We’ve covered plenty of road-rage incidents over the years, some of them quite unusual. One example: The case of Steven Paula, who was arrested for punching out another motorist after his daughter allegedly shared a video of him doing it on Snapchat. But an incident on Saturday offers a new…
We’ve been keeping you up to date on the latest developments involving Michelle Wilkins, who was seven-months pregnant when her unborn baby was cut from her womb, allegedly by Dynel Lane, for whom charges are still pending. Most of the news has been grim — but at last, we have…
Yelp has become an indispensable online resource — and an entertaining one, too, since users have such widely varied opinions. For proof, look no further than the Yelp-generated roster of weird attractions in Denver. Some of the items in the top ten are indeed weird — but plenty of them…
Dennis Ryerson lives near 24th and Broadway, a vibrant and lively part of Denver that he’s grown to love. But there are some drawbacks. “In my neighborhood, people use the back door to the building I live in to defecate and urinate,” he says. “And women will just squat between…
Stabbings in Longmont have become frighteningly commonplace of late. Two men in the Denver area are being sought at this writing for the latest incident, which took place on the evening of Wednesday, March 25. The attack was at least the fourth stabbing in Longmont in less than two weeks…
Hundreds of people have weighed in so far on our post about a bill proposing $25,000 monthly fines against schools that refuse to eliminate Native American mascots deemed offensive. Opinions vary widely in the comment section, with some of those who responded backing the proposal and others denigrating it. This…
Denver blog posts take on all comers. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies argues that the Highland versus Northside debate is all about gentrification. At Big Media, Jason Salzman conducts an exit interview with Eli Stokols, who’s leaving Fox31 for Politico. Denver Frank features a video projecting change in Colorado…
This week, a U.S. District jury awarded $2.2 million in damages in the case of a special-needs child who attended Bessemer Academy in Pueblo as a kindergartner. The complaint is based on the staff’s decision to keep the child, then a kindergartner, in what’s referred to in court papers as…
After Colorado voters approved 2012’s Amendment 64, which legalized limited recreational marijuana sales, comedians nationwide began making pot jokes about the state. And they haven’t stopped. As evidence, we offer gags accessible at TeamCoco.com, the official website of Conan O’Brien. The site’s joke archive is searchable, and when we typed…
The 32 people indicted in what the Colorado Attorney General’s Office has dubbed Operation #GoldenGofer (and yes, the hashtag is something the AG office has requested that the media use in reference to the case) hardly look like a group of criminals. Indeed, the collection of photos on view below…
Thomas Mitchell’s post about the Denver City Council’s decision to impose a 36-plant limit on unregulated marijuana grows inspired many commenters to make their thoughts known about the specifics of this change. But the conversation broadened to include the issue of whether the new rule would actually help shrink the black…
Denver blog posts wonder if Chebas will prosper. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Mark Antonation reveals the particulars about a new Cheba Hut on Colfax that is expected to open in April. Denver Stiffs’ Quinn Glasnapp on the Philadelphia 76ers snapping a sixteen-game road losing streak at the expense of your…
During the run-up to the November 2012 election, proponents of Amendment 64 argued that passage of the measure, which legalized limited recreational marijuana sales, would reduce the number of pot cases clogging Colorado courts. According to a new study, this prediction has been proven true over the years that followed…
Last December, we reported about the critical injury suffered by Denver Police Officer John Adsmit while working crowd-control duty at an East High School student walkout over events in Ferguson, Missouri. Christopher Booker, the man behind the wheel of the vehicle that struck Adsit, said the accident took place as a…
On Saturday, March 21, Luke Goodman, a 23-year-old from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area, took his own life in Keystone, where he was visiting as part of a family skiing and snowboarding vacation. Now, his family has come forward to argue that his suicide (he used a gun) came as a…
Earlier this week, we shared Best Hair on a Local Personality winners from 2010-2014 as a preview for the 2015 Best of Denver issue. Now, the issue is out — and so is word about the Best Hair champs in both the female and male categories. But who were the runners-up?…
Yesterday, as part of our continuing coverage into the attack on Michelle Wilkins, who was seven-months pregnant when her baby was cut from her womb, allegedly by Dynel Lane, we were able to pass along some good news: Wilkins had been released from the hospital. A few hours after the…
Earlier this week, we told you about the third homicide on a single Aurora block over a six-month period. Last night, a disturbingly similar incident took place, but with an even smaller time frame. Two shootings happened on a block in Denver within minutes of each other. The two victims…
One of the subjects that gets fires passions among our readers involves whether or not Colorado is getting too crowded due to the influx of newcomers drawn to experience the wonders of our great state for themselves. In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader dismissed the debate by…
Denver blog posts can make it anywhere. At our Music blog, Kat Bein lists the ten kinds of people who won’t make it at the Ultra Music Festival this weekend. Mile High Report’s Bronco Mike: “Kubiak talks ‘bench’ to Peyton Manning.” Colorado Pols believes a deal to sort-of fund a…
For years, we’ve reported about pit bull owners that decry Colorado breed bans targeting their pets. Yet as of last year, pit bulls remained the most euthanized dogs on the Front Range. Against this backdrop comes the story of Dan Hayman, who says he shot and killed three pit bulls…
Yesterday, we noted that anti-pot zealot Christine Tatum was among the authors of “Clearing the Haze,” a four-day marijuana-hating jeremiad published by the Colorado Springs Gazette. At this writing, Tatum, the wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, another notable Colorado cannabis critic who’s featured in the package, has not responded to interview requests…
