Did Lakeside police officers who tased an alleged Walmart shoplifter said to be around sixty years of age go too far? That’s a question raised by a video of the incident that circulated on social media before finding its way into mainstream media coverage. Continue to see that video and…
Update: Denver police are still looking for a suspect who critically injured a man in a shooting near 14th and Krameria early yesterday morning; see our previous coverage below. But even without an arrest, the case has already generated a strange twist. The incident was witnessed, in a manner of…
Sweet Mary Jane Cooks Up Cannabis Success in Denver from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. For the second of Westword’s video series about pot edibles in Colorado (following our profile of Dixie Elixirs), our team sat down with Karin Lazarus, owner of the award-winning Sweet Mary Jane Bakery — and…
Attorneys for Aurora theater shooter James Holmes have asked the judge in the case to instruct victims that if they become too emotional, they won’t be allowed to testify. This approach incensed many of our readers, including this one. See also: James Holmes’s Attorneys: Victims Should Be Told to Control…
Denver blog posts like to try new things — but there is a limit…. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz lists five recent food developments that probably won’t work, including the Jack and Coke pie and the Undead Hasselhoff burger. Colorado Pols doubts Cory Gardner could really be leading…
As you can see in this Facebook photo, shot during the Offspring’s set at Fiddler’s Green in August, Ray J. Roberts had a rock-and-roll heart. Those he left behind are celebrating this quality in their remembrances of Roberts, who died on Sunday in a scooter crash initially thought to have…
Attorney David Lane has long been among the most prominent opponents of capital punishment in Colorado. You’ll recall that he represented Edward Montour, who was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole earlier this year after questions about the death that led to his initial imprisonment prompted prosecutors to…
A City-Data.com thread kicks off with this simple question: “Why are Front Range drivers so terrible?” And while some of the many folks who responded disagree with this theory, suggesting that drivers in these parts aren’t really any worse than those in any burgeoning metropolitan area, most float theories as…
Last month, after we shared Denver Police Department concerns about trick-or-treaters possibly receiving pot edibles while trick-or-treating this Halloween, literally hundreds of readers (including these) dismissed such fears as unreasonable and reactionary. But the DPD isn’t backing down. The department has now issued a video in which Urban Dispensary owner…
We always appreciate it when men and women of genius acknowledge our work. So our imagine our delight when we discovered that Miley Cyrus, recently lauded by our own Kiernan Maletsky as pop’s greatest role model, used Instagram to put herself into a vintage Westword cover illustration. See what we…
Comments continue to accumulate on our post highlighting one website’s nine reasons people should move to Denver, with many locals expressing their disinterest in more newcomers relocating here. The opinion leaves this reader puzzled. See also: Photos: Nine Reasons HotPads Says You Should Move to Denver…
Denver blog posts are staying on the right side of the law. At our Backbeat blog, Gina Tron collects shots of national musicians buying legal weed in Colorado. Colorado Peak Politics asks: Does Betsy Markey even know what the treasurer does? Colorado Pols considers whether or not the National Democratic…
The Jefferson County School Board spurred a national controversy via a proposed history curriculum committee tasked with emphasizing patriotism and downplaying civil disorder. In an attempt to mute complaints, symbolized by multiple student walkouts at Jeffco schools, the board approved an amendment to add teachers and students on the committee,…
Last month, we featured the top ten back-to-school posts on the CU Boulder Confessions Facebook page. Turns out, though, that University of Denver students have some confessions of their own. The DU Confession Facebook page features the sort of candor that only comes with anonymity — and for those of…
As we know, expectations color perceptions, particularly in sports. Hence, the highly varied reactions to the Broncos’ 31-17 win yesterday over the New York Jets, a woeful team Denver’s top rival, the San Diego Chargers, blew out the previous week. Is the glass half-empty or half-full for Peyton Manning and…
It was a tragic and violent weekend in Commerce City. Two people are dead in a murder-suicide called in by a young girl present at the home during the gunfire, while two more are in custody following an officer-involved shooting prompted by the search for another murder suspect. Photos, details…
In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader announced that it’s time to end the nightmare that is legal dope. To put it mildly, loads o’ commenters passionately disagreed with him, including this one. See also: Reader: It’s Time to End the Nightmare That Is Legal Dope…
Denver blog posts promote plenty of tasty things. A classic from the Cafe Society archive: Jenn Wohletz counts down the five dumbest restaurant promotions. The Colorado Independent’s Nat Stein on the fiery face-off between Udall and Gardner in Pueblo. Denver Egotist highlights the thrills at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center…
Last year, we told you about the shocking extremes to which Monty Turner went amid a custody dispute over his three-year-old son, Luke — actions that included allegedly assaulting Luke’s mom, Brandy, and fleeing with the boy to Canada. The case seemed bound for trial, but such proceedings are off…
Back in 2010, one of the more unusual stories to come out of Boulder (a place that generates eccentric news on a regular basis) involved Catharine Pierce, a 52-year-old woman who was threatened with eviction for gardening topless. Pierce was eventually allowed to stay, since her actions are actually legal…
With so much attention on the Broncos, you may have missed the start of the Denver Nuggets preseason. The team matches up tonight against the Phoenix Suns — and that means the Denver Nuggets Dancers are back in action as well. Meet the sixteen-person squad below, complete with photos and…
The folks at Colorado.com, the state’s official tourism office, set out to compile a list of 99 gorgeous places in Colorado — a mammoth task, but far from an impossible one given the abundant beauty in these parts. As proof, we present numbers 99 through 81, any one of which…
