The Denver Broncos are currently taking part in training camp in anticipation of the 2015-2016 season. But in addition to looking forward, the team is looking back. The Broncos’ 2015 media guide is filled with loads of odd factoids about the squad’s history, many so obscure that even die-hard fans…
Administrators at the University of Colorado Boulder have long hated the school’s frequent appearances on lists identifying the best party schools in the country, and their concerted efforts to change the school’s reputation seem to be paying off. Note that in 2013, CU Boulder failed to make the Princeton Review’s party-schools…
A teenager dies a violent death in a busy part of Denver — and the incident makes hardly a ripple in the media. Why? That’s a complicated question, and the answers aren’t typically discussed in polite company. But the likeliest possibilities are these: The victim, seventeen-year-old Jorge Lopez-Ramirez, was Hispanic;…
In recent months, we’ve written a number of times about what’s known as “suicide by cop.” Such incidents find suicidal individuals such as Aurora’s Patrick Stoltz apparently trying to goad law enforcers into ending their lives, much to the cops’ frustration. Representatives of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office use this term…
It’s the latest grim twist in a crime that’s consumed Aspen for well over a year — the murder of socialite Nancy Pfister. William Styler, a former Denver doctor in poor physical condition, confessed to killing Pfister, thereby exonerating his wife, Nancy Pfister, who’d previously been charged in the homicide…
Readers responded in a wide variety of ways to a post in which Donald Trump said there are big problems with Colorado’s marijuana laws. Some disputed this claim. Others branded him a moron in general. But there were a number of tangents, including something we’ve been hearing a lot lately…
Denver blog posts have plenty of growth potential. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies wonders if Denver will erase its own charm as it grows — and offers a lesson from Las Vegas. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons looks at the roster depth of your Denver Nuggets. At the Colorado Independent,…
Yesterday, we told you about the cancellation of the Lozilu Denver mud run, slated for later this month, as well as other similar events sponsored by the organization in major cities across the country. In our post, we noted the unhappiness of numerous people who’d hoped to participate and a…
How long has Jon Stewart hosted The Daily Show, the Comedy Central program to which he will bid farewell tonight? Long enough to have “reported” about the Broncos’ Super Bowl victory in January 1999. “Yeah, Broncos,” he said with mock enthusiasm at the time. “I’m so happy, I could destroy…
Even though Westword is based in Denver, we consider the entire State of Colorado to be our beat. That’s why we write so frequently about Colorado Springs — and why our attention was grabbed by the recent Estately post “25 Things You Should Know Before Living in Colorado Springs.” Turns out plenty…
Last December, we published a post headlined HIGH RENT IN DENVER: WHAT $1,000 A MONTH WILL GET YOU. Less than a year later, unfortunately, the piece is out of date. Rent costs have continued rising through 2015, as many of our readers have noted. But the variety of prices is…
Fredy Pedraza Castillo and two other Nebraskans were recently charged with crimes committed in Colorado. They’ve been accused of traveling from their home state to Westminster, where they allegedly pistol whipped and bound victims before stealing a large supply of marijuana. In our post on this topic, we noted that Nebraska…
Denver blog posts are open 24/7. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett shares her picks for the twelve best murals on Denver restaurants — and her top choice is for an eatery that’s currently closed. Big Media’s Jason Salzman chats with Claire Martin about her 31 years at the Denver Post ,…
To those Colorado Rockies followers who feel that fan pressure is the only way to force this terrible team to improve, I offer my apologies. Why? Because instead of boycotting the Rocks, I went to their game against the Seattle Mariners last night. And even though the squad got crushed…
During the early morning hours, gunshots rang out on Iliff Avenue. Three people were shot, with one said to have suffered a life-threatening wound. The location offered up by the Aurora Police Department corresponds to McDonough’s Irish Pub, a watering hole known for its bargain-priced libations. The address in question…
If you were planning to take part in the Lozilu Denver mud run on August 29, well, you’ll have to find another way of getting dirty. The event, slated to take place at the Broomfield County Commons Park, has been canceled, along with all other Lozilu mud runs around the…
Not all places to park in Denver are created equal. Some collect more in fines than others. A lot more. As evidence, consider data recently collected by 9News about parking fines in Denver, using 2014 figures. Many of the addresses listed generated hundreds of tickets and thousands in fines — and…
Last year, we told you about the search for Colorado Springs’ Bionca Rogers, then 21, after she’d been named in arrest warrant relating to the death of Grant Frazier, 61. Frazier’s body was found in a car in Iowa, the state from which Rogers hailed. Rogers subsequently surrendered to Iowa…
Tara Breed, a 44-year-old Denver resident, died doing what she loved — challenging herself against the natural beauty of Colorado. The Boulder coroner’s office has identified Breed as the woman who died in a fall from Paiute Peak late last month. But even as this news was being made public, her family was…
This Thursday, August 6, Fox News will broadcast the first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 campaign season live from Cleveland, Ohio, and all eyes will be on Donald Trump, who’s galvanized the public and the media with pronouncements about, among other things, illegal immigrants and narcotics. “When Mexico sends…
The responses to our post about how much Denverites need to earn to have an adequate standard of living were fascinating. The data contained in the piece came from a new study from the Economic Policy Institute. E.P.I. used the most recent data available to come up with salary amounts…
Denver blog posts know that dining variety is the spice of life. At our Food & Drink blog, Mark Antonation collects the ten best dishes from a year of Ethniche, our online category specializing in the best ethnic food the Denver area has to offer. Colorado Peak Politics has the…
