What are the safest big cities in Colorado? First, it’s important to settle on a definition for “big” — and the folks at the website ValuePenguin, which recently published a study entitled “2015 Safest Places in Colorado,” settled on a fairly modest number: a population of 20,000 or above. The communities…
Last week, we told you about the death of Jason McKain, former co-executive director of the Colorado Progressive Coalition, who drowned while fly-fishing in Boulder Creek. The incident highlighted the danger constituted by high waters in Colorado — and unfortunately, more tragedy followed over the weekend. Joseph Goodwin vanished while…
Yesterday, we spoke with Amendment 64 proponent Mason Tvert about a new proposal he’s prepping. “The Limited Social Marijuana Consumption Initiative” would make it legal for businesses in Denver to set aside an area for consumption of cannabis, so long as it was accessible only by adults 21 and over…
Denver blog posts could use a little R&R. At our Arts blog, Lauren Monitz shares her picks for the top ten weekend trips in Colorado this summer. Mile High Report’s Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann assesses Gary Kubiak’s approach to off-season work with the Denver Broncos. Colorado Peak Politics says the business community…
Del Dawan Bankett, Jr. is only 24-years-old, but he’s scheduled to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. And the facts of the case against him, as laid out by the 18th Judicial District DA’s Office, could hardly be colder or more brutal. Prosecutors…
We recently noted that Denver has been falling on the list of most fit cities. But Colorado as a whole is still among the least lethargic states in the country — at least according to the amusing metric Estately has put together to determine which states have the most couch…
To our knowledge, Westword has never before published a post about cannibalistic rats. But that’s appropriate, because we’re guessing the officers who discovered hundreds of rats, both dead and alive, in the garage attached to a marijuana grow house hadn’t seen anything quite like what they discovered Wednesday, either. About 10…
A new Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment survey found that 13.6 percent of Coloradans eighteen and up currently use marijuana. This number is almost double the percentage of current users found in a 2013 poll conducted nationally by Gallup. But not many folks who weighed in on the…
Denver blog posts were born to ride. At our Arts blog, Adam Perry highlights ten legendary summer bike rides in Colorado. Denver Urbanism’s Ken Schroeppel shares details about a Downtown Denver Mall experience study seeking volunteers. Coyote Gulch: “Dillon Reservoir expected to fill within a week.” Send your story tips to…
Our coverage of 4/20 weekend raids at two Denver marijuana clubs highlights a continuing area of concern for cannabis activists: While locals and visitors can legally consume pot recreationally in Denver, they aren’t allowed to do so in social settings outside private homes. Now, Mason Tvert and attorney Brian Vicente, the two…
Today, Specialist Jeffrey Page, a soldier based at Fort Carson, is expected to be sentenced for the 2014 slaying of a fellow soldier, nineteen-year-old Specialist Adrian Perkins. Page, who’s originally from Ohio, insisted that the killing of Perkins, who he shot in the head as the latter was bringing him…
Doug Moxon recently found himself at the intersection of two marijuana-related stories we’ve covered in recent years — alleged pot profiling of Colorado drivers by law-enforcement agencies in other states and the phenomenon of tourists leaving their extra weed in rental cars before they leave town, since it’s illegal for them…
A 53-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash with an automobile near South Sable Boulevard and East Bayaud Avenue in Aurora around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17 — distressing news that became even more unsettling given a note at the bottom of the news release about the incident from the…
The Boulder DA did not file a murder charge against Dynel Lane.
Yesterday, the Boulder County coroner identified the man found dead in Boulder Creek on Monday. The victim was Jason McKain, 42 — and the news sent shock waves through the progressive political scene in the state. That’s because McKain, who’d been fly-fishing when he went missing, is the former co-executive…
Housing costs is such a hot topic among our readership that comments on the subject pop up on posts that have little or nothing to do with it. The following comment, inspired by a list of the ten fittest U.S. cities and Denver’s falling score, is a prime example. The…
Denver blog posts are ready for about ten hours or so of consecutive music. At our Music blog, Isa Jones offers five suggestions for how to get the most out of the Westword Music Showcase. Kyle Harris invites you to the Colorado Independent’s second-annual summer shindig, taking place on Thursday,…
Why is the Denver Police Department singing the praises of Denver B-cycle? Because a cop recently used one of the ubiquitous red riders to track down a wanted suspect who rabbited when officers moved in. On Wednesday, June 3, according to an account on the Denver Police Department Facebook page,…
Organizers of a petition to recall Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey complain that he hasn’t charged any Denver police officers for line-of-duty shootings during his decade-plus in office. Against this backdrop, Morrissey has issued a decision letter clearing a Denver cop, Officer Armando Cruz, in the March 20 shooting of sex…
A few months ago, we shared a new batch of favorite Texts From Last Night from the 303 area code. Now, it’s time for the 720 — and when it comes to weirdness, they definitely don’t disappoint. Below, see our ten photo-illustrated favorites from recent 720 posts. The senders may…
Media outlets across the country have been broadcasting news of two separate shark attacks off Oak Island, North Carolina. The first victim was a twelve-year-old girl, the second a sixteen-year-old boy. Both lost all or parts of an arm. The girl has now been identified as Kiersten Yow, from Archdale, North…
As we’ve discussed in this space, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is the state agency that most frequently raises alarms about marijuana use. No surprise, then, that the CDPHE’s new survey of marijuana use cites concerns about the percentage of children exposed to marijuana and the decreasing…
