Denver blog posts love cliff diving and people in gorilla costumes. At our Arts & Culture blog, Bree Davies celebrates Casa Bonita’s naming as a Lakewood Historical Society landmark. Purple Row’s Bryan Kilpatrick offers a 2015 Colorado Rockies season preview. The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic and Tessa Cheek characterize Governor…
Once again, violence has struck the 1400 block of Lima Street, which at this point has to be in the running for a dubious honor: It could be the most dangerous stretch of Aurora. In the latest incident, one man is dead and another is in custody after a…
On Sunday’s edition of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, host Jon Oliver inserted Coors into Les Miserables in a way that was quite funny — albeit for reasons that were decided not funny. The program’s main story last not had to do with municipal citations given to people who are too poor to pay…
We accept it as a given that most college students are interested in having sex. But how many times per week would they like to do the deed? The intrepid researchers at the OKCupid dating site used their own data to determine numbers for dozens of schools, including the University…
The attack in Longmont of Michelle Wilkins, who was seven-months pregnant when her unborn baby was cut from her womb, allegedly by Dynel Lane, has impacted people in Colorado and across the country. Last night, a candlelight vigil for Wilkins attracted hundreds of attendees. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page created to raise…
Arvada’s Jason Mondragon loved outdoor activities such as exploring the American west aboard an ATV. But this past weekend, the hobby turned tragic. Mondragon was cleared after reportedly driving an ATV off a 65-foot cliff. Here are the very sad details. According to Utah’s Grand County Sheriff’s Office, the incident…
Should Coloradans put out the welcome mat to people who want to move here from other places? Or should we roll it up and replace it with a “Do Not Disturb” sign? A pedicab worker recently wrote that he favors the former approach because “I’m not a dick.” And his…
Denver blog posts have been working up an appetite for years. At our Food & Restaurant blog, Gretchen Kurtz takes a look at Best of Denver restaurant winners from 2005-2009 in anticipation of the 2015 edition’s release. At Mile High Mamas, Cat Holmes offers up five favorite places for a…
Last July, we told you about the arrest of Donald Shores in an ultra-disturbing cold-case sex assault. The incident took place in 1994, and the victim, who was 67 at the time of the attack, died in 2000. But Shores will belatedly pay for the crime. A jury has now…
Last week, we gave you a look around the spectacular Telluride-area property actor Tom Cruise is selling for $59 million. If that price tag is a little too rich for your blood, we’ve got an alternative — the gorgeous, Aspen-area Capitol Creek Ranch, which can be yours for just $17…
We recently told you about an IUD funding bill that had received strong support in the Democrat-controlled Colorado House of Representatives — but we were uncertain about its odds in the Republican-dominated Senate. Sure enough, the Senate voted against continuing to fund the measure, which had achieved substantial success since…
In a recent post, we noted that President Barack Obama was critical of youth who said marijuana legalization was their top priority. “Young people, I understand this is important to you. But you should be thinking about climate change, the economy, jobs, war and peace,” he said. “Maybe way at…
Denver blog posts live to serve. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Jenn Wohletz shares her choices for the five best restaurant apologies. Colorado Peak Politics highlights a GOP poll showing that most Republicans favor Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for president in 2016. At Free Range Longmont, M. Douglas Ray…
This past Sunday, Colorado State University hosted a selection-show-watching party in hopeful anticipation of its basketball team being invited to the Big Dance — the NCAA basketball tournament known as March Madness. Instead, CSU was left on the bubble, prompting a great hue and cry among Rams supporters, who felt…
The shocking story of Dynel Lane, who’s accused of cutting a pregnant woman’s unborn child from her womb, has a connection to Craigslist. The victim in the case is said to have responded to Lane’s Craigslist post advertising baby clothes for sale. This is hardly the first time we’ve covered…
The rash of violence in the metro area — including four homicides in Denver over the weekend, three of which are said to be gang-related — continued last night. The location in the latest case was Longmont. The time was late last night. What happened? A woman was critically stabbed — and…
According to ColoradoSchoolGrades.com, there are plenty of outstanding high schools in the state. The site’s roster of the ten finest includes five schools that tied for first place. And even a couple of runners-up received A+ ratings. Note that there’s very little crossover between the site’s picks and those Colorado…
In November 2012, we published a post entitled DID DENVER POLICE DELAY GIVE CHRISTOPHER PEREA TIME TO KILL LORETTA BARELA? Two years later, Barela’s family issued a lawsuit making just such a claim — and the assertions about 911 botches were reinforced by an amended complaint filed days ago. Now, audio of…
In two new posts, a Stanford professor presents data suggesting that most marijuana smokers aren’t well-educated. According to his stats, only about a sixth of pot users have college degrees, while the remainder do not — making the profile of cannabis consumers similar to cigarette smokers when viewed from the…
Denver blog posts are ready to play — ball or whatever. At our Music blog, Jon Solomon reveals that the Zac Brown Band show in July will be the first major concert ever at Coors Field. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels wonders if the Broncos’ championship window has already slammed…
Today, the Denver Department of Public Safety announced a new retention policy for video footage recorded in Denver’s jails. Some video will now be retained indefinitely, while other footage is to be saved for periods than can stretch into years. Attorney David Lane, who has worked on many cases in…
The Denver Nuggets were prominently featured on yesterday’s episode of Pardon the Interruption. But not for a happy reason. In his introduction to the program, Tony Kornheiser, co-host, with Michael Wilbon, of this longtime staple of ESPN (new home for Denver Post photo boss Tim Rasmussen, whose goodbye gift was a “FUCK…
