What do Joe Arridy and Tyler Sanchez have in common? Both were diagnosed as developmentally delayed, and both confessed to sex crimes they didn’t commit after grueling interrogation. But while Arridy was eventually executed circa 1939 in one of Colorado’s most shocking miscarriages of justice (more on that below), Sanchez…
After our first roundup of memes inspired by Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow, the folks at the NFL Memes Facebook page did something funny. They kept coming up with more of them…so many, in fact, that we’ve assembled a brand new collection featuring PM, The Chosen One, John Elway, John…
Today, the Colorado Rockies will open their 2012 campaign against the Houston Astros — and to mark the occasion, Denver City Councilwoman Judy Montero and folks from Denver Public Works painted a “Colorado Rockies Purple Stripe” (plus Rockies logos) on Blake Street between 19th and 22nd. We can imagine this…
When news broke last year that Earl Moore had been charged with a single count of arson for placing an explosive device in Southwest Plaza mall on the anniversary of the attack on nearby Columbine High School, locals feared he’d receive relatively light punishment. But no: Moore has been sentenced…
This dispensary has closed. It wasn’t a busy day, but the shop named A Mile High was slammed with customers the day I was in — including a father in with his toddler son buying herb. Now, I have no problem with herb being used around children, but years of…
Cycling nuts can start picking their viewing spots for the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge — and participants now know the full extent of what they will be up against. Yesterday, organizers released full details of the route for this year’s race, which will take place Agust 20-26 and lead…
Editor’s note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple’s ongoing series highlighting local political activists. They were wearing black, and they carried coffins. This is Carolyn Bninski’s strongest early memory of political activism, a lifestyle she would later take up and pursue for more than forty years, and it’s…
Colorado is one step closer to (hopefully) dominating the silver screen once again. Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved $3 million to fund a bill to increase the state’s film incentives. As explained in our cover story, “The Reel West,” the number of movie cameras pointed at Colorado has dwindled…
Denver blog posts have a secret list of 200 communists working in the State Department. Colorado Pols know that size matters, especially when it comes to warchests — like the giant one Mike Coffman will be able to use against his Democratic opponent. Mile High Mamas’ Lori on five ways…
On March 22, two doctors practicing in northern Colorado were arrested by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on charges of writing false medical marijuana prescriptions for undercover officers. If the charges against them are true, does that make them typical of MMJ physicians? Or the exceptions?…
The Lower North Fork Fire near Conifer cost many thousands of dollars in damaged or destroyed property and, most importantly, three lives, including Ann Appel, who didn’t receive a reverse 911 emergency notification because of a glitch in the system. And it was hardly the only one. As revealed in…
Late last month, the Denver Police Department named former district and country judge Jess Vigil to the new position of deputy manager of police discipline — a move ballyhooed as an indication that the DPD under Chief Robert White is getting serious about brutality allegations. But the attorney for the…
A recent Denver Blogs roundup highlighted a post whose writer admitted that he’d miss the Tim Tebow era, when the Broncos were always underdogs. That prompted a response from one reader who suffers from no such nostalgia…
The woman seen here looks like a highly polished business owner, perhaps, or maybe a suburban soccer mom. But as portrayed on a billboard being formally unveiled today at a high-profile location near the Denver Broncos’ home, Sports Authority Field at Mile High (see it below), she’s also a fan…
At this writing, the top Twitter hashtag in Denver is #MyThoughtsDuringSex. As well it should be. Not all of the tweets on this topic qualify as hilarious. In fact, some of them will leave you feeling in need of a shower — alone. But plenty others are hilarious. We’ve collected…
The Denver coroner’s office has released the list of homicides in the city through the first quarter of 2012. The total of nine victims, including 29-year-old Billy Newson, seen here, is one higher than during the same period in 2010 and 2011. See where they happened and get more details…
The charge of child abuse resulting in death just filed against Sharrieckia Page is unusual in a couple of respects. Not only are the details of the case that have surfaced thus far particularly horrific, but authorities have yet to find the body of Page’s infant son, Torrey — possibly…
Bad news for my daughter, who’s described Broncos receiver Eric Decker as “the most beautiful man on the planet.” He’s now engaged to Jessie James, a country singer capable of giving Deck a run for his money in the gorgeous department. James’s Facebook page includes lotsa pics in which the…
The loudest applause at a rally at the Capitol today for the prevention of child abuse and neglect was for two teenagers who know the child welfare system firsthand. As a child, Latisha was placed in twelve different foster homes. Her brother Adrian lived in twice as many. Today, they…
April 20 is simultaneously a day of celebration and a day of mourning — claimed by both pro-marijuana activists and those impacted by the 1999 Columbine shootings. But this year, the Substance Abuse Coalition of Douglas County is looking to reframe these associations. The coalition is organizing “Take Back 420″…
Packed with opposition in orange “Homes Not Handfuffs” buttons, yesterday’s City Council committee meeting initiated the first public discussion of Denver’s proposed, hotly debated urban camping ban. With the proposal come as many accusations as questions, many of them involving concerns it could criminalize the city’s homeless population. Key in…
Denver blog posts stand out. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on Colorado AG’s ideas about a federal health insurance mandate (H/T Colorado Ethics Watch). The Redheaded Slut on going viral. Denver Egotist shares a FirstBank ad in which a man loses his wife but keeps his mortgage. Happy ending?…
