Overnight, a gunman opened fire during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 movie complex. At this writing (and these numbers could well change, and change soon), fourteen people are confirmed dead, with an estimated fifty wounded, some said to be in…
Today the Latest Word (and all of Westword’s blogs) rolled out a new user profile platform dubbed My Voice Nation. Your voice — and the opinions you voice in our comments section — will now be amplified through a fancy new commenting program called Livefyre (“live fire”). Read all about…
A few weeks ago, I was driving down Broadway on the way home from picking my dog up at a friend’s house when I realized that I didn’t have any herb I was pumped to puff. But it was close to closing time at the dispensaries, and my choices were…
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of reports about biking and bike safety in Denver and beyond. Watch out, Denver, the suburbs are taking cycling seriously, too! We’ve reported on the dramatic rise of cyclists in Denver, and it turns out the healthy debate this news has…
The backers of Initiative 52, which would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, have been collecting signatures for months. “It’s going slow,” says Homero, a volunteer. Thus far, they’ve gotten 15,000 signatures notarized and have hundreds of volunteers trying to collect 75,000 more by the August 6 deadline. To…
Denver blog posts make a difference. Predominantly Orange’s Kim Constantinesco: Peyton Manning is the NFL’s highest paid player. Did he pay for his new mansion in cash? Colorado Pols wonders: How bad are Mitt Romney’s tax returns? Who Said You Said’s Joshua Sharf feels an attempt to embarrass the Douglas…
Update below: Last night, the Colorado Progressive Coalition hosted a community potluck and vigil in memory of Alonzo Ashley, who died one year ago during an incident involving police and security at the Denver Zoo. Ashley’s family and activists demanded a stop to police brutality in Denver, and attendees released…
Luke Irvin Chrisco, who became known last summer as the Boulder porta-potty peeper, has been found competent to stand trial — even if it seems like no person in his right mind would choose such a venue to get his creep on. But strange as that was, someone else pulled…
Will pot prices drop and usage rise not just in Colorado but across the country if Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, passes? An author on a Washington, D.C. panel at the American Enterprise Institute seen in a video below thinks so — but an Amendment 64 proponent…
Yesterday, we shared a photo post of 34 Broncos arrests since 2000 — the third most of any NFL team over that period. Many of those busted are no longer on the team (like Laurence Maroney, seen here), and some players were booked multiple times (Brandon Marshall topped the roster,…
Lobato v. Colorado argues that school funding in the state is woefully inadequate — and in a December decision, a Denver District judge agreed. Colorado responded by appealing the ruling to the state supreme court, and in his official response, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers demands a reversal, maintaining in…
Denver’s Tiffany Hearty is currently keeping most of the information she’s posted on her Facebook page private. But she made an exception when it came to expressing her appreciation for the condolences she’s received in the wake of a horrific tragedy — the accidental shooting death of her son, Ethan,…
Last month, we shared ten weird Urban Dictionary definitions of the word “Denver” — and if anything, the attempts to define “Colorado” are even stranger. They vary from absolutely loving our fair state to loathing it — so we’ve pitted the nice and the mean against each other. Page down…
The hilarious NBA Memes page has made the Denver Nuggets’ JaVale McGee a star by consistently portraying him as a total moron. The Deadspin feature “That’s So JaVale” does pretty much the same thing, and given the moment last season when he threw the game ball into the stands on…
The 1996 Boulder murder of JonBenét Ramsey was one of the biggest stories in the country for years, and questions about the unsolved case continue to be asked, albeit at a lower volume than was heard a decade and a half ago. Note that former detective A. James Kolar’s Foreign…
More folks are putting on costumes and cycling with the Denver Cruisers on Wednesday nights — creating a trash problem that has become a bit of a headache for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. And if they don’t come up with a way to clean up their act, it…
Denver blog posts keep it real. Big Media’s Jason Salzman is over Scott Gessler’s “Republican attack dog” tactics, but Mike Rosen seems okay with them. Denver Egotist offers a snowboarding video for a hot summer day. You’re welcome. Plants & Animals Denver: If Martha Stewart were vegan……
Update: The Denver Nuggets have reportedly cut Chris “Birdman” Andersen and signed free agent Anthony Randolph, most recently of the Minnesota Timberwolves, to fill his slot on the roster. Andersen was once among the most popular Nuggets. However, that was before he was embroiled in what was initially described as…
The Boy Scouts of America have reaffirmed a ban of gays from participation as organization members or leaders. This move prompted the ACLU of Boulder to renew an old complaint over the Boulder Valley School District allowing scout groups to use its facilities at free or discounted rates despite its…
At approximately 9:50 a.m. yesterday, the Colorado Springs Police Department made its first arrest for the city’s public camping ban, which officers began enforcing ordinance in 2010. During an investigation of unlawful camps that had been set up in the area, members of the city’s Homeless Outreach Team encountered 52-year-old…
Yesterday, we highlighted the views of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who reportedly doesn’t want his state to go to pot like Colorado. One reader thinks Christie might not be such a weed hater if he realized the benefits that marijuana can have for people like him…
Deonte Crews, an eighteen-year-old “self-admitted” gang member, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder for shooting into a group of people standing in a yard at 4490 North Dillon Street in Montbello on July 12. A probable cause statement on view below says Crews is a member of the…
