Since November 6, all sorts of venting has taken place on the White House’s petition website, including a call for Colorado to break away from the United States. But that’s not the only post-election attention Colorado is getting in citizen appeals to the Obama administration: A petition praising Amendment 64…
Denver blog posts are curious, but not yellow. Bronco Talk’s Jon Heath lauds the rise of Tony Carter and Chris Harris, who’ve stepped up big-time in the absence of under-the-weather Tracy Porter. Coyote Gulch: The snowpack news for Colorado are all bad…. Jon Caldara shares his thoughts after the election…
Update: Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of Larry Gomez, who is suspected of taking shots at officers in Denver and Westminster before leading cops in Aurora on a car chase that ended with a crash resulting in the nasty mug shot seen here; see our previous coverage below…
The response to Amendment 64’s passage has gone international, with Felipe Calderon, Mexico’s president suggesting that his country’s pot policies may have to change as a result of the measure, as well as a similar one approved in Washington. A marijuana analyst sees the comments as evidence Mexico and other…
Patricia Calhoun’s post about marijuana banking issues noted attorney Rob Corry’s notion about using financial institutions in sovereign tribal nations to break the regulatory logjam. In the subsequent debate about whether this approach is feasible, one reader expresses doubts even as he supports the necessity for such a fix…
The resignation of CIA director David Petraeus has a Denver connection: Reported mistress/biographer Paula Broadwell attended DU, and some believe she may have shared confidential info in a speech there last month. But in reporting about this link, 7News made headlines of its own, by airing a cover of her…
Update: Funeral plans have been announced in regard to James Davies, the Lakewood Police officer killed by friendly fire during an incident on Friday. He’ll be laid to rest on Thursday; get details below. In the meantime, only one of the three people taken into custody prior to the tragic…
Update below: After the passage of Amendment 64, Governor John Hickenlooper issued a statement advising folks to wait before breaking out the Cheetos and Goldfish — an unexpected remark that quickly inspired its own Twitter hash tag. Now, a photo has surfaced featuring Hickenlooper posing with these snacks along with…
You can tell a lot about a city by what’s on its Facebook page. That’s definitely true of Denver’s official Facebook address, which has more than 202,000 likes and counting. We’ve collected a dozen photos from the page’s gallery (many contributed by fans) that offer a good idea of the…
More cars and cyclists are crashing into each other in Denver, prompting heated debates about who is responsible in the collisions. But in a recent Boulder crash, there’s plenty of blame to go around. The accident report about the incident, in which a bike rider was knocked to the ground…
Denver blog posts are the most. Roundball Mining Company’s Kalen doles out mostly positive marks (except to Ty Lawson) after the Nuggets’ exhilarating come-from-behind road win at Golden State. Colorado Pols discusses the “conservative entertainment complex.” At Education News Colorado, DPS board president Mary Seawall feels the election affirmed support…
It’s time for the 2012 edition of Westword’s Denver Web Awards, our annual celebration of Denver’s greatest digital minds. Back at the end of September, we put out a call for you, dear readers, to nominate your favorite online projects and voices, and a team of Westword staffers and contributors…
It’s been less than four months since James Holmes fired shots during a showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, killing twelve and injuring dozens more in one of Colorado’s worst tragedies. But that didn’t stop one student from wearing a “Joker” mask into a theater yesterday, prompting a…
After the passage of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, Governor John Hickenlooper released a statement advising folks who voted for the proposal to wait before they break out the Cheetos and Goldfish. But he recognizes that the question of federal intervention over the measure is no joke…
Here’s yet another national story with a Denver connection: the resignation of CIA director David Petraeus after he admitted to an extramarital affair. His reported mistress, biographer Paula Broadwell, earned a master’s degree from the University of Denver — and now, news outlets are suggesting she may have revealed national…
Our post about Mike Coffman’s win in the 6th Congressional District noted that he managed to overcome a number of gaffes en route to besting challenger Joe Miklosi and joining all the other Colorado Congressional incumbents in victory. But one reader points out that redistricting presenting Coffman with just as…
There’s been a lot of talk this election about how divided our country is — and that was very clear in Colorado, where a roughly even split had two camps bashing each other — sometimes on opposite sides of the street. Taking the divisiveness to a whole new level, voters…
Add this to the growing list of signs that Denver is becoming more of a bike city: A local developer is now promoting a new apartment building as a bike-themed project. That means free bikes for tenants, bike-themed artwork in the interior, bike storage and even a bike repair room…
Love it when people can’t keep their thoughts to themselves for one second longer and just have to spew? Then you’ll love the Rants & Raves category on Denver Craigslist, which regularly features declarations that vacillate from sensible to downright loony. We picked and photo-illustrated ten of the weirdest from…
During the last three Broncos victories (over San Diego, New Orleans and Cincinnati), the focus was on Peyton Manning, and rightfully so. But while Manning put up impressive stats in yesterday’s 36-14 dismantling of the Carolina Panthers, the stars of the game were Von Miller and the Broncos defense –…
If you had any doubt that the passage of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, would turn proponent Mason Tvert into a national figure, look no further than this weekend’s episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. Maher, a vocal supporter of marijuana policy reform, devoted seven…
In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis in Colorado, we came across some amazing old news stories from local papers about marijuana arrests and more. We’ll share the most memorable of them in our quasi-regular feature, Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule. Today’s item, from August 9, 1937:…
