The Jefferson County School Board spurred a national controversy via a proposed history curriculum committee tasked with emphasizing patriotism and downplaying civil disorder. In an attempt to mute complaints, symbolized by multiple student walkouts at Jeffco schools, the board approved an amendment to add teachers and students on the committee,…
Last month, we featured the top ten back-to-school posts on the CU Boulder Confessions Facebook page. Turns out, though, that University of Denver students have some confessions of their own. The DU Confession Facebook page features the sort of candor that only comes with anonymity — and for those of…
As we know, expectations color perceptions, particularly in sports. Hence, the highly varied reactions to the Broncos’ 31-17 win yesterday over the New York Jets, a woeful team Denver’s top rival, the San Diego Chargers, blew out the previous week. Is the glass half-empty or half-full for Peyton Manning and…
It was a tragic and violent weekend in Commerce City. Two people are dead in a murder-suicide called in by a young girl present at the home during the gunfire, while two more are in custody following an officer-involved shooting prompted by the search for another murder suspect. Photos, details…
In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader announced that it’s time to end the nightmare that is legal dope. To put it mildly, loads o’ commenters passionately disagreed with him, including this one. See also: Reader: It’s Time to End the Nightmare That Is Legal Dope…
Denver blog posts promote plenty of tasty things. A classic from the Cafe Society archive: Jenn Wohletz counts down the five dumbest restaurant promotions. The Colorado Independent’s Nat Stein on the fiery face-off between Udall and Gardner in Pueblo. Denver Egotist highlights the thrills at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center…
Last year, we told you about the shocking extremes to which Monty Turner went amid a custody dispute over his three-year-old son, Luke — actions that included allegedly assaulting Luke’s mom, Brandy, and fleeing with the boy to Canada. The case seemed bound for trial, but such proceedings are off…
Back in 2010, one of the more unusual stories to come out of Boulder (a place that generates eccentric news on a regular basis) involved Catharine Pierce, a 52-year-old woman who was threatened with eviction for gardening topless. Pierce was eventually allowed to stay, since her actions are actually legal…
With so much attention on the Broncos, you may have missed the start of the Denver Nuggets preseason. The team matches up tonight against the Phoenix Suns — and that means the Denver Nuggets Dancers are back in action as well. Meet the sixteen-person squad below, complete with photos and…
The folks at Colorado.com, the state’s official tourism office, set out to compile a list of 99 gorgeous places in Colorado — a mammoth task, but far from an impossible one given the abundant beauty in these parts. As proof, we present numbers 99 through 81, any one of which…
Our post about Cannabrand founders Oliva Mannix and Jennifer DeFalco, a PR firm that found its way into a PR mess after Mannix was quoted as saying “We’re weeding out the stoners” in the New York Times, spurred a strong reaction from many readers. Here’s the take of a person…
Denver blog posts are out of their gourds. At our Show and Tell blog, Jamie Siebrase counts down the ten best pumpkin patches to carve into your Colorado calendar. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on the differences between Colorado’s personhood amendment and all the other ones around the country. Mile High…
Last October, we told you about the arrest of Floyd Sandoval for the murder of John Goggin in Edgewater. At the time, investigators were keeping their theories about motive to themselves. But at trial, prosecutors said Sandoval and a cohort killed Goggin over five pounds of pot. Now, Sandoval has…
About six weeks ago, the Facebook page of W.O.L.F. Sanctuary was hacked with NSFW images just as the nonprofit was in the midst of an important fundraising campaign. Now, the organization is filing for bankruptcy. But its executive director says the move has been in the works for a while,…
Once upon a time, TV anchors would reject any attempt to portray them as sexy, seeing such a designation as undermining the seriousness of their profession. But it’s the 21st century, bitches, and 7News is actively campaigning on behalf of its staffers to triumph in a People search to find…
In the wake of well-publicized troubles involving multiple Denver police officers, the city’s Department of Safety has been making a very public display of disciplining cops for behavior deemed over-the-line. Latest example: Ricardo Damian, an officer who’s served more than two decades with the DPD, has been suspended for using…
What the hell’s going on with teen kidnappings that cross state lines and have Colorado connections? Last month, there was the case of Jillian Burgos, a fourteen-year-old from Maryland who was found in Colorado with alleged kidnapper Timothy Wind. Now, a sixteen-year-old has been rescued in Phoenix after police say…
Our interview with NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre about Governor John Hickenlooper saying Colorado voter’s were reckless when they legalized marijuana generated lots of vitriol aimed at Hick. But this reader apparently feels the guv’s choice of words could have been a lot stronger. See also: NORML Head Rips…
Denver blog posts are all about learning. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies shares her views on why men should teach themselves about feminism. Colorado Peak Politics accuses progressives of pretending that the parenthood amendment has a chance in hell of passing as a way of bashing conservative…
Did you know that Colorado is suffering from a terrible marijuana shortage? Neither did we — but if it ever happens, the folks at NYHETER24 have created a “public-service announcement” dubbed Colorado #SaveTheWeed that should help you get through it. The hashtags that will help remind the kind community to…
Earlier this year, we told you about the prosecution of a man accused of trying to hire a hitman while behind bars at the Arapahoe County Detention Center. Now, there’s another case in which an inmate is facing similar charges. He’s Scot Coper, and law enforcers believe his intended target…
The Colorado Rockies are a bad joke of a Major League Baseball franchise, yet owner Dick Monfort has been extremely slow to make changes — maybe because of all the money he’s raking in from the new Coors Field party deck. But this morning brings news that general manager Dan…
