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Threesome on Video Leads to School of Mines Sexual-Conduct Lawsuit

Shortly after a former first-year student sued the University of Denver over what his complaint describes as "false allegations of non-consensual sexual contact" with a fellow DU freshman that led to his expulsion, the law firm representing him has filed a similar suit against the Colorado School of Mines. The Mines student in question says he was never given a chance to properly defend himself against inaccurate claims that he'd taken advantage of a drunk female student during a threesome and captured and distributed a video of the encounter.
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Santiago’s Helps Make Breakfast Burritos Denver’s Official Food

The Santiago’s at 571 Santa Fe Drive sees a steady influx of breakfast seekers even at mid-morning — well after the main rush-hour crush of Denverites grabbing their daily breakfast burritos. But few customers, fixated as they are on their foil-wrapped repast, realize that the woman who started it all...
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Supermarkets Won’t Build in Montbello: How Residents Are Fighting Back

In September 2016, we told you about attempts to convince a national grocery chain to build in Montbello, a diverse Denver neighborhood that qualifies as a food desert because it doesn't have a single full-service supermarket. A year later, every major retailer approached by the community has declined to launch such an effort, even though Montbello was named America's fastest growing "suburb" in a survey released earlier this year.
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First-Time Restaurant Owners Talk About What It Takes

With rising real estate prices, a labor shortage and plenty of competition for diners, new restaurants face tough challenges in Denver. And those challenges become even tougher for optimistic entrepreneurs who’ve never owned a restaurant. Still, this city’s restaurant scene continues to explode, with no end in sight. We caught...
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Seven Things to Know About DIA’s New Welcome Sign

DIA is putting the finishing touches on a new $14.5 million welcome sign that serves as a gateway for newcomers and residents alike. While Denverites have a love-hate relationship with the airport's previous installations, the kinetic LED sign may help residents turn over a new leaf. Here's what you should know.
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At Least Eleven Pot-Related Homicides Since Legalization, DA Says

The July 25 post "Shawn Geerdes's Marijuana-Grow Murder Used to Attack Legal Pot" asserted that 18th Judicial District DA and 2018 Colorado gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler had attempted to score political points with anti-cannabis critics by way of post-prosecution statements such as, "Here is yet another violent crime related to marijuana. Whatever benefits there may be from the legalization of marijuana, eradicating violent crime associated with it is not one of them." Here's his response.
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Denver Radio Boss of KS-107.5, Alice and More Is Out

One of the most powerful figures in Denver radio has fallen. Amy Griesheimer is out as vice president and general manager for KS-107.5, Alice and three other stations owned by the national media conglomerate Entercom, with observers speculating that the move was made because of ratings and revenue shortfalls in an industry that continues to struggle with the fallout from technological changes and shifting listener habits.
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The Chef and the Slow Cooker: A Q&A With Hugh Acheson

What's celebrity chef Hugh Acheson doing in an Airstream trailer whipping up tacos in Denver? He's busy promoting his latest cookbook. It may surprise fans of this Top Chef judge and two-time James Beard Award winner (one for his cookbook, A New Turn In The South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for...
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Love Reigned at the Colorado Music Hall of Fame’s Jazz Concert

Remarkable music graced the three-and-a-half hour-long Colorado Music Hall of Fame Jazz Masters & Beyond induction concert at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday night, but stories by honorees like Earth Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey and Grammy-award winning singer Dianne Reeves gave the show poignancy.
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The 21 Best Events in Denver, May 1-7

With warmer weather on the horizon, it's time to really start loading up that social calendar. And this week has plenty to do, from Derby parties to May the Fourth celebrations and Cinco de Mayo.