How to get visitors to come to your town, city or state? Last week’s mascot-packed Colorado tourism rally and Greeley’s new “Let’s Go” ad campaign represent two recent approaches. But what about a memorable nickname? Colorful Colorado boasts a slew of very unusual ones. Check out our favorites from across…
After the Lakers beat the Nuggets last night, much of the social media chatter focused on Savannah McMillan-Christmas, who wandered onto the court in the middle of the game. But there was also a Twitter eruption from Lakers fans celebrating the win in predictably irritating ways — like referring to…
Where there’s life, there’s hope — but the Denver Nuggets don’t have much of either right now. After making an energetic stand on Friday night to notch a 99-84 victory over the heavily favored L.A. Lakers at the Pepsi Center, the Nugs failed to build on this success, falling to…
Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook…
Editor’s note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple’s ongoing series highlighting local political activists. For his first job, a preteen Julien Ross sold lemonade and lied about it. Or at the very least, he didn’t tell the whole truth about it. The juice came from freshly squeezed lemons,…
Westword feature subject Jamie Moyer is baseball’s unlikeliest story. At 49, and coming off of major elbow surgery, he’s not only become the oldest player ever to win a game, he’s also managed to pitch well enough to be considered the Rockies’s ace, though that may say just as much…
Denver blog posts have May fever. Roundball Mining Company’s Jeremy feels the Nuggets need to look at shaking up their rotation versus the Lakers. Big Media’s Michael Lund: If you see a story about a Hispanic on Denver news, it’s probably about a crime. Square State’s Zappatero takes Mark Udall…
Update below: Boulder has filed a temporary restraining order against Seth Brigham, a local known for irritating officials in public places — once by stripping to his boxers at a city council meeting (more on that below). A city spokeswoman cites an expert on workplace violence who sees Brigham as…
The competition for state tourism incentives will remain as stiff as ever thanks to a veto this morning from Governor John Hickenlooper. Hick nixed a bill that would have allowed the Colorado Economic Development Commission to approve up to six new projects for sales-tax rebates. Six projects, including a proposed…
The same day that Spirit Airlines celebrated its return to Denver International Airport — complete with hefty new fees for carry-on luggage — its CEO, Ben Baldanza, was still carrying on about why the company is not refunding $197 to a 76-year-old, cancer-stricken vet too sick to fly. He recognized…
We recently shared a video of exploding hash — a chunk of what I was told was in-house butane shatter oil that flared up like a flamethrower when it hit my titanium nail and sent a cloud of stringy, black particles of tar into the air. See it below. Earlier…
Update below: Wednesday, Colorado Ethics Watch requested an IRS investigation into the nonprofit status of Open Government Institute of Colorado based on a video featuring OGI’s executive director, Jessica Peck. The claim: OGI was working to benefit Congressman Mike Coffman, who’s running for reelection. In response, Peck maintains that “this…
In a post yesterday, Melanie Asmar broke down a new study of prostitution in Denver, which documented harsher punishment toward women and a proclivity for treating men who patronize this service with much greater deference. One reader thinks the situation would improve of this dynamic was reversed…
Last December, we told you about the arrest of youth hockey coach Zachary Meints on five Internet sexual exploitation of a child counts. Now, as he’s scheduled to appear in court today, more details are emerging about messaging that’s said to have included encouragement to take part in “masturbation races.”…
For the last three years, staffers at the Clinic have raised money for theNational Multiple Sclerosis Society — outreach that emphasizes a growing public acceptance and interest in using medical marijuana to treat the disease. This Saturday at the annual MS Walk Denver in City Park, the dispensary will present…
Representative B.J. Nikkel, a Republican from Loveland, became a hero to supporters of the Senator Pat Steadman-sponsored civil unions bill when her vote in favor of the measure allowed it to pass the House judiciary committee yesterday; see a slew of tweets singing her praises below. She was the sole…
Just as the Denver Nuggets are underdogs to the L.A. Lakers in their playoffs series, so, too, do the superstar Laker Girls seem to have the advantage over the hometown Nuggets Dancers. But how do these rival squads really match up? We’ve assembled the starting lineups (as well as the…
It’s Star Wars Day, so May the 4th be with you — and no, we’re not lisping. We swear. To celebrate this annual excuse to shift into hyperdrive, we’ve assembled a slew of photos from our friends on Flickr that capture the pervasive cultural influence the Star Wars films (at…
Over the past week or so, we’ve covered the brouhaha over a photo of a bear falling from a tree on the CU-Boulder campus; see our original coverage below. The shot became an international sensation, as well as the basis for plenty of memes and GIFs included in this post…
For being so out in the open, the Dandelion, located in Boulder, is relatively low-key. No neon green paint on the walls or massive pot leaves on its signs. Instead, the shop fits well with its funky off-Pearl Street surroundings…
Yesterday the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced that it would remove 22 proposed oil and gas parcels in the scenic North Fork Valley from a summer lease sale, opting instead to “conduct additional analysis…based on public input.” And the public that’s been deluging the BLM with input — objections,…
HB 1358, a bill that would shift $7.7 million in medical marijuana registry fund money to the struggling Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, passed the House Appropriations committee today, paving the way for a floor vote. The Representative Beth McCann-sponsored measure upsets activists, who say the money should be used to…
