Colorado is certainly no stranger to doomsday scenarios, post-apocalyptic fantasy and end-of-the-world intrigue. Stephen King’s The Stand, Tom Clancy’s The Sum of All Fears and the movie Red Dawn all feature our fair state in misery; more than ninety years ago, future radio evangelist and Family Radio Network founder Harold…
“The Columbine Effect,” Alan Prendergast, March 22 The Culture of Columbine So Lifetime (known as the “Men Are Pigs” network at my house) wants to produce a miniseries on Columbine that’s based on a book written by someone who never actually interviewed anyone who was there. What a great start! While…
When it comes to the national Occupy movement, Blair Preston is less concerned with apathy than with access. In his time visiting Occupy Denver, it was the second issue that restricted his involvement, not the first, and he noticed the same problem gripping other protesters. To find a solution, he…
Theron and Teague Harrison, the whiz brother-sister debate team from Manual High School who we profiled last year in our cover story “Say What?”, are once again headed to the Urban Debate National Championship. The pair snagged first place at the Denver Urban Debate League City Championship earlier this month,…
Denver blog posts are over April Fools Day. At Mile High Report, Nick Cast notes that with Tim Tebow gone and Peyton Manning on board, no one will be shocked if the Broncos win. DenverUrbanism’s Ken Schroeppel looks at Denver single-family homes circa the 1920s. Denver Frank shares a video…
The ultrarunning community in Colorado and beyond is in shock regarding the death of Boulder-based Micah True, aka Caballo Blanco, whose body was found near Gila, New Mexico over the weekend. The author of the 2009 best seller Born to Run, the 58-year-old True was an inspiration to athletes of…
Newspapers across the country have slashed staff to save money, with movie reviewer and theater critic positions among the most popular cuts. Given that reality, the Denver Post deserves credit for continuing to dedicate a staff writer to these subjects, even though one person — Lisa Kennedy — will now…
On April 1, 2011, recent Cherry Creek High grad Kenia Monge disappeared shortly after hanging with friends at a local club. That September, Travis Forbes, originally thought to be a good Samaritan, led police to Monge’s body; he’ll spend the rest of his life in jail for killing her. At…
Our Lower North Fork Fire photo gallery collected stark images from a blaze that cost lives as well as destroying property and chewing up resources — and all because a Colorado State Forest Service prescribed burn apparently got out of control. This last issue stuck in the craw of one…
What did Denver do on a beautiful early Spring weekend? Plenty, as evidenced by the gusher of new content on our Backbeat Online, Cafe Society and Show and Tell blogs, as well as our Westword slide show page. Look below to get teasers featuring the Ting Tings at the Ogden,…
Did a Denver 911 operator accidentally contribute to the slaying of twenty-something Jimma Reat? That appears to be a strong possibility. After all, a dispatcher told Reat and his companions to return to Denver to report damage to their vehicle — and when they did, Reat was murdered in the…
The 2012 Best of Denver edition gave the much-sought-after prize of “Best Hair on a TV Personality — Male” to Ron Zappolo, Fox 31 anchor. Zappolo, a longtime sports guy who moved to the anchor’s chair years ago, received the award mostly for his mustache, which oozes professionalism and commands…
Last week, we argued that the Women’s Final Four in Denver would be more competitive than the higher-profile men’s contest — and so far, this prediction appears to be on track. Kentucky boosters are so sure their team will win the men’s championship tonight that they’ve already rioted, and it’s…
Not many morning newscast segments start with members of the broadcast crew applauding a colleague — but that’s how the 5:30 half hour of 9News’ a.m. program kicked off. That’s because today marks the return of anchor Kyle Dyer nearly two months after she was bitten on the face by…
Update: Hard to look at anything involved with the Lower North Fork Fire near Conifer as good news, especially considering that it appears to have taken three lives: Samuel and Linda Lucas, as well as Ann Appel, the subject of a long search that was called off over the weekend…
Today marks 95 years since the first cannabis-control law passed in Colorado. Andres Lucero, a Democratic representative from Las Animas County, introduced House Bill 263, which proposed making growing or using cannabis grown by individuals a misdemeanor. On March 30, 1917, the bill was approved, and the recreational use of…
Colorado has a new NASCAR team called Slice Racing. Want to know more about it? We do, too. But at this point, the secret folks behind this secret team are keeping most of the details secret…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there are few things more uncomfortable than a high school dance — unless maybe it’s an assembly. But that’s what the Colorado Queer Youth Summit, an annual conference that gathers more than 200 LGBTQ youth ages twelve to 24, occasionally felt like to…
Update below: University of Denver chancellor Dr. Robert Coombe didn’t attend a public event prompted by Greek Life groups’ Cowboys and Indians party — an event that offended members of the DU Native Student Alliance. However, Coombe is scheduled to meet with the Alliance next month — and today, he…
Denver blog posts are go! The Colorado Independent’s Scot Kersgaard on Recall Scott Gessler whispers by Dems that are getting louder. Colorado Peak Politics says John Hickenlooper is blaming the Lower North Fork Fire on global warming. The Grazing Mind’s Jarod Ballentine offers a million reasons to label genetically modified…
You may remember Tim Tebow. He used to be the Denver Broncos starting quarterback. Ring a bell? Anyway, last weekend, the Broncos traded him to the New York Jets, who will use him as their backup QB — at least for now. Tebow didn’t ask to be traded and he…
The Women’s Final Four hits town this weekend, but the fun started early at Annunciation Catholic School thanks to a visit from the Notre Dame cheerleaders and pep band, in town to boost the Fighting Irish in Sunday’s semi-final game. It was tough getting event pics, but I finally managed…
