Spring 2014 has seen a striking number of huge storms, as seen in this collection of spectacular Twitpics from May — and yesterday was no exception. Eight tornadoes reportedly touched down, resulting in at least one relatively minor injury and plenty of incredible photos and videos. Look below to see…
Our recent post about New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s bad experience with pot edibles, which she suggested be stamped with a skull and bones (maybe a joke, maybe not), got a lot of folks talking. Here’s a comment from a reader who thinks Dowd may be better off using…
Denver blog posts are working up quite an appetite. Our Cafe Society blog has put together a list of Denver’s ten best doughnuts. You’re welcome. Colorado Peak Politics introduces you to a pair of GOP gubernatorial hopefuls campaigning on bikes. Denver Frank has two words for you: “Dear Kitten.”…
Nancy Marks, a onetime psychic convicted of fraud for allegedly bilking clients out of approximately $300,000, has been accused of faking an illness in the past. Now, however, doctors cited in a lawsuit filed by prominent attorney David Lane say Marks has a legitimate ailment that confines her to a…
Of late, we’ve shared way too many reports about police officers accused of crimes, including Denver’s Tim Kelley, who’s facing child-porn charges — and another post on this theme is slated to publish later today. But if authorities in Pueblo are right, Gloria Suazo, 31, has made an even bolder…
The latest Denver Cruiser Ride extravaganza required a lot of balls — Meatballs, that is. The theme was Summer Camp and the both the weather and the mood were perfect for a wet, hot, American night. Our Marissa Shevins captured the action. Continue to check out a sampling of her…
For a recent Off-Limits column about the ganjapreneur whose Colorado vanity license reads “PUREMMJ,” we asked for a list of plates the state had refused to okay — and it’s huge. Literally thousands of vanity-plate applications have been turned down over the years, some so obviously, and hilariously, apt to…
We recently shared the American Fitness Institute’s list of the ten fittest U.S. cities, in which Denver finished in fourth position after topping a similar study earlier this year. On Facebook, we asked readers if they thought Denver was getting flabbier and received some interesting responses, including this one…
Denver blogs remind you to be careful out there. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares a reader comment about the Cold Crush triple shooting — and advice about avoiding bloodshed by leaving clubs before let-out. The Colorado Independent’s Caitlin Curley on immigration reformers’ demonstration at Cory Gardner’s office…
In recent years, much of Colorado has been stricken by drought. This year, in contrast, we’ve received so much precipitation that tragedies are multiplying, with a Western Slope mudslide that took three lives to a series of rafting deaths of the Poudre River that have led to three casualties as…
Last year around this time, as members of the Miami Heat were embroiled in what turned out to be a second consecutive NBA-championship run, we reported that an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation targeting Chris “Birdman” Andersen was still open a full year after authorities had raided his Larkspur home…
No, this isn’t a human Etch A Sketch. It’s Justin Lamb, who was recently arrested for allegedly dragging a police officer from a car — and not, apparently, for the “FUCK COPS” tattoo on the back of his head. For obvious reasons, Lamb’s mug shot was one of May’s most…
Is it possible that 78-year-old William Macumber is both innocent of an Arizona double-murder for which he spent nearly four decades in prison and guilty of sexually abusing a Colorado child who’s also a member of his own family? That’s among the possibilities in a case that’s shocking on every…
Update: Our original post about the arrest of Sterling teens Brendan Johnson and Cassandra Rieb for allegedly murdering his grandparents, Charles and Shirley Severance, contained plenty of unsettling information; see our previous coverage below. But claims from a newly released arrest affidavit in the case are infinitely more shocking. Among…
In a recent interview, NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre argued in favor of Colorado allowing venues for the consumption of cannabis. We asked folks on our Facebook page for their views and got plenty of strong opinions, including this one…
Denver blog posts know that the “ED” in “EDM” doesn’t stand for “erectile dysfunction.” At our Backbeat blog, a writer who shall remain nameless talks about going to an EDM show sober for the first time ever. Purple Row offers a Major League Baseball draft preview. Free Range Longmont’s Dan…
The New York Times has just hit the Colorado marijuana scene with a one-two punch. First was a weekend piece about the “downside of a legal high” that NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre specifically cited as dubious in a recent Westword interview. And now, columnist Maureen Dowd is sharing…
There are only supposed to be six degrees of separation between actor Kevin Bacon and the rest of humanity. But at this writing, the distance still appears to be considerable between KB, who’s currently filming a movie called Cop Car in the Colorado Springs area, and a local reporter who…
Tim Kelley has worked on a number of high-profile cases during his nineteen years with the Denver Police Department, including the murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on New Year’s Day 2007. Now, however, Kelley, 49, is receiving press coverage as an alleged perpetrator of crime, not a law…
Back in February, we shared a list of America’s ten fittest cities as compiled by Sharecare.com — a roster on which Denver finished first. Now, however, the American Fitness Institute has issued rankings of its own, and while Denver finishes high, it’s definitely not number one. Is Denver slipping down…
Back in January 2013, we told you about the arrest of two Boulder police officers, Samuel Carter and Brent Curnow, on charges related to the shooting and killing of Big Boy, an elk beloved by members of the Mapleton neighborhood. Authorities suspected they bagged the elk as a trophy, then…
Last week, we shared news about the U.S. House voting to defund DEA medical marijuana raids in states where the substance is legal. But that doesn’t mean the count was unanimous — even here. Indeed, three of Colorado’s seven representatives voted against the defunding amendment, including U.S. senatorial candidate Cory…
