Republicans’ domination in the recent midterm — John Hickenlooper’s squeaker of a reelection win was among the few Democratic bright spots — extended to the Colorado State Senate, which will now be under GOP control owing to a vote count not formally announced until days after the election. And while…
Several times over recent years, we’ve shared memorable posts from the CU Boulder Confessions page. But students at CU Denver have things to confess, too, as the CU Denver Confessions page makes abundantly clear. Continue to see our ten favorite recent confessions, all photo-illustrated, all anonymous and all defiantly funny,…
Once upon a time, the Broncos-Raiders rivalry was one of the NFL’s best — but no longer. Even after losing in humiliating fashion to the Patriots last week, Peyton Manning and company took a while to get focused on Oakland and wound up trailing 10-6 during the middle of the…
Our post about the defeat of a pit-bull-ban repeal in Aurora, and the vow of pit lovers to fight on, attracted a large volume of comments, with the majority coming from people who decry breed-specific regulations. But a few readers supported continuing the prohibition, including this one — and his…
Denver blog posts are all about spirited competition. At our Cafe Society blog, Mark Antonation delves into the toppings war between Chipotle and Qdoba. Mile High Report’s Scotty Payne wonders: Is a shakeup for the Broncos offensive line in the offing? Colorado Pols is still trying to figure out why…
As our William Breathes reported earlier this week, Manitou Springs voters approved recreational marijuana sales in their town, while residents of other communities turned thumbs-down. The folks in Palisade, on Colorado’s Western Slope, are somewhere in-between on the issue, at least for now. A recreational-pot measure appeared to narrowly lose,…
Last month, we started exploring 99 gorgeous Colorado places as spotlighted on Colorado.com — and on part one, featuring sites numbered 99 through 81, we barely scratched the surface. For part two, which encompasses picks 80 through 67, we unearth more hidden gems, as revealed through videos and Colorado.com text…
Today, Copper Mountain and Keystone are scheduled to open for the 2014-15 ski season, making them the third and fourth resorts to do so, following Arapahoe Basin and Loveland. And to put it mildly, the folks behind the Skiing Memes Facebook page are ready. Below, check out our picks for…
During the early hours of the morning, a man was reportedly shot near the intersection of Ohio Avenue and Shoshone Street, not far from Huston Lake Park. At last report, he’s in critical condition and the person who pulled the trigger remains on the loose. Here’s what we know thus…
Update: The Denver Police Department has released information about the ten people arrested during Wednesday’s Million Mask March, when the Colorado State Capitol was tagged with graffiti; see our previous coverage below. Continue for photos and details about charges, plus probable cause statements, booking slips, a video about cleanup efforts…
We received some very interesting responses to our post about a lawsuit filed after a woman died while rafting through Seidel’s Suckhole, on the Arkansas River. Because the woman had signed a waiver before beginning her trip, most readers agreed with a judge’s decision not to hold the rafting company…
Denver blog posts are working up an appetite. At our Cafe Society blog, Mark Antonation offers a first look at Top Chef champ Hosea Rosenberg’s latest creation, Blackbelly, which is set to launch in Boulder next Tuesday. Predominantly Orange’s Ian St. Clair isn’t wild about the idea of the Broncos…
Update: The story of Stefan Sortland’s arrest, spelled out in our original post and an update on view below, just keeps getting stranger. Now, reports suggest that he was on molly at the time of his arrest (not Adderall, which he had in his possession) following a Halloween concert. Moreover,…
After news organizations declared John Hickenlooper victorious in an ultra-tight gubernatorial race with challenger Bob Beauprez, the once-and-future guv finally staged a victory rally at the State Capitol yesterday morning. But what he said has prompted less conversation than what his chief of staff, Roxanne White, did. “Was John Hickenlooper’s…
If you live in the Denver metro area, you may have seen Eric Brandt, who often rides a bicycle while displaying a giant hand, complete with extended middle finger, that’s emblazoned with the phrase “FUCK COPS.” Brandt claims he’s been mistreated by police officers on numerous occasions, but now Denver…
A few months back, we shared a post featuring twenty reasons why Denver sucks and you shouldn’t move here, as seen on a poster whose creators actually love the Mile High City but don’t want to see it overrun by newcomers. Likewise, Estately’s recent list highlighting “25 Reasons You Should…
Earlier this year, we told you about the arrest of Meghan McKeon after the death of her three-year-old son, Austin Davis. Now she’s been sentenced to more than two decades in stir for her actions, which included leaving the boy home alone for days while she was “spending time with…
Lots of folks shared their thoughts about our post revealing that no trick-or-treaters were slipped pot edibles on Halloween following a relentless Denver Police Department campaign about the possibility. However, not all of them were reassured by the outcome. Take this reader. See also: Number of Halloween Trick-or-Treaters in Denver…
Denver blog posts appeal to kids of all ages. At our Backbeat blog, Mike Seely argues that children’s albums are bad for children. Colorado Peak Politics is pretty happy how things worked out for Cory Gardner. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin on a Republican wave, a Democratic disaster and a…
We recently told you about Jeremy Yachik, a former police officer who allegedly beat his daughter for eating carrots (as opposed to punshing her for not eating them). Now comes an equally extreme and bizarre case of abuse, this one involving Lee Kizer, who has reportedly admitted to beating a…
In addition to statewide contests (including a squeaker of a governor’s race), Election Day 2014 saw plenty of local initiatives on ballots, with one of the most interesting being Aurora’s Proposition 2D, which would have repealed the city’s longstanding prohibition on pit bulls. In the end, the measure lost handily,…
While most of the attention in regard to yesterday’s election has gone to Cory Gardner’s shellacking of Mark Udall and a governor’s race not called in John Hickenlooper’s favor until this morning, the outcomes for other measures on the ballot have been equally fascinating. Take the so-called personhood measure, which…
