William Breathes’s report about Gabriel Campbell, who was driving a car with Colorado plates when he was pulled over in Texas and found to have five pounds of marijuana in his trunk put one reader in mind of alleged marijuana profiling. In the case of someone she knows, however, the word…
Denver blogs are prepared rain or shine. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies lists the five things transplants need to know about Colorado weather. Denver Egotist on Alex Bogusky’s plan to launch a new social-good agency platform in Boulder. Mile High Hockey collects all the NHL trade rumors that may or…
Last year was a particularly brutal avalanche season in Colorado and beyond. As we reported at the time, one stretch in February 2014 saw six avalanche deaths in the American West over a stretch of less than a week. This season, the tragedies have been fewer so far, but the numbers…
Political reporters for Fox affiliates across the country often have a difficult time establishing themselves as objective and journalistically credible owing to the slant associated with the Fox News cable channel. But that’s never been a problem for Fox31’s Eli Stokols. From the beginning of his run in the Denver…
If you’re a single woman, what city is the right fit? According to the NerdWallet website, the following ten are tops — and Denver’s among them. Count down the photo-illustrated list below, complete with data in the major categories used to reach a conclusion: unmarried men per 100 unmarried women,…
At this hour, members of the Aurora Police Department are reportedly investigating a homicide at a quadplex on the 1400 block of Lima Street. If that address sounds familiar, it should. In September 2014, another murder took place in the same quadplex. The victim was Danielle Griego, who was killed after…
Last year, we told you about accusations that Idaho Springs’ Haley Stanfield had put a hit on her boyfriend after the death of her fifteen-month-old baby, Logan Burchik. Stanfield remains behind bars based on this charge. Now, however, she’s facing a new allegation — that she and the aforementioned boyfriend, Joshua…
Last month, we told you about Good to Know Colorado, a new marijuana-education campaign launched by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. As we pointed out, much of the messaging on the Good to Know Colorado website was more about what is and isn’t legal than it was about…
Denver blog posts know who’s in and who’s out. At our Food & Restaurant blog, Mark Antonation lists ten restaurants that aren’t participating in Denver Restaurant Week. Roundball Mining Company’s Jim Heskett notes that the answer to the question “Is Brian Shaw fired yet?” is still “no” — but he…
A recent Ask a Stoner column noted that some dispensaries are now scanning IDs. This policy is clearly troubling to many of our readers. Meanwhile, the conversation went off in a number of interesting directions. Here’s an exchange about when one reader buys at pot shops — and when he…
Of late, attorney David Lane has represented several inmates or their families in regard to alleged substandard care of prisoners in custody. Examples include the case of Christopher Lopez, whose jailers joked and laughed while he slowly died (the Colorado Department of Corrections agreed to pay $3 million to settle the…
Back in November 2013, 9News’ Kyle Clark became a hero on Buzzfeed and Reddit for his rant about viewers sending the station so many photos of snowy patios and backyards instead of actually venturing beyond their doors. Just over a year later, the station for which Clark toils seems to have turned…
This weekend’s snowstorm wasn’t of historic proportions, but plenty of people treated it that way: In much of the city, traffic ranged from much less than usual to practically nonexistent and usually crowded store aisles were all but deserted. What did folks along the Front Range do to pass the…
Last month, our Music blog told you about the arrest of Puddle of Mudd lead singer Wes Scantlin for trespassing at Denver International Airport — by riding the oversize luggage racks there. In recent days, Scantlin was supposed to appear in local court on that incident and a previous one in…
Our post about Eric Brandt, well-known for riding his bicycle in Westminster beneath a finger-flipping sign that reads “FUCK COPS,” getting sentenced to ninety days in jail for messages he chalked on a sidewalk inspired an energetic back-and-forth among readers over freedom of speech and whether there should be any limits…
Denver blog posts have lots of tips for visitors — and people who live here, too. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Mark Antonation lists the nine best places for Texans to eat in Denver. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein isn’t exactly wowed by the Nuggets’ deadline day trades involving Arron Afflalo…
Shortly after we published a breakdown of two lawsuits filed by Washington, D.C.-based Safe Streets Alliance against Colorado’s marijuana laws, the Marijuana Policy Project announced a call for a nationwide boycott against Holiday Inns. The reason: One of the SSA suits was filed by the owners of a Holiday Inn…
A search in Boulder for a missing man has ended tragically. The body of Randal Evans, a 52-year-old marathon runner, was found near Cobalt Trail north of the city. On Tuesday, the Boulder Police Department issued an alert for Evans, who was last seen near his residence on the 1600…
So…you’re having a baby and you don’t want him or her to have the same name as a slew of other kids in school? The folks at (of all places) the Social Security Administration are here to help. The agency has compiled a list of the most popular baby names…
When we previewed the announcement of new lawsuits targeted Colorado’s pot laws (filed by Safe Streets Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based group that misspelled “marijuana” in its press release), we noted that one of the challenges for the plaintiffs would be establishing standing in court — in other words, demonstrating that…
One sex assault in a neighborhood is terrifying enough. Two sex assaults are even worse, particularly when the reports come barely 24 hours apart. That’s what is happening in the vicinity of Capitol Hill. Denver police are seeking a suspect or suspects in cases that are said to have taken place…
A pair of law professors from Concordia University argue that Colorado should pay Oklahoma and Nebraska for the headaches caused by limited marijuana legalization, just as the government here could be responsible for pollution that flows by river into their territory. The theory engendered a great deal of debate among…
