Moments ago, I-25 south of Castle Rock reopened just in time for Monday’s rush hour, ending a closure of more than eight hours. The reason: the death of a Colorado State Trooper, who was hit and killed last night while investigating a minor traffic accident. The incident prompted a rare…
The terror attacks in Paris cast a shadow over the final days of the Denver Film Festival. At screening after screening throughout the fest’s final weekend, speakers referenced the horrific crimes and encouraged attendees to send positive thoughts to victims and survivors in the City of Light. But the shows…
We recently told you about the ten most expensive Colorado cities to rent a two-bedroom apartment, based on new data from ApartmentList.com. The site also crunched the numbers to determine where in Colorado rent costs are going up the fastest on a year-to-year basis — and there are definite differences…
It’s hard to believe, but just two weeks ago, after the Broncos’ big win over the Green Bay Packers, Peyton Manning fans were telling doubters to suck it. Not now. Manning suffered through one of his most horrific days ever against the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday, throwing four picks and…
Our post discussing concerns in Illinois over marijuana mailed from Colorado featured commentary from a representative of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area group. Tom Gorman, the RMHIDTA exec quoted, estimated that more than 90 percent of cannabis sent via the U.S. Postal Service goes undetected. The topic was…
Denver blog posts enjoy a nice salad. At our Arts blog, Amber Taufen feels that PETA’s latest stunt abuses animals — human animals. The Colorado Independent’s Nat Stein reports about a mental-health-crisis cover-up in Colorado jails. Colorado Peak Politics weighs in on former Aurora councilman Ryan Frazier’s U.S. Senate campaign…
Since March, we’ve been reporting about concerns over the use of pesticides on marijuana. Now, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has taken up the cause. In an executive order included in an industry-wide bulletin distributed by the Marijuana Enforcement Division, Hickenlooper directs “state agencies to address threats to public safety posed…
In May, we posted about the airlines with the least and most consumer complaints according to the Air Travel Consumer Report, a document published semi-annually by the Department of Transportation. And Frontier, Denver’s hometown airline, had an awful performance, finishing dead last. Now, the Transportation Department has published its latest installment…
Again this year, Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today he spotlights selections for November 13 (Lamb), November 22 (Mustang) and November 23…
It’s Friday the 13th — a day like any other to those immune to superstitions, but one fraught with potential peril for those with a more spirited personality. The latter group will love the website HauntedPlaces.org, which not only allows visitors to search for haunted places by state, but also…
“Dam that’s a cold ass honkey!!! ” a friend posted about a photo shared on Kirk Boyd’s Facebook page. The line was clearly intended in good-natured fashion. But since then, Boyd has been accused of attempted murder and arrested after a police chase that shut down an entire neighborhood. Boyd’s…
The story of Noah Harpham, who killed three people after Colorado Springs police made a report that he’d been seen with a gun a lower priority (possibly owing to open-carry laws), prompted a provocative Comment of the Day. In it, a reader claimed that anyone who wants to carry a…
Denver blog posts loved Trey Parker and Matt Stone before they were cool. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies says that South Park’s recent “The Lofts at SoDoSoPa” satire is such a spot-on take on the way luxury developments have rolled into Denver neighborhoods that it’s (almost) not funny. Mile High…
The Fight for 15 campaign, which calls for a minimum $15 hourly wage and the right for low-wage workers at fast-food restaurants and similar businesses to organize, didn’t get a lot of support at this week’s Republican presidential debate. The headline of the Al Jazeera America report about the way…
Earlier this month, we told you about the ten most expensive Colorado cities to rent a two-bedroom apartment. We knew prices from the list of Colorado cities with the most expensive house prices would be considerably higher — but we were still surprised by the eye-popping nature of the digits…
Since June 2014, we’ve been reporting about the bizarre and tragic story of Haley Stanfield. The previous month, Stanfield’s baby, Logan Borchik, died — and she was subsequently arrested for allegedly trying to hire Logan’s dad to kill her then-current boyfriend, who she apparently blamed for the child’s passing. Then,…
Again this year, Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today, he spotlights a selection for November 12: Karbala. Karbala Directed by Krzysztof Lukaszewicz 3:30…
Colorado Springs’ Dana Ott is a retired attorney and sometime professional poker player who earned well over $300,000 at a single tournament a couple of years back. Right now, however, he’s fighting for his life after being shot by authorities, who were called after he was seen carrying a rifle…
Despite Ohio voters’ rejection of what critics called a very flawed marijuana legalization proposal last week, few observers believe that public acceptance of cannabis use is on the decline. Indeed, more prominent people than ever before admit to having partaken. That’s clear from a list of the fifty most influential pot…
A recent survey ranked I-70 near Denver among the twelve worst freeways in America. Plenty of readers who responded to our post on this topic heartily concurred that this particular stretch of interstate deserved this ignominious achievement. But one reader couldn’t disagree more, especially in comparison with some of the…
Denver blog posts know what’s on tap. At our Food & Drink blog, Jonathan Shikes asks: “Is Denver’s Brewery Boom Slowing Down?” South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels argues that Sunday’s Broncos loss to the Colts was about as perfect as it could have been. Denver Egotist touts a TDA_Boulder spot for…
In recent years, Colorado sheriffs have gotten mighty political, with many of them attempting to work as a team to achieve their objectives. Note a 2013 lawsuit, filed under the names of 55 sheriffs in the state, that attempted to undermine new gun-control laws; the following year, a judge ruled that…
