What a difference a few years make. Last month, we told you about a bill that would make it legal for medical marijuana patients on probation to use cannabis — a previously controversial notion that was ripped by at least one prominent district attorney and rejected by the Colorado Court of…
The building boom in metro Denver continues to be a big topic of conversation among our readers. And one interesting take often begets a lot more. Case in point: A comment suggesting that if developers could get away with it, they’d rip apart Lakeside and Casa Bonita in order to…
Denver blog posts are worth swiping right. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies writes: “Surviving Wedding Season, Divorce Season and Tinder Season Proves That Love Is Complicated.” Colorado Pols: “National GOP Panic Over Morgan Carroll Continues.” Mile High Report’s Jon Heath: “Here’s Peyton Manning singing Johnny Cash’s ‘Folsom Prison Blues’…
When we heard that Rockies star Troy Tulowitzki would miss the remainder of another lost and humiliating season with a hip injury, we weren’t exactly shocked. After all, the All-Star shortstop has a reputation for being oft-injured. But we were surprised by how many times Tulo’s been hurt. The Baseball…
There are plenty of playful Facebook photos of Josh and Leah Cabrera — and even a comic illustration of the pair. These images only make the way their lives ended seem that much more tragic. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, Josh, 35, shot and killed Leah, 33, before…
In recent years, Frontier, which likes to portray itself as Denver’s hometown airline, has regularly gotten hammered in customer satisfaction reports. Take its brutal finish in the 2014 Airline Quality Rating study. Did the carrier do better in the Air Travel Consumer Report, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Below,…
Our post about the national publicity that followed a Milliken BBQ joint’s plan for a “White Appreciation Day” spawned a lot of back-and-forth among our readers. Some people thought the uproar over the nation constituted political correctness run amok. But the majority felt the concept was stupid, wrongheaded or a…
Denver blog posts are sprinkled everywhere online. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Gretchen Kurtz argues that Fractured Prune Doughnuts are hot even if its name isn’t. Denver Egotist has the skinny on Denver Passport, described as “your ticket to summer drink specials at curated events.” The latest from the…
Last week, we told you that the ACLU of Colorado had agreed to defend Ryan and Benjamin Brown. The brothers were pulled over by Colorado Springs police earlier this year and treated roughly even though the reason for the stop was ostensibly a cracked windshield. Ryan was eventually charged with…
Law-enforcement opponents of the 2012 marijuana measure Amendment 64 predicted that crime would escalate if the measure was approved. In contrast, A64 backers argued that crime would actually go down as a result of limited pot sales being legalized. After voters gave their blessing to the amendment, the debate continued,…
As the vast majority of you know, Broncos nemesis Tom Brady has been suspended for the first four games of the 2015-2016 season over the scandal ridiculously dubbed Deflategate. Brady is accused of probably knowing that footballs used in a playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts had less air in them than…
Last week, we shared with you one site’s choices for the least religious neighborhoods in Denver. But which ones qualify as the most religious? The way the folks at FindTheBest.com decided to address the question was by counting up the number of religious organizations in each area and then ranking them…
According to an arrest affidavit on view below, Englewood’s Jackie Degarmo was last reported to have been seen on February 21 of this year. However, her daughter, Alisia Blythe, didn’t tell authorities she was missing until more than two months later — April 24. On May 3, Degarmo’s body was…
Earlier this year, we noted that several presidential hopefuls from both major parties have come out in support of a state’s right to legalize marijuana sales, as Colorado did in 2012. Among those who’ve made such statements is presumed Republican front-runner Jeb Bush. Now, recently announced candidate Carly Fiorina, a darling…
Our post about the ten U.S. cities with the fastest rising home prices got plenty of attention. A big reason: Denver was number one on the roster. A number of commenters shared their own experiences with this situation. Here’s a particularly poignant and passionate example. Dee Rahquin writes: I went to…
Denver blog posts are into chocolate starfish. At our Music blog, Nicholas Pell argues that Limp Bizkit is better than any crap you’re listening to right now. A provocative Colorado Peak Politics headline reads, “Let the Schism Begin: Democrats are Racist for Supporting Fracking?” Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger shares unhappy…
A Loveland police officer has been arrested on charges that include domestic violence and child abuse. What’s his name? The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office isn’t releasing it “in order to protect the identities of the alleged female victim and any children involved.” Is this a double standard? After all, individuals…
Last October, we told you about the death in Indiana former Aurora resident Afrikka Hardy, nineteen, allegedly at the hands of Darren Vann, a sex offender. At the time, authorities believed that Vann may also have been responsible for the murders of six additional women, making him a serial killer. Months…
Rubbin’ Buttz BBQ, located at 903 Broad Street in the small Colorado community of Milliken, isn’t the kind of restaurant that typically winds up in the national spotlight. The past several days has been an exception — but the sort of attention it’s received definitely puts the old maxim about…
Last week, we shared a list of the least popular baby names for girls in Colorado — a roster that included “Khaleesi.” We have a feeling Daenerys Targaryen isn’t going to be too happy about that. Some of the least popular baby names for boys are equally unusual. And a…
A weekend shooting in Park Hill has received relatively little attention. One reason: The serious injury that took place didn’t result in death. But the incident, which took place a little over a mile from an attempted gundown of a man as he put his baby in his car late last month…
The Unborn Child Act would have sanctioned a murder charge in cases like the one involving Michelle Wilkins, whose unborn baby was allegedly cut from her womb by Dynel Lane. The baby, a girl named Aurora, later died. But while Republicans backed the measure, Democrats voted against it in committee, arguing that the…
