Ever since the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, officials and industry members alike have been concerned about the restrictions related to marijuana businesses and banking services. That’s because federal financial regulations essentially treated any transaction from such operations as money laundering. Now, after months of encouragement from Governor…
The folks at the Denver Police Facebook page have clearly been looking forward to Valentine’s Day. Over the past week, page administrators have shared a series of e-cards they encourage friends to send to law enforcers as a way of showing how much they love the work they do. We…
One way to make Valentine’s Day happier is if you have someone to kiss. But what’s the best place to smooch? We mean “place” as in “place to go.” Get your minds out of the gutter (until later, that is). Well, our friends at the Colorado Tourism Office have compiled…
Michael Floorwax is a radio survivor. Since 1990, Floorwax (real name: Michael Steinke) and his longtime partner, Rick Lewis, have made up one of the metro area’s most prominent radio tandems via their morning show at classic-rock outlet 103.5 The Fox. In addition, the pair anchor the Groove Hawgs, a…
Update: Wednesday, when we shared shocking details about a double-murder/suicide in which Cimmeron Johns killed his wife and mother-in-law before taking his own life, we speculated about possible charges against Rosann O’Donnell, a friend who knew about the slayings but didn’t inform police. Now, O’Donnell is learning about the price…
Denver blog posts like it shaken and stirred. At our Cafe Society blog, Gretchen Kurtz lists five food terms that have reached their expiration date — including “mixologist.” Big Media’s Jason Salzman quizzes Denver Post editor Greg Moore about journo departures. Hilarious video shared by Denver Frank: Olympic skiers vs…
Yesterday, we posted about an avalanche death that took place outside the boundaries of the Keystone ski area — and when we shared it, we asked readers if backcountry skiing under current conditions is too risky. Here’s a sampling of the responses we received…
Earlier this week, Westword and High Times magazine filed a lawsuit against the State of Colorado in regard to regulations that restrict recreational marijuana advertising to publications that are deemed “adult” by a state-mandated formula. Attorney Steve Suskin, who represents Westword on behalf of the paper’s parent company, Voice Media…
On Monday, a ten-year-old Parker girl did what plenty of adults have probably fantasized about doing before thinking better of it: She crashed a sports-utility vehicle into a DMV. The story made local newscasts. But now it’s gone national thanks to the Parker Police Department’s decision to release surveillance footage…
Ever search for something weird not really expecting to find anything, only to score way more hits than you ever imagined? That’s what happened when we visited the Internet Movie Database and checked to see if there were ever any movie or TV characters named “Colorado.” Turns out there were…
Last October, we reported about the sex-assault charges against Bojan Vuckovic and Dennis Hanson, who were accused of getting two girls drunk and violently raping them. In the end, the only conviction against Vuckovic that stuck was supplying alcohol to minors, despite shocking injuries to the young woman. Now, with…
Yesterday, a few hours after we let you know about an avalanche near Keystone that killed a backcountry skier, Governor John Hickenlooper issued a warning about the danger of such slides — and no wonder. Not only have two people in Colorado died in avalanches over recent days , but…
We asked readers if they were offended or amused by a sign at a Las Vegas bar that claimed the “Broncos couldn’t beat the sick kids at St. Judes,” and we received dozens of responses from one end of that range to another. This post is among the most memorable…
In today’s edition of Denver blogs, it’s all about us. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares a comment from a reader who says camping out for Trader Joe’s Friday grand opening would be impossible — because he’s still in line at Voodoo Doughnuts. At our Show & Tell…
According to a solar jobs census conducted under the auspices of The Solar Foundation, Colorado ranked ninth in the U.S. for solar jobs, with 3,600 people employed by the industry here during 2013. See an infographic about the findings below. A cause to celebrate? Not according to Margaret McCall, an…
Update: Earlier this month, we told you about the arrest of Quinton Stanley after a child in his care died; see our previous coverage below. Although the mother of the two year old had only been in a relationship with Stanley for two months or so, she stood by him…
Last August, we told you about a controversial portion of Boulder’s ten year plan to fight homelessness: the targeting of so-called “unwelcoming behavior,” much of it pinned to members of the community’s homeless population. Now, a Boulder City Council study group has taken on a very similar subject, tagged “social…
Back in 2012, Kelsey Whipple shared a collection of ten strange Colorado items from FOUND Magazine, a website and book series that specialize in notes, letters and photos sent in by folks from across the country — many of them hilarious, poignant, disturbing or some combination thereof. Nearly two years…
For the third consecutive day, we have sad news to report about the death of a skier in the Colorado high country — and the second in the vicinity of the Keystone ski area. But while the previous tragedy, involving a 46-year-old man who died after smashing into a tree…
The tragic Weld County deaths of Alisha Johns and her mom, Sheri Pachello, as well as the suicide of Cimmeron Johns, Alisha’s husband and the women’s presumed killer, may have taken place late last week, but the story may not be over. A friend of Cimmeron could conceivably face charges,…
Denver blog posts remain open. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies writes an obituary for Kazoo Toys in Cherry Creek North. Coyote Gulch on January’s snowy, wet finale. Denver Infill’s Ken Schroeppel on a new Golden Triangle project: the Kirkland Museum…
Our post about reports of students consuming marijuana in class using vape pens generated lots of strong reactions. Here’s a post by a reader who’s equally tough on teachers and vape-pen users…
