In December, CU professor Patti Adler was thrust into controversy over a prostitution skit that’s long been part of a class entitled “Deviance in U.S. Society.” Adler backers blasted the university, which eventually backed down. But after being told she could teach the class pretty much as normal, Adler announced…
This year’s Best of Denver celebrates lots of great things about the Mile High City, including the top sports stars, teams and coaches. Below, we’ve gathered together a photo-illustrated list of the winners who had us cheering the loudest, complete with the original Best of Denver items and your picks…
In last week’s marijuana legislative roundup, our William Breathes referenced two bills about drug endangered children that he said “could arguably make all cannabis-using parents criminals.” He’s not alone in this belief. But Senator Linda Newell, a Littleton Democrat, insists that nothing could be further from the truth. And on…
Charles Wingate was once a Colorado Springs city councilman, as well as a prominent, respected member of the community. Now, however, Wingate must rebuild his life and his reputation from the ground up. He’s been sentenced for misdemeanor child abuse after his naked, autistic thirteen-year-old son was found living in…
After our latest post about marijuana profiling, we were contacted by plenty of folks who say law enforcers in other states conducted traffic stops and searches that appear to have been based solely on their Colorado license plates. Among the most memorable tales comes from 65-year-old Sandra Lenga, who was…
Our post about the prospect of Denver hosting the 2016 Republican National Convention (the city is still in the running) included comments from the RNC Facebook page, including one that dubbed the Colorado capital a “liberal shithole.” That phrase inspired interesting takes from lots of readers, including this one…
Denver blog posts have a style all their own. On our Backbeat blog, Ashley Rogers asks Snowball attendees to explain their fashion statements. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on Cory Gardner’s position on abortion, which he says is identical to the views of former Colorado Archbishop Charles Chaput. Colorado Peak Politics…
Despite sales and other changes in recent years, Frontier still likes to portray itself as Denver’s hometown airline. But few will feel much hometown pride over the carrier’s performance in the annual Airline Quality Rating study. Frontier tumbled from the top ten (of fifteen total) in overall quality and finished…
We last updated you about the most expensive (and spectacular) homes for sale in Boulder back in August of last year, using the indispensable BoulderHomeSource.com as a resource. And a lot’s changed since then. Of the previous top five, three are no longer available, and one that’s still listed has…
Attorney David Lane is well known for defending speech, even when it’s rude. Note his 2010 advocacy on behalf of a bar owner who faced the prospect of losing his liquor license for singing “Fuck the condo people” to the tune of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” The…
Although many in the public perceive Occupy Denver to be a thing of the past, the organization remains quite busy, staging regular protests that recently were dubbed “reprehensible” by the Denver Post. More evidence of ongoing activity: This weekend, a downtown march featuring OD and Anonymous resulted in a dust-up…
Our post about Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt’s suggested booze ban at Washington Park (which only allows 3.2 percent alcohol as it is) didn’t receive a lot of popular support in our comments section. But there was some easy-to-detect sarcasm, as seen in this memorable post…
Denver blog posts could use a cold one about now. At our Cafe Society blog, Jonathan Shikes reveals how a mistake resulted in Boulder Beer’s 35th anniversary brew. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz offers a final update on the Denver Art Museum office project. Denver Frank offers a lesson in street…
Update: Last month, we told you about a fatal shooting that killed Dwayne Kelly, 52, on the 1600 block of Yates; see our previous coverage below. At the time, the Denver police intimated that the incident may have been a Make My Day case, in which a homeowner fired in…
Denver mayor Michael Hancock isn’t the likeliest marijuana tourist. Recall that he ripped Amendment 64. Nonetheless, he and other Denver city officials will visit Amsterdam next week in part to learn more about the city’s approach to weed. Apparently, Hancock and company haven’t heard of this little thing called the…
Just in case you doubted that there’s now a survey for everything, here’s an analysis we never thought we’d see. The PornHub site has ranked the fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia by the ratio of web searches for big boobs versus small boobs. And Colorado is among…
Ashleigh Padilla is incredibly photogenic, as the gorgeous portraits on her Facebook page attest. But perhaps her best known image is a mug shot snapped after her arrest for allegedly funding a shopping spree with a customer’s debit card. Padilla’s pic is only one of the memorable images from the…
Three months ago yesterday, RaeLyn Gonzales, fifty, and her eighteen-month-old grandson, Fabian Gonzales, were brutally stabbed to death in Adams County. Since then, no arrests have been made and precious little information has been released about the investigation. But the Gonzales family has no intention of letting the deaths of…
When we shared our latest post about alleged pot profiling, keyed to a lawsuit against the Idaho State Patrol by a man who says he was pulled over because of his Colorado license plates, we asked readers if they’d experienced anything similar. The response was huge and the stories were…
Denver blog posts rock. At our Backbeat blog, check out the full list of 2014 Westword Showcase nominees, from Angry Hand of God to Zebroids. Colorado Pols wonders if CU’s visiting conservative scholar is doing his job a little too well. Purple Row’s Brian Kilpatrick on the first Rockies win…
Even as the national media has tried to establish a tie between marijuana and the rise in applications submitted to Colorado colleges, Chane Behanan, a Louisville basketball star kicked off the squad last year because of drug use, recently transferred to Colorado State University. But before he could take his…
Washington Park is without question one of Denver’s favorite parks. But is this status endangered by the bad behavior associated with alcohol? That’s among the assertions made in a letter by Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt, who’s calling for a ban on alcohol in the park. Continue for more information,…
