It’s taken months, but Julie Huff, 30, has finally been formally charged in the child abuse death of two-year-old Tobi Joan Doyle in Montrose. Adding to the pain caused by this delay: Reports of possible abuse warning signs that were either missed or misunderstood in the weeks before the child’s February death…
We all have a story. But some of them are better than others. Leslie Cacy’s tale was a great one, as you’ll see — which only makes it sadder that it ended so prematurely. As we’ve reported, Cacy — born Leslie Padilla — was working as a conductor on the…
Our Teague Bohlen recently put together a list of eight ways to survive the TSA at Denver International Airport. Many of his tips involved passengers making changes in their own routines in order to speed the process along. But plenty of readers still had negative things to say about the…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Arts, we share Ken Hamblin’s photos documenting Crème de Luxe bringing new and old burlesque to Denver. Colorado Pols using a beating-a-dead-horse GIF to illustrate the latest challenges facing GOP senate candidate Jon Keyser. At Purple Row, Matt Gross discusses options about how the Colorado…
Earlier this year, we told you about the disappearance of Ryder Johnson, a twenty-year-old employee at the Eldora ski area. Months later, Johnson, whose city of residence is listed as Lafayette, remains missing. Now, a boot containing human remains has been found at the resort. Thus far, there’s been no…
Did an off-duty police officer’s case of road rage result in a homicide? That’s the working theory in regard to a fatal crash in Weld County. Authorities have arrested Blair Jackson, a 48-year-old police officer for the community of Ault, on suspicion of second-degree homicide and reckless driving resulting in…
Denver is usually thought to be one of the more liberal communities in Colorado. But one area of the city in particular turns out to be a hotbed of love for presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump. The source of the information is the Wall Street Journal, which compiled…
Potholes: No street in Colorado is immune from them — and around this time each year, their numbers seem to grow at the same pace as the frustration of drivers and property owners. So credit Colorado Springs’ Bryan Ford with doing something about them. After the city allegedly failed to…
An open letter to angry Colorado natives from a transplant who thinks they sound dumb generated a big response from readers. Some homegrown folks weren’t happy with the author’s take. But there was plenty of agreement from others who weren’t born in Colorado, but who (to quote a popular bumper sticker)…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Music, Tom Murphy shares his picks for the eight strangest lineups at Red Rocks for Summer 2016. Denver Infill’s Ken Schroeppel sketches out a new River North project: DriveTrain. At Mile High Mamas, Chris Sekirnjak shares his top five playgrounds in metro Denver…
In August 2015, an organization called Go Topless Fort Collins challenged that city to remove the line “the breast or breasts of a female” from its public-indecency ordinance. After controversy aplenty, the so-called Free the Nipple effort, spearheaded by Brittiany Hoagland, fell short. The following October, the Fort Collins city…
The number of people who’ve died while in custody in Colorado of late is absolutely shocking. In a March post, we noted the deaths of thirteen inmates during the previous year or so, including Jennifer Lobato, who went into heroin withdrawal after a shoplifting arrest and eventually died of dehydration — a…
Last week, we told you about Adams County’s efforts to shut down iBake Denver, a marijuana club that’s operated for more than three years. The co-owner of iBake, who goes by the name Thurlow Weed, promises not to give up without a fight “even if it takes our life savings…
Last month, we shared the sad news that Video One, among the last video stores in Denver, is closing after more than three decades; it opened in 1984. Now, the end is even closer. The final day of operation for Video One, located at 6th and Downing, is Sunday, June…
Authorities in Colorado Springs aren’t saying that Glen Galloway committed a brutal murder in Colorado Springs. At least not yet. However, Galloway, who was wanted even before the homicide, has been branded a person of interest in the case. And he’s considered to be armed and dangerous. The Galloway alert…
Reports about domestic violence arrests involving football players typically position the male as the abuser. But not in the case of Cody Latimer, a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos. Yes, he has been cited — but the charge involves a failure to appear in court regarding a year-old traffic…
“Colorado Springs Mayor: Day of Reckoning Coming for City’s Illegal Marijuana Growers,” published by the Colorado Springs Gazette on May 28, represents the coming together of an anti-marijuana newspaper and an anti-marijuana politician — Mayor John Suthers. But that doesn’t mean it’s empty posturing. While Suthers’s assertion that hundreds of illegal…
We recently shared information from a CollegeStats.org study that put DU and Metro State University of Denver on a list of the ten colleges with the most misogynistic tweets. The analysis was odd for a number of reasons — not the least of which was that the results skewed far…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation highlights the ten best hidden restaurant patios in Denver. Colorado Peak Politics highlights new ads from Republican senatorial hopefuls Robert Blaha, Jack Graham and Jon Keyser. Mile High Report’s Jess Place: “Shots fired! Raiders fans are the worst!”…
It’s the latest twist in a tragic murder that attracted national attention: the 2014 killing of Aspen socialite Nancy Pfister. In the beginning, William Styler, a former Denver doctor, and his wife, Nancy Masson (then known as Nancy Styler), were accused of committing the slaying. But William eventually confessed to the…
Last week, we told you about a Change.org petition that declared Colorado “full.” The provocative text of this call to arms, entitled “Stop Transplants From Moving to Colorado!,” provoked plenty of agreement. But there was also some significant push-back. A prime example is the following response, entitled: “Another Open Letter…
Over the years, we’ve had a lot of fun sharing collections of “You Know You’re From Colorado If” punchlines. And our latest comes with the Urban Dictionary seal of approval. Type the word “Colorado” into the site’s search field and the first thing that comes up at this writing is…
