Bizarre Link From Dr. Cynthia Eason Murder to Dead Teen Found in Suitcase
There’s a strange connection between the 2016 murder of a Burlington vet and the case of a body found in a suitcase more than five years earlier.
Author
Showing 5303 - 5324 of 24708
Coors Field Is “a Joke,” Says ESPN’s Michael Wilbon
For years, the achievements of Colorado Rockies hitters have been undervalued. Why? Because of the perception that the thin air of the Mile High City and the dimensions of Coors Field, the Rockies home, offer the team an unfair advantage that leads to inflated statistics. Over the years, Rockies execs…
Six Colorado Places That Could Become Outside Mag’s Best Town in America
The folks at Outside magazine love Colorado. One example: Of the 100 best places in America to work list for 2014, 28 of them were here. It’s no surprise, then, that six Colorado places are in the running to be named Outside’s Best Town in America. In this case, however, Outside readers…
Teacher Katerina Bardos Guilty of 40-50 Sex Acts With Middle School Student
We hear all too often about teachers accused of having sex with underage students. Indeed, in 2012, we published a roundup of five teacher-student sex allegations in Colorado, featuring the cases of Alexandra McLean, Courtney Bowles, Oscar Ponce, Zachary Meints and Tera Rawlings. Nonetheless, the actions of Greeley’s Katerina Bardos remain absolutely…
Study: One in Six CO Kids Hospitalized With Lung Issue Test Positive for Pot
We all know about the dangers of secondhand tobacco smoke. But what about the risks related to secondhand marijuana smoke — especially for young children? A new study that was scheduled to be presented earlier today at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 meeting in Baltimore suggests that they’re very real…
Reader: Buildings With Modern Designs Have Ruined the Charm of the Highlands
We recently shared details about eight Denver development projects, ranging from the big to the really big. The images and interactive graphics we included got one reader thinking about neighborhood building projects that have a different aesthetic than the ones in surrounding areas. She focuses on the Highlands, but her comments…
advertisement
Grateful Dead Played Folsom Field, But Dead and Company’s Return Wasn’t Easy
In case you missed it…. At Westword Music, Adam Perry details the return of music to Boulder’s Folsom Field by way of two giant Dead and Company shows at the venue where the Grateful Dead headlined in 1980. Colorado Pols: “Jack Graham and the GOP’s Trump Dilemma.” Predominantly Orange’s Cameron Parker thinks…
Sean Halla Allegedly Shot Brother Over $30 Testosterone Price Increase
The Twitter profile photo of Loveland’s Jason Halla makes it clear that he works out. A lot. How did he build up his muscles to such an impressive degree? He apparently got some assistance from testosterone supplements — products that police say led to a violent turn of events. Jason…
The Biggest Reasons Behind Denver’s Deadliest Crashes
In recent years, there’s been plenty of debate about stoned driving, and how its dangers compare to other factors leading to deadly crashes. Now, a new online tool offers data showing that driving under the influence of drugs is actually among the elements least likely to lead to an automobile-related…
Denver Post Making Millions, Profits Rising Despite Buyout Offer
Last week, we told you about the Denver Post’s latest buyout offer, which aims to trim 26 jobs and take the newsroom staff down to just over 100 employees — more than fifty fewer than at this time last year. But if you think the reason for such a move…
See Why Von Miller, Witney Carson Were Voted Off DWTS
Denver Broncos Super Bowl MVP Von Miller’s stint on Dancing With the Stars is over, but not because of farting, a habit that led partner Witney Carson to fine him $100 per explosion. Rather, Miller’s and Carson’s performance to Elvis Presley’s “A Little Less Conversation” — with Von dressed as Elvis…
Gary Nickal Said Wife Molly Killed Herself — But Now He’s Been Busted for Murder
Gary Nickal claimed that his wife, Molly Nickal, took her own life at their residence while their three kids were at home. But police didn’t believe him. Gary has been arrested on suspicion of murder. At this writing, this charge hasn’t been formalized. However, Gary is due back in court…
advertisement
Pot Tourists Would Be Able to Buy Four Times More Marijuana Under New Bill
Under Colorado retail marijuana rules, state residents and folks who live elsewhere aren’t treated equally. Those with a Colorado ID can buy up to an ounce of cannabis per transaction, while pot tourists are limited to a quarter-ounce. But that would change under a provision in a larger bill that’s…
Reader: We Should Burn Down the Purina Plant If Everything With Strong Smell Is Bad
Plenty of readers made their feelings felt in regard to our post about a new strategy by Oklahoma and Nebraska to kill Colorado’s marijuana laws. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the states’ complaint about Amendment 64, which legalized limited recreational cannabis sales in Colorado. However, Oklahoma and Nebraska…
See Four Metro-Area Restaurants and Bars That Closed in April, 24 That Opened
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, our Cafe Society crew presents the restaurant roll call for April, which features a lot more openings (and re-openings) that closings, temporary or otherwise. Mile High Report’s sadaraine offers a no-bull review of the Broncos’ 2016 draft. The Colorado Independent’s Marianne…
Sports Authority Asset Liquidation: Sports Castle Future, Stadium Name Up in Air
A couple of weeks back, we reported about Sports Authority’s plan to close three Colorado stores, including the iconic Sports Castle at 1000 Broadway, as the company teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. Said teetering is now over. Today, under the heading “A Message From Our CEO About Our Restructuring,”…
BØRNS Interview: Garrett Borns on Billy Joel, Taylor Swift and “Electric Love”
Dopamine, the first album by singer-songwriter Garrett Borns, better known as BØRNS, who headlines at the Gothic Theatre on May 9 and 10, sounds thoroughly modern. At their foundations, however, tunes such as the highly charged single “Electric Love” mirror old-school pop. Sturdy, solid and built to last, they’d still be irresistible…
Inside Eight Denver Remodeling Projects, From $57K to $27M
Ever drive by a major Denver remodeling project and wonder what’s going on — and how much is being spent? Now there’s a way to find out. BuildZoom.com has created a Denver-centric map that aims to track every single remodeling project in the Mile High — or at least ones big…
advertisement
David Bridges, R.I.P.: Bodies of CO Photog, Climber Alex Lowe Frozen in Glacier
In October 1999, Climber Alex Lowe and Aspen-based photographer David Bridges disappeared after an avalanche struck the peak they were scaling in Nepal. Two years later, Lowe’s widow, Jenni, married Conrad Anker, who had been on the expedition with Lowe and Bridges and narrowly escaped death himself — and under her…
Dylan Eason’s Dad Wants Death for Son Accused of Killing Stepmom
In an interview with 9News, he said death was an appropriate punishment.
Reader: Since Weed Is Legal in Colorado, 4/20 Is Irrelevant
There was a lot of interest in our post about the rescheduling of the Denver 4/20 Rally, featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne. The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 16, but its plug was pulled at the last minute because of a snowstorm that is said…
Winston Hill, R.I.P.: Remembering Ex-NFL Player Turned Denver BBQ Legend
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation remembers Winston Hill, a former lineman with the New York Jets who went on to run Winston Hill’s Ribs & Stuff, which will remain open despite his death. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin writes: “The GOP Needs to Win…