The memories and tributes continue to pour in following news of legendary Denver rock promoter Barry Fey’s death over the weekend. Neither his family nor the authorities in Arapahoe County, where he passed away, have addressed reports that Fey took his own life — information that echoes what we’re hearing…
Our post about avalanche victim Mark McCarron focused on his many attributes and not the marijuana he had with him when he died — and which authorities noted for dubious reasons. One reader appreciated the memorial, but not the way McCarron was used…
Denver blog posts are stockpiling picks for next year. Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery looks at the marks given the Broncos for the 2013 draft; they fall in the “B” and “C” range. Colorado Pols: Are some petition-gatherers working in Colorado sex offenders? Mile High Hockey’s Cole D. Hamilton on…
As we reported yesterday, legendary Denver concert promoter Barry Fey has died. Ever since the news broke, those who encountered Fey over the years have been sharing stories and anecdotes about the two Barrys — the hard-as-nails asskicker and the cuddly pussycat. The take below, from former Rocky Mountain News…
We’re all accustomed to seeing fliers on light poles alerting the populace to missing dogs or cats. But a missing mohawk? For a Volkswagen? Yep. In my neighborhood — Ken Caryl Ranch — a sweet Bug previously outfitted with a simulated mohawk has been scalped, and the owner, quite understandably,…
Update: Two people have been arrested in the April 24 shooting death of Charles Edward Harris; see our previous coverage below. The pair in custody are Daryl Thompson Sr. and Daryl Thompson Jr. They’re a father and son reportedly nicknamed Big Mad Dog and Little Mad Dog. The elder Thompson…
As the weather has warmed up, the number of homicides in the metro area has escalated in a disturbing way. We added three new posts to our Mile High Murder archive last week alone, and early Saturday morning, another homicide took place outside a Denny’s restaurant. The victim: Chris Haney,…
Last year about this time, we shared our first collection of ten memorable Denver Craigslist Missed Connections, because when the weather begins warming up, more people get out and about — and more love connections are missed. We’ve gathered together, photo-illustrated and ranked ten randy, yearning, desperate, forlorn, creepy, excitable…
The Nuggets have made reaching the playoffs only to lose in the first round a tradition during the George Karl era. That was all supposed to change this year, though. Most wins in a single season since the Nugs joined the NBA. A third seed. Home court advantage against a…
The 2011 Ram’s Pointe bash, which drew thousands and led to the arrest of two football players, put CSU on the underrated party school map. Now, thanks to a massive block party this weekend, this reputation is getting harder to ignore, especially given a police response that included flashbangs and…
We’ve just learned that Barry Fey, a larger-than-life figure who helped put Denver on the music-business map, has died. At this writing, the circumstances of Fey’s death have not been made public, but he has been ill of late. His personal Facebook page features a March 11 post that reads,…
Here’s a pretty interesting and surprising positive story about cannabis being used as a medicine from the Colorado Banner out of Boulder County from July 1876 — making this the oldest Cannabis Time Capsule piece we’ve run. And though the mention of marijuana is brief, it illustrates how cannabis might…
Patricia Calhoun’s reporting about the model-train layouts that have graced Union Station for decades, and the prospect of them losing their longtime home, has triggered a mixture of nostalgia and resolve that the situation must be fixed. Here’s one example — a reader for whom the trains have a special…
Denver blog poss don’t wilt under pressure. Denver Stiffs’ Jeffrey Morton has one piece of advice for the Nuggets coming into game three tonight: Be tough. The Grazing Mind’s Krista Torvik touts Naturally Boulder’s seventh annual spring education series on Saturday. Denver PR Blog offers reasons why Eric Decker shouldn’t…
Last night, a man was loading groceries into his car after shopping at a King Soopers on the 15000 block of East Colfax in Aurora when he looked up to see something shocking. Nearby was a 67-year-old woman in a wheelchair who appeared to be hurt — and she was…
Around here, folks tend to earn Schmuck of the Week glory for crimes they’ve already committed. That makes Mike Vanderboegh special — because the Alabama blogger and blowhard familiar to a certain segment of the populace from numerous appearances on Fox News earns this week’s honors for an offense that…
In 2007, Seung-Hui Cho, a student at Virginia Tech, killed 32 people in one of the deadliest campus shootings in U.S. history. About 1,500 miles away, Ben Reed, a teacher at Standley Lake High School in Westiminster had seen enough. But little did he know what his search for a…
In the vast majority of cases — even serious cases — when juveniles are charged with crimes, prosecutors routinely decline to release their names. So it’s highly unusual that the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office is sharing the name of fifteen year old Miguel Angel Ita, who’s been charged in…
Amendment 64 opponents are threatening to force a repeal of the measure allowing adults 21 and over to use and possess small amounts of marijuana if legislators don’t approve a sales tax that’s higher than necessary to cover costs. That’s the claim of A64 proponents, who have scheduled a press…
Last year, Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient fired by DISH for failing a drug test, filed a complaint over the issue in Arapahoe District Court. When he lost there, attorney Michael Evans brought the case to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Now, those jurists have also rejected Coats’s…
The Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons website draws attention to unsolved murders, and we tried to do likewise in three posts last year — in May, September and November. The ten crimes featured in this installment include two of the most famous unsolved crimes in Boulder history: the…
With the 28th choice in last night’s NFL draft, the Denver Broncos selected Sylvester Williams, a defensive tackle from North Carolina seen here. We won’t be certain for years if this was a wise decision or a terrible one — but we’ve already got a mighty good idea which players…
