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,…
The Ridge is our second Strainwise dispensary to review. Last September, we stopped by The Retreat on Colorado Boulevard in Denver, at the time one of the newest Strainwise shops. We were not too excited by their buds, but hopeful that they would improve on their newly found “blank canvas”…
If the allegations concerning Frank Ruybalid, district attorney of Huerfano and Las Animas counties, hold water — and the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel has a large tub of claims that Ruybalid mishandled at least sixteen criminal cases, failing to obey court orders or disclose evidence and then dismissing…
Denver residents have a lot on their plates this weekend, from shopping locally to cheering for the Broncos. Westword’s Show and Tell blog got us into the holiday gift-buying mood with a list of the ten best hipster shops in Denver; and seventeen suggestions for how to buy local. The…
Back in October, we shared with you the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s draft regulations for the growing of industrial hemp. Now, those regulations are official — with one change. Instead of facing a registration suspension or revocation if testing reveals that a grower’s plants exceed 0.3 percent THC, the final…
Bounty hunters Duane “Dog” and Beth Chapman have plenty of rabid fans in Colorado, whether its because the duo — who recently cut a deal for a second season of their reality show on CMT — are from Colorado or because of their celebrity TV status. But there are also…
Last February we wrote about Trent Gillaspie, a technology manager who created what he calls the Denver Judgmental Map — basically a map of the city with no-holds-barred labels for different streets, neighborhoods and intersections. The map stirred up a lot of laughs — and a lot of controversy, since…
Travel back in time tonight when Colorado Public Television — that’s Channel 12 to most of you in Denver — hosts its annual Time Machine marathon. For the past dozen years, Channel 12’s Larry Patchett and Dominick Dezzutti have produced a special edition of Colorado Inside Out, the weekly public-affairs…
There’s street art and then there’s graffiti. One can be beautiful, creative and inspiring; the other can be destructive, ugly and a huge nuisance. But the dividing line is difficult to determine. For proof of that, just head to the front of the graffiti war: Sheridan Boulevard, where you can…
Back in the drill-baby-drill heyday of the George W. Bush administration, the Department of the Interior was plagued by nasty oil royalty scandals and cockeyed public lands policies that brazenly favored energy interests over environmental concerns. But now that the Bushies are long gone, is the situation at Obama’s Interior…
“The Secret Garden,” Alan Prendergast, November 21 Field of Dreams I grew up in the San Luis Valley, and it’s sad that this story doesn’t surprise me at all. The Valley is an amazing place, but the fact of the matter is that it is about twenty years behind the…
While many Denverites were relieved to see demolition begin at two longtime eyesores, urban explorers — the thrill seekers who sneak into empty buildings — and historic preservationists are mourning the passing of both the former Gates Rubber factory on South Broadway and several of the buildings that were once…
You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. — Leviticus 18:22 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him. — Mark 14:51 Reverend Brian…
Dear Stoner: I’m reading a Sports Illustrated/MMQB article that says “a lot of players suggest that marijuana is one way to heal their bodies.” So if a Bronco gets legal medical marijuana in Colorado and then fails an NFL drug test, who wins? Not At All Related to Patricia Calhoun…
To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world? — Christopher Hitchens Over the last decade, the “new atheism” movement has been gaining an incredible amount of traction. Thanks to best-selling books by Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and…
Marijuana use for adults 21 and over is legal in Colorado and Washington, but any wannabe toking tourists headed here from other countries might want to keep quiet about it until they get here. According to reports in the Canadian press, simply admitting to a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol…
Last month we asked readers to send us suggestions for the Denver news and sports worlds’ best representatives on social media for our 2013 Denver Web Awards. (If you’re on the list and haven’t received an invitation, get in touch). Now’s your last chance to decide who wins top honors…
Denver blog posts are thinking about the holidays, beer and food, over the next few weeks. Our Cafe Society blog has got you covered when it comes to craft beer events over the holidays. The Denver Egotist reports on Focus 4 Design, a local company that is entering a submission…
Our post earlier this week about the gunfire in an Aurora neighborhood that killed one man and critically injured another, One man dead, another critical in 1400 North Lima triple shooting, elicited a number of comments about the city and its reputation. One commenter, Tim Sparhawk, who lives near the…
The Colorado Democratic Party is lambasting the Republican candidates for Senate for opposing access to contraception. The Democrats have declared that Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, state Representative Amy Stephens and state Senator Owen Hill “have lined up to support intrusive polices that would restrict a woman’s right to…
