As we’ve reported, the legalization of recreational marijuana sales that kicked in on January 1 has prompted a boom in pot tourism despite the continuing refusal by the State of Colorado and the City of Denver to embrace and promote the cannabis industry. More indications of this phenomenon can be…
Update: Of three bills aimed at addressing the dearth of condo construction in the metro area, only one still survives. That bill, Senate Bill 220, would push homeowners and builders toward arbitration rather than litigation in cases where the homeowners’ units suffer from construction defects. State Senator Jessie Ulibarri introduced…
Dixie Elixirs, a Denver-based marijuana edibles company, recently announced that it has settled a dispute with a California company with which it previously partnered to produce Dixie Botanicals, a line of hemp oil products that includes tinctures and balms. Under the terms of the settlement, the California company, Medical Marijuana…
The Colorado company that invented the formula for MED-a-Mints, a popular cannabis-infused mint candy, has announced that it will sue Denver-based edibles manufacturer Dixie Elixirs for trademark violations. Inventor Gary Gabrel claims that Dixie Elixirs violated the contract between them when it changed the MED-a-Mints packaging, making its own name…
We recently told you about the annual Airline Quality Rating study, in which Frontier Airlines got hammered, particularly in the area of customer complaints. Turns out, though, that another carrier — Spirit Airlines, which wasn’t included in the AQR report — has generated more gripes than Frontier according to “The…
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…
The Broadway Plaza Motel opened at 11th and Broadway back in 1958, when motor hotels were the next big thing. More than fifty years after that iconic sign went up, though, the upscale travelers who used to stay here had been replaced by drug addicts and prostitutes who frequented the…
Three entrepreneurs who made their bones in Colorado’s marijuana industry are starting a new venture focusing on weed’s sober stepsister, hemp. It’s called Hemp Box and the idea is that subscribers will pay to receive one box per month filled with samples of hemp body-care and food products (as well…
Not enough is known about the health impacts of oil and gas drilling in Colorado, or we already know more than enough. Surveying residents who live near wells about their “quality of life” is either a terrific idea or a lot of unscientific twaddle — and a waste of money…
Denver Relief Consulting’s announcement of a new partnership with Laura Harris, former head of Colorado’s Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, instantly stirred controversy, with some members of the local cannabis community crying foul and at least one good-government activist citing potential ethical concerns. But DRC co-founders Ean Seeb and Kayvan Khalatbari…
The Boulder home where six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in 1996 has been a tough sell. In 2011, as we reported at the time, the property was put on the market for a sale price of $2.3 million — but no one bought it. Three years later, the same owners…
It was a Happy Halloween at Lightshade Labs, judging by this photo from the store’s Facebook page. But it’s probably an even happier March, since two Lightshade branches are among the latest shops licensed by the City of Denver to sell recreational marijuana. In the two-plus weeks since our last…
The battle over the sale of a former school property in Alamosa — which deeply divided the town last summer, pitting advocates for a “healthy living park” against backers of a private, high-end RV resort — appears to have reached an unexpected resolution. A settlement in a lawsuit over the…
Last year, CardHub.com declared Denver to be the best city in which to start a small business. Now, NerdWallet.com has taken a different angle, assembling a roster of the communities friendliest to female entrepreneurs — and once again, Denver made the cut. Continue to count down the complete top ten,…
This week’s cover story, “High-Rise Anxiety,” looks into the uproar over redevelopment of the old St. Anthony Hospital site — which is being welcomed by some residents as a long-awaited economic revival of the West Colfax business district, while others are concerned about the impact of the project on the…
Earlier this week, we posted about criticism of the public-private Boulder Turnpike project from the Drive SunShine Institute, which hoped a lawsuit would stop final contracts from being signed. That seems unlikely, however. Last night, a Colorado Department of Transportation board unanimously voted to move forward with the pact, and…
If Denver has seemed a little more crowded over the past year or so, there’s a reason. Forbes has just released its list of America’s fastest growing cities, and Denver made the top ten. It’s your call whether that qualifies as good news or not. Where did the Mile High…
On January 1, eighteen recreational marijuana stores opened in Denver — and that number has more than doubled in the weeks since then. But in Boulder, which may have the weediest reputation of any Colorado community, not a single non-medical pot shop was open until 12:36 p.m. yesterday, when Terrapin…
Last July, we detailed a plan to privatize the Boulder Turnpike — a deal the Colorado Department of Transportation supports under the theory that it will help finance U.S. 36 improvements much more quickly than if only public funds are used. The folks with Boulder’s Drive SunShine Institute couldn’t disagree…
Last week, we told you about a lawsuit filed by Westword and High Times magazine related to the State of Colorado’s rules for recreational marijuana advertising. The complaint called for a preliminary injunction against the regulations. But while a U.S. District Court judge has rejected that request, the case remains…
According to a solar jobs census conducted under the auspices of The Solar Foundation, Colorado ranked ninth in the U.S. for solar jobs, with 3,600 people employed by the industry here during 2013. See an infographic about the findings below. A cause to celebrate? Not according to Margaret McCall, an…
