Editor’s note: This is part three of correspondent Shannon Brandt’s reports about the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Denver last week. To read part one, click here. To read part two, click here. Down the street from the convention, a few hundred people slowly gathered for a bit of…
Last week, we introduced you to “Got Insurance?,” a pro-Obamacare media campaign featuring a photo of three aging frat boys wilding out with a keg. The campaign’s Adam Fox told us at the time he was working to push the imagery through various social media platforms — and yesterday, he…
In October 2012, we told you about the extradition of Consuelo Zavala for the brutal execution of Francisco Gasca circa 1997. Location: a Weld County onion field. The police report said Gasca had been shot eight times, including five bullets in the head, but in the year since then, this…
A recent Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode that featured Barnroof Point, Colorado reminded us there are plenty of places in the state unknown to most natives, let alone visitors. And we found more evidence in this list of the weirdest, quirkiest town names in Colorado. From it, we picked our favorites,…
We recently put together a list of the top ten haunted Denver sites to visit on Friday the 13th — Friday, September 13, to be precise. Now, the calendar has rolled around to the next spooky holiday: Halloween. And the ten places highlighted by Shadowlands.net, a website that purports to…
The Colorado Avalanche has been a mediocre team in recent years, but since Patrick Roy took over as coach, the squad has been on a tear, with a 10-1 record to open the season. But the latest news about the Avs is far less happy. Semyon Varlamov, a goalie who’s…
Dear Stoner: Where is all the marijuana for the recreational industry coming from? Stockpiling in Stapleton Dear SS: The rules haven’t been finalized yet, but what we do know is that the medical stores transitioning over to recreational stores will be able to designate half of their existing medical marijuana…
Halloween and the University of Colorado have always been an explosive combination, dating back to the raging parties that used to take place on the Pearl Street Mall. This year, in a memo posted online, the university asked students to be careful of “stereotypical and offensive” costumes. “As a CU…
Anne Waldman’s love letter to Boulder is drenched in water references. They seem fitting, since the city just suffered through the worst flood in its century-and-a-half existence. But the poem, which was commissioned by the Boulder Tattoo Project, is copyrighted Memorial Day 2013, and the first public reading of “Boulder…
Phil McLean moved to Boulder from Cincinnati 35 years ago and says he “never felt at home” until he arrived there. Since the 64-year-old title abstractor signed up as a sponsor of the Boulder Tattoo Project, he got to select his excerpt from Anne Waldman’s “Boulder Zodiac” before…
“Boone and Bust,” Off Limits, October 24 Who Was That Mascot Man? I’m really pleased to see that the “student-led steering committee” at the University of Denver has spent so much time and energy on surveys and polls and finding a mascot that adequately represents the community. These kids will…
Editor’s note: This is part two of correspondent Shannon Brandt’s reports about the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Denver last week. To read part one, click here. A logo is often regarded as a condensed, compressed, symbolic summoning-up of everything that a big entity means to represent in everyday…
In our daily Denver Blogs roundup, we pointed to a post by our Bree Davies decrying the “Halloween shaming of grown women” via slutty costumes. When we shared the item on Facebook, we asked if readers feel pressured to dress in risque fashion on October 31. This commenter says “no.”…
The Rocky Flats Institute and Museum and the Cold War Patriots opened a new exhibit in the museum’s temporary location in Olde Town Arvada just in time for today’s National Day of Remembrance honoring this country’s nuclear workers. I Remember Rocky: Rocky Flats History Retold, 1951-1959 focuses on the first…
Denver blog posts work up a sweat. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels introduces a new feature: “Decker of the Week,” featuring Eric Decker’s hottest shots. Colorado Pols on Scott Gessler’s announcement that he’s suspending his gubernatorial campaign to make sure conservatives are elected on school boards. Denver Frank shares Google…
The Denver-based Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking has released fourteen recommendations to strengthen Colorado’s response to human trafficking. Among them: form a statewide group of prosecutors focused on trafficking, create a prevention campaign targeted at vulnerable populations, and encourage the development of local coalitions dedicated to the issue. The recommendations…
Shortly after his arrival in the Colorado prison system, a mentally stable teenager named Sam Mandez landed in solitary confinement for a series of minor rules infractions. He soon began to experience auditory hallucinations and other signs of mental illness, and his erratic behavior made it impossible for him to…
Calling all aspiring auteurs: Here’s your chance to get your six seconds of fame. We want you to submit your best news- and sports-related Vine videos by uploading them with the hashtag #DenWeb2013. We’ll pick our favorites to play at the annual Westword Web Awards party at Galvanize on December…
In July, we published an item headlined “Jeffrey Johnston, veteran Littleton cop — and ecstasy dealer on the side?” The answer to that question is “yes.” And the person confirming it is Johnston himself. The now-former officer has pleaded guilty to two charges in relation to his bust earlier this…
Until 5 p.m. today, the Environmental Protection Agency is holding a public listening session in Denver to “solicit ideas and input…about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants.” The folks at Environment Colorado, who recently released a report about the 100 dirtiest power…
What do condoms and bicycles have in common, beyond the fact that cyclists have been known to have sex every now and then — usually after parking? According to the folks at Boulder B-cycle, they’re all about safety — and so is Boulder’s homegrown love-glove specialist, Sir Richard’s Condom Company…
Back in May, we told you about DNA evidence that led to charges against Dony Salazar for a rape that took place back in 2000. Now, improved DNA technology has resulted in a bust for an even older crime — the sexual assault of a fourteen year old way back…
