A few weeks ago, we told you about Kelly Mae Myers, a Grand Junction-area high school student whose body was discovered in Cactus Park two-months-plus after she was first reported missing. Now, disturbing new details have emerged about the case. We now know that Myers’s body was found stuffed in…
Which Denver neighborhoods have the most bars? FindTheBest.com collected the data to answer that question for a post featured in the Denver Business Journal. We’ve collected and photo-illustrated the top twenty, featuring FindTheBest.com data for the number of bars in a particular neighborhood per 10,000 people. Count them down below, and…
“Clearing the Haze,” a new four-part series by the Colorado Springs Gazette, is hardly an even-handed look at marijuana in the state a year-plus after the legalization of limited recreational pot sales. Rather, it’s a beautifully presented but woefully one-sided anti-weed screed typified by a headline on a March 24…
For years, one of the most popular features in Westword and other Voice Media Group papers around the country has been the “Ask a Mexican” column penned by Gustavo Arellano, who edits the OC Weekly, one of our sister papers. Nevertheless, not everyone responds to Arellano’s brash approach to the topics he tackles…
Denver blog posts have a nose for news. With spring on the horizon, it’s no surprise readers have rediscovered a vintage Arts blog post by Kalen Deremo about the Callery pear tree, whose smell has been likened to fresh semen. Colorado Peak Politics weighs in on the latest Iran letter,…
The photo above captures the beautiful smile of six-year-old Alexis Case, known by those close to her as “AJ.” Unfortunately, the image currently appears on a GoFundMe.com page created to raise money for her funeral expenses. Alexis died after her uncle, Danny Case, hit her with a truck. Case, who’s facing…
This week, we’ll be unveiling Westword’s Best of Denver edition for 2015. Included among the winners will be this year’s choice for Best Hair on a TV Personality — Female, which is annually one of our most competitive categories. The 2015 champ will join our Follicle Hall of Fame, alongside…
There’s been a rash of violence in the metro area in recent days, including the attack on Michelle Wilkins, whose unborn baby was cut from her womb, and the third homicide on one Aurora block in six months. But few crimes have been as mysterious as the one that took…
Get ready for the next big marijuana controversy. Charas Scientific, one of eight labs licensed by Colorado to test cannabis for potency, among other things, has conducted a new pot study based on the reported analysis of 600 buds from legal growers and sellers in the state. This afternoon, Charas Scientific’s Andy…
In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader that he felt dumber after he stopped smoking pot. This (probably) humorous take inspired a lot of folks on Facebook to contribute their own. The following is one of our favorites — and even though it’s tongue in cheek, it makes…
Denver blog posts love cliff diving and people in gorilla costumes. At our Arts & Culture blog, Bree Davies celebrates Casa Bonita’s naming as a Lakewood Historical Society landmark. Purple Row’s Bryan Kilpatrick offers a 2015 Colorado Rockies season preview. The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic and Tessa Cheek characterize Governor…
Once again, violence has struck the 1400 block of Lima Street, which at this point has to be in the running for a dubious honor: It could be the most dangerous stretch of Aurora. In the latest incident, one man is dead and another is in custody after a…
On Sunday’s edition of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, host Jon Oliver inserted Coors into Les Miserables in a way that was quite funny — albeit for reasons that were decided not funny. The program’s main story last not had to do with municipal citations given to people who are too poor to pay…
We accept it as a given that most college students are interested in having sex. But how many times per week would they like to do the deed? The intrepid researchers at the OKCupid dating site used their own data to determine numbers for dozens of schools, including the University…
The attack in Longmont of Michelle Wilkins, who was seven-months pregnant when her unborn baby was cut from her womb, allegedly by Dynel Lane, has impacted people in Colorado and across the country. Last night, a candlelight vigil for Wilkins attracted hundreds of attendees. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page created to raise…
Arvada’s Jason Mondragon loved outdoor activities such as exploring the American west aboard an ATV. But this past weekend, the hobby turned tragic. Mondragon was cleared after reportedly driving an ATV off a 65-foot cliff. Here are the very sad details. According to Utah’s Grand County Sheriff’s Office, the incident…
Should Coloradans put out the welcome mat to people who want to move here from other places? Or should we roll it up and replace it with a “Do Not Disturb” sign? A pedicab worker recently wrote that he favors the former approach because “I’m not a dick.” And his…
Denver blog posts have been working up an appetite for years. At our Food & Restaurant blog, Gretchen Kurtz takes a look at Best of Denver restaurant winners from 2005-2009 in anticipation of the 2015 edition’s release. At Mile High Mamas, Cat Holmes offers up five favorite places for a…
Last July, we told you about the arrest of Donald Shores in an ultra-disturbing cold-case sex assault. The incident took place in 1994, and the victim, who was 67 at the time of the attack, died in 2000. But Shores will belatedly pay for the crime. A jury has now…
Last week, we gave you a look around the spectacular Telluride-area property actor Tom Cruise is selling for $59 million. If that price tag is a little too rich for your blood, we’ve got an alternative — the gorgeous, Aspen-area Capitol Creek Ranch, which can be yours for just $17…
We recently told you about an IUD funding bill that had received strong support in the Democrat-controlled Colorado House of Representatives — but we were uncertain about its odds in the Republican-dominated Senate. Sure enough, the Senate voted against continuing to fund the measure, which had achieved substantial success since…
In a recent post, we noted that President Barack Obama was critical of youth who said marijuana legalization was their top priority. “Young people, I understand this is important to you. But you should be thinking about climate change, the economy, jobs, war and peace,” he said. “Maybe way at…
