Update below: As we’ve noted, KHOW morning-drive staple Peter Boyles has been off the air since an incident involving longtime producer Greg Hollenback on May 23. Yesterday marked the beginning of the second full week without a Boyles appearance on the station, and sans an explanation about his future. Now,…
When Governor John Hickenlooper signed six marijuana bills last week, casual observers may have been tempted to believe the hard work of putting Amendment 64 into effect is over. But no: Now comes the laborious process of creating rules and regulations for the assorted measures by July 1, four weeks…
Last week’s post featuring Chris “Birdman” Andersen memes, published after we learned the year-old Internet Crimes Against Children investigation into his activities is still open, inspired readers to weigh in on, among other things, his unusual look. One reader sees his ink-happy style as an attention-getter that’s worked…
Denver blog posts are juiced on words. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on ads for a measure to “prosecute people who commit crimes against ‘unborn human beings.'” Denver PR blog touts a comprehensive media list on Twitter. Mile High Hockey fan poster Roynnabe33’s open letter to Patrick Roy: Save us, again…
The Colorado River is under attack…from millions of invasive tamarisk bushes. Wildlife and native greens have been choked out and recreational activities have dwindled as the banks of the river are barraged by the black-trunked salt cedars. But people aren’t letting these obtrusive bushes take over the river without a…
Update: This weekend, members of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deployed a Taser against a suicidal man now identified as Guy Guthrie, 55. He was armed, but only with a BB gun — and died about an hour later. A JCSO spokesman defends the safety of Tasers even as he…
The Denver Police Department is on the lookout for 25-year-old Christina Santos — not due to anything she’s done, but because of what was done to her. Early this morning, Santos was reportedly grabbed by her boyfriend and forced into his vehicle against her will. Their whereabouts is currently unknown,…
With all the things to do in Denver this weekend, including the People’s Fair and Denver Comic Con, you might think the annual Denver Chalk Art Festival might, um, slip through the cracks. If so, you’d be wrong. When we visited Sunday afternoon, the wonderful Larimer Square tribute to sidewalk…
Update: Peter Boyles has reportedly been fired by KHOW. To read our latest coverage, click here. Original post: Last week, we noted that KHOW talk-show host Peter Boyles remained off the air following an incident with his longtime producer, Greg Hollenback, and his future was uncertain. More than a week…
Like most TV news operations, 9News aspires to be a family-friendly operation from top to bottom. So how did those who like the station’s Facebook page react when its overseers shared a photo gallery depicting a moose attempting to have carnal relations with a moose statue in Grand Lake? Not…
Marijuana businesses are going to catch a break on state income taxes starting next year thanks to a bill allowing owners to deduct business expenses for the first time. Governor John Hickenlooper signed HB 13-1042 into law earlier this week, legitimizing one of the least controversial measures among the dozen…
Our post about sexual incidents at Denver Central Library that weren’t always reported to police prompted concerns among some patrons. But one reader stressed that the security staff does a good job of keeping the childrens section child-friendly…
Denver blog posts are right there with you. Colorado Peak Politics looks at the voters who’d mark their ballot for a Republican gubernatorial candidate — and whether Tom Tancredo can win them over. Denver Egotist on the local behind Pittsburgh Pirates’ sizzle. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz gives us a look…
The line separating Schmucks of the Week from the rest of humanity is a thin one. Choose to walk away when provoked and there’s a good chance you’ll avoid being tagged with a schmucky label. But act before your brain is engaged and you’ll have a helluva good chance of…
The City of Longmont has been criticized and sued — once by the state, once by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association — over its citizens’ decision last fall to ban fracking within the city limits. That’s discouraged other local governments along the Front Range that have been thinking about…
This Mile High Gardening Conference, taking place at the downtown Sheraton this weekend, has sessions aplenty about 21st Century growing techniques, with a big focus on aquaponics and a vertical garden installed by the Spanish firm Urbanarbolismo. What’s not on the program? Marijuana — although it was originally supposed to…
Steve Pierce’s first arrest for a sex crime took place when he was just twelve years old. And the Thornton Police Department feels confident he hasn’t grown out of this abominable habit despite the decades that have passed, not to mention numerous additional run-ins with the law. Pierce is now…
An Internet Crimes Against Children investigation of Chris “Birdman” Andersen is still open a year after investigators searched his Larkspur home. But that hasn’t stopped him from becoming an even bigger celebrity as a current member of the Miami Heat than he was in Denver — and expect the spotlight…
We’ve been digging into our state’s movie history via posts like the best movies filmed in Colorado, the most awesomely cheesy Colorado movies, the biggest movie misses filmed in Colorado and ten hit movies filmed in Colorado. But after compiling our list of memorable movies set in Colorado but not…
Earlier this year, we told you about Craig Brittain, a Colorado Spring entrepreneur behind a website that published nude photos typically submitted by the subjects’ ex-lovers — a phenomenon known as revenge porn. Brittain said he was proud of the site, despite the humiliation it caused those featured on it…
Update: More information is emerging about the tragic murder of Routt County’s Asher Lesyshen-Kirlan, age nine. According to local law-enforcement reports, Asher’s parents, Lisa Marie Lesyshen and Michael Kirlan, were going through a separation at the time Lisa shot Asher multiple times, killing him. Afterward, she told Michael to come…
Being in a landlocked state, anything here that is beach-themed automatically feels campy and corny. Tiki bars, snow-cone stands, Hawaiian shirts, windsurfing — all of it. So needless to say, the tropical-themed Medicinal Oasis, with its Jimmy Buffet/yacht club decor, was not winning style points with me from the get-go…
