Over the years, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has consistently accentuated the negative when it comes to marijuana — and its new report, “Monitoring Health Concerns Related to Marijuana in Colorado: 2014,” is no exception to this rule. The document, included below in its entirety, maintains that…
Hundreds upon hundreds of comments poured in after the publication of our post about sixteen-year-old Jessie Hernandez, a young woman who was killed by Denver police officers as she drove a stolen car. Readers disagreed passionately about whether the shooting was reasonable or unjustified. Here’s a couple of examples, followed…
Denver blog posts rock on. At our Backbeat blog, Jon Solomon marks the closing of Eck’s Saloon, one of the Denver area’s longtime bastions of hard rock. Predominantly Orange’s Adam Malnati writes an open letter to Peyton Manning. Denver Infill’s Ken Schroeppel writes about “The SkyHouse Denver Site: Looking Back,…
In recent years, the Denver District Attorney’s Office has put an emphasis on closing cold cases. Now, the office has announced that it’s solved the brutal 1997 slaying of Surle Goldfogel, 67, and while the family has expressed gratitude, the resolution isn’t complete. Jonathan Clinton, a heroin addict said to…
As a reality TV star (she’s currently appearing on the program Marriage Boot Camp), Colorado-born Heidi Montag makes her living by sharing her private life with the public. But thus far, she hasn’t directly commented on the arrest of her father, William Montag, in Aspen on charges that include aggravated…
Back in October, we counted down the first thirteen reasons Colorado is awesome according to AWSMColorado.com, a huge project undertaken by Chris Harrison and the staff at Video Blend to create one-hundred brief videos (about fifteen seconds in length), with each devoted to one of the state’s incredible attributes. The…
The Broncos weren’t even in Super Bowl XLIX, which (unfortunately) pitted the defending champion Seattle Seahawks against the eventually victorious New England Patriots. But Denver was namechecked plenty of times during the broadcast, mostly in reference to how much better this year’s contest was than last year’s blow-out — and…
On the afternoon of Thursday, January 29, Colton Wilson left his dorm on the Colorado Mountain College campus in Lake County, and he hasn’t been seen since. Now, both CMC and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office have put out alerts seeking information from anyone who might know his whereabouts. Continue…
Our post about a search for alleged cop assaulter Nicholas Damon generated plenty of comments, many of them about his self-identification as a Juggalo — a fan of the group Insane Clown Posse. Here’s one person who warns against what she sees as a form of prejudice. See also: Nicholas…
Denver blog posts will take your order now. Our Cafe Society blog picks the ten best hotel restaurants in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Bob Berwyn on Senator Cory Gardner’s decision to join with Democrats in a vote to protect public lands. Denver PR Blog on the launch of SativaCOMM, a…
Has marijuana legalization made our roads more dangerous? At least one report maintains that Colorado’s pot laws haven’t led to more highway fatalities. But the Colorado State Patrol remains concerned based on statistics showing that 12.2 percent of all DUI citations issued last year involved cannabis — although weed was…
The Denver Police Department has released crime statistics for 2014, and in comparison with the numbers from 2013, the news is mixed. Many of the most serious crimes have gone down, but plenty of others have increased in frequency — sometimes by a little, sometimes by a lot. Continue to…
We recently dubbed the upcoming Super Bowl the Intoler-a-Bowl, because it includes the two teams most Broncos fans dislike the most: the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. But who among the Super Bowl participants is the most unlikable? Here are our ten picks, all of them available for…
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, has resulted in a new focus on the DPD’s approach regarding shooting into moving vehicles. Now, Westword has obtained a letter from Independent Monitor Nicholas…
Our post about a ruling that will allow three Colorado companies to opt out of Obamacare’s contraceptive care mandate because their owner is an evangelical Christian prompted a strongly divided debate about the pros and cons of the decision. Here’s a post by someone who feels the mandate is dubious…
Denver blog posts are ready for kickoff. At our Cafe Society blog, Chris Utterback tells you about a six-pack of Super Bowl Sunday parties — plus a bonus. Roundball Mining Company’s Charlie Yao offers shocking news: The Nuggets won a game. Denver Frank asks: “What the hockey shot?” See also:…
According to the Aspen Daily News, Aspen currently has one marijuana dispensary for every 1,000 residents — yet until now, fines for public smoking were vague at best. They’ve now been clarified, with a judge also determining that someone age 21 or older who gives any amount of pot to…
Governor John Hickenlooper has long been a cycling proponent. Now, he’s calling for the construction of a bike trail that would allow riders to cross the state from Wyoming to New Mexico — and a new bill backed by a Republican state senator may offer a way to make it…
In recent months, one of the hottest topics among Denverites is the rising cost of renting in the Mile High City. Some readers have suggested prices only seem high because they used to be so reasonable, while others see the costs as having the hidden benefit of dissuading more people…
Sons of Anarchy fans will recognize the scenario: motorcycle club members who make their money by dealing drugs and weapons. But the Colorado Attorney General’s Office maintains that the activities of several local Bandidos Motorcycle Club members weren’t the stuff of Hollywood fiction. Hence an indictment for alleged meth trafficking…
This past summer, we shared our picks for the most memorable definitions of “Denver” on Urban Dictionary. But there are plenty of other Denver-oriented terms that are even more bizarre. Some are so disgusting we would feel wrong subjecting you to them: Look up “Denver Mudslide” only if you enjoy…
Update: Developments continue to collect in the case of Jessie Hernandez, a seventeen-year-old killed by Denver police officers while she was in a stolen car; see our previous coverage below. Another protest took place, this time at a police station, even as information surfaced about Hernandez’s previous run-ins with the…
