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Denver’s Much-Hated Slot Homes: Moratorium Against New Ones Coming

Over the past couple of years, we've written about the proliferation in Denver of slot homes, two multi-unit buildings on a single lot that can be separated by a gap of only a few feet. Such structures are at the heart of Denver Cruisers founder Brad Evans's campaign against fugly homes in the Mile High City, and one reader likened them to 1950s prison complexes. Denver city councilman Rafael Espinoza, who spoke to us in 2016 about the need for new rules related to garden court buildings, a variation on slot homes, was instrumental in the creation of a draft amendment to deal with the slot home phenomenon, and at a council committee meeting this morning, he'll argue in favor of placing a moratorium on their construction.
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More People Die from Lightning Than Ski Accidents, Says Industry Rep

Dave Byrd, director of risk and regulatory affairs for the Colorado-based National Ski Areas Association, thinks the ski industry gets unfairly criticized for a lack of transparency when it comes to fatalities and accidents at resorts across the country. Each year, he points out, the NSAA publishes statistics about fatalities and catastrophic injuries on its website, with fact sheets linked below revealing that 44 people died and 33 others suffered paralysis, broken necks, broken backs and severe, life-altering head injuries while skiing or snowboarding at U.S. ski areas during the 2016-2017 season.
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The Future of Employee Drug Testing and Why a Marijuana Group Backs It

Today, February 21, as we've reported, Denver's National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws branch is taking part in a lobbying day at the Colorado State Capitol during which lawmakers will get the chance to learn about a major element in the group's attempt to fix drug-testing laws that put cannabis users at risk of being fired for lawful use. Specifically, they'll be able to try out Alert Meter, which tests for impairment rather than relying on blood or fluid draws that Denver NORML sees as undependable and unfair.
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Cafe Tacvba Brings Musical Catharsis to the United States

In 1989, Mexico City’s Cafe Tacvba first formed, aiming to blend traditional Latin music with rock and hip-hop, resulting in a sound that is entirely the band's own. That’s 28 years of bending genres and blending cultures in a way that doesn't seem forced.
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Why Colorado Tokers Love Hercules

Hercules is becoming increasingly popular around Denver, but as with Gorilla Glue, its qualities can vary from grow to grow, and it's known to have a number of phenotypes.
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Inside Lawsuit Over Tragic Ski Lift Fall Death of Kelly Huber

On December 29, 2016, San Antonio mom Kelly Huber was killed and her two daughters, Ashley and Taylor, were seriously injured after a fall from a ski lift at the Granby Ranch ski area. A subsequent investigation determined that Huber's death, one of fourteen at a Colorado ski resort during the 2016-17 season, was caused by what was deemed an "unprecedented" mechanical error involving the lift's electronic drive. Now, William Huber, the girls' father, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Granby Realty Holdings, the ski area's owner, that reveals the most details to date about the tragic incident.
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Denver Slightly Eased Enforcement of the Urban Camping Ban in 2017

There were 4,647 individual “contacts" in 2017, or interactions that include, at a minimum, law enforcement telling someone violating the ban to pack their belongings and move to another location. That's down slightly from the 5,055 contacts in 2016, though still significantly higher than the 972 made in 2013, the first full year the law was enforced.