Brian and Jacquie Lehner loved riding together on their Harley. That’s exactly what they were doing this past weekend when they were struck by a car and killed. Athina Munoz, 27, was subsequently booked on a variety of charges in relation to the crash. Now, a report suggests that she was texting…
The high rent prices in Denver have led to a rental development boom. According to a new study by Rent Cafe, the largest rental projects in metro Denver in 2015 added a staggering 3,300 new units of inventory. Indeed, the top property on the following list is responsible for 390 units…
A little over a month after a shooting associated with a Craigslist ad, police are tying gun play in Lakewood to the online sales site. One man was hospitalized as a result of the incident; at this writing, his condition was unknown, although his injuries are described as not life-threatening…
Marcus Forzani, seventeen, was carrying a vape pen in his pocket when something unexpected happened. The vaporizer’s battery exploded — an uncommon occurrence, but one that’s not exactly unprecedented. As a result, Forzani suffered second- and third-degree burns to one leg. A GoFundMe page has been created to help raise…
A recent Comment of the Day found one reader maintaining that riding the bus in Denver is a great way to be asked on dates. This anecdote spurred more. For instance, a former bus driver shared the story of a couple that met on his bus and are planning to…
Denver blog posts are finger-lickin’ good. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation names his picks for the ten best places in Denver for fried chicken. Colorado Peak Politics: “Another Coal Mind Goes Dark, Wildearth Guardians Celebrate.” Coyote Gulch: “El Dorado Springs’ Rocky Mountain Spring Water Best Tasting in U.S.”…
It’s February 29 — a day we only get to experience once every four years. Why? Our friends at Wikipedia say that a Leap Day is added every four years “to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year” — an explanation that no doubt makes sense…
There have been an absolutely astounding number of officer-involved shootings in these parts over recent months. One estimate counted eleven police shootings on Colorado’s Front Range between Halloween and December 18. And since then, we’ve reported about the Denver Police Department shooting of Ramone Lonergan, and two incidents earlier this…
Over the weekend, Denver Post and ESPN personality Woody Paige made a big splash when he wrote that Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who led Denver to victory (with a lot of help from a tremendous defense) in Super Bowl 50, would announce his much-anticipated retirement. A helluva scoop? Well, the Broncos…
Over the past several days, we’ve shared posts in which we’ve listed the ten Denver neighborhoods with the biggest increases in violent crime and property crime in 2015, according to Denver Police Department statistics. This item combines those two numbers to come up with the neighborhoods with the largest total…
The mysterious death of a young woman in West Valley City, Utah quickly turned into a homicide investigation — and now, the key to finding justice in the case may have been found in Denver. Yesterday afternoon, a person of interest in the death of a young woman subsequently identified…
Our Thomas Mitchell recently reported about a study showing that the legal marijuana business used over $6 billion in energy during 2015. The report started a firestorm among our commenters, with many of them pointing out that the energy costs would be substantially diminished if outdoor grows were allowed. Among…
Denver blogs track comings and goings. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation reveals the details about the closing of So Perfect Eats in Cherry Creek — although it could reopen next summer. The Colorado Independent’s Corey Hutchins on how a $10,000 fine led to a GOP blowup. Denver Infill’s Ryan…
The Federal Highway Administration’s national bridge inventory data is out for 2015, and the news isn’t good for Colorado — and neither has it improved much since 2014, when we last updated you on the looming infrastructure crisis in Denver. According to stats shared by the American Road & Transportation…
Usually, we’re able to keep lists ranking cities and states in perspective — maybe because Denver and Colorado so frequently wind up at or near the top of them. But there are exceptions. For instance, we were absolutely flabbergasted a couple of years back when Ranker suggested that there were…
The past week has been hell on the highways in Colorado. Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon was closed late Monday, February 15, after two rock slides in the area of mile marker 124, not far from the Hanging Lake Tunnel — and now, the Colorado Department of Transportation says it…
A recent poll suggested that Senator Bernie Sanders’s rapid rise in polls prior to the upcoming Colorado caucus may have been fueled in part by his evolving policies about legalizing marijuana. In the past year, his approach to cannabis has become much more progressive than that of his rival for…
Denver blogs use ink of the cyber-variety. At Westword Arts, Lauren Archuleta shares Nix It or Fix It photos of Denver’s worst tattoos. Colorado Peak Politics: Esquire calls Colorado wimpy for refusing Guantanamo detainees. Denver Stiffs’ Gordon Gross on the Denver Nuggets’ unexpected win over the L.A. Clippers…
Last year, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper vetoed bills related to traffic cameras and photo-radar enforcement, causing plenty of critics to see red. In explaining his reasoning, Hickenlooper suggested that he might okay legislation on the topic if they allowed the technology to be used under limited circumstances. Now, a new…
A new report shared with the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that many marijuana tourists got more than they bargained for when visiting Colorado after the state legalized limited recreational pot sales. Specifically, the number of out-of-state residents who made cannabis-related emergency room visits in 2014, after Amendment 64 went…
Earlier this week, we shared a post in which we listed the ten Denver neighborhoods with the biggest increases in violent crime during 2015, according to Denver Police Department statistics. Included among them was one in which the total offenses quintupled over the previous year. The rises in property crime…
A confrontation over the serving of an eviction notice yesterday in Park County led to a shootout in which the home’s resident, Martin Wirth, and a deputy, Corporal Nate Carrigan, were killed and two others were injured. Now, additional information has surfaced about Wirth, who was an outspoken activist affiliated…
