Denver blog posts aren’t afraid of a little twang. At our Backbeat blog, Alan Scherstuhl looks at the increasing prevalence of marijuana in country music — and we don’t just mean Willie Nelson. Mile High Hockey’s c6hor8 recaps another Avalanche loss to the Minnesota Wild, based on poor performances in…
Over the past few weeks, critics of marijuana legalization have drawn attention to several news stories they see as demonstrating the dangers of more accessible weed. First, the death of a college student and the murder of a mom were linked to marijuana edibles, and now, the local and national…
George Roloff was arrested nearly three years ago. So why has it taken so long for a jury to convict him of 37 counts in a bizarre crime spree that only ended after an hours-long SWAT-team standoff? Because there were questions about his competency to stand trial owing to reported…
It’s no surprise that CU prof Peter McGraw and longtime Westword writer Joel Warner, authors of a new book called The Humor Code, would rank the funniest American cities. After all, just such a list spurred the entire book project. “I got one of the endless ‘Top 10 city list’…
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association has issued a report about the nation’s bridges, and there are plenty to be concerned about in Colorado. As noted by Fox31, 536 of them, representing 6 percent of the total in the state, are considered structurally compromised, with 902, or 10 percent,…
Ever since the shootings at Columbine High School, which took place fifteen years ago this past Sunday, school administrators have tended to take any student threats very seriously. In this spirit, a publicly unnamed student at Pueblo’s Sierra Vista Elementary has been suspended for five days for allegedly putting together…
After New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made negative comments about Colorado in the context of the state’s pot laws, Governor John Hickenlooper’s office struck back, compiling lists showing Colorado ranked higher than NJ. At that point, things got personal, with loads of readers measuring the relative attributes of Colorado and…
Denver blog posts never deal it. At our Cafe Society blog, Lori Midson conducts a wide-ranging interview with Corner House executive chef Sharif Villa Cruz — and by “wide-ranging,” we mean that the subject of farting comes up. Mile High Report reveals everything you need to know about the Broncos’…
Earlier this week, the City of Boulder announced the selection of a public-art project for the Boulder Public Library main branch: “Yes!,” by artists R&R Studios based in Miami. But some of those who’ve seen renderings of the piece, featuring giant red letters and an exclamation point (we’ve got more…
On April 14, Glenwood Springs resident Audrey Lowndes, forty, was shot in the back of the head. She died two days later. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Lowndes’s boyfriend/fiance, James Malin, who goes by the name McCabe, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. But he was subsequently…
For years, Senator Scott Renfroe has tried to ban red-light cameras — devices mounted near traffic signals or in police vans that snap shots of vehicles allegedly breaking traffic laws — under the theory that they’re more about revenue than safety. The effort failed in 2012, but it’s got a…
Since 2010, University of Colorado Denver doctoral student Christopher Sibona has researched Facebook via studies focusing on unfriending — including the phenomenon of unfriending harming actual friendships. As for his latest two studies, they include a look at unfriending behavior that lists the sixteen kinds of people most likely to…
For more than a year, we’ve been reporting on the subject of pot profiling — claims that drivers in vehicles with Colorado license plates are regularly being stopped in other states on a variety of shaky pretexts for marijuana searches. Our latest story comes from a man who was stopped…
As we’ve reported, the metro area has seen a slew of hit-and-runs lately. But an incident that took the life of 29-year-old Joshua Stewart may be the most bizarre. Prosecutors believe Stewart was clinging to the side of a van when Cynthia Marie Vigil pried off his fingers — after…
Our post featuring anti-pot group Smart Colorado branding the recent 4/20 celebration “shocking” attracted comments by the bushel. The following reader focuses on the organization’s argument that marijuana may have led to the accidental death of Levy Thamba and the murder of Kristine Kirk…
Denver blog posts are great with everything on them. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares the comment of a reader who thinks a lot of pizzas in Denver are pretty good but mighty few are great. Colorado Pols calls an alleged Obamacare victim “dubious.” Mile High Hockey’s earl06…
A new poll finds John Hickenlooper leading four Republican challengers in the 2014 governor’s race. But the gender gap in the survey is more like a chasm, with men backing each of the GOP hopefuls but women favoring Hick by an even larger margin. We’ve got a numbers breakdown, supplemented…
Anti-pot group Smart Colorado found this past weekend’s 4/20 celebration “shocking” — but a report from Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News juggernaut, The O’Reilly Factor, turns the event into a punchline, albeit while portraying participants as sadly clueless idiots. The report, from regular correspondent Jesse Watters, juxtaposes snippets of stoners making…
Georgia’s James Lee Pierce, a convicted child molester, allegedly spent months grooming an underage teen for sex before he could round up the money for a trip to Colorado in order to get his swerve on. Imagine his distress upon learning that his illicit dream girl turned out to be…
Given that Colorado has arguably the best state flag in the country (despite what this list says), it’s no surprise that T-shirts featuring the design have become incredibly popular — so much so that every third person seems to be wearing one these days. Luckily, more alternative designs are cropping…
Last week, we noted the impending departure of entertainment reporter Kirk Montgomery from 9News. Now, another veteran station staffer is headed out the door: sportscaster Susie Wargin, who’s been a staple on the station’s top-rated morning show for a decade. Wargin’s leaving the outlet, and the broadcasting profession, on her…
Yesterday, we shared negative remarks about Colorado by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in relation to this state’s marijuana laws. Among his comments: “For the people who are enamored with the idea with the income, the tax revenue from this, go to Colorado and see if you want to live…
