“Upper Crust,” Gretchen Kurtz, January 2 Pizza the Action I love Pizza Republica. Let’s hope we never get an Olive Garden near the Colorado Convention Center, though; if Bubba Gump can survive there, the OG would probably do a booming business.Shelby KirkDenver You would think that new restaurants would offer…
“As you breathe, expand the radiance of your heart.” As roughly twenty yoga students contort themselves into various poses in the spacious, purple-walled “Sky Room” at the Vital Yoga studio in Highland, their teacher for this session, John Friend, pads about the wooden floor, adjusting spandexed hips and poking at…
Dear Stoner: It’s legal to grow up to six plants and gift an ounce of herb to anyone 21 and up, and it’s legal to buy it in a store. But is it illegal for patients to share product given to them or purchased from a store? Once a product…
Marijuana grows on trees, but some newly minted Colorado recreational centers faced a shortages less than a week after opening — even though medical dispensary shelves remain stocked. As a result, several retail stores, including the high-profile 3D Cannabis Center, have voiced concerns that they won’t be able to keep…
Our post about a Denver City Council proclamation calling on a federal banking fix for marijuana businesses noted an industry estimate of more than $5 million in recreational pot sales in the first five days such transactions were legal. This figure got one of our readers thinking about an old…
Denver blog posts get to the point. At our Cafe Society blog, Lori Midson reveals how you can spend a night of butchery with Mark DeNittis. Big Media’s Jason Salzman wonders who’ll be the target of the Colorado GOP’s super-PAC. Mile High Hockey’s Sandie Gauthier on the Colorado Avs headed…
This week’s cover story profiles John Friend, who built his Texas-based Anusara yoga program into one of the country’s largest yoga empires before losing it all in a 2012 scandal. Now living in Denver, Friend is collaborating with Desi and Micah Springer, co-owners of Denver-based Vital Yoga, on a new…
Ever seen an anteater get an ultrasound? No? The Denver Zoo can change that. Zoo tamandua Rio is pregnant — thanks in no small part to her mate, Quito. Tamanduas are a species of anteater native to South America that sport sixteen-inch tongues that they use to, well, eat ants…
The murder of eighteen-year-old Anthony Benavidez in a Thornton trailer park isn’t the only violent death to take place in that community over recent days. Also killed was Wesley Maldonado, who died at the hands of police officers. Maldonado, who had a lengthy criminal record, led cops on a wild…
Today marks one week since the launch of recreational marijuana sales in Colorado, and despite the concerns voiced by pot-legalization critics, the state appears to be surviving just fine. Meanwhile, the expansion of the recreational cannabis biz continues apace. According to one industry representative, more than fifty are now open…
The day after Christmas, those who loved and cared about 37-year-old Alexander Tower got terrible news: Tower, seen here, and another man, Francisco Gutierrez, age 39, were found dead in the former’s Denver home. They’d both been shot to death. Shortly after the victims were ID’d, the Denver Police Department…
As those of you who’ve seen our top twenty Phillip Rivers hate memes post can guess. we root for the San Diego Chargers QB to lose every week. But we’ve got even more motivation now, with Rivers and the Chargers facing the Broncos in a huge Sunday playoff game mere…
Yesterday, an avalanche near Vail ski area swept over four people. Three of them survived, but the fourth — Tony Seibert, grandson of Vail founder Pete Seibert — did not. His loss has the mountain community in shock. Look below to see photos and videos of Seibert, an extreme skier…
Last week, William Breathes told you about a marijuana possession ban at DIA. Turns out, though, that a new rule outlining sweeping marijuana policy at the airport has yet to be formally adopted and implemented — and the public will have a chance to weigh in about it at a…
A post focusing on satirical articles about Colorado recreational marijuana sales that some readers are taking seriously generated loads of reactions — some funny, some angry, some a combination of the two. But this one couldn’t help catching our eye…
Denver blog posts know when to strip down. At our Show & Tell blog, Bree Davies celebrates Bettie Page, plus the early Playboy and Vargas girls. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin on Colorado’s coming unpredictable pre-election post-recall legislative session. Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery sums up Sunday’s latest square-off between…
Denver Zoo has posted additional signage warning people to stay out of the elephant exhibit, says zoo spokeswoman Tiffany Barnhart. The move comes in the wake of an incident on December 23 in which an intoxicated 21-year-old woman made her way past the barriers and into the elephant enclosure, apparently…
It was a single act of vandalism that was the last straw for Fistell’s Electronics. “We had an RCA sign on the building and it was stolen last year — my dad just gave up,” says Howard Fistell, whose family has owned Fistell’s Electronics since 1936 in some incarnation or…
Don’t accuse the folks at Visit Denver, the city’s main tourism agency, of getting a slow start during this still new year. In fact, they’ve already come up with a list of ten great reasons to stop by the city in 2014, including a major sporting championship, a new feature…
In the headline of a November post, we asked a simple question: Could Lindsey Vonn’s latest injury keep her out of the 2014 Olympics? The answer, posted moments ago on Vonn’s Facebook page, is yes. Look below for Vail-based Vonn’s complete statement, followed by our earlier coverage of the knee…
The inability of marijuana businesses to straight-forwardly stash their cash in standard financial institutions due to federal banking regulations aimed at stopping drug trafficking has been an issue in Colorado for years. But despite Obama administration statements about possible fixes and a request from Governor John Hickenlooper more than three…
In recent months, videos have been popping up online that feature what’s been dubbed the “knockout game” — blindside sucker punches aimed at random strangers with the goal of leaving them unconscious. The phenomenon has been reported in places like New York City, but not Denver. Now, however, three incidents…
