Denver blog posts: Toast of the town. Big Media’s Jason Salzman thinks the Denver Post’s criticism of Republican immigration proposals should have name-checked locals like Cory Gardner. Colorado Peak Politics notes calls for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s program from the left as well as the right. Denver Egotist: Check out…
Since Amendment 64 passed in Colorado, Republican officials have been tasked with responding to a policy that the party didn’t embrace but a majority of voters supported. With small amounts of recreational marijuana use to be okayed in the state constitution, GOP reps are supporting the state’s right to make…
The scene at Jugz Sports Tavern should have been celebratory last night. After all, the bar caters to Broncos fans, and earlier in the day, Denver defeated Tampa Bay for the team’s seventh straight victory. But that was before two police officers confronted Marcus Ray Martinez, a 27-year-old car theft…
In an interview last week, former gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo argued that true conservatives should have supported Amendment 64 — but he doubted that more Republican support would have driven many young voters to the GOP. One reader agrees in language that would likely please the ex-Congressman…
After the passage of Amendment 64, we reported that Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey had called for a review of all pending pot cases that would be legal under the measure, with a bias toward dropping those unaccompanied by additional charges. Now, however, an attorney says a client accused of…
From the “In case you missed it” file: On Thursday’s hilarious “Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger” segment, viewable below, The Colbert Report’s Stephen Colbert weighed in on the fact that no students have signed up to live in CU-Boulder housing that allows guns — a story our…
Each year, we collect the most memorable images from the previous twelve months — and when we start rolling out those posts, expect to see shots from November among them. Look below to see the shots that caught our eye over the past few weeks, and be sure to click…
The funniest moment in the broadcast of Denver’s 31-23 victory over Tampa Bay took place after Peyton Manning waved his hands to quiet the ecstatic Mile High Stadium throng prior to a play. Cut to the crowd a few seconds later and everyone in the shot was sitting quietly, like…
Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games to books. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? Puffit stealth personal vaporizer…
Union Station will close on Monday for renovations that include a boutique hotel — part of a multi-million-dollar plan to turn the sleepy train station into a multi-modal hub. But the nostalgic among us have at least one more chance to take a last look: The DenverInfill blog and Union…
Steve Hogan, mayor of Aurora, the city where Century 16 shooting suspect James Holmes allegedly killed twelve people and injured dozens more, is not joining a nationwide coalition of mayors that supports stricter gun laws. In response, the group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, argues that Hogan should join fellow city…
For years, media observers have speculated that Dean Singleton would someday purchase the Colorado Springs Gazette with the idea of synergizing with his other Front Range newspapers, most prominently the Denver Post. But that day isn’t today. With Singleton taking a backseat to John Paton in Digital First Media and…
Denver blog posts have never been very good at math. Colorado Pols notes that internal polls showed Mitt Romney winning Colorado two days before the election. Blindside! Coyote Gulch: Storm water needs in the Colorado Springs area could reach $1 billion. Denver Frank shows how to kill a mustache. Mo-vember’s…
Marcel Maldonado seems like the kind of criminal who doesn’t know the meaning of laying low. A wanted man in Washington state, he managed to make it to Colorado, only to tweak the cops here. But after getting away again, where did he hide? In the car police were chasing…
In what’s called an effort to support the economic vitality of downtown Colorado Springs and stop panhandling, the city passed an ordinance this week that bans solicitation. But the law is so broad that it violates the First Amendment. At least that’s the interpretation of the American Civil Liberties Union,…
In August, we told you about a major court ruling in which an Arapahoe County judge found that because marijuana is illegal at the federal level, medical marijuana contracts can’t be enforced. Attorney Rob Corry subsequently (and somewhat reluctantly) made this same argument on behalf of a client, even though…
Comments continue to collect on Sam Levin’s post about Denver’s new enforcement of drunk cycling policies already in place at the state level. Check out one of the most wide-ranging and thorough discussions of the issue, from a reader who’d like to dial down the divisiveness…
Erik Jensen was seventeen when he got mixed up in the deadly domestic drama of Nate Ybanez, his best buddy. Ybanez is now serving a life sentence for the 1998 murder of his mother, Julie; Jensen is also serving life without parole for helping him — although whether he was…
Update: Yesterday, we reported that Animal Law Center attorney Jennifer Edwards’ services had been retained in the case of Chloe, a dog shot and killed by a Commerce City police officer during an incident caught on video; get details in our previous coverage below. Edwards provides additional details about her…
Most memes floating around the web are, well, mean. But not those found on the Denver Broncos Memes Facebook page. The images collected there are almost entirely positive, from a Broncos fan’s perspective — and just perfect to prepare you for Sunday’s big game between Denver and the Tampa Bay…
Although voters approved Amendment 64 earlier this month, the retail sales aspect of the measure can’t go into effect prior to late 2013 or early 2014 — and that’s only if (and it’s a big “if”) the federal government doesn’t take action to intervene. Yet Douglas County Commissioner Jack Hilbert…
While the loved ones of missing Dylan Redwine had to lobby the national media to cover his story, no encouragement was needed in the search for Colorado Springs’ Kara Nichols, nineteen. After all, she’s been working as a model, meaning there are plenty of gorgeous photos to display (see samples…
