So…you’re being arrested and you’ve got something with you that would make a bad situation worse. Where’s the absolute last place you should try to hide it? Ten points for Gryffindor if you answered, “A police car.” And fifty more if you guessed that’s exactly what authorities say Ryah Hollandsworth…
Last September, the Denver Post was officially put on sale. Since then, rumors aplenty have circulated about an impending purchase. And even though the status quo remains in place at this writing, plenty of staffers have been getting out while the getting is good. The latest: Mike Klis, the paper’s lead…
The Zillow.com list of the most expensive streets in America tends to concentrate on communities in a handful of states. For instance, the top ten includes multiple appearances by places in California, Florida and Connecticut. But there’s also a Colorado entry, in a mountain community — and probably not the…
WikiSexGuide.com describes itself as “the world’s largest sex travel site, enabling travelers to plan and book the perfect trip.” Among its features: user reviews and ratings of “adult places.” The site’s page for Denver has some listings that aren’t particularly up to date. Note that its section on swingers clubs still…
Yesterday, the Fort Collins Police Department announced that it was investigating an incident in which nineteen-year-old Austin Essig leaped from the window of his third-story apartment. Essig reportedly shattered his hip and fractured his wrist in the fall. Why are the cops looking into the story? They won’t go into detail…
Our post noting that the 243 citations or jailings over 4/20 weekend in Denver were much higher than during the same period in 2014 found many readers supporting the police’s action. Many compared the rules against public consumption of marijuana to open-container laws in place for alcohol. As for the following…
Denver blog posts would like a sarsaparilla, barkeep. At our Music blog, Bree Davies explains why she stopped drinking at shows. Colorado Pols says that Jon Caldara wants to lead a Douglas County-style takeover of the Jeffco schools. Coyote Gulch shares reports showing that the snowpack is still low in Colorado…
In the wake of controversial comments by Representative Gordon Klingenschmitt that appeared to politicize the womb-cutting attack on Michelle Wilkins in Longmont, at least one group, ProgressNow Colorado, called for him to resign. The organization is getting something close to its wish in one way, but definitely not when it…
A bill that would require dispensaries to post signs warning women not to smoke marijuana when they’re pregnant won preliminary approval from the Colorado House yesterday. The measure, House Bill 15-1298, appears below in its entirety. We’ve also included a Colorado Public Health and Environment report from earlier this year…
Eighteen-year-old Edgar Vargas set out last week to drive to Colorado for a friend’s prom. He never arrived, and now, his family is desperate to learn his whereabouts. Vargas’s Facebook page lists his residence as El Paso, Texas, and that was the starting point of his trip to Grand Junction…
Cougars: Denver’s got plenty of them. But they tend to congregate in certain neighborhoods. That’s the story told by the folks at CougarLife.com, which describes itself as “the world’s premier dating site for strong, sexy and successful women over 35- as well as the mature men under 35 that want…
Robert Jake Chavez, Donald Randall Bills and Anthony William Fritz are currently experiencing a modicum of Internet fame. But we doubt they’re enjoying it much. In recent weeks, the Denver Police Department has been trying a new method to inform community members of sexually violent predators moving into their neighborhoods…
As we’ve reported, nineteen-year-old Austin Essig recently suffered serious injuries after jumping out a third-floor window. Police believe he may have done so under the influence of marijuana edibles, and an investigation is currently underway, with a release about the situation prompted by inquiries from two Denver television stations. Many…
Denver blog posts can feel drivers’ pain. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies vintage post suggesting ways to deal with Denver traffic, from irritating I-25 to the Sixth Avenue death trap, has just gone viral again — and it’s more timely than ever. At The Colorado Independent, Kyle Harris interviews…
The majority of Coloradans back the legalization of limited recreational marijuana sales, as was seen in the passage of Amendment 64 in 2012 — and since then, support for the idea continues to grow. But subsequent attempts to harness the power of marijuana voters has had a spotty record of…
Colorado Springs’ Lucas Hinch committed murder on Monday. He admits it. As for the victim, it’s been identified as Hinch’s Dell computer, which he dispatched with eight gunshots. And even though Hinch was cited in the assassination, he clearly doesn’t feel bad about the slaying. The item about Hinch on…
“Bitch, you fuck around, you fuck around, you fuck around, get smoked.” These are among the lyrics of a song by Donte Beasley, an aspiring rapper — and now an arrestee in a late-night robbery at a Brighton motel. In the incident, a man was allegedly lured to the location…
When couples are trying to get pregnant, how hard do they work at it? In other words, how many times per month do they have sex? These are among the questions the folks at Ovuline.com set out to answer. The Boston-based company behind Ovia, a pregnancy-tracking app, has plenty of…
Earlier this week, we noted that the Denver Police Department issued approximately 160 citations at 4/20 weekend events despite tweetin’ that “we see you rollin’ but we ain’t hatin’.” Now, the final figures are in for Saturday, April 18, Sunday, April 19 and Monday, April 20. According to the DPD, 243…
Our post about the 160 citations handed out by Denver police at 4/20 events over this past weekend quickly became a comment magnet. Some readers objected to the number of tickets — a contrast to a Denver Police Department tweet that insisted officers weren’t “hatin'” on those that were “rollin’.”…
Denver blog posts will try to chew quietly. At our Arts blog, Keith Garcia reveals the five best movie theaters for food and drink in Denver. Mile High Report’s Jon Heath reveals that while Peyton Manning slipped to number two in NFL jersey sales, he’s number one in bobbleheads. Colorado…
At this writing, Denver police have surrounded PT’s Showclub, at 1601 West Evans Avenue, with the cops confirming that they’re involved in a “barricade situation.” Commuters began noticing police activity earlier this morning, thanks to traffic closures and scads of law-enforcement vehicles in view — at least eleven, according to…
