On Facebook, Kyle McClelland comes across as a loving father who dearly misses his two little boys. At last report, however, McClelland was ensconced in the Jefferson County jail on suspicion of child abuse after the toddlers were found wandering a south Jeffco street. The drama began yesterday, when the…
Our post about a ban against grinding at an Arapahoe High School dance generated some vivid commentary. Much of the talk centered on the AHS principal’s statement in a letter to parents that those who disobeyed this edict might face “possible legal ramifications” — a statement backed up by the Arapahoe…
Denver blog posts are feeling autumnal. At our Arts blog, Jamie Siebrase highlights ten family friendly ways to celebrate October in Colorado. The Colorado Independent’s Kyle Harris on why Mike Coffman spoke to an organization described as the nation’s leading anti-Muslim hate group. The Ralphie Report’s Jeff Hauser remembers CU-Boulder’s…
On Tuesday, Aurora Public Schools released “APS 2020: Shaping the Future,” a report that puts a positive spin on educational reform efforts in the district — and the timing certainly doesn’t seem to have been coincidental. The next day, the If Not Now Coalition, a group of seventeen organizations that…
The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon is known as one of the nicest guys in show business — and we’re sure he didn’t mean to come across as harsh when bidding farewell to Andrew Burton, an eight-year-old from Littleton, who guested on the program last night. But judging by the expression on…
Every time society seems to be moving toward greater understanding and tolerance, there’s an incident that reminds us how far we still have to go. The bias-motivated crime arrest of Sean Boylan is a case in point. According to an affidavit on view below, Boylan attacked a man outside a…
Earlier this week, we posted about two illegal marijuana grows found on federal land. Ten foreign nationals were busted in separate operations. Now, Mario Garcia and six others are in custody on charges related to an illegal grow of their own — one they allegedly built up on private land…
What a difference a year makes — although time isn’t the only variable factor when it comes to determining which Colorado places are booming the loudest. Last year, we shared a list of Colorado’s ten-fastest growing cities according to the Nerdwallet website. Now, another site, Wallethub, has come up with its…
Ana McKenzie-Campbell’s post about what $1,200 rent will buy in metro Denver got a lot of people talking. Some were distressed by the high price tag on places that struck them as modest at best. Others pointed out that better buys were available the further renters ventured from downtown Denver. The…
Denver blogs posts are held to high standards. At our Food & Resurant blog, Gretchen Kurtz asks: How long should you wait before reviewing a restaurant? Predominantly Orange’s Brad James reveals how the Broncos are preparing to meet the Raiders in the Black Hole. WalkDenver’s Jill Locantore makes a simple…
Earlier this year, we reported about a settlement between Fort Collins and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado over the town’s controversial panhandling ordinance. Since then, the ACLU has scored even more important victories in regard to panhandling rules that put severe restrictions on solicitation. A pair of U.S…
Law enforcement agencies frequently share wanted posters via social media — so the recent presence of one on the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page doesn’t qualify as a surprise. But the man at the center of it certainly did. The person seen in multiple images on the graphic, on view…
In August, we told you about Go Topless Fort Collins, a campaign to goad the Fort Collins City Collins into removing the line “the breast or breasts of a female” from its public-indecency ordinance. Months later, the council is considering doing just that — among other things. As documented in a…
A couple of months back, the folks behind the Hinge dating app shared their list of the seven most eligible young professionals in Denver. Not to be outdone, Match.com is now featuring the eleven hottest and healthiest athletic trainers in America — and one of them just happens to live in…
Grinding — a dance floor move that calls for one person’s ass to be ground into another person’s crotch — is hardly a new phenomenon. Videos of the move have been popping up on YouTube for years; see examples below. Now, however, Arapahoe High School has banned grinding at dances…
The song “Collaborations Don’t Work” appears near the end of the self-titled new album by FFS, the inspired team of Sparks and Franz Ferdinand — and the timing is perfect. By that point on the recording, the combined efforts of the two bands, which will play October 11 at the…
Last year, in a post entitled “Is Colorado Pot So Good It’s Making Mexican Cartels Want to Take Over?,” Tom Gorman, director of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA), shared some worries. “From what we’re hearing, Colorado marijuana is a lot more desirable than the Mexican marijuana,” he…
Our collection of top tweets from the Broncos’ win over the Vikings this past Sunday focused on Twitter Nation’s brutal criticism of Peyton Manning even though his team has won every game so far this season. Plenty of folks picked up on this theme. The following tweet, from a fan of…
Denver blog posts see “32” as a lucky number. At our Food & Drink blog, Linnea Covington spotlights the ten best eateries on West 32nd Avenue. Big Media’s Jason Salzman weighs in on KNUS host Dan Caplis seriously considering a U.S. Senate run. Mile High Report’s Tim Lynch thinks Peyton…
Earlier this year, we told you about Uber driver Gerald Montgomery, who was arrested on suspicion of trying to burglarize a client’s home — presumably because he’d taken her to the airport and knew she was headed out of town. Now, according to an arrest affidavit on view below, an…
Marijuana attorney Rob Corry has filed a class-action lawsuit against the LivWell chain of dispensaries based on its alleged use of a pesticide called Eagle 20 “in the first quarter of 2015 and likely for many months, if not years, earlier.” The substance is described in the suit, seen in…
The senseless massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which took the lives of twenty children, including Olivia Engel, seen here, plus seven adults, instantly stirs terrible memories of the 1999 attack on Columbine High School. On the tenth anniversary of that tragedy, we assembled a horrific roster of school shootings in the…
