If public speaking is the most common human fear — statistically, it ranks even higher than death — then Denver is chock-full of masochists these days. On any night of the week, you can find dozens of nervous people hanging around outside of bars and clubs, anxiously smoking cigarettes or…
Free beer, free food and free entertainment: The annual Too Much Funstival was designed as a gift from the Fine Gentleman’s Club comedians (and their sponsors) to the comedy community of Denver. “When we first put it together, we weren’t as busy as we are now,” says Nathan Lund of…
“Turf Wars,” Patricia Calhoun, August 8 State of Insanity Now, let me get this right. The State of Northern Colorado? Damn!Why didn’t I think of it? Sure as hell — that’s ranch talk — there they were, the county commissioners and a few sheriffs from the northeastern counties of Colorado, an impressive gathering…
Last month, we ripped a hole in the new bag policy at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, pointing out that Denver Broncos fans are in for a few surprises when they get to the gates in September. “The team adopted a new security policy this year — one that…
The monthly harvest of medical marijuana patient data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is dried, cured and ready for consumption. For the first time in three months, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry saw an increase in patients with current and active red cards. At the end…
Alan Prendergast recently updated us on the ongoing battle over whether to allow the artist Christo to move forward with “Over the River,” a project that calls for the display of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. Aside from environmental concerns, most of our commenters remain unimpressed with…
Denver blog posts are vigilant. The Colorado Independent’s Susan Greene on claims that sex assaults still plague the Air Force Academy. Denver Egotist: The Nix Brothers win the audience award at the Denver 48 Hour Film Project. Denver Urbanism’s Ryan Dravitz updates us on the Colorado National Bank’s hotel conversion…
The long-simmering battle over the future of a major hunk of southeastern Colorado may have taken a giant step toward resolution in Pueblo yesterday. A senior Army official assured ranchers that the Pentagon has no plans to expand the sprawling, 367-square-mile Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site — and might even rescind…
Medical cannabis has been on the fast-track to mainstream acceptance over the last few years, and more and more high-profile organizations, including the MS Foundation, are aligning themselves with cannabis groups promoting the safe and beneficial plant. Add to that list Boulder’s BStrong foundation, which raises money for cancer research…
Last week, we shared comments from Denver Post execs about changes at the paper online, in print and at the sports department; Broncos beat reporter Jeff Legwold had just jumped to ESPN. Post types initially declined to say whether the position would be filled. But now, the section’s boss confirms…
The Colorado Rockies may have lost to the San Diego Padres 7-5 last night. But one fan who attended the game definitely left feeling like a winner, even if he got a little wet in the process. The Rockies’ Dexter Fowler hit a foul ball, and the damn thing landed…
Last month, we told you about Jaxine Bubis, a political hopeful whose campaign for embattled state senator John Morse’s seat was derailed after it was revealed she’d written several steamy books — read excerpts below — and referred to herself as a “grammy who writes erotic romance.” Now, however, she’s…
Have you discovered Weird Photo Wednesday yet? Conceived by James Rogers, senior librarian in the Western History & Genealogy department at Denver Public Library, it’s a deep dive into DPL’s amazing (and frequently strange) digital collection. See sample oddities below, complete with DPL text. Click on the links to check…
Rodolfo Cendejas certainly fits the pattern of a serial sexual abuser, as one family understands all too well. According to the 18th Judicial District DA’s office, Cendejas, 48, molested a young Aurora girl who’d barely reached her teens, before moving on to her younger sister — and then committing the…
At this writing, we don’t know the identity of a man gunned down by police near 29th and Downing yesterday. But we have lots of information about what witnesses describe as dangerously unstable behavior and wild threats made considerably more frightening by the presence of a knife. Denver police say…
The Marijuana Policy Project has released its list of the country’s eight worst state legislators — officials who espoused what MPP communications director Mason Tvert calls “outrageous anti-marijuana” policies. Given that Tvert, one of the main proponents of Amendment 64, is based here, it’s not surprise that a Colorado politician…
Yesterday, we wrote about Eli Traufield, whose past link to a medical marijuana dispensary didn’t prevent him from being arrested for possessing 61 pounds of pot. The debate that followed took interesting turns, with one reader maintaining that the Colorado system encourages black market sales rather than squelching them…
Denver blogs are first rounders. South Stands Denver’s Jennifer Eakins explains how to strike a homerism balance when taking part in a fantasy football draft. Big Media’s Jason Salzman challenges KHOW’s Ross Kaminsky over a chat with senatorial hopeful Ken Buck, and Kaminsky responds. At Mile High Mamas, Gretchen offers…
Update: A body found in Colorado Springs has been positively identified as Rose Hammes, seventeen. Our sincere condolences to her friends, family and loved ones. See our previous coverage below. Update, 6:38 a.m. August 13: Yesterday, we told you about a piece of good news that emerged after Friday flooding…
Back in April, Felix Trujillo became the first person ever to escape from Denver’s new jail — with a little help from Deputy Matthew Andrews, who swore he’d only aided the inmate because of threats to his family. A few weeks later, Trujillo publicly claimed Andrews actually assisted him because…
People taking photos of themselves using cell phones probably happens more often these days than folks actually using the devices to call someone. (Texting, of course, is another story.) And it’s nearly as commonplace for such pics to be photo bombed, either purposefully or accidentally. It’s not every day, though,…
The tech world is abuzz in regard to a just-introduced and mighty bold transportation concept: Hyperloop, a large-scale variation on pneumatic tubes used at banks said to hold the potential of transporting people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in thirty minutes. The notion’s booster is Elon Musk, the man…
