Every year, we bring you the best examples of the worst behavior we can find from the past 365 days of news stories in Colorado. And from a shady sheriff to a cancer faker to the people who cursed us with exorcist politician Gordon Klingenschmitt, there was, as always, plenty...
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When filmmaker/breast enthusiast Russ Meyer passed away in 2004, he left two simple statements on his gravestone: "King of the Nudies" and "I Was Glad to Do It." Indeed, Meyer infused such joy into the taboo world of exploitation films that every one of his titles seems less like work...
Although the Denver District Attorney's Office only has the power to prosecute local and state laws, its employees are held to a higher standard when it comes to marijuana. Specifically, they aren't allowed to possess, grow or sell pot, since all of those things are illegal under federal law. But...
Sweet Mary Jane Cooks Up Cannabis Success in Denver from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. For the second of Westword's video series about pot edibles in Colorado (following our profile of Dixie Elixirs), our team sat down with Karin Lazarus, owner of the award-winning Sweet Mary Jane Bakery -- and...
In our April 2013 cover story, Joel Warner wrote about Ken McGill, who had filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County for what he saw as shabby care after he suffered a stroke while incarcerated. A jury has now agreed and awarded McGill $11 million. Continue for the details, plus a...
What's among the worst ways to convince a police officer you're completely innocent of a hit-and-run crash? Trying to punch him in the face after admitting you're a habitual drunk driver. That's among the alleged reasons Gonzalez has now been charged with hitting and running in a violent weekend smash-up...
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Update: Although the circumstances that led to police discovering the bodies of Kacey Heberlein and Chris Bankert in a Castle Rock home (see our previous coverage below) suggested a murder-suicide scenario, authorities in the community declined to provide details until an autopsy was completed. Now, however, the Douglas County coroner's...
Laura Norman is an actors' actor who's been on the theater scene for years, but hasn't made much of a public splash. In his recent True West Awards, arts journalist John Moore called her "the best local actor you hardly ever get to see." Perhaps that's because she's quietly self-effacing...
Aurora doesn't always get a lot of respect, even from folks who live elsewhere in Colorado. But the folks at Movoto aim to amend this oversight via a post highlighting the ten things only people from Aurora understand. The result is intended to change doubters' minds even as it reminds...
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A Look Ahead at Our Geeky 2015
Colorado rang in 2014 with a bit of a mellow buzz -- a certain relaxed attitude -- and it was a feeling that lasted throughout the year. Sure, that mellow was harshed by continuing problems with police and sheriff's deputies, as well as a very contested (and expensive) election season...
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As many cannabis lovers (and readers of this fine newspaper) know, hemp is now legal in Colorado. But it's not an unregulated free-for-all. State regulations allow the Colorado Department of Agriculture to test the crops of up to a third of registered growers to make sure said crops' THC content...
What kind of circle is time again? A year after blowing the doors off our annual critics’ poll, golden boy Matthew McConaughey won just a single vote for his turn in the loudest movie of the year, Christopher Nolan’s tears-in-space effort Interstellar, which has tied with the unprescient Transcendence as...
As we've reported, the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to void Colorado's marijuana laws. But does the complaint, on view below, contradict the conservative ideology espoused by the officials behind it? That's the argument of a Texas pundit and law professor. See also: Nebraska...
Heavier bike traffic can lead to fewer traffic collisions, according to a recent study by the University of Colorado at Denver. The study, though administered by UC Denver research students, focuses on Boulder, given that city's large cycling presence. See also: Reader: Bicycles should only be allowed on trails and...
When word got out on social media that the irreplaceable mainstay of the Easter holiday, the Cadbury Crème Egg, was being fucked with, the virtual table-flipping and wall-punching could not be contained. British CCE fans are getting the shaft this year because six-packs are now five-packs at the same price,...
This year has seen some almighty good food trends from paleo-inspired, wood-grilled meats to the proliferation of pop-up restaurants, citrus everywhere and DIY foods, more global tastes than ever before, and even a ramen renaissance. But like every year, 2014 had its share of downer-grade food fails, and plenty of...
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Update: Time's up! We've picked winners for the vinyl and taken down the album stream. Go hear it in person tonight at the Gothic. Original post follows. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake spent years working on its sophomore album, Totem. For this week's Backbeat feature, we talked to the band's members...
When mixed-citizenship families hear a knock at the door, they cower. It could be the immigration police coming to take away the parents, splitting them from their children, says Arturo Garcia, co-editor of Broken: The Forgotten Children of Immigration. Garcia, who will be discussing his book tonight at the American...
In 2004, I worked at a bar in Kansas City's River Market district. One night, a woman handed me her credit card to pay her tab; I looked at it and said, "HAHA. Your name is Monica Ross!" She made a big, exasperated noise and dropped her forehead to the...
Barbara Bowman's rape allegations against Bill Cosby, which we shared in this space late last month, have led to blizzard of allegations and castigation for the veteran entertainer. The latest to come forward is former supermodel Janice Dickinson, whose story of sex assault echoes one told by Bowman, who was...