As the vast majority of you know, Broncos nemesis Tom Brady has been suspended for the first four games of the 2015-2016 season over the scandal ridiculously dubbed Deflategate. Brady is accused of probably knowing that footballs used in a playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts had less air in them than…
Last week, we shared with you one site’s choices for the least religious neighborhoods in Denver. But which ones qualify as the most religious? The way the folks at FindTheBest.com decided to address the question was by counting up the number of religious organizations in each area and then ranking them…
According to an arrest affidavit on view below, Englewood’s Jackie Degarmo was last reported to have been seen on February 21 of this year. However, her daughter, Alisia Blythe, didn’t tell authorities she was missing until more than two months later — April 24. On May 3, Degarmo’s body was…
Earlier this year, we noted that several presidential hopefuls from both major parties have come out in support of a state’s right to legalize marijuana sales, as Colorado did in 2012. Among those who’ve made such statements is presumed Republican front-runner Jeb Bush. Now, recently announced candidate Carly Fiorina, a darling…
Our post about the ten U.S. cities with the fastest rising home prices got plenty of attention. A big reason: Denver was number one on the roster. A number of commenters shared their own experiences with this situation. Here’s a particularly poignant and passionate example. Dee Rahquin writes: I went to…
Denver blog posts are into chocolate starfish. At our Music blog, Nicholas Pell argues that Limp Bizkit is better than any crap you’re listening to right now. A provocative Colorado Peak Politics headline reads, “Let the Schism Begin: Democrats are Racist for Supporting Fracking?” Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger shares unhappy…
A Loveland police officer has been arrested on charges that include domestic violence and child abuse. What’s his name? The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office isn’t releasing it “in order to protect the identities of the alleged female victim and any children involved.” Is this a double standard? After all, individuals…
Last October, we told you about the death in Indiana former Aurora resident Afrikka Hardy, nineteen, allegedly at the hands of Darren Vann, a sex offender. At the time, authorities believed that Vann may also have been responsible for the murders of six additional women, making him a serial killer. Months…
Rubbin’ Buttz BBQ, located at 903 Broad Street in the small Colorado community of Milliken, isn’t the kind of restaurant that typically winds up in the national spotlight. The past several days has been an exception — but the sort of attention it’s received definitely puts the old maxim about…
Last week, we shared a list of the least popular baby names for girls in Colorado — a roster that included “Khaleesi.” We have a feeling Daenerys Targaryen isn’t going to be too happy about that. Some of the least popular baby names for boys are equally unusual. And a…
A weekend shooting in Park Hill has received relatively little attention. One reason: The serious injury that took place didn’t result in death. But the incident, which took place a little over a mile from an attempted gundown of a man as he put his baby in his car late last month…
The Unborn Child Act would have sanctioned a murder charge in cases like the one involving Michelle Wilkins, whose unborn baby was allegedly cut from her womb by Dynel Lane. The baby, a girl named Aurora, later died. But while Republicans backed the measure, Democrats voted against it in committee, arguing that the…
Denver blog posts develop into new things all the time. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies considers development in Denver and asks: How do we keep the old and celebrate the new? Colorado Pols weighs in on state senator Morgan Carroll’s possible run for Mike Coffman’s congressional seat. At Denver…
At lot of folks in Denver plan outdoor activities on Mother’s Day. And over the years, a lot of folks in Denver have had to change their plans, when they were reminded that spring weather in the Mile High City can turn nasty. If forecasters at the National Weather Service…
Overnight, two more shootings took place in Denver, with one man dead and another critically wounded, and police are suggesting that gangs may have been involved. They’re the latest of several disturbing events that have residents in a large portion of the city on edge. In recent weeks, we’ve reported…
Back in January, we noted that the death of Jessie Hernandez, a seventeen-year-old shot and killed by Denver Police Department officers while she was behind the wheel of a stolen car, resulted in a new focus on the law enforcers shooting into moving vehicles. The rationale for doing so? In…
Last year, in a list of the ten most expensive American cities to buy a house, Denver was included — but barely. The Mile High City landed in ninth place. In new data from the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices about the U.S. cities with the fastest-rising home prices, Denver finished higher…
On his Facebook page, Alejandro Garcia lists his name as “Alejandro ‘A-Town’ Garcia,” in apparent homage to his hometown…
On Monday night, a home invader was shot dead in Boulder. According to police, the man tried to break into multiple residences before entering one. He’s said to have shattered the glass screen door and attacked a resident, who responded by firing the fatal bullet. Even before some of these…
Denver blog posts have a lot of sizzle. Our Food & Restaurants blog staff presents the 2015 list of the ten best burgers in Denver. Purple Row’s Bryan Kilpatrick reveals how Rockies GM Jeff Bridich places in the site’s monthly approval poll. Colorado Peak Politics wonders how Representative Diana DeGette…
The case of Greeley’s Kyle Moore raises questions about two controversial topics related to modern policing. The first: Should police officers shoot at moving vehicles, as they did in the January death of seventeen-year-old car thief Jessie Hernandez and an Arapahoe County incident earlier this week? The second: When is a…
On March 25, Benjamin Brown and his brother, Ryan, were pulled over by two Colorado Springs police officers for what turned out to be a cracked windshield — a seemingly minor infraction for which literally thousands of Coloradans could be cited during this time of year. Yet within minutes, Benjamin…
