Denver blogs posts would love it if you’d sign in. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies picks the ten best commercial signs on West Colfax. At Colorado Pols, Whiskey Lima Juliet asks a simple question about Ferguson-related protests: “How do we get this done?” Denver Frank shares the…
Thanks to protests over no-indictment decisions by grand juries in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases (as well as claims that some East High students at a Wednesday rally chanted “Hit him again” after four Denver police officers were injured in a crash, one critically), another pair of demonstrations…
Last month, we told you about one of the more bizarre law-enforcement shootings in recent memory: the death of Ian Santamaria, whose suicide during a traffic stop caused deputies to open fire on him. New details of the incident are divulged in a decision letter from Denver District Attorney Mitch…
As posts like this one prove, we have a soft spot for items that display Colorado pride — and the I Heart Denver Store, located at 500 16th Street, Suite 264, just happens to specialize in them. With the holiday gift-giving season upon us, we picked out twenty favorites from…
Remember Kyle Orton, who quarterbacked your Denver Broncos during the darkest days of the Josh McDaniels era before being supplanted by none other than Tim Tebow? He returns to Mile High Stadium on Sunday as QB of the Buffalo Bills — and to welcome him back, we’ve collected the twenty…
Yesterday, after additional walkouts at metro-area high schools in protest of the Michael Brown grand jury decision, the Denver police union publicly claimed students at a previous East High demonstration had cheered and chanted “Hit him again” after four officers were injured in a car crash, one critically. This assertion…
Our post remembering Ty Folsom, one of three Frederick High School students to commit suicide over a two-week period, generated a great many poignant and heartfelt responses, as well as many suggestions about how to improve the situation. This one puts some of the blame on the media. See also:…
Denver blog posts would gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares the opinion of a reader who disagrees with those slamming the burgers at Cherry Cricket. Colorado Peak Politics thinks organics and fracking can coexist. The Ralphie Report’s Mark Sparkman on…
Over the past couple of days, the number one story on CBS4’s website has been…CBS4 — and the possibility of the station being dropped from DISH Network, headed by Charlie Ergen, who Forbes recently placed on its list of the five richest Coloradans. “Our viewers should be prepared to lose…
The Ferguson-grand-jury-inspired walk-out at East High School, during which four Denver police officers were injured by an ill driver, wasn’t the only significant protest in Denver yesterday. Last night, as many as 100 demonstrators marched in the wake of another controversial development: a New York grand jury’s decision not to…
Plenty of Colorado municipalities have chosen to ban marijuana businesses, but few have gone to the extremes of Granby, a gorgeous community in Grand County. Officials have threatened to annex land that’s not officially part of the town to prevent a marijuana shop from opening there — a plan it’s…
Less than two months ago, longtime Denver Post hockey writer Adrian Dater was suspended for using profane language on Twitter; he called one player a “pussy” and told a correspondent to “fuck off.” Now, Dater reveals that he’s been fired for similar offenses, including a strange come-on to a Detroit…
Last month, we featured Trulia’s list of the least affordable cities for middle class and millennial home buyers — a roster that included Denver. But Colorado fares even worse in a new analysis by RealtyTrac. Among other things, the site looked at counties in which housing prices of less affordable…
At this writing, Denver police Officer John Adsit is said to be in critical but stable condition after being injured in a crash while on crowd control duty for yesterday’s East High School student walk-out, prompted by a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury’s no-indictment decision in the shooting death of unarmed…
Our coverage of the #HandsUpWalkOut rallies at CU Boulder and CSU, one of many demonstrations nationwide prompted by a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown earlier this year, spurred a gusher of impassioned commentary by readers on…
Denver blog posts keep protection in mind. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz lists the five best foodie Christmas gifts, including (and no, we’re not making this up) a condom cookbook. Denver Egotist: “Denver Photographer Seth K. Hughes Trades His Cushy Life for One of Uncertainty and Adventure.” A…
Rob Larimer was a veteran journalist well-known in Denver and, especially, Colorado Springs. But in September, he died in a one-car crash — and a just-released autopsy report reveals that he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he crashed into a tree while traveling the wrong way…
There’s a good reason why most people don’t recall the Denver police shooting that killed Joseph Valverde this past July: It took place mere hours before officers killed Ryan Ronquillo at a funeral home staging a memorial service for one of his friends. But even though the Valverde incident was…
Update: Booking photos have been released for the four people previously arrested in connection with the homicide death of Andrea Bartmess; see our earlier coverage below. In addition, a fifth person, 21-year-old Chataignier D. McCaffrey-Pickett, has also been taken into custody regarding the crime, and while her mug shot was…
One of the most unusual retail outlets in Denver is the Denver Dog House. Located at 2547 Sheridan Boulevard in Edgewater, the shop is devoted to Duane “Dog” Chapman, his wife Beth and the rest of the Dog the Bounty Hunter family currently keeping their reality-TV tradition alive on CMT…
Our most viewed crime post of November involved Meghan McKeon, who was sentenced to 22 years after her toddler died while she spent time with a bottle. Her story is among twenty shared here by way of links to the month’s most memorable mug shots. See them all below, and…
Teen suicide is heartbreaking and tragic in and of itself, but even more so when deaths come in clusters — and that’s what has happened at Frederick High School, where three students reportedly took their own lives over the span of two weeks. The only one of the trio publicly…
