“We have received quite a few inquiries about this, and NO, US 36 is NOT open to through traffic of any kind!” declares a post on the Colorado Department of Transportation Facebook page — and newly shared photos of repair work on the stretch of the highway between Lyons and…
Earlier this month, we reported about a campaign-finance complaint filed by Colorado Ethics Watch against the group opposing Proposition AA, the marijuana taxation measure. Among the issues: The No on Prop AA folks had put a value of one cent on free joints given away to hundreds of people at…
Newspapers were once bombarded with letters, packages and random crap. But now, with the vast majority of communication happening electronically, opening mail, which was once a full-time job, has been replaced at many publications by forgetting about it. That’s what happened to a box sent to the Glenwood Springs Post…
If Boulder was a person rather than a place, he or she would be getting a swelled head about now. Livability.com has just put together its list of the most livable U.S. cities, and Boulder is near the top. What a shock! How close? Count down the top ten below,…
The original reports about sex-assault accusations against Fort Collins’ Bojan Vuckovic were horrific: The victim in the case is said to have vomited so much blood that she required a significant transfusion at a hospital. Yet while Vuckovic was ultimately convicted on a minor count, he was acquitted of rape…
These days, there are more devices than ever with which to distract ourselves. But taking advantage of them while driving can have fatal consequences. That appears to be what happened in the case of Martin Braden, a tow-truck operator who was cleaning up an accident alongside a Colorado State Patrol…
A lot of reaction to our post about a Jefferson County couple whose night in Denver ended with a rain of gunfire from cars that may or may not have contained “gang-bangers.” Among the more memorable posts was this one, from a reader who wasn’t surprised by the incident or…
Denver blog posts are all about fun in the sun. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels updates us on ex-Bronco Tim Tebow via a beefcake shot co-starring his sister Katie. Still missing the NFL, Timmy? Coyote Gulch: Why are so many counties trying to secede from their states? Denver Egotist: What…
The hype surrounding Peyton Manning’s first game in Indianapolis since leaving the Colts for the Denver Broncos seems to be irritating PM to no end. But others seem to be enjoying the attention, including several students from Indy’s Decatur Central High School, who put together “Peyton’s Coming Home,” a parody…
Earlier this week, we posted about Denver’s March Against Monsanto, a Saturday rally and festival protesting the corporation most closely associated with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs; see photos from the event below. Turns out, though, that a small handful of those present don’t see anything wrong with GMOs. Though…
Christopher Lucki’s moniker definitely doesn’t apply to his current problems with the law. Not only has he been accused of a bias-motivated crime, but the victim of his alleged actions is an official charged with fighting discrimination. And to make matters even worse from his perspective, a Denver Post reporter…
Earlier this week, in response to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposal to arrest or fine marijuana smokers whose weed could be smelled next door, we posted our suggestions for five Colorado places that smell worse. Then, when we shared the list on Westword’s Facebook page, we asked our friends for…
Yesterday, the Denver City Council’s Amendment 64 committee considered proposed marijuana ordinance amendments that include what critics have branded a “sniff test.” The city makes its case via several new documents shared below — including one that includes a photo of Moe from The Simpsons showing off his signature drink,…
Denver blog posts are working up an appetite. Over at our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun reveals that The Daily Meal has named Denver’s Ho Mei the third worst restaurant in the entire country. Congrats! At Colorado Pols, Michael Lund criticizes a USA Today headline about John Hickenlooper and the…
Most of us have had the experience of dealing with neighbors whose partying is too loud. Typical responses include asking them to lower the volume a notch or two, calling the cops or putting in earplugs and grumbling yourself to sleep. But according to the Colorado Springs Police Department, that’s…
Yesterday, our Melanie Asmar wrote about the closure of West High School until Wednesday following the discovery of bedbugs in a classroom. Asmar, the author of a feature article on bedbugs, asked our readers if the incident suggests a wider bedbug problem in Denver, and here’s one of the uncomfortable…
In August, we told you about the tragic death of Sandra Roskilly, allegedly at the hands of Daniel Abeyta, who was later shot by Denver Police Department Sergeant Jerry Heimbigner. Now, the Denver District Attorney’s Office has announced that no charges will be filed against Heimbigner. The decision letter that…
If you ever had any doubts about whether the Mile High City can be a little odd at times, they’ll be dispelled by a visit to the Denver Is Strange tumblr. The address collects weird and wacky images from throughout the history of the city, many of them culled from…
“Just in case you were curious, it is indeed still snowing here at Winter Park!” begins the post accompanying this photo on the Winter Park Resort Facebook page — and that’s putting it mildly. Winter Park is slated to open on November 13, and by then, we can only imagine…
Yesterday, we noted that a stabbing on the 16th Street Mall over the weekend is the sort of crime hated by civic groups, since it gives the impression that one of Denver’s top tourist attractions isn’t safe. The same can be said of an incident involving a Jefferson County couple…
The high security mandated for all medical marijuana centers has foiled plenty of morons who incorrectly thought they were about to make a big score. A case in point was a May 2012 MMC break-in that netted the thieves a broken scale and $8 from the karma jar. A would-be…
Last week, we interviewed ACLU of Colorado executive director Nathan Woodliff-Stanley about the death penalty, which, in his view, makes society less safe, not more so. Our readers had a wide variety of views on this topic — including the following commenter, who weighs in on Texas, the state that…
