’re guessing the officers who discovered hundreds of rats, both dead and alive, in the garage attached to a marijuana grow house hadn’t seen anything quite like what they discovered Wednesday, either. About 10…
A new Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment survey found that 13.6 percent of Coloradans eighteen and up currently use marijuana. This number is almost double the percentage of current users found in a 2013 poll conducted nationally by Gallup. But not many folks who weighed in on the…
Denver blog posts were born to ride. At our Arts blog, Adam Perry highlights ten legendary summer bike rides in Colorado. Denver Urbanism’s Ken Schroeppel shares details about a Downtown Denver Mall experience study seeking volunteers. Coyote Gulch: “Dillon Reservoir expected to fill within a week.” Send your story tips to…
Our coverage of 4/20 weekend raids at two Denver marijuana clubs highlights a continuing area of concern for cannabis activists: While locals and visitors can legally consume pot recreationally in Denver, they aren’t allowed to do so in social settings outside private homes. Now, Mason Tvert and attorney Brian Vicente, the two…
