How did relieving himself behind a dumpster lead to David Ludewig’s death? This incident triggered a confrontation with a security guard, who opened fire after the 24-year-old Ludewig pointed a gun at him, presumably not realizing the weapon wasn’t real. We’ve got the tragic details below, along with photos and…
Our post about a $5 million lawsuit filed against the City of Denver after a deputy slammed an inmate into a courtroom wall provoked an eruption of commentary about the tax dollars being spent to settle such cases. This reader had an unusual take on such outlays. See also: Videos:…
Denver blog posts offer the best seat in the house. At our Show and Tell blog, Kyle Harris counts down the ten best Denver movie theaters at which to catch a summer blockbuster. Big Media’s Jason Salzman: “Gardner’s attack on Udall for supporting Senate immigration bill is part of immigration…
Since the January 1 launch of legal recreational marijuana sales in Colorado, there’s been debate aplenty about the wisdom of this civic experiment — and a new report from the Brookings Institution’s Center for Effective Public Management on view below won’t end it. But the findings of the study, unambiguously…
Earlier this year, Michael Floorwax vanished from his longtime gig co-hosting the morning show on 103.5 The Fox with partner Rick Lewis. The only explanation offered to date comes from Greg Foster, vice president/programming for the Denver branch of Clear Channel, the Fox’s owner: “Floorwax is currently taking a personal…
The holiday for which July is best known in the U.S. of A. remains Independence Day — unless we’re talking about the Denver Cruisers, whose most recent ride celebrated any and all holidays at the same time. Check out a sampling of Marissa Shevins’s shots from the festivities below. See…
Beginning in 2011 and continuing in 2012 and 2013, we’ve posted about the top ten speed traps in Denver based on nominations from users at Speedtrap.org. For our fourth annual collection, we’ve broadened the scope to include picks in the metro area as a whole. Count down the top ten…
Kelsy Newell-Skinner is only 21 years old, but she’s already given birth to five children by two different fathers. Now, however, she’s been arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse resulting in severe injury — a charge that will certainly be altered following the death last night of her youngest…
During a recent visit to Colorado to stump for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez (and raise his national profile in advance of an expected bid for the 2016 presidential nomination), New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended criticizing Colorado’s quality of life following legalization of limited marijuana sales. Our post on…
Denver blog posts have taste. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares a reader’s take on the comparison between Taco Bell and Chipotle. Coyote Gulch accesses the Conservation Community 2014 scorecard. Denver Frank offers a video whose time has come: “Every Samuel L. Jackson ‘Motherf*cker’…Ever.” See also: Chive Fest…
Think Peyton Manning’s dancing to “Rocky Top” during a recent Broncos practice this week was the uncoolest thing ever? Well, the Internet disagrees with you — sort of. His busted moves have now been featured in a variety of forms: a GIF and a Vine video (with “Rocky Top” replaced…
Actor Kelsey Grammer visited Colorado earlier this week, but he wasn’t in the state where he once maintained a ski home for pleasure. Quite the opposite, in fact. He appeared via video conference from Denver at a Buena Vista parole hearing for Freddie Glenn, a man convicted of killing Grammer’s…
Update: Early on July 21, a crash near the intersection of Colfax and Speer resulted in seven injuries, two of them serious; see our previous coverage below. Now, 23-year-old Emily Strock has been formally charged with causing the crash, allegedly after drinking a beer and smoking a bowl of marijuana…
There are literally hundreds of pages on Wikipedia that feature the word “Denver,” and many of them include information that’ll be new even to most natives — about, for instance, the Denver Tool, the Denver Doll and Denver Spiderman, who was a murderer rather than a superhero. And that’s not…
Why did Daniel Monkert allegedly steal a trash truck and lead authorities on a strange low-speed chase? The reasons aren’t spelled out on his Facebook page, but his posts over the past few days are notably odd — including a single word shared during the wee hours of this morning,…
Last week, we told you about a $3.25 million settlement agreement in the case of Jamal Hunter, who maintained that the City of Denver failed to properly protect him after he says inmates scalded his genitals with boiling water and two deputies attacked him in an incident caught on video…
Our post about horribly botched executions, prompted by a lethal injection of convicted killer Joseph Rudolph Wood that dragged on for nearly two hours, inspired passionate responses from readers on the topic of capital punishment. Here the comment of someone speaking from personal experience. See also: Joseph Wood’s botched lethal…
Denver blog posts cover posses of all kinds. On our Backbeat blog, Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes talk to the cops at the Gathering of the Juggalos. Colorado Pols on criticism of Cory Gardner in, of all places, Cosmopolitan magazine. A Denver Frank post announces: “I’m on Vacation.” Me, too…
Had we not already designated police-car swiper Dustin Guinn as our latest Schmuck of the Week earlier today, John David Martinez would seemingly have qualified. After all, he’s accused of robbing a bank while wearing a shirt with his name on it. But a closer look at the police report…
The Best of Denver curse strikes again. Back in March, we named ESPN’s The Locker Room, co-starring Nate Kreckman and Broncos Ring of Famer Tom Nalen, Denver’s top radio sports show in our 2014 Best of Denver issue. But as with Gloria Neal, who was given her walking papers at…
Our post spotlighting one hater’s thirteen reasons why Colorado sucks elephant balls triggered an absolute avalanche of reader reaction. Plenty of comments were memorable, but here are our top twenty reasons why you don’t think Colorado sucks elephant balls, illustrated with images from not one but two past collections of…
How to get rich quick from the marijuana boom without having anything to do with marijuana? Sell someone a pot-oriented domain name for big bucks! May sound like a long shot, but we found plenty of people on Denver Craigslist trying this tack, peddling sometimes clever/sometimes bizarre/sometimes stupid domain names…
