Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today, he spotlights El Critico. See also: The Ten Best Movie Events…
At 4:53 a.m., the National Weather Service listed the official temperature for Denver at -14. That figure obliterates the previous record low for this date (-3 in 1916) even as it makes its mark on recorded Denver weather history, which stretches back more than 130 years. How does today’s low…
Our post about a lawsuit aimed at Nancy Grace by an innocent man she falsely implied was a “selfie-stalker” using the serial-killer playbook inspired plenty o’ vitriol from our readers. Here’s a sampling of comments about Ms. Grace. See also: Nancy Grace Sued by Benjamin Seibert for Falsely Implying He…
Denver blog posts are all-weather. At our Cafe Society blog, Kristin Pazulski counts down the ten best winter patios in Denver. Coyote Gulch spotlights a new paradigm in water management. Colorado Peak Politics can’t believe Jared Polis’s name is being floated to take over as head of the Democratic Congressional…
The Human Rights Campaign, which describes itself as “the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization,” has just released its third-annual Municipal Equality Index, in which it measured the state of LGBT equality in 353 communities across the country, including six in Colorado. The Colorado entrants all…
Today’s brutally cold weather prompted a perfect example of social media’s power. In a matter of minutes, a single photo of a dog curled up outside a metro-area home mobilized media throughout the city, as well as the Denver Police Department. Here’s the story. See also: Ten Things That Could…
As pretty much every Denver journalist with a Twitter account has already documented, this morning’s icy commute looks to be the most challenging of the season to date. So what driving sins will likely inspire us to use a phrase that rhymes with “Fuck you” during our travels? Here are…
Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today, he spotlights three red carpet presentations — 5 to 7, The…
Anyone who’s been out and about in the metro area over the past day or two knows how cold it’s been. So was reported transient Paul Felyk just trying to get out of the conditions when he burrowed his way into the wall of a Marshall’s store in Longmont? Or…
This morning, Denver looks like a scene from Frozen, but with a lot less Idina Menzel. After a couple days’ worth of chilly temperatures and fairly steady light snow, the Avs could skate on most of the highways. What will your drive look like? For answers, we turned to local…
In August, a number of people came forward to say they’d gotten sick after eating chocolate from the LivWell booth at the Denver County Fair. Turns out the sweets they’d ingested were actually marijuana edibles, which weren’t supposed to be handed out on fair grounds. A class-action lawsuit followed, with…
Our updated coverage about vandalism at the Colorado State Capitol during the Million Mask March included booking photos of the ten people arrested at the rally. Some of our readers castigated those responsible for the graffiti, while others suggested that larger issues were being overlooked. Here’s an example of the…
Denver blog posts are welcoming. At our Cafe Society blog, Mark Antonation reveals ten things visitors should know about the Denver restaurant scene. Colorado Pols: “Greg Brophy goes to Washington.” Mile High Report’s Bronco Mike weighs in on reports that the Broncos are working out controversial/widely shunned ex-Dolphin Richie Incognito…
Late last month, we told you about rape allegations against Bill Cosby made by Barbara Bowman, who was raised in Denver and says her own negative experiences with the entertainer started right here. Bowman’s claims put renewed scrutiny on similar allegations lodged against Cosby over the years — yet inexplicably,…
Lee Riddle taught German at Widefield High School in Colorado Springs. But he’s been sentenced to jail for other lessons — ones involving contact with the genitals of his male students, allegedly via “cup checks” that allowed him to discern the size of their penis. Continue for the bizarre details…
9News, whose Kyle Dyer was bitten by a dog on the air a couple of years back, has just completed a thorough and wide-ranging report about dog bites in the Denver-metro area. Among the information compiled in conjunction with Rocky Mountain PBS: which breeds have registered the most and the…
Update: Yesterday morning, we told you about the death of a man near the Tamarac exit on Interstate 225; he’d died of a gunshot wound after allegedly passing deputies on a traffic stop too closely. (See our previous coverage below.) Now, police are reporting that Santamaria shot himself during the…
Earlier this year, we told you about reports by Headline News’ Nancy Grace implying that a suspect was a “selfie-stalker” who’d used a technique straight from a serial killer’s playbook. In truth, the man, subsequently identified as Benjamin Seibert, was innocent of any crime, and he’s now suing Grace and…
For years, a large section of South Broadway has been known as Antique Row. Now, however, representatives of some marijuana businesses that are now located along that stretch have floated the idea of re-branding the area as “The Green Mile” — and, to put it mildly, veteran antique-shop entrepreneurs haven’t…
Update: Anthony Martin, wanted for strangling his ex-wife in front of their kids this past week, has been captured. The location where he was caught: Wheatland, Wyoming. Continue for a press update from Longmont Police Department spokesman Commander Jeff Satur, followed by our previous coverage. See also: Photos: FBI’s Top…
Kristin Pazulski’s feature looking at Denver’s bid to end homelessness at the ten-year mark spurred plenty of serious conversation among our readers, including speculation about the factors contributing to the problem. This reader points to one of them: rising rent prices. See also: Denver Set Out to End Homelessness Ten…
Denver blog posts have a thing for banana seats. At our Show and Tell blog, Lauren Archuletta talks with Bike Smut’s Reverend Phil about bicycle erotica and watching porn in public. Denver Egotist offers visual inspiration courtesy of Denver-based Levi Thornton Films. Big Media’s Jason Salzman: “It’s the media’s fault!…
