The Rocky Mtn. Cluster Dog Show has taken over the National Western Complex through today, with hundreds of dogs and owners stopping in for their chance in the spotlight. When you see the following photos, you’ll understand why we couldn’t resist dropping by the competition to peruse the prized pooches…
Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried stepped into the national spotlight over the weekend, lighting up the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge game by scoring forty points, pulling down ten rebounds and earning MVP honors, and then wowing the crowd with one of the best dunks of Saturday night’s Slam Dunk…
In our current cover story, “Big, Big Love,” Jenn Wohletz profiles one big, happy, polyamorous family: Reggie, Eeza Alexander and Cassiday, who all share a home — and a California king-sized bed — in Denver. But polyamory is not all sexual fun and games, she reports. The more people in…
Ah, the joys of the Internet. Now all it takes is a quick search to see what your fellow ganja smokers are up to, and what pieces they are smoking out of. Browsing pictures of dry pipes last night, we came up with this list of our top ten Stoner…
Those of you who think Colorado legislators know absolutely nothing about marijuana were proven wrong earlier this week, when what’s been described as a strong smell of pot permeated the State Capitol. Hence, a unique order in the annals of this august body: “If the Sergeants would please douse all…
In what’s being hailed as a major victory for community groups fighting fracking projects, a Denver federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management can no longer keep secret the identity of companies seeking to obtain oil and gas leases on public lands. The landmark ruling reverses…
Denver blog posts have a Valentine’s Day hangover. Colorado Pols is keeping up with today’s epic gun debate, including Representative Chris Holbert’s criticism of a measure limiting magazines to fifteen clips. Denver Stiffs podcast: Kenneth Faried will put the Nuggets on the map at the NBA All-Star Game. The Redheaded…
Every parent knows it’s a pain in the ass to take little kids in and out of the car when popping into a store, especially in cold weather. But know what’s an even bigger pain in the ass? Having your idling ride stolen with your kids inside, because you were…
A proposed bike lane for 15th Street has been a hot topic in the cycling community, with the advocacy organization BikeDenver making its feelings known at a Valentine’s Day love-in at which members presented more than 200 I-love-bike-lanes cards to Mayor Michael Hancock’s office; see photos below. Meanwhile, the Public…
William Breathes’s post about the Denver City Council’s decision to consider a recreational-marijuana-retail-store ban in April inspired speculation about whether officials might defy the will of the city’s voters, and what could happen if pot shops are allowed. One reader sees a future in which prices will fall in a…
UPDATE: Nearly two years after her disappearance, the family of Kelsie Jean Schelling still hasn’t given up hope of finding her. Family members and supporters will march from the Pueblo Police Department’s headquarters to District Attorney Jeff Chostner’s office to encourage authorities to continue investigating her case. Kelsie Jean Schelling,…
Last September, we shared photos of Colorado’s top twenty most wanted sex offenders. Since then, the list has been updated, and while there’s a new number one (Ronald Dean Stanley), many of them remain at large…and so do a slew of others, many with mug shots that are flat-out chilling…
The Amendment 64 Shadow Task Force is made up of activists monitoring a governor-appointed group charged with making recommendations about the implementation of A64, which allows adults 21 and over to possess small amounts of marijuana. Now, the shadow task force is trying to beat the state to the punch…
A week after Globeville’s Mayra Nunez shot her three kids, killing two and severely injuring the third, before committing suicide, a horrifically similar crime has taken place near Colorado Springs. This time, however, the two children who died (ages one and three) were stabbed to death, and the person who…
This dispensary has closed. Based on Boulder RX’s location, pretty much in the heart of the tourist-trap Pearl Street Mall, I figured it would be another high-priced, low-quality bud shop relying on location alone to sell herb. But while the prices were high, everything else about the shop was much,…
Denver blog posts bring the love — especially today. Colorado Pols parses a John Hickenlooper message that revives his fracking-fluid-tasting moment. At Mile High Mamas, Nancy Sharp shares a Valentine’s Day tale of finding love after loss. Coyote Gulch: Statewide, the snowpack is 75 percent of average. Let it snow…
Sir Richard’s Condoms is the TOMS Shoes of love gloves: For each condom purchased, the Boulder-based company gives away one in a developing country. On Valentine’s Day 2012, that meant announcing a 500,000 condom donation to Haiti. And this February 14, Sir Richard’s is doubling the struggling island nation’s pleasure,…
Our post about a cycling advocate’s call for stop-yield laws — rules that allow bicyclists to yield at stop signs rather than coming to a complete halt — became a repository for passionate arguments, pro and con. Here’s a post from someone who has no problems when it comes to…
It’s been four years since the Rocky Mountain News closed just shy of its 150th birthday. What’s happened to folks at the paper since then, and where are they now? That’s the subject of “After the Love Is Gone — Following the Rocky Road,” a discussion today featuring the likes…
Update: Rob Redmond died doing something he loved. As we’ve reported, Redmond died early yesterday morning from injuries sustained while skiing at Breckenridge on Sunday, becoming the fifth official casualty at a Colorado resort this season; see our previous coverage below. Now, we’ve learned more about a man who loved…
On Valentine’s Day, professional ballers have a big job — impressing spouses or lovers who sometimes get as much attention as they do…at least from the website PlayerWives.com. The significant others of numerous Colorado jocks are highlighted on the site, but we’re focusing on five, including one former GF and…
After a huge cache of documents about child-sexual abusers went public last year, the Boy Scouts of America are under more scrutiny than ever to make sure adults working with kids don’t have pervy intentions. So the organization can’t be pleased about the arrest of Brian Robbins, a scout master…
