Last month, we told you that the Dacono City Council was looking at banning medical marijuana centers, grows and edibles/infused product manufacturing. The idea gained plenty of traction, and last night the tiny town north of Denver took the first step toward prohibiting all cannabis-related businesses within city limits…
And then there were none. The Denver Post recently laid off metro columnist Mike Littwin and reassigned newly minted fellow columnist Chuck Murphy to a social media job. That left Tina Griego as the Post’s sole metro columnist — but as she announced today, she will soon be moving with…
Kelsey Whipple’s post about the owners of Snooze being pilloried for their position on the urban camping ban proposal even as they were employing four members of the homeless community struck a chord with one potential customer. Here’s her take…
Thieves dispensing with stolen goods typically do so quietly, outside the public eye. But if Wheat Ridge Police are right, Wylie Newton is a different breed. Newton is accused of stealing an antique pistol from a New Mexico museum, then trying to sell it on a reality TV show…
Anyone sick of staring at his or her cluttered, sloppy, haphazardly decorated home can find glorious respite at Apartment Therapy, a website devoted to making any space more beautiful, no matter how small. The idea: Do a lot with a little. Look below to see our ten favorite Colorado entries,…
Civil unions bill supporters are blaming House speaker Frank McNulty for its death for assigning it to a so-called “kill” committee. Witness the explosion on Twitter, where the response was vitriolic even by social media standards. If there were any positive takes, we could’t find them. Here are the top…
The mood was charged from the beginning. Even before City Council voted nine to four to approve Denver’s new urban camping ordinance, one audience member made a point during the Pledge of Allegiance. During its conclusion of “peace and justice for all,” he shouted “ALL!” in protest against the measure…
The so-called House “kill committee” has put to death a bill to legalize civil unions. The measure, sponsored by House Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino, who is gay, failed despite having bipartisan support in the full House when the committee’s five Republicans voted against it. But first, supporters and and opponents…
Early in the fourth quarter of game seven against the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night, your Denver Nuggets held a four point lead over a team with two Hall of Famers on it. That moment showed the peak of the Nuggets’ season and potential. The Lakers went on to win…
When the Colorado Department of Transportation put the historic Dotsero Bridge “up for adoption” in late April, the agency caught the attention of at least one person in Denver who just happens to be in the market for a cool bridge to span the South Platte River — the subject…
When Snooze co-owner Brianna Borin spoke out in support of the urban camping ban at a city council hearing two weeks ago, Occupy Denver members took offense and launched a morning-long rally against the restaurant spot — which employed four homeless individuals inside at that very moment. Days later, co-owner…
A bill to legalize civil unions and two bills dealing with marijuana have been assigned to be debated this afternoon in the House’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee, which is likely to reject civil unions but keep the latter measures alive. Today is the first day of a special…
Now that the Nuggets are done for the year, Denver blog posts are ready for some football. A Bronco Talk guest on Peyton Manning’s ability to make good receivers into great ones. Free Range Longmont’s Kaye Fissinger asks: How did we get here? The Grazing Mind’s Jarod Ballentine spends a…
The sweet plea deal struck by former Arapahoe County sheriff Pat Sullivan for meth possession and soliciting prostitution, which netted him a sentence of thirty days in jail and probation, has been widely criticized for its leniency. But no one is probably in a better position to appreciate the break…
At this writing, the second-most-viewed item on the Boulder Daily Camera website is a letter to the editor — but not just any letter. The missive, published under the heading “Gays are a Threat to Public Health,” has had an explosive impact on readers, coming at the outset of a…
Friday night at the Exdo Events Center, the crowd went wild, repeatedly, as thirty men and three women auditioned for featured spots in the 2013 Colorado Firefighter Calendar — and as you can see, one attendee’s tongue got a real workout. Look below for a sampling of photos by Jim…
It’s crunch time. As the Denver City Council prepares for a final vote tonight on the proposed urban camping ban, opponents and proponents spent the weekend discussing the issue in meetings and on the streets. At the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, regional representatives hosted a panel to debate the ordinance, which could…
Our post about the prospects of Governor John Hickenlooper signing the THC driving bill drew a comment from medical marijuana activist Jason Lauve, recently highlighted in this space for covering the cost of doctor referrals and red cards for impoverished patients. He takes a strong stand against the measure…
The legal battle arising from a restraining order filed by the City of Boulder against Seth Brigham, its most annoying critic. has gotten more complex. According to attorney David Lane, Brigham has rejected a settlement offer from Boulder, whose reps are expected to participate in a conference call to determine…
On May 9, four people were shot in Montbello, with one of them subsequently dying. It was a shocking incident, but like many crimes thought to be gang-related, it hasn’t gotten much media attention. And five days later, the victim who died in the case still hasn’t been identified by…
Colorado’s special session, which begins today, is earning nationwide attention for Governor John Hickenlooper due in large part to the civil unions legislation whose death largely inspired it. But in conversation with the net’s Candy Crowley (see it below), Hickenlooper avoided espousing same-sex marriage and stressed that this issue and…
Photos: Top ten “You know you’re from Colorado when…” punchlines It’s the time of year when people from all over the country begin flooding into our fair state — because if you lived somewhere else, you’d want to come here, too. But how to tell the locals from the pretenders?…
