Last month, we spotlighted a blog’s picks for the ten best U.S. cities of 2013 — and naturally, Denver made the cut. Our readers responded in a slew of amusing ways, although most of them didn’t throw out the welcome mat. Here’s an especially funny example…
Denver blog posts have made a New Year’s resolution against making New Year’s resolutions. At our Show & Tell blog, Cory Casciato argues that being a geek and being a stoner aren’t mutually exclusive. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels thinks overconfidence would be a very bad thing for the Broncos…
Update below: KHOW radio host and self-described Troubleshooter Tom Martino was arrested for suspicion of domestic violence in a pre-Christmas incident involving his wife. Today, Martino returned to the airwaves — but while he alluded to the bust, he declined to discuss it. Meanwhile, questions continue to be asked about…
Around this time last year, we told you about the arrest of Eric Garcia for allegedly attempting to sexually assault two women in a twenty-minute period. Turns out Garcia had been even busier than originally reported. He’s now been convicted of sexual assault tries against three women during a one-hour…
First came our top ten “You know you’re NOT from Colorado” when punchlines post. That was followed by a sequel: the top ten “You know you’re NOT from Denver when” punchlines. Now, with the new year upon us, we sought out fresh territory — and there’s no Colorado city fresher…
Since the launch of legal marijuana sales in Colorado on January 1, major media organizations have taken hit after hit of news from the scene. And the nation’s satirists have been busy as well, cranking out stories with headlines such as “Marijuana Overdoses Kill 37 in Colorado On First Day…
Most celebrities tend to use Twitter for a variety of mostly promotional purposes. But yesterday, singer LeeAnn Rimes and comedian Kevin Nealon tweeted about a far more important topic — a plane crash they’d witnessed in Aspen that killed one person (craft co-pilot Sergio Emilio Carranza Brabat) and injured two…
Editor’s note: We’re counting down the most popular Latest Word posts of 2013. This one came in at No. 2. Read it as originally published. October 22, 2013: Over the years, we’ve had a lot of fun collecting “You know you’re from Colorado when” punchlines. But then we wondered: What…
Editor’s note: We’re counting down the most popular Latest Word posts of 2013. This one came in at No. 3. Read it as originally published. November 21, 2013: In February, we listed the ten scariest out-of-state license plates to see in a snowstorm. But just because a car has green-and-white…
Editor’s note: We’re counting down the most popular Latest Word posts of 2013. This one came in at No. 4. Read it as originally published. April 11, 2013: Last week, Denver Manager of Safety Alex Martinez announced that there would be no charges against the three Denver police officers who…
Editor’s note: We’re counting down the most popular Latest Word posts of 2013. This one came in at No. 5. Read it as originally published. January 29, 2013: Carly McKinney, 23, is a first-year math teacher at Overland High Schools, but her calculations related to a now-yanked Twitter account posted…
Editor’s note: We’re counting down the most popular Latest Word posts of 2013. This one came in at No. 6. Read it as originally published. November 7, 2013: It’s a dating jungle out there, and in order to survive, you need to know how to identify the animals — especially…
Update: Claire Davis, the teen injured in the Arapahoe High shooting, has died. According to a post on Littleton Adventist Hospital’s Facebook page, Davis passed away from her wounds at 4:29 p.m. on Saturday, November 21. “Despite the best efforts of our physicians and nursing staff, and Claire’s fighting spirit,…
William Breathes recently shared stats from a federal study documenting 221 emergency room visits in Colorado over the span of just a few months from the effects of synthetic marijuana. One reader was so dumbfounded by people who would forego real weed for the fake stuff that he went all…
Denver blog posts wanted to give Will Ferrell a little more publicity. At our Show & Tell blog, Bree Davies counters bah-humbug blogger Josiah M. Hesse with five reasons Christmas totally rules. Colorado Pols on the tedious debate over whether Arapahoe High shooter Karl Pierson was a socialist. A Denver…
As its name indicates, Loveland is known much more for affection than violence. Yet in July, Stephanie Smith was stabbed to death in town by a man found to have acted in self-defense; months later, Casey Albee was charged with trying to kill him during the same incident. And this…
Our friends at Movoto have shared their list of the ten best American cities for 2013, and given that the site came up with the top thirty reasons for moving to Denver just a few months back, it’s no surprise that the Mile High City made the cut. But where…
Earlier this week, we featured some of 2013’s most memorable mug shots, divided into categories spotlighting women, tattoos, painful-looking pics and the combo of hot messes and celebrities. Today, however, we’ve gathered what we think are the 25 most memorable booking pics of the year — including this image of…
With Christmas and New Year’s coming up, the lucky among us often have some time off work. But how best to spend it? Well, in case you haven’t noticed, you happen to live in a state with some of the best ski resorts on the planet, and snow conditions this…
There’s been a lot of response to our post about Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks’s push to decriminalize marijuana for those under age 21. But the most memorable of the comments is arguably one from a reader recalling a day when he was seventeen and a police officer had the…
Denver blog posts are nondenominational. At our Show & Tell blog, Josiah M. Hesse offers five reasons everyone should boycott Christmas. Denver Urbanism’s Ryan Mulligan on FasTracks progress at the Union Station bus complex. Got a taste for Sriracha bacon lollipops? Denver Frank does…
Earlier today, we shared a guide to marijuana licensing hearings from Smart Colorado, an anti-pot group that apparently wants to slow down the process as much as possible. But what about entrepreneurs eager to take part in this new industry? What do they do? Denver’s answers to these questions can…
