Even as Senator Steve King’s proposed THC DUI bill is being debated this afternoonpassed through to the state House, two other state legislators are making one last push for their separate marijuana-related proposals with a little more than a week left before Colorado’s General Assembly adjourns. The subjects: funding the…
Update, 3 p.m. May 1: Today, hundreds of protesters took the day off from work and school to spend it with Occupy Denver in Civic Center Park. For the local movement and its community partners — the Mercury Cafe included — May Day began at noon with a march and…
What does it look like when a bunch of mascots converge on the Capitol steps? Kinda goofy. That’s what happened at today’s Discover Colorado Rally, a yearly meetup that could be summed up in two words: “Yay, tourism!” Grown-ups dressed as sharks and bears listened as officials rattled off statistics…
Denver blog posts are fan-tastic! Denver Stiffs’ Jeffrey Morton on what the Nugs must do to star in the Lake Show, rather than winding up on the cutting-room floor. Will George Karl listen? Denver Egotist travels to Colorado.com. Coyote Gulch: The Upper Colorado Basin and South Platte news isn’t all…
Before last night’s epic Denver City Council meeting started, and well before its members voted nine to four to preliminarily approve the proposed urban camping ordinance, the line for public attendance stretched far outside the City and County Building. Many of these people left during the following seven hours of…
The Kylie Horner post about Michelle Obama’s Colorado Springs appearance noted that only volunteers who won a sweepstakes would be able to see her speak. This procedure inspired one reader to weigh in on the Obama campaign’s approach to earning another four years for the First Lady’s husband…
After Peyton Manning signed with the Broncos, he posed with a jersey at his introductory press conference. But now, we’re finally getting a chance to see him wearing the orange, thanks to DirecTV images from an ad also featuring Deion Sanders and Peyton’s little bro, Eli — and most fans…
Last week, news broke that Robert Dewey had been exonerated in the 1994 slaying of Jacie Taylor, albeit after serving nearly sixteen years. Yesterday, Dewey was released around the same time authorities issued an arrest warrant for Douglas Thames, currently in stir for another rape and murder — one for…
Our latest mug shot roundup highlights folks accused or convicted of offenses ranging from the dopey to the deadly serious, plus a couple of highly unusual entries — two people, Tyler Sanchez and Robert Dewey, who were cleared of the allegations against them. Check out the memorable photos below, and…
Last week, a creative art bomber added a bit of bathroom humor to the iconic Big Blue Bear (officially known as “I See What You Mean”) that stands outside the Colorado Convention Center. And like most unsanctioned art — remember the origami cranes outside the Denver Art Museum? — it…
“The Bum’s Rush,” Kelsey Whipple, April 26 Homeless on the Range Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks’s proposed ordinance to ban “urban camping” in Denver is partially predicated on his yearly visits to Kenya — where, as Mr. Brooks points out, there is 86 percent unemployment. The councilman says it’s the…
To the long list of sounds associated with the first pitch of a baseball game on a beautiful spring day — birds chirping, fans murmuring, the distinct “pop” of a catcher’s mitt — add this one: laughter. What’s funny about the pitch isn’t immediately clear. It doesn’t end up far…
Miller moths are back, molesting porch lights, swarming cars and generally pestering the good citizens of Colorado earlier than usual this year due to our recent warm weather. Pest control companies are helpless in the face of these flapping demons; their best advice is to suck them up with a…
Initiative 84, a proposed constitutional amendment that would require lenders to prove ownership of property before foreclosing on it, has passed another hurdle in its move toward legalization. On Friday, proponents and opponents met before the state title board to discuss its language, which made it through relatively unchanged. The…
Statehouse veterans know that the easiest way to squash a bill they don’t like isn’t to kill it outright but to send it out for serious “study” — to some lonely subcommittee or outside agency, where it will languish and eventually die a slow, agonizing death from neglect. Senate Bill…
Denver blog posts hate to hate, unless you’re a hater. Colorado Pols describes the new Americans For Prosperity ad as “full of crap.” Does that mean it’s good for your lawn? Denver Urbanism’s Ken Schroppel reaches the 1930s in his tour of Denver single-family homes. At People’s Press Collective, Brian…
Civic Center Park, which shut down in March for construction work and landscaping work, will remain closed longer than originally announced. According to Parks and Recreation reps, the downtown hub will continue to be shuttered through at least mid June. The news applies immediately to Occupy Denver, whose members have…
OMG, did you hear that ESPN’s NFL Draft gasbag Mel Kiper gave the Broncos draft class a C+? What will the organization do after receiving such a mediocre evaluation? Maybe John Elway and other executives will assess the players in training camp, attempt to improve their weaknesses and put them…
Why were the Denver Nuggets name-checked by Jimmy Kimmel amid this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner? After all, the get-together took place before the Nugs were blown out by the L.A. Lakers in game one of the playoffs. The explanation involves an elaborate joke whose target was none other than…
Update: Last week, CU-Boulder student Andy Duann’s photo of a tranquilized bear falling out of a tree went viral, as we explain in our original coverage below. But even as the shot became a meme and GIF favorite (we’ve included examples), reports broke that Duann was exploring legal action against…
We love it when older posts spur new comments. Take a 2010 item about a proposed Boulder nudity ordinance and officials’ attempts to draw distinctions between indecent exposure and shocking accidents in a series of clothes-free scenarios. This offering prompted a reader to share her confusing experiences regarding acceptable work…
Senator Steve King’s proposed THC driving bill is headed to the state senate floor, probably tomorrow. To clear its path, language that would have established a zero tolerance policy for all Schedule I and II drugs was stripped out Friday. As such, the proposal is very similar to one shelved…
