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16th Street Mall Smoking and Vaping Ban Approved: What It Means to You

As predicted in our previous coverage, on view below, the Denver City Council approved a smoking and vaping ban on the 16th Street Malls at its October 30 meeting. The vote wasn't exactly a squeaker, with members favoring the measure by a 9-0 margin thanks largely to an amendment offered by Councilman Paul Kashmann that followed the outlines of policies shared with us by his colleague, Albus Brooks, who sponsored the original bill.
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Citizen Rail Pulls Into the New Kimpton Hotel Born

On August 15, the Kimpton Hotel Born will open at 1600 Wewatta Street, and with it comes a new restaurant called Citizen Rail, making two hotel/restaurant combos in downtown Denver for the Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants group. Those who have enjoyed meals at Panzano in the Hotel Monaco, less than...
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Axis Mundi Tackles Psychology and the Environmental Apocalypse

Axis Mundi: Environmental Melancholia, Collective Social Mania and Biophilia, a complicated three-part group exhibition facilitated and mounted by artist Regan Rosburg and PlatteForum, follows the convoluted paths of modern ecopsychology through layers of art, science and our delicate symbiosis with nature.
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Sound Familiar? Nevada’s Social Pot Consumption Hopes Stall

Cannabis consumers in Nevada thought they were handed a small victory earlier this week after the state's Legislative Counsel Bureau released an opinion stating no state law prohibits local governments from permitting pot consumption in businesses. However, that optimism was quickly diluted by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval
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Reader: River Sports Are Inherently Dangerous; Play It Safe

It was a tragic week on Colorado's waterways. On just June 27 alone, three people died in water sport-related accidents. This being Colorado, readers offered tips under the story on Facebook about how to stay safe in the water. Offers Beth: Although rivers are extremely dangerous during spring and early...
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Inside John Ramsey’s CBS Lawsuit Over Brother-Killed-JonBenét Show

John Ramsey, father of JonBenét Ramsey, who was murdered in her Boulder home on Christmas Day 1996, has filed a $350 million lawsuit against CBS and assorted individuals associated with The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, a 2016 docuseries in which a panel of experts concluded Burke Ramsey, JonBenét's brother, killed his sister with a blow to the head. In an interview on view below, Atlanta-based attorney Lin Wood, who also represents Burke in a similar complaint filed late last year, maintains that the suit isn't specifically intended to prevent news organizations from making such claims in the future, but he's fine if it has that effect.
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In Defense of Pumpkin Beers

I love pumpkin beers. There, I said it. I love a sweet, malty, gourd-based ale layered over with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and maybe some honey. Ramp up the alcohol content and put the whole thing in a rum barrel, and I’ll wait up all night in the pumpkin...
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The Six Best Events on the Culinary Calendar This Weekend

It's the weekend after Halloween and things are slowing down — a bit. There's still plenty to do in Denver, and some of it still involves dressing up. Here are the six best events on the culinary calendar from November 3 through November 5....and other dates to save in the...
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Eric Bolling Jr. 2nd Celebrity Son to Die of Overdose in Colorado in 41 Days

In Colorado, worries have been rising about the number of opioid-related fatalities here. Now, the deaths of two celebrity offspring in the state have put these local concerns on the national agenda. Eric Bolling Jr., the nineteen-year-old son of recently ousted Fox News anchor Eric Bolling, died on September 8 of an apparent overdose at CU Boulder, where he was a student. His death took place just 41 days after the July 29 passing of Max Barry, 22-year-old son of Nashville mayor Megan Barry, in Littleton.
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15th Colorado Water Attraction Death of 2017 Shows Risks of Cliff Diving

A thus-far-unidentified 27-year-old man is suspected of having drowned after leaping from a cliff-jumping site at Green Mountain Reservoir in Summit County. The fatality is at least the fifteenth at a Colorado water attraction this year, and like Haley Clarke's jumping-the-falls death in 2016, it spotlights the risks of extreme diving.
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Claim: If Trainer at Denver Jail Isn’t Removed, “More Inmates Will Likely Die”

Mere day after the City and County of Denver agreed to pay $4.65 million and change some jail policies to settle claims involving Michael Marshall, who died in a Denver detention center circa 2015 during a mental-health episode, a Career Service Board hearing officer has tossed out minor suspensions against Carlos Hernandez and Bret Garegnani, two deputies who took part in the incident.
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Why Everyone’s Stopped Talking About Grant Neal Non-Consensual Sex Claim

A settlement has been reached in the case of Grant Neal, a CSU Pueblo student and football player who was suspended for what a witness believed was a non-consensual sexual encounter with a female athletic trainer. But as part of the pact, neither the university nor Neal's legal representatives will say how the matter was resolved or if any money changed hands.