UPDATE: WOLF Sanctuary has filed for bankruptcy. In a message, the organization’s executive director, Shelley Coldiron, assured supporters that the sanctuary would not go out of business or have to give up its animals. “I ask our many supporters and followers to continue their loyalty to our cause and our…
This week’s Denver Cruiser Ride theme was “Road Warriors,” and that was appropriate, since the weather was positively apocalyptic — or at least it rained a bit. That didn’t stop the Cruisers, though, and as a bonus, their end-of-the-world costumes helped repel the moisture. Check out Jake Shane’s photos of…
We’re pretty sure the hater whose thirteen reasons why Colorado sucks elephant balls we recently shared wasn’t joking. In contrast, the folks who created the “Denver Sucks, Don’t Move Here” poster for sale on Etsy seems to realize the Mile High City is a great place — so great, in…
On Tuesday, as we’ve reported, a CU Boulder student died at Stearns West, part of the Williams Village dormitory complex. That student has now been identified as George Graham, 21, but a cause of death has not yet been determined. Here’s what we’ve learned thus far about a promising young…
We always appreciate it when interview subjects get involved with readers in comment sections — and that’s definitely been the case with our post about Boulder’s rejection of human-sized rat cages used in the state’s “Don’t Be a Lab Rat” campaign — one intended to dissuade teens from smoking pot…
Denver blog posts have a fine batting average. At our Backbeat blog, Dan Moore reveals why almost every song about baseball is terrible. Coyote Gulch on the 2014-15 State of the Rockies Project. The item by Mile High Report’s Bronco Mike about Peyton Manning being fined $8,200 for taunting –…
News flash: Plenty of people in Colorado regularly engage in outdoor recreational activities after using marijuana. But the notion of a so-called “Hash Hike,” slated to take place on (we’re pretty sure) Saturday morning on a nearby 14er, has resulted in online vibe-harshing between the Reddit users coordinating it and…
As we noted in today’s post about the Denver Police Department’s body-camera program announcement, at least eight Denver cops have gotten into trouble in 2014. However, one member of that group — Officer Stephanie Southard — appears to be off the hook. Unless her case is appealed, she’ll be reinstated…
The City of Denver is working overtime to reverse the negative publicity generated of late by local law-enforcement agencies. Last week, draft reforms were released in regard to the Denver Sheriff Department. And now, the Denver Police Department, which has seen at least eight officers get into trouble this year…
Among those offering their condolences at the online obituary page for Grand Junction’s Kathleen Stetzel is a person who notes that the woman everyone knew as Kathy always had a smile on her face, as seen in the photo above. The expression belies the horrific nature of her death, to…
Who are the Denver area’s hottest male and female budtenders? That’s just one of the important questions we consider in our latest Best of Denver edition. See the two winners and a slew of other marijuana-related (and sort-of-marijuana-related) tributes below, complete with photos and the original blurbs. See also: Photos:…
“Uh-oh. This isn’t good. They’re clearing rooms. I think we’re getting SWATted.” Those are the words said by Jordan “Kootra” Mathewson, founder of a Littleton-based gaming group called The Creatures, just before police burst into the studio from which he was live-streaming Counter-Strike. Why? A hoax call about an active…
The Denver District Attorney’s decision not to charge Deputy Thomas Ford for slugging an inmate was based in part on reports that the punchee had been verbally abusive and threatening. This rationale fired up many of the commenters who weighed in on our post about the development. Here’s one memorable…
Colorado blogs like a little music with their beer, and vice versa. Our Backbeat blog counts down Colorado’s town best breweries for music fans. Mile High Sports’ Zach Fogg thinks the Broncos should save Wes Welker from himself. Denver Egotist shows off Boulder’s Lange Studio. See also: Five Great New…
Earlier this month, we told you about “Don’t Be a Lab Rat,” a new campaign aimed at dissuading teens from smoking pot. The multi-media effort, backed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, includes oversized rat cages intended to be displayed in public places throughout the state. Now,…
Earlier this month, we told you about the death of David Ludewig, who was shot and killed by a security guard after allegedly pointing an Airsoft gun at him. 17th Judicial District DA Dave Young has now announced that he will not be filing criminal charges against the guard, Gustav…
Over the past several years, we’ve told you about alleged marijuana profiling — drivers of cars with Colorado plates being pulled over by troopers in other states for what are often extremely minor infractions as an excuse to search for cannabis. A lot of these stops come to nothing –…
Aurora doesn’t always get a lot of respect, even from folks who live elsewhere in Colorado. But the folks at Movoto aim to amend this oversight via a post highlighting the ten things only people from Aurora understand. The result is intended to change doubters’ minds even as it reminds…
Tragedy struck the University of Colorado Boulder community on just the second day of the new school year: A male student was found dead in Stearns West, a dorm that’s part of the large and iconic Williams Village complex. Although there’s no indication that a crime led to the student’s…
The April 14 murder of Kris Kirk immediately caused a media furor. For one thing, she had been on the phone with a 911 operator for an extended period of time when her husband, Richard Kirk, allegedly shot her to death. For another, a warrant revealed that Richard has consumed…
Given Fox News’ conservative slant, it’s no surprise that most of the network’s coverage about Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana sales has been largely or wholly negative. Take Bill O’Reilly correspondent Jesse Watters’s report about 4/20 in Denver, which sought laughs by characterizing attendees as clueless burdens on society. It’s…
Broncos kicker Matt Prater was suspended for four games after failing a test mandated by the NFL as part of his membership in an alcohol-abuse program he entered after a 2011 DUI; his attorney says he drank a couple of beers at home while on vacation. Our post on the…
