Scene and herd: While neighbors over by the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center are getting their fancy pants all in a twist over the possibility of Walmart being an anchor of the development now proposed for the increasingly decrepit property, Walmart will be putting on a shiny show…
A hearing to argue whether a doctor-patient privilege exists between accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes and Dr. Lynne Fenton, the University of Colorado psychiatrist he was seeing, has been postponed. Originally scheduled for Thursday afternoon, prosecutors asked that it be delayed until next Thursday, August 23, because they say…
Despite the pleas of patients, dispensary owners and infused-product entrepreneurs, Denver City Council members unanimously approved going forward with a ban on all outdoor medical marijuana advertising in the city — a more draconian measure than the original proposal for a ban near schools, parks and other facilities…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler wants to make it easier for political groups to remain secretive about their spending by rewriting election rules and weakening disclosure laws. That’s according to two watchdog groups, who praise a court ruling that blocks most of Gessler’s efforts. Denver District Court has struck down…
For most of its life, the Gates Rubber plant on South Broadway made tires, hoses, fan belts and other industrial wonders. Since the place closed down nearly twenty years ago, though, its chief product line has been controversy. Prospective developers of the site have battled environmental contamination and the financial…
Denver blog posts roll with the changes. South Stands Denver’s Colin D admits that he was as excited as anyone when Peyton Manning signed with the Broncos — but he’s beginning to have some doubts…. Coyote Gulch collects drought news, including reports that dry lightning is sparking more wildfires in…
Editor’s note: This election cycle,Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information about how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. Seems that Jude Judy has bipartisan appeal in Denver. After reporting last week that Barack Obama’s campaign is pouring money into Denver television ads that…
The Colorado Attorney General’s office announcement of a 59-count indictment against Silver Lizard dispensary weeks after a law-enforcement survey showing medical marijuana was being diverted raised a question that’s buzzed in the background amid the campaign for Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act: Will cops and prosecutors step…
A river of possibility runs through this city, and we have Joe Shoemaker to thank for that. Decades ago, he looked at the polluted mess that was then the South Platte River and he saw the potential to create an incredible amenity for Denver. From that vision came the Greenway…
Jasim Mohammed Hassin Ramadon is one of five Iraqi men charged in a rape so horrific that a Colorado Springs Police spokeswoman can barely describe the details without getting emotional. And yet last fall, Ramadon was featured in a TV report on view below in which he was hailed as…
Yesterday, while covering veep candidate Paul Ryan’s speech in Lakewood, our Sam Levin spoke with six students banned from the event because they weren’t enthusiastic fans of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Lots of intriguing comments followed, including this from one of the aforementioned students, who insists the plan…
If Greeley police are correct, Justin Robert West set up a camera in the family changing room at a local fun center in search of a pervy sexual jolt. But the image he allegedly took of himself setting up the device probably didn’t give him much of a thrill –…
Although a handful of students weren’t allowed to attend a speech by Mitt Romney running mate Paul Ryan yesterday, thousands of others crowded into Lakewood High School to hear Ryan speak. Here’s what ten of those attending said about why they were there…
Denver International Airport is one of the city’s biggest Instagram categories, and after looking through our DIA gallery below. The airport and the people using it look so good you may never want to leave. Check out the collection below, and click on the names in the credits to see…
Update: Yesterday, we told you about the DUI arrest of Crocs co-founder George Boedecker Jr., who allegedly claimed that a “batshit crazy” Taylor Swift had actually been behind the wheel of his car; look below to read the extraordinary tale and the police report from which it springs. After the…
As we’ve reported, Judge William Sylvester ordered that the majority of documents in the James Holmes shooting case remain sealed. But those he’s letting the public see include the argument by some of the country’s major media organizations about why they should be allowed more access, including comparisons to the…
Update:After we wrote about six different students who were banned from attending Congressman Paul Ryan’s speech in Lakewood yesterday, an anonymous source sent us a screenshot from one of their Facebook pages that mentions tomatoes and glitter bombs. The image seemingly contradicts claims by at least one of the students…
Had six non-Romney fans not be banned from attending, they would have learned that Congressman Paul Ryan is just a family man with a lot of love for the State of Colorado. That’s how the newly announced vice presidential candidate presented himself at the start of his speech at Lakewood…
Speaking one week after a former Denver resident shot six people dead in Wisconsin, and less than a month after James Holmes killed twelve and injured dozens more in Aurora, Denver police chief Robert White told Westword it’s time to make progress on gun control. We spoke with White over…
Colorado has become a virtual co-star on Rachel Maddow’s nightly MSNBC show. A week ago, she suggested that the Michael Bennet-Ken Buck 2010 senate race provided a road map for the Obama campaign. And last night, she used the state to frame her argument that Mitt Romney running mate Paul…
Denver blog posts can gain admittance just about anywhere. Denver PR Blog shares former Denver Post cartoonist Drew Litton’s take on the NBC Olympics: Numerous Bozos in Charge. Mile High Report fan poster Andrew Mason thinks backup QB Caleb Hanie isn’t going to make the Broncos’ final roster unless he…
Last night, Denver City Council unanimously backed the proposed ban on medical marijuana outdoor advertising, despite a majority of speakers opposing the proposed measure, as well as one advocate’s threat to sue on First Amendment grounds. Council will now have to have a final vote to approve it on August…
