Leonard Watkins is both a medical marijuana patient and a convicted child molester — and when he challenged the State of Colorado to court, arguing that he should be allowed to use MMJ while on probation, the state won. Earlier this year, a bill to reverse this decision was introduced...
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Geoffrey Kent is a jokester, a nationally known fight choreographer, a restless, funny and kinetic actor whose most memorable on-stage moment occurred a few years back in the farce Noises Off, when he hopped up a flight of stairs with his shoelaces tied together, tumbled headlong down, somersaulted across furniture...
On March 25, Benjamin Brown and his brother, Ryan, were pulled over by two Colorado Springs police officers for what turned out to be a cracked windshield — a seemingly minor infraction for which literally thousands of Coloradans could be cited during this time of year. Yet within minutes, Benjamin...
It's been abundantly clear since her first public statements that Michelle Wilkins, whose baby was cut from her womb in a Longmont attack allegedly committed in March by Dynel Lane, is a remarkable person.
Before he opened fire in a sold-out Aurora movie theater, James Holmes planned the massacre in a notebook. Photocopies of the pages of that notebook were released today as part of his ongoing trial. On one page, Holmes wrote that a movie theater would be a better venue for mass...
Sun's out, guns out: Denver street art is on the grind. Last month we published a list of the ten best new street murals in the city — but more are popping up all the time. So keep reading for ten more of the best new murals in Denver. Axel...
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Robert Carradine has made a career out of being a nerd. He's best known for his role in 1984's Revenge of the Nerds and its assorted sequels — and he's still mining this territory in the TBS competition series King of the Nerds, which he co-hosts with Curtis Armstrong, best known...
On Friday, the Colorado Attorney General's Office shared its official response to a complaint filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by Nebraska and Oklahoma over Colorado's marijuana laws. But while the AG's office asks the Supremes to reject the arguments of these states, a Coffman statement released in conjunction with...
A Loveland police officer has been arrested on charges that include domestic violence and child abuse. What's his name? The Larimer County Sheriff's Office isn't releasing it "in order to protect the identities of the alleged female victim and any children involved." Is this a double standard? After all, individuals...
Back in 2013, the Colorado Attorney General's Office declared Boobies Rock!, a purported breast-cancer charity in which hotties solicited customers at bars and clubs, to be nothing more than a scam. Its main beneficiary? Adam Shyrock, the outfit's founder, who allegedly lived large on the proceeds. Rather than moving on...
In early March, with no strong competitors emerging, Michael Hancock looked like a shoo-in for re-election as Denver's mayor on May 5. No strong competitors also means few, if any debates during this short campaign season — so writer Alan Prendergast asked to sit down with Hancock to ask some...
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In a recent post about the third volume of a report attacking Colorado's legalization of limited marijuana sales, we noted that those opposing the state's policies have yet to mute their criticism even though more than a year has passed since recreational shops began doing business. But judging by a...
Earlier this week, we shared Best Hair on a Local Personality winners from 2010-2014 as a preview for the 2015 Best of Denver issue. Now, the issue is out — and so is word about the Best Hair champs in both the female and male categories. But who were the runners-up?...
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we'll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. “We all have a lot more fun when we’re doing what we...
Ben Kronberg is among the most successful of Denver comedy expatriates, having amassed an impressive list of credits and accomplishments since moving to New York. With his high-profile appearances on Late Night with Seth Meyers, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show and the Comedy Central Half Hour, it's a surprise...
At this hour, officers with the Lakewood Police Department, including members of the SWAT team, are sweeping the Denver West Inn. They're reportedly searching for a suspect in a May 15 incident originally called a "suspicious death." The cops subsequently confirmed that the case was being investigated as a homicide. However,...
You’re familiar with the term tragi-comedy? Terry Johnson’s Hysteria could be considered a tragi-farce. It’s full of farcical elements: multiple doors, unexpected exits and entrances, mistaken identities, misunderstandings, a naked woman in a closet, silly accents, women’s panties, a man without his trousers who — at least in this Boulder...
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City O’ City is the winner of this year's Best Vegetarian Restaurant in our Best of Denver issue, so we thought it would be fitting to return for a bite of a couple favorites. For vegetarians, this place is a safe haven where the ability to order anything on the menu...
One of the finest and most well-respected ambient music projects going, A Winged Victory For the Sullen is performing tonight for the first time in Colorado at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts. Formed in 2011, AWVFTS is a duo comprising Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran, along with supporting musicians...
Samantha Hill knew it was going to happen.Her cellmate was leering at her and acting strangely. Although Hill had only been housed with him for a few days at the U.S. penitentiary in Florence, she’d been in prison long enough to recognize the warning signs. But when her cellmate began...
One summer evening in 2012, the 16th Street Mall was filled with tourists and shoppers dining on outdoor patios and reveling in the agreeable weather. Mark Patterson had a different mission. The street musician was searching for a spot along the promenade to play his guitar. The plan was to...