Lately, we’ve been sharing highlights from Visit Denver’s Denver.org website, including lists devoted to the city’s best free attractions and tours, the top eleven hidden tourism gems and the thirteen best free day trips from Denver. Our latest? The site’s picks for the perfect gay-friendly weekend in Denver — although…
Since when does likening someone to Steve Aoki constitute fighting words? Hell, given that Aoki is a superstar DJ with a huge following in these parts — witness his jam-packed January show at the Fillmore — such a comparison could be considered a compliment. But very early this morning, an…
Had I taken my dog for a long walk in a Jeffco open-space area a few minutes later than I did yesterday afternoon, both of us would have been knocked unconscious — because a brief but brutal storm hurled enough sizable hail to create hefty piles. There was post-torrent flooding…
The word “lush” can describe the thick foliage of a plant, something lavishly productive, or an object or experience that is sensational. The term has also taken on the slang meaning for a sloppy drunk, though that connotation doesn’t really come to mind after visiting Lush, which has been around…
Yesterday, we shared a list of Movoto’s top thirty reasons why you should move to Denver. It’s the kind of post that gets people talking, and that certainly proved to be the case. But do Denverites really want a huge influx of folks impressed by the city’s many attributes? This…
Denver blog posts get to the point. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels explores the question of whether using marijuana or steroids is worse when it comes to sports. Denver Urbanism’s John Hayden argues that bicycle infrastructure promotes observance of cycling laws. Purple Row’s Jordan Freemyer on the problems with Dick…
Visitors to shopping centers across the country have no doubt noticed the distinctive look of Hollister stores. They’re designed to recall a Cali surf shack, with hundreds of them nationwide, including the one at Park Meadows Mall, featuring a faux-porch with a couple steps most shoppers must scale in order…
Senator Vicki Marble, come on down! You’re the next contestant on The Politics is Wrong! Marble, a Republican from Fort Collins, was apparently trying to be sympathetic to African-Americans at a State Capitol meeting yesterday, but her words sure as hell didn’t come out that way — unless you think…
Members of the Colorado marijuana scene have been waiting since election day for the federal government to definitively state its position on Amendment 64. Instead, the White House has been largely silent on the topic of pot for the better part of a year — until yesterday, when deputy press…
Yes, it’s true: The chopper-challenged youngster seen here is all grown up and now appears regularly on Denver television — specifically CBS4, which is sharing his photo and plenty more pics of news personalities during their formative years as part of a highly entertaining slide show. Can you guess who’s…
This week’s cover story, “The Prodigal Pastor,” focuses on Gil Jones, a dynamic preacher who built two modest, youth-oriented “seeker” churches into thriving megachurch operations, then abruptly stepped down amid complaints about his relationships with women in his congregation — and is now embroiled in similar controversies at his latest…
Most burglars steal things based on their resale value — what they can get in the underground market. But a chosen few swipe items for more personal reasons. Joey Gallegos appears to fit in the latter category. He’s been arrested and charged for snatching more than 350 pieces of women’s…
Dear Stoner: Can this hippie medicine really cure cancer, or are all of these activists just getting too high off their own supply?Key Mo Dear Key: Yes, some parts of the cannabis plant have been shown to kill cancer cells in certain cases — though to say outright that marijuana…
Colorado adopted its state flag in 1911 — but it’s never been as popular as it is today. Over the past half-dozen years, the popularity of the flag — with that circle of sun (signifying 300 dubiously counted days of sunshine) or gold (which set off the Rush to the…
Boring churches have pews, hymnbooks, organs and stained-glass windows. Hip churches have guitars, rock videos, podcasts and piercings that aren’t limited to that dude on the cross. Both in its message and its setting, the Village aspires to the hip, if not the edgy. Launched just seven months ago, the…
“Turf Wars,” Patricia Calhoun, August 8 Northern Exposure I thought the new names for Colorado spin-offs were funny. It’s important to be informed, but also to enjoy a laugh or two. Westword is meant to go beyond what the lame-ass Denver Post does. Nice job. It’s not only a statewide…
While its stance isn’t surprising, the National Institute on Drug Abuse defied all common knowledge, logic and science earlier this week by contending that alcohol and marijuana are equally toxic. The NIDA position is an indirect response to the Marijuana Policy Project’s message that marijuana is a much safer recreational…
Patricia Calhoun’s post featuring suggested new symbols for Northern Colorado, the proposed name for numerous counties currently considering secession from the state, triggered a huge response from commenters, a lot of it negative in the extreme. Here’s one example of many…
Denver blog posts like it hot. Denver Egotist on Denver’s Citizen Pictures, which took home a daytime Emmy for a Food Network special starring Guy Fieri. Colorado Peak Politics shares an ad boosting the Douglas County School board, which progressives love to hate. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on the Pueblo…
When we talked to Denver Film Society executive director Tom Botelho back in November 2011, the organization was only a month away from bidding farewell to the Starz FilmCenter, which the organization had occupied for a decade — and he was uncertain where its new home would be. A lot’s…
Update: Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of Nuggets star Ty Lawson after a domestic dispute with his girlfriend, Ashley Pettiford, who was also faces a misdemeanor charge; see previous coverage below. Now, we’ve obtained a copy of Lawson’s arrest report, and it provides many more details. Among them:…
Last week, following a Twitter debate about plagiarism with members of the media, the Denver Police Department took part in its first-ever Reddit AMA, meaning “Ask Me Anything.” The online conversation featured a large number of questions about marijuana — so many that the department has scheduled another Reddit AMA…
