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…
Editor’s note: This month marks the one-year anniversary of Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule. To celebrate, we’re featuring one of our favorites from the archive. Here’s one of the oldest examples of reefer madness we’ve dug up so far for Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule. This article, which ran August 24, 1904,…
We had a huge response to our post about the top ten driving tips non-Coloradans forget at the start of their second winter here. Plenty of readers argued that many Colorado natives are bad drivers in the snow, too, while others felt some newcomers are better. There were also comments…
Denver blog posts are spicy. Our Cafe Society blog counts down the fifteen best South American restaurants in Denver. Did your favorite make the cut? Denver Stiffs’ Colin Neilsen on the Nuggets’ win over the Bulls in a game that gave ex-Bull Nate Robinson some revenge. Colorado Pols: “Video: Paid…
News that the trial of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes would be delayed due to the prosecution’s request for a second mental evaluation wasn’t what victim Marcus Weaver wanted to hear. “From a victim’s standpoint, it’s a complete letdown,” he says. Weaver was at the Century 16 theater when…
Good news for all you virgins out there: Charles “Dusty” Smith, our latest Schmuck of the Week, appears to have less interest in killing you than if you’d gotten lucky at least once. Unfortunately, that leaves a whole slew of folks out there whose luck may have run out –…
Earlier this year, according to the ACLU of Colorado, a Castle Rock cop fired several shots from a semi-automatic rifle — and while he didn’t hit the apparently unarmed suspect targeted, he did manage to strike the tire of a car occupied by two locals. The couple want records about…
In 2010, we reported that David Bueno’s murder conviction had been vacated because of withheld evidence. Attorney David Lane pointed the finger of blame at then-18th Judicial District DA Carol Chambers — a claim vigorously denied by a Chambers associate committed to appealing the decision. Now, three years later, an…
Tom Brady, who’ll lead the New England Patriots against Peyton Manning and your Denver Broncos on Sunday night, is regarded by many folks as one of the most beautiful humans on the planet. But for inexplicable reasons, he frequently undermines his natural gorgeousness with hairstyles that range from the dubious…
Although details are few about Colorado medical marijuana dispensary raids yesterday, we’re learning more from warrants that name ten “target subjects.” These individuals allegedly violated one or more of the eight priorities listed in an August memo guiding U.S. Attorneys in dealing with state pot laws that contradict federal policy…
I don’t remember where I was when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, fifty years ago today — because I was two. However, my mom tells me she couldn’t hear the news flash about this tragic event because I’d just clobbered a neighborhood kid in the…
Back in September, we told you about the arrest of school-bus driver Burton Carpenter on suspicion of DUI. We also shared a mug shot of Carpenter that appeared to show him leaning against a wall to prop himself up. Less than two months later, there’s been another bust of a…
Google maps.Kind Pain Management is in a small, one-story, ’60s-era duplex building. It’s got a dispensary for medical pot patients on one side and little old ladies getting their hair and nails done on the other. The smell of greenery, however, occupies the entire building — which is much better…
Patricia Calhoun’s post about Annie’s in Central City become the first pot shop to receive a recreational sales license not only in Colorado but anywhere went viral — and mixed in with readers’ statements of pride are comments about the perceived greed of ganjapreneurs. The following post tackles this last…
Updates below: Westword has learned that the federal Drug Enforcement Administration is conducting raids at this writing at multiple marijuana businesses in the Denver area. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver has issued a statement confirming the ongoing operation, which is being conducted by the DEA in collaboration with the…
Denver blog posts have a fondness for badasses. On our Show and Tell blog, Isa Jones reveals the celeb’s scheduled to appear at Denver Comic Con, including Michael Rooker, of The Walking Dead fame. Colorado Pols shares polling data confirming that Senator Mark Udall has taken a hit for supporting…
Here’s more evidence about the mainstreaming of marijuana in Colorado: The Denver Post has revealed that it’s adding a pot editor. And given word of today’s DEA raids at marijuana businesses, there’ll be plenty of news for this staffer to share. Too bad the announcement was botched in a manner…
This week’s cover story, “The Secret Garden,” examines the efforts of gardening and local-foods activists to develop a healthy living park on the site of a former elementary school in Alamosa — a campaign thwarted a few months ago when the school board decided to sell the land to an…
What happens when an ineligible candidate wins an election with two-thirds of the vote? That’s the situation Amy Speers finds herself in. A candidate for the Adams 12 Five Star school board, Speers was declared ineligible a week before election day when district officials realized she didn’t live in the…
We’re guessing most parents of students at Pueblo South High School assumed that teacher Larisa Oringdulph committed a crime when sending a nude photo of herself to a student. Turns out they were wrong. And while Oringdulph has resigned her position, she’s technically able to get a job at another…
Earlier this year, we stumbled upon Denver Now, a book showcasing businesses in the city circa 1982. The results, complete with wonderfully dated photos, are a Waybac Machine on paper, which is why we’ve featured it in two posts: one in March, with volume two following in June. Now, we…
It’s rare for law-enforcement officials to release statements after midnight — and rarer still when the purpose of those statements is to tear one of their peers a new one. But that’s what happened at 12:30 a.m. this morning, when El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa issued a rant accusing…
