Denver blog posts have a vice for spice. At our Cafe Society blog, Lori Midson reports about Food & Wine magazine lauding Rocky Mountain Chili Bowl’s chili. Mile High Hockey’s Cheryl Bradley recaps the Avs’ Wild win. Denver Egotist spotlights Olympic hopeful Torah Bright and Breck’s NEU Productions…
Update: Last week, we told you about a triple shooting on North Lima Street in Aurora; see our previous coverage below. At the time of that post’s publication, one man was dead, while another was in critical condition. But the second man died as well, with the victims subsequently identified…
Gunfire shattered the silence along East Colfax this morning. In the aftermath, one man is dead, while police look for another. The second person is described as a suspect. We’ve got the basics from multiple sources. Look below to get details, as well as to see photos and an interactive…
Over the course of 2013, we’ve shared three hilarious Texts From Last Night collections keyed to Colorado area codes: 303, 720 and 970. But don’t think we forgot you, 719. With the year winding to a close, it’s finally your turn — and lucky thing, because your latest batch of…
Colorado fans of the Fast & Furious franchise had an additional reason to anticipate the seventh volume of the series, since scenes for the flick were filmed in Salida earlier this fall. However, production has been halted for a tragic reason: On Saturday, co-star Paul Walker, forty, died in a…
For much of this season, Broncos receiver Eric Decker has earned more notice for Eric & Jessie: Game On, his E series with hottie Jessie James than he has for his on-field play. But that changed during Denver’s 35-28 victory over the Chiefs, when Decker hauled in four TDs. Afterward,…
Since last week’s raids on several area marijuana businesses, we’ve been learning more about the individuals named as targets by authorities. Prominent among them is Laszlo Bagi, owner of Swiss Medical Industries in Boulder and grow facilities in Commerce City. Bagi, whose attorney says he’s done nothing wrong, is a…
Yesterday, when we shared videos of Colorado marijuana jokes on Saturday Night Live and the David Letterman show, we asked Facebook followers if they thought the jokes were funny or tired and easy. Most of those who responded chose the latter, including this reader…
Denver blog posts follow Voodoo, not to mention the hoodoo that you do so well. At our Cafe Society blog, Lori Midson gives you a first peak inside Voodoo Doughnuts, slated to open in December. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin on news that magazines made by Colorado’s Magpul were tragically…
Does the gear worn while dirt biking or taking part in paintball games qualify as “body armor”? That’s among the assertions made by the Boulder Police Department in explaining the fatal shooting of Michael Habay, 42, by a BPD officer. And while an investigation of the events that led to…
An Aurora neighborhood exploded in gunfire during the early hours of this morning, with three people getting hit before the muzzles stopped flashing. One man was killed in the incident, while another is in what an Aurora Police Department rep described a short time ago as “life-threatening condition” in an…
Etsy is a treasure trove of Colorado pride items, and we’ve highlighted some memorable ones in posts from January and March. And with the holiday shopping season officially launching this week, we thought it was the perfect time to highlight the latest and greatest, ranging from artwork made from distressed…
What weird shit do people keep in cars? Examples are seen in stuff confiscated by the East Metro Auto Theft Team in the recent bust of a car-theft ring — 600 items, ranging from a hookah rig to a sheathed sword. So much has been recovered after the arrest of…
At last night’s Denver City Council meeting, members heard public comment about an amendment to the community’s pot ordinance that would outlaw smoking pot on one’s front porch or balcony. But despite plenty of vocal opposition among the 26 people who spoke, the council voted 7-5 to approve the measure,…
Last week, the DEA and the IRS, aided by local officers, conducted raids on multiple marijuana businesses in Denver and Boulder. While the feds aren’t sharing details of these actions, info has surfaced about a potential link to Juan Guardarrama, aka “Tony Montana, a Miami con who, until recently, held…
Denver blog posts have already added an extra notch to their belts. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz counts down the five absolute worst Thanksgiving side dishes. A little tomato aspic, anyone? Colorado Peak Politics on “irregularities” in the disputed Broomfield fracking ban election. Denver PR blog’s latest great…
William Breathes’s post about Juan Guardarrama, a target of federal marijuana raids who was known as Tony Montana during his days as a Florida jewel thief brought an explosion of commentary, much of it charging the DEA with hypocrisy. But this reader thinks the feds were actually as good as…
Footage from local TV news broadcasts seldom goes viral unless somebody drops an f-bomb. But a 9News video featuring anchor Kyle Clark managed to inspire a Buzzfeed feature and make a splash on Reddit simply by offering an “editorial” begging viewers to stop sending in photos of their snowy patios…
Might Denver City Council’s proposed sniff test, which would outlaw residents’ use of marijuana on their porches and balconies if others could see or smell it, give one of Amendment 64’s main proponents nowhere in his hometown to legally smoke? That’s among the contentions of Mason Tvert, and to dramatize…
Earlier this month, we featured twenty images from a video entitled “Denver’s Best Street Art” and asked if they deserved the title. A twenty-year veteran of the local street-art scene answered no and provided images that he feels better represent the area’s best writers — so many, in fact, that…
Thank goodness Colorado voted to allow adults 21 and over to possess small amounts of marijuana. Otherwise, what would late night comedy shows do for material? In recent days, both Saturday Night Live and The Late Show with David Letterman featured prominent pot jokes aimed at the state we’re in,…
After the Broncos’ 34-31 humiliating loss to the Pats last night, marked by a blown 24-point halftime lead, Twitter Nation exploded with frustration, most of it aimed at four Broncos: Peyton Manning, for a sub-par performance, Montee Ball for a key fumble, Wes Welker for failing to wave off a…
