Yesterday saw whipsaw reversals in the case of Meghan McKeon, a Steamboat Springs mom whose three-year-old son, Austin Davis, died under highly suspicious circumstances. First, McKeon was cleared of three misdemeanor accusations against her, to the horror of at least one court observer. But the dismissal was swiftly followed by…
Welcome to Spring in Colorado: fabulous, shirt-sleeve weather one day, and sloppy, splashbacky snow the next. People in some parts of the country may get angry at such meteorological twists and turns. But most natives and longtimers see it as just another way living in Colorado keeps us on our…
Few of the police impersonators we’ve written about over the years have been as frightening and violent as the one described by the Aurora Police Department. Example? The man in question allegedly yanked the woman by the hair while trying to take control of her car. And he would have…
A recent Denver Blogs post featured a Cafe Society reader comment railing against restaurants beloved by “hipster douchebags.” The term definitely raised the hackles of many readers, both positively and negatively. Here’s one take that decries the pejorative use of this particular H-word…
Denver blog posts are all about options. At our Show and Tell blog, the Voice Film podcasters talk up Scarlett Johansson in two very different films: Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Under the Skin. Mile High Hockey’s c6hor8 on the latest victory by the Avs, the only currently playing…
Update: Earlier today, we noted that the Republican National Committee was on the cusp of determining the finalist sites to host the Grand Old Party’s 2016 convention. Denver was one of eight contestants — and a short time ago, the Mile HIgh City made the final cut, along with Cleveland,…
In a highly unusual move, the Denver coroner’s office has listed marijuana intoxication as a contributing factor in a death — the fatal fall of college student Levy Thamba from a hotel balcony last month. Thamba consumed a marijuana edible before he died. A coroner’s office spokeswoman says the facts…
April Fool’s Day pranks are a sacred tradition for Denver Cruiser Ride. Last year, for example, the Cruisers released a collection of bogus themes for the weekly Wednesday rides (including “Skid Marks & Seamen Stains”) before sharing the genuine items. And this year? The Cruisers unveiled the real themes only…
Yesterday, we shared our list of the top ten Best Hair on female Denver TV personalities countdown, featuring the 2014 Best of Denver champ and the nine other local on-screen talents who missed the big prize by just a hair or two. Now, it’s the guys’ turn. Look below to…
Rhiannon VanTassell’s mom recently shared a Facebook plea in which she asked her Colorado Springs-based daughter to return home rather than remain on the run with Roy Hanthorn, a fugitive she’d allegedly chosen over her own child. A subsequent post suggested a happy ending might be in the offing. But…
For more than a year, we’ve shared stories about alleged pot profiling of cars with Colorado license plates. Examples include a Westword writer stopped twice during one cross-country trip and a man who said he’d been improperly blamed for toking by managers at a Kansas hotel. Now, Darian Roseen, seventy,…
Readers had a lot of theories about why Colorado placed so high in a list of the ten most sexually active U.S. cities. Most of them were highly complimentary, but there were exceptions, including the one that follows — although its author displays a definite sense of humor…
Denver blog posts light up the night. At our Backbeat blog, Kat Bein shows and tells us what ravers at the Ultra Music Festival keep in their fanny packs. Denver Egotist makes the local link to Surfer Magazine’s “The Cradle of Storms.” Colorado Pols accuses a GOP candidate of “undiluted…
How easily can vulnerable teen girls be forced into the world of prostitution? An arrest affidavit in the case of a thirteen-year-old dubbed “Bunny” tells the tale in disturbing detail. The latest chapter? Five people, including alleged ringleader Socrates “Chrome” Packer, have now pleaded guilty to crimes that include human…
Update: Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of 41-year-old Timothy Baca for allegedly killing his mother and then wounding two police officers as they tried to take him into custody; see our previous coverage below. Now, more details are emerging about the crime itself, with Baca quoted in a…
Each year, our Best of Denver awards for Best Hair on a Denver TV personality — females and males alike — are among the most heavily contested of any on our annual list. Now, the top picks are out — but what about the nine finalists in each category who…
During the debate over regulating medical marijuana dispensaries, opponents frequently suggested that the presence of such shops would cause crime to rise. Numerous studies have debunked these predictions and a new University of Texas Dallas inquiry does, too — but with a twist. Researchers note that crime rates related to…
Denver blog posts enjoy bag lunches — but not douchebag lunches. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares the opinion of a reader whose favorite restaurants are those at which he’s unlikely to encounter any hipsters. Coyote Gulch on the GOP’s renewed attack on the Endangered Species Act. Mile…
Following our post about a list of the best state flags, in which Colorado’s finished a mediocre twelfth, we shared a post from a commenter who objected to the design being spammed everywhere. This reader has the opposite point of view…
Those critical of marijuana legalization in general and the annual 4/20 rally at Denver’s Civic Center Park in particular may be tempted to use the cold-case bust of Joseph Baca as an example of weed’s evil. After all, Baca is accused of sexually assaulting a fourteen-year-old at a post-smoke-out party…
Today marks the beginning of what’s expected to be a two-week trial pertaining to a suit filed by Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith and more than fifty of his colleagues against gun-control laws passed last year. Included among them are a ban of all magazines that can hold more than…
We recently stumbled across a vintage list of the ten most sexually active American cities assembled by Quality Health. Turns out Denver is very high among communities experiencing a happy ending, if you know what we mean. And we’re pretty sure you do. Where did Denver finish? Look below to…
