Police officers and personnel with major metro fire departments are accustomed to unusual calls. But we’re guessing there’s no amount of experience that would help them prepare for the scene that greeted them last night. According to the Aurora Police Department, a local man suffering from what a spokesperson describes…
Yesterday, we reported about an odd package that showed up at the Glenwood Springs Post Independent: a box of psilocybin mushrooms. The topic was naturally humorous, but some readers got into a serious debate about whether shrooms should be legal. Here’s the take of one person who thinks the status…
Denver blog posts have quite an appetite. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares one reader’s view that plenty of Denver restaurants suck more than the supposed worst. Mile High Hockey’s Cheryl Bradley on the end of the Avs’ season-starting winning streak at the hands of the hated Red…
Update: Earlier this week, Zachary Cooper was arrested in regard to a homicide near the intersection of 28th and Adams near City Park; see our previous coverage below. Now, we’ve obtained the arrest affidavit in the case, and the narrative is shocking. According to the document, also shared here, Cooper…
Amendments to Denver’s marijuana ordinance have been decried by critics, including the ACLU, as a “sniff test” that would recriminalize behavior made legal by Amendment 64, which lets adults 21 and over use and possess small amounts of cannabis. Denver City Councilwoman Susan Shepherd also has grave doubts about the…
Colts QB Andrew Luck faces a big challenge this weekend, when he faces off against the Broncos’ Peyton Manning in PM’s first game in Indianapolis since leaving for Denver. But Luck may have an even harder time when it comes to earning a place of honor when it comes to…
Earlier this month, Melanie Asmar reported about the first legal U.S. hemp harvest in more than fifty years getting underway in southeastern Colorado — one that wrapped up a week or so later. Photographer Ben Droz was on hand to capture the scene, and he’s kindly allowing us to share…
Although we frequently hear warnings about the dangers of striking or shaking a baby, we seldom see footage of parents actually doing it. The case of Greeley residents Reba Doyle and Scott Liles is an exception to this rule. Footage has surfaced showing Doyle slapping her one year old and…
Yesterday, we posted about a small group that defended the safety of genetically modified organisms, during this weekend’s March Against Monsanto. Shortly after publication, a debate broke out between the pro-GMOs group, the Monsanto Defense Fund, and the anti-Monsanto forces. Here’s an example of the spirited back-and-forth…
Denver blog posts bring the knowledge. Colorado Peak Politics speculates about whether people who vote for the marijuana tax bill knowing it includes money for schools may see the education measure as redundant. Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery: Media blitzes, Peyton audibles. Denver Egotist offers a Coloradical photo tour…
“We have received quite a few inquiries about this, and NO, US 36 is NOT open to through traffic of any kind!” declares a post on the Colorado Department of Transportation Facebook page — and newly shared photos of repair work on the stretch of the highway between Lyons and…
Earlier this month, we reported about a campaign-finance complaint filed by Colorado Ethics Watch against the group opposing Proposition AA, the marijuana taxation measure. Among the issues: The No on Prop AA folks had put a value of one cent on free joints given away to hundreds of people at…
Newspapers were once bombarded with letters, packages and random crap. But now, with the vast majority of communication happening electronically, opening mail, which was once a full-time job, has been replaced at many publications by forgetting about it. That’s what happened to a box sent to the Glenwood Springs Post…
If Boulder was a person rather than a place, he or she would be getting a swelled head about now. Livability.com has just put together its list of the most livable U.S. cities, and Boulder is near the top. What a shock! How close? Count down the top ten below,…
The original reports about sex-assault accusations against Fort Collins’ Bojan Vuckovic were horrific: The victim in the case is said to have vomited so much blood that she required a significant transfusion at a hospital. Yet while Vuckovic was ultimately convicted on a minor count, he was acquitted of rape…
These days, there are more devices than ever with which to distract ourselves. But taking advantage of them while driving can have fatal consequences. That appears to be what happened in the case of Martin Braden, a tow-truck operator who was cleaning up an accident alongside a Colorado State Patrol…
A lot of reaction to our post about a Jefferson County couple whose night in Denver ended with a rain of gunfire from cars that may or may not have contained “gang-bangers.” Among the more memorable posts was this one, from a reader who wasn’t surprised by the incident or…
Denver blog posts are all about fun in the sun. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels updates us on ex-Bronco Tim Tebow via a beefcake shot co-starring his sister Katie. Still missing the NFL, Timmy? Coyote Gulch: Why are so many counties trying to secede from their states? Denver Egotist: What…
The hype surrounding Peyton Manning’s first game in Indianapolis since leaving the Colts for the Denver Broncos seems to be irritating PM to no end. But others seem to be enjoying the attention, including several students from Indy’s Decatur Central High School, who put together “Peyton’s Coming Home,” a parody…
Earlier this week, we posted about Denver’s March Against Monsanto, a Saturday rally and festival protesting the corporation most closely associated with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs; see photos from the event below. Turns out, though, that a small handful of those present don’t see anything wrong with GMOs. Though…
Christopher Lucki’s moniker definitely doesn’t apply to his current problems with the law. Not only has he been accused of a bias-motivated crime, but the victim of his alleged actions is an official charged with fighting discrimination. And to make matters even worse from his perspective, a Denver Post reporter…
Earlier this week, in response to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposal to arrest or fine marijuana smokers whose weed could be smelled next door, we posted our suggestions for five Colorado places that smell worse. Then, when we shared the list on Westword’s Facebook page, we asked our friends for…
