There’s plenty of optimism that recreational marijuana sales will be legalized in more states. Not long ago, 24/7 Wall Street offered a list of eleven states that could jump on the legalization bandwagon next: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. But progress…
The Broncos’ convincing victory over the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday night revved up fans on Twitter. That was particularly true of Peyton Manning defenders who took delight in telling those who’d written him off to suck it. But not everyone who responded to our top twenty tweets collection was drinking…
Denver blog posts remember. At our Arts blog, Brad Weismann celebrates ten weird monuments in Colorado, including a shrine to the late Hunter S. Thompson. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Keefe imagines the Founding Fathers drafting the Second Amendment. Coyote Gulch features Jennifer Mahaffey’s memories of what it was like to…
A few weeks back, we told you about major changes to panhandling enforcement in numerous Colorado cities after a judge in a Grand Junction case threw out that many of that community’s restrictions on solicitation. As we’ve reported, Grand Junction’s ordinance, adapted in early 2014, “made it a crime to ask for…
Commuters on 6th Avenue driving toward downtown Denver from the west yesterday morning found the route closed at Wadsworth — a sure sign that something awful had taken place. Unfortunately, that proved to be true. A single-car accident near 6th and Sheridan resulted in the death of nineteen-year-old Kayla Flinchpaugh,…
Apparently many of the NFL’s best fans can also be the most annoying. That goes for supporters of your Denver Broncos, too — even the Peyton Manning fans who resisted ripping doubters after Denver’s incredible win over the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday. Last year, we shared Forbes’ roster of the…
It’s a strange and tragic situation with more questions than answers thus far. Examples: Servando Flores was busted in the wake of a murder at his Thornton apartment, only to be freed, at least temporarily. Meanwhile, brothers Brett and Paul Yamigawa were jailed for burglary and more — and they’re…
Last year, the Denver Police Department and Smart Colorado, an organization concerned about youth access to marijuana, hyped up the possibility of pot edibles being handed out to Halloween trick-or-treaters. Afterward, as we pointed out, the number of reports about such issues topped out at zero — meaning that there…
We recently posted about an anti-marijuana billboard near Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Its message about the increased potency of Colorado cannabis is underscored by a photo of a child and the question, “Mom, is today’s Pot a hard drug?” Marijuana reformer Mason Tyvert called this message irresponsible, arguing…
Denver blog posts know that for everything, there is a season. At our Food & Drink blog, our restaurant roll call documents five Denver-area restaurant closings, 21 openings and a name change. Colorado Peak Politics puts a 9News truth test about the Jeffco school board recall in the cross-hairs. Predominantly Orange’s…
The Office of the Independent Monitor has released its 2015 semi-annual report, and it contains plenty of good news — or at least better news — for the Denver Police Department. In the document, on view below, Independent Monitor Nicholas Mitchell praises the DPD for changing its policy toward shooting…
Golden Globe-winning actress and part-time Colorado resident Melanie Griffith wants you to stay at her spectacular Aspen abode — either temporarily or permanently. And she’s invested enough in the process that she actually appears in a video about the $9 million property. That’s a first for a celebrity according to…
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted list currently features sixty individuals — most of them men, a few women. But just because they’re on this roster doesn’t mean they’re either famous or infamous. Indeed, the majority of suspects will be unknown to the public as a whole — and not all…
Last week, I purchased some Broncos socks at a store in San Diego — a purchase that caused the Chargers-fan clerk to go into conniptions about his own team’s woes and Denver’s 6-0 record. And I’m ashamed to admit that to make him feel better, I predicted that the unbeaten…
Earlier this year, Durango-area prosecutor Reid Stewart noted what he called a “strange dynamic” between Joe Griffith, 44, and his now-twenty-year-old son, Logan. That’s one way of putting it. Both Griffiths have now been sentenced for their roles in the January robbery of a marijuana shop in Durango. But while the…
Our post about claims that Denver International Airport is haunted, in addition to being the focus of numerous conspiracy theories, put a lot of our readers in a Halloween state of mind. But is there really something supernatural going on at DIA? We put that question to readers, and the…
Denver blog posts know that American lives do have second acts. At our Music blog, Oakland L. Childers profiles Lowjob, a Denver-based pop-punk band fronted by former Family Ties child star Brian Bonsall. Denver Stiffs’ Adam Mares makes predictions about the Denver Nuggets’ season. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz offers his final…
The photo gallery on the Facebook page of Kenei Unique Love contains numerous shots like the one above, in which she and significant other Melvin Lewis display warmth and a playful camaraderie. This image contrasts sharply with the accounts contained in separate probable cause statements about an incident earlier this…
In October 2013, we shared a list of Denver’s top ten “haunted” places according to Shadowlands.net, a website that purports to reveal haunted places across the country But another source claims that there are a lot more spots where spirits like to hang. LegendsOfAmerica.com devotes several pages to “Mile High Ghosts,” and…
Last night, American television viewers got a chance to see the debut of the CBS series Supergirl — the first major network series built around a female superhero since Wonder Woman, which debuted way back in 1975. The first episode eschewed the gloom of The Dark Knight and other recent cinematic depictions…
On September 5, Tiffany Rasnic updated her current Facebook status to read, “Divorced.” But in subsequent posts, she sounded an upbeat tone. In an October 14 reply to a Facebook fan, she wrote, “Finally got back on feet, doing better than ever. Got a new car, an SUV, got a…
Every political observer currently drawing breath expects marijuana to be a topic of discussion during the Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado at Boulder on October 28. Given Colorado’s status as the first state to legalize limited recreational cannabis sales, the tie-in is a natural — and if…
