This weekend’s snowstorm wasn’t of historic proportions, but plenty of people treated it that way: In much of the city, traffic ranged from much less than usual to practically nonexistent and usually crowded store aisles were all but deserted. What did folks along the Front Range do to pass the…
Last month, our Music blog told you about the arrest of Puddle of Mudd lead singer Wes Scantlin for trespassing at Denver International Airport — by riding the oversize luggage racks there. In recent days, Scantlin was supposed to appear in local court on that incident and a previous one in…
Our post about Eric Brandt, well-known for riding his bicycle in Westminster beneath a finger-flipping sign that reads “FUCK COPS,” getting sentenced to ninety days in jail for messages he chalked on a sidewalk inspired an energetic back-and-forth among readers over freedom of speech and whether there should be any limits…
Denver blog posts have lots of tips for visitors — and people who live here, too. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Mark Antonation lists the nine best places for Texans to eat in Denver. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein isn’t exactly wowed by the Nuggets’ deadline day trades involving Arron Afflalo…
Shortly after we published a breakdown of two lawsuits filed by Washington, D.C.-based Safe Streets Alliance against Colorado’s marijuana laws, the Marijuana Policy Project announced a call for a nationwide boycott against Holiday Inns. The reason: One of the SSA suits was filed by the owners of a Holiday Inn…
A search in Boulder for a missing man has ended tragically. The body of Randal Evans, a 52-year-old marathon runner, was found near Cobalt Trail north of the city. On Tuesday, the Boulder Police Department issued an alert for Evans, who was last seen near his residence on the 1600…
So…you’re having a baby and you don’t want him or her to have the same name as a slew of other kids in school? The folks at (of all places) the Social Security Administration are here to help. The agency has compiled a list of the most popular baby names…
When we previewed the announcement of new lawsuits targeted Colorado’s pot laws (filed by Safe Streets Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based group that misspelled “marijuana” in its press release), we noted that one of the challenges for the plaintiffs would be establishing standing in court — in other words, demonstrating that…
One sex assault in a neighborhood is terrifying enough. Two sex assaults are even worse, particularly when the reports come barely 24 hours apart. That’s what is happening in the vicinity of Capitol Hill. Denver police are seeking a suspect or suspects in cases that are said to have taken place…
A pair of law professors from Concordia University argue that Colorado should pay Oklahoma and Nebraska for the headaches caused by limited marijuana legalization, just as the government here could be responsible for pollution that flows by river into their territory. The theory engendered a great deal of debate among…
Denver blog posts make sound decisions. Our Music blog names Denver’s ten best small venues. Colorado Peak Politics isn’t exactly wowed by the campaign to ban fracking in Denver. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons surveys rumors that the Lakers and Bucks might be interested in trading for Ty Lawson. Send…
In January, Denver police officers shot and killed Jessie Hernandez, a seventeen-year-old who’d been driving a stolen car. Since then, her death has sparked protests, as well as debate about the Denver Police Department’s policy about shooting into moving vehicles — and events today demonstrate how local and national organizations are working…
The Denver Police Department didn’t immediately brand a death that took place in Green Valley Ranch late Tuesday night as a crime. But now, the DPD is investigating it as a homicide. The details about what took place remain scarce at this writing — but here’s what we know thus…
In December, the states of Oklahoma and Nebraska filed suit against Colorado over its marijuana laws. Today, a second federal lawsuit against Colorado is scheduled to be unveiled. But this time, the plaintiff isn’t another state, but an anti-drug group, Washington D.C.-based Safe Streets Alliance. At this writing, the suit…
The Internet Movie Database is a meritocracy: Whatever users search for most moves to the top of the list. So what are the top ten TV-episode plot summaries that mention Denver? We’ve got the answers below, and a lot of them caught us by surprise. Count down the top ten below,…
When family members take stories of what they see as injustice to the media, they’re obviously hoping for a sympathetic story to result — and Fox31 certainly gave the parents of Alicia Zamaro, a 22-year-old charged with attempted murder against her baby, Jerricho Curry, plenty of opportunities to state their…
A recent Comment of the Day from a person who said public cigarette smoking was worse than public pot smoking sparked a lot of agreement from many readers, as well as push-back from those who still love their cigs. Here’s a memorable example. dyjital writes: I live in Downtown Denver and…
Denver blog posts make history every day. At our Music blog, Gina Tron notes that Red Rocks is on the cusp of becoming a national historic landmark — although it’s not a done deal yet. Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery notes that the Broncos’ Super Bowl odds just got longer…
As we’ve been reporting, the Denver Police Protective Association has called for Denver Police Chief Robert White to resign because cops weren’t ordered to intervene before a pair of police-brutality demonstrators poured red paint on a memorial to fallen officers on February 14. Turns out a DPPA board member is also…
Coloradans know that driving through the mountains on Interstate 70 when it’s snowing can be a nightmare, particularly given the volume of traffic coming and going from ski areas and roadside tourist attractions. But are drivers whose tires aren’t in great shape making a bad situation worse? That’s the theory…
Mere hours after vandalism of a Denver police memorial led to calls for the resignation of Police Chief Robert White, cops were on the scene of a far more serious crime. A man is dead and a woman was injured in a shooting that took place shortly after 2 a.m. on…
The debate over the death penalty couldn’t be more personal for the mother of Brendan Johnson. In June 2014, Johnson and his then-girlfriend, Cassie Rieb, were arrested and charged in the murders of his grandfather and grandmother, Charles and Shirley Severance, in the eastern Colorado community of Sterling. A few months later, prosecutors…
