Tonight, Mitt Romney is scheduled to headline Red Rocks, joined by vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan and Kid Rock (really). But while most observers feel Romney lost last night’s third and final presidential debate, his performance apparently concerned a number of folks on Twitter enough to inspire death threats sent…
Out of 32 assistant chiefs currently working in the Denver Fire Department, one is black, four are Hispanic and there are no females. Of 62 captains below them, six are black, and three of those are eligible to retire in coming years. The consequence of these numbers according to some…
Denver blog posts want your respect. South Stands Denver’s Colin D. doesn’t know if ex-Denver QB Brady Quinn will make the Chiefs better, but at least he’s easy on the eyes. At Free Range Longmont, Laird Cagan, M.D., weighs in on the health effects of fracking. Burning Down the House’s…
In September, prosecutors in the James Holmes case filed a notice in court about a complicated situation they believed they’d fixed. A witness in the case who knew Holmes from the University of Colorado agreed to let police download texts Holmes sent from her iPhone. (The witness’s name is redacted…
In February, we shared the story of Michael Clark, accused of killing Boulder official Marty Grisham in 1994, but not charged until earlier this year. The case was hardly a slam dunk, since it was largely based on circumstantial evidence. But the prosecution has earned a first-degree murder conviction anyhow…
Update: The Amendment 64 campaign has replied to Mayor Hancock’s comments below. The reply is on page three after the original post. In the intensifying endorsement war around Amendment 64, Colorado’s Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has come out in opposition, in part because he does…
Since the kidnapping and murder of Jessica Ridgeway, a ten-year-old Westminster girl, the number of reports about metro-area abduction attempts has risen sharply. The latest is info out of Aurora — and while police don’t believe it’s connected to the Ridgeway case (unlike a May jogger attack), the details remain…
Sam Levin’s Q&A with Gary Johnson drew a huge response from readers hungry to learn more about the Libertarian candidate for president. A number of those sharing their thoughts rejected the suggestion that marking a ballot for Johnson is either a wasted vote or a de facto boost to Republican…
As the Jessica Ridgeway case continues its transition from a missing persons case to a search for her kidnapper and killer, the online community that’s sprung up to support the family of the ten-year-old Westminster girl is undergoing changes as well, with a new Facebook page becoming an online gathering…
Earlier this month, we posted about the ten TV shows you didn’t know were set in Colorado. Now, we turn to (mostly obscure) movies that actually feature “Colorado” in the title — and are accompanied by amazing posters. Almost all the flicks we found are vintage Westerns, with several starring…
Most observers believe that Barack Obama won last night’s third and final presidential debate, giving him his second win in a row over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. But much of the post-debate analysis suggested that this victory won’t matter much in the cosmic scheme of things. The theory: Romney’s decisive…
You know times are tough and resources are tight when even dogs are getting pink-slipped. That’s what happened in Dillon to a pair of police pooches. But don’t worry: They’re not going to wind up on the streets…
Today is the first day that voters can cast their ballots in person as part of early voting in Colorado — and the state’s top Democratic officials set an example by voting in front of a bunch of cameras in Denver. The photo op underscores how important the ground game…
Denver blog posts have a way about them. Bronco Talk’s E. Halsey Miles muses about whether Broncos fans should be excited about D.J. Williams’ impending return from suspension — and decides in the affirmative. WhoSaidYouSaid’s Joshua Sharf: Michael Bennet under pressure to deliver Colorado to Obama. Square State’s Zappatero says:…
Even though Mayor Michael Hancock says he likes to give people the benefit of the doubt, he believes Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s actions echo a concerted nationwide effort to suppress votes. The mayor weighed in on this topic last week, and while he declined to directly slam Gessler, he…
Last week, we noted that actress Susan Sarandon is voicing robocalls on behalf of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. Now, a new website, MarijuanaMajority.com, is pushing such measures here and elsewhere using the words of other notables who’ve questioned drug policy, including Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, seen…
One of our favorite things about comments is when a reader comes up with an entirely new way of looking at something. That happened on our item about a Broncos fan beaten up in San Diego, apparently for wearing a Denver jersey. The post’s author rejects the blame-the-victim mentality that’s…
The streets of downtown Denver hosted two big events on Saturday night: the third annual March for a World Without Police and the seventh Denver Zombie Crawl. But there were times when the two spectacles seemed to combine into one — an unfortunate turn according to some Zombie Crawlers, who…
Election day is rapidly approaching and it couldn’t be clearer in Colorado where residents are bombarded with nonstop ads and weekly traffic jams due to Obama and Romney rallies. But those two aren’t the only presidential candidates showing the state some love. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian pick, stopped here Friday…
In recent years, Colorado’s medical marijuana business has been chronicled by news purveyors as varied as National Geographic (via the program American Weed) and The Daily Show (which featured our MMJ critic, William Breathes). Last night, 60 Minutes weighed in with its own report, offering a somewhat staid but notably…
Colorado is always well-represented on websites specializing in user-generated content — because we’re so damn funny! All of which makes FunnyJunk.com a natural place to find homegrown laughs. We’ve collected our twenty favorite posts with Colorado flavor — capped by a collection of “Colorado myths” that feature a special appearance…
In October 2011, entrepreneur Jim Deters founded Galvanize, an organization dedicated to “growing start-ups through capital, community and curriculum.” Over the last twelve months, he’s definitely put his money where that motto is. Today, the most recent manifestation will be unveiled when Galvanize’s new community center opens its doors during…
