Atheist organizations have been using billboards to spread their message in Colorado for years, as witnessed by this post from 2008. This time, however, the American Atheists group has a new recruit: Santa Claus. Two billboards in the Colorado Springs area feature Saint Nick and the slogan “Go ahead and…
This week, the federal government sided with Colorado against Nebraska and Oklahoma, which submitted a lawsuit against Amendment 64 to the U.S. Supreme Court in December 2014. The filing of the brief, whose listed authors include the U.S. Solicitor General, comes as a surprise given that the feds still list cannabis…
Denver blog posts go balls-out. At our Arts blog, Robbie Herbst tells the naked truth about a wild New Year’s Eve. A Colorado Pols headline reads, “Donald Trump: Are you frightened yet?” At Mile High Mamas, a writer who identifies herself only as Alfreda writes about finding a home after…
In October 2014, we told you about the shocking murders of Amanda Anders and Nancy Worrell, who were gunned down in a Denver-area apartment, and the subsequent arrest of Jose King. A jury has now found King guilty on all counts in the case, which was sparked by an argument…
The stories that helped define 2015 ranged widely. Police shootings, like the one that killed Jessie Hernandez, seen above. Immigration rights. High rent prices. Sensational murder cases. The booming marijuana business. Below, see excerpts from our coverage of ten major events. They feature links, photos and new introductions (they’re in…
Last night, a suspected car thief was critically injured in an officer-involved shooting in north Denver. According to 7News, the incident was the fourth officer-involved shooting over the past week in metro Denver, the sixth during the month of December and the eleventh in the Front Range since Halloween. Moreover,…
Our post featuring the top twenty tweets about bad roads, lack of plows and weather douches in the wake of this week’s unexpectedly heavy snowstorm generated loads o’ feedback. Some readers shared their own complaints about roadways and highways that weren’t cleared quickly enough by their standards. Others considered such complaints…
Denver blog posts think you deserve a toast. At our Food & Drink blog, Linnea Covington highlights eleven boozy Colorado Christmas gift ideas. Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger offers an optimistic view about the Broncos’ loss to the Raiders. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz offers the first update on a Five Points-Curtis…
In the more than sixteen years since the attack at Columbine High School, folks in Colorado have seen numerous instances of teen boys being arrested for alleged school threats and violent plots. There have been far fewer instances of teen girls being implicated in such schemes. So it’s highly unusual…
In December 2014, we told you about a lawsuit in which the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Amendment 64, the 2012 measure that legalized limited recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. Our headline: “NEBRASKA AND OKLAHOMA TO COLORADANS WHO VOTED FOR AMENDMENT 64:…
What did you Google most in 2015? And was it safe for work? The folks at Estately set out to discover the answer to this question, and they came up with plenty of them. For this post, however, we focused on the oddest, funniest or most embarrassing search topic for each…
With rent prices rising throughout California — and especially near ski areas, where low-income workers provide service for wealthy out-of-towners — plenty of folks are turning to services such as Craigslist in the hope of finding a bargain. But there were hidden costs involved in renting a room at a home in…
We recently asked our Facebook friends to share their biggest Denver driving pet peeves. When we posted their response, we received plenty of other suggestions — and we don’t think the item’s appearance on the morning of an unexpectedly heavy snowfall that clogged roads and closed schools across the metro…
Denver blog posts aren’t making a comeback. They’ve been here for years. At our Food & Drink blog, Lindsey Bartlett offers the scoop on the resurrection of Five Points’ 715 Club. Colorado Pols weighs in on liberal pushback regarding the GOP’s Latino outreach efforts on behalf of presidential candidates such…
We tend to think of snow days as being universally beloved by students of all ages. But that wasn’t the case for everyone impacted by the decision by the University of Colorado Boulder to close the campus yesterday. That’s because the closure took place during finals week — and students…
Earlier this week, we posted our top forty women’s mug shots of 2015. Now, it’s the men’s turn — and included among their number are a smattering of celebrities (one known for screeching, plus a former reality-TV star, an ex-Denver Nugget and the heir to the Denver Broncos) and individuals…
The Knot, an online wedding registry, lists a date and place for when Kshena Andersen was scheduled to marry Cory Kreider: July 22 in Sterling, Colorado. Andersen also paid tribute to Kreider in a Flipgram of images set to the tune of the Train song “Marry Me.” But such a ceremony won’t…
This week’s snow storm didn’t only impact Coloradans. A Hollywood celebrity had a weather-related wipe-out — and unlike the folks who voiced their frustration on Twitter about absent snowplows and weather douches, he had only positive things to say about the personnel who came to his rescue. Actor James Woods —…
Good news: The highways and streets in the Denver area appear to be in much better shape this morning than they were at this time yesterday, when the commute was like either a tobbagan ride or a still photo, depending on where you were. And for that, we likely have…
The headline of our post reporting that Colorado marijuana sales topped $100 million in August asked the question, “How long will they keep climbing higher?” We now have the answer to that question. Sales dropped from that peak in September, and again in October, the most recent month for which…
While anti-marijuana law-enforcers appear to be getting less attention in Colorado than they did prior to the passage of Amendment 64, their warnings are turning heads in other states. A Comment of the Day on this topic, prompted by a decision to ban medical marijuana made by representatives of a California…
Denver blog posts like to buy in bulk. At our Food blog, Mark Antonation hips you to the eight best spots in Denver for tamales by the dozen. Colorado Peak Politics says that Jared Polis was cleared of ethics violations because he didn’t know any better. Denver Stiffs’ Gordon Gross…
