Supporters of progressive marijuana policies who thought opponents would quickly raise the white flag after limited cannabis sales became law in Colorado seriously underestimated their persistence. The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA) is a case in point. The organization, operated under the supervision of director Tom Gorman,…
In January, seventeen-year-old Jessie Hernandez was killed by police while she was behind the wheel of a stolen car. Are those upset by this act displaying their anger by stealing more cars? That’s the assertion of the Westminster Police Department, whose spokesman says evidence exists to suggest that a big bump in…
Earlier this year, we shared information about declassified UFO sightings in Colorado as shared by TheBlackVault.com. But which Coloradans are most likely to see such unidentified flying objects? That’s among the latest questions the folks at FindTheBest.com set out to answer. The site has come up with a list of the…
Last November, we told you about the arrest of Tom Fallis, a former police officer who was accused of killing his wife, Ashley Fallis, then making the crime seem as if it had actually been a suicide following an argument about marijuana smoking. Now, Ashley’s parents, Joel Raguindin and Jenna…
Reasonable people can disagree about the marijuana laws in Texas, which are among the toughest in the nation. But something positive for a Denver woman came out of Ojeda’s pot conviction in the state. An Ojeda DNA sample matched one from a rape and shooting that took place in 1997,…
Kristin Pazulski’s recent post about the Right to Rest Act, which would codify the right of the homeless to sleep, sit and lie down, among other things, stirred passions among our readers. Many of those who responded were unhappily surprised that such basic issues remain in question. Others expressed frustration…
Denver blog posts have the DVR set for Sunday evening…. At our Arts blog, Inkoo Kang previews season five of Game of Thrones, in which women warriors take over Westeros. Coyote Gulch rounds up the latest snowpack/runoff news. Colorado Peak Politics isn’t wild about fractivists protesting by selfie. Send your…
We frequently hear admonitions against texting while driving. But texting while Segwaying — and allegedly running a red light while doing so? The latter may not seem as intrinsically dangerous, but it’s certainly proven embarrassing for the thus-far unidentified Denver parking officer in question, as well as the Denver official…
On the same day that President Barack Obama issued a public statement calling for an end to gay conversion therapy — the widely debunked approach to psychologically stripping people of their homosexual tendencies — a bill to ban the practice in Colorado for those under age eighteen died in a state Senate…
Is Denver’s Jan Bonito a makeup wizard or a shape shifter? Judging by the videos from his Instagram page on view below, he’s both. Bonito’s been getting attention for a video in which he transforms himself into a dead ringer for, of all people, boxer Manny Pacquiao’s mom. But he’s got…
Last year, we posted about what the Movoto real-estate blog characterized as the ten most desirable zip codes in the Denver area. Now, FindTheBest.com has created a zippy list of its own — one that sets out to rank the Denver area’s wealthiest zip codes. Apparently, there’s a correlation between wealth…
Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, announced that the results of Project Wildfire. The operation, managed by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations, is said to have 976 gang members and others allegedly tied to them. The bustees represented 239 different gangs in 282 cities, ICE maintains. In Colorado, thirteen…
Our post about the Colorado Springs Police Department Facebooking photos of convicted johns asked readers for their opinions about the tactic, as well as whether police departments should be spending time and resources fighting what some people consider to be a victimless crime. In response, we received some passionate posts on…
Denver blog posts always pursue happiness. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Chris Utterback celebrates the five best happy hours in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic notes that Representative Mike Coffman has received $20,000 in campaign cash from disgraced Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock. Mile High Mamas looks at the…
In 2012, we told you about a court ruling in the case of Leonard Watkins, a convicted child molester and medical marijuana patient who challenged rules against smoking MMJ while on probation. Three years later, a new bill scheduled to be heard by a Colorado House committee tomorrow aims to…
Robert Carradine has made a career out of being a nerd. He’s best known for his role in 1984’s Revenge of the Nerds and its assorted sequels — and he’s still mining this territory in the TBS competition series King of the Nerds, which he co-hosts with Curtis Armstrong, best known…
Michelle Wilkins, whose baby was cut from her womb in Longmont, allegedly by Dynel Lane, is making it clear that she’s determined to embrace life. In recent posts, including one shared earlier this morning, she expresses her gratitude to first responders and those who’ve donated their time, energy and resources…
Aurora police have announced the arrest of Christopher Martinez, 34, in the April 1 murder of Clifford Wilson, 33. Not that Martinez was in Aurora when he was fitted with cuffs. He was taken into custody in Weld County. As for what happened, the working theory at this point is…
Last month, we shared a list of the Denver neighborhoods with the most bars. Today, we feature the opposite side of the coin — those neighborhoods with the fewest bars according to FindTheBest.com data as assembled by the Denver Business Journal. We’ve collected and photo-illustrated the twenty (presumably) thirstiest parts…
At this writing, the biggest story in the country is the arrest of South Carolina Patrolman Michael Slager for murder after gunning down Walter Scott, an unarmed man originally pulled over for a traffic infraction. The bust followed the release of shocking video of the incident posted by the New…
Yesterday, we gave you the details about CU Boulder deciding to open its campus to visitors on April 20 for the first time in three years. Operations won’t be entirely normal: Extra police will be on duty and Norlin Quad, once ground zero for the 4/20 celebration that was once…
Denver blog posts are just warming up. Viral again: Jonathan Shikes’s post about ten unusual places to stay in Colorado. Denver Egotist shares comedic web clips for New Belgium’s Slow Down Session IPA. Denver Stiffs’ Jeffrey Morton celebrates the election of ex-Nuggets Dikembe Mutombo and Spencer Haywood to the Basektball Hall…
