Our long regional nightmare is over. Nearly a month after returning to the States, Wilson Chandler has signed with the Nuggets, who yesterday announced the completion of a five-year deal worth almost $37 million. Even though the last meaningful game he played was in China, where he spent the NBA…
They’re always there, on sidewalks and street corners, in front of strip malls, at fast food joints. You see them all the time, whether you want to or not. But as we detailed in this week’s feature, “Spin City!,” Denver’s hundreds of sign twirlers face government regulations, patented tricks and…
Denver blog posts love Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow equally. Colorado Pols describes a $1 million initiative to bring conservative speakers to liberal CU Boulder as Bruce Benson’s dream come true. Coyote Gulch on how the hot and dry start to March is impacting the state’s snowpack. Lakewood Edge’s Charley…
Teachers at Colorado’s largest online school are likely overworked and underpaid, according to an investigation by KUNC reporter Grace Hood. She found that most of the teachers at Colorado Virtual Academy make less than $35,000 per year — even middle school English instructors who, during the first semester last year,…
Peyton Manning’s choice of the Broncos spurred lotsa profanity on Twitter from fans of the teams he passed by — but did Arizona-based KTVK-TV anchor Kaley O’Kelley follow suit? Deadspin (via Jimmy Traina) claimed O’Kelley reacted to the news by exclaiming, “Fuck!” live on the air. However, she insists on…
Peyton Manning’s choice of the Denver Broncos caused an instant eruption on Twitter, whose users are divided on whether the move is brilliant or idiotic. Page down to see the results of our instant Twitter poll featuring some of the most passionate early reactions…
Our post about the majority-plus support for marijuana regulation at the Denver County Republican Assembly noted that it contradicted the commonly held belief that all conservatives are anti-cannabis. One reader thinks that myth is beginning to crumble…
Update: Just over an hour after our post, on view below, about rumors that Peyton Manning was leaning toward playing for the Tennessee Titans next season comes very different news. ESPN is reporting that Manning has chosen to sign with the Denver Broncos next season…
How did CU Boulder students deal with the disappointment of the Buffs’ loss in the NCAA men’s basketball tourney Saturday night? Hundreds, if not thousands, of them drowned their sorrows, and lifted their spirits, at a rager of a St. Patrick’s Day party at the Varsity Townhouse apartment complex –…
On Saturday night, the CU Buffs played pretty much the same game as in their previous two wins: a very good first thirty minutes, an iffy last ten. But because they didn’t have a big lead this time, they fell to the Baylor Bears 80-63 in the NCAA men’s basketball…
This week’s cover story, “Spin City!,” lets you in on the daily work lives of some of Denver’s hundreds of sign twirlers. While some might be surprised to know that the rules go beyond picking up a sign and occasionally moving it, the reality is that the job comes with…
Update: 3:47 p.m.: At this morning’s court date, the bond rates for all five of those arrested near Civic Center Park last night increased, as did the crimes they are associated with. At the moment, all five are currently under investigation for second-degree assault and aggravated robbery. Caryn Sodaro, James…
Figuring some modest improvement is better than none, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee passed along a bill yesterday that’s intended to make child and family investigators (CFI) and other professionals operating in family court more accountable — after first amending and watering down its most significant measures, which had been…
Denver blog posts think you’ve been working too hard. Colorado Pols shares a CBS video suggesting that some freshman Republican Congressmen who promised a new way of doing business are happily collecting perks. Featured: Cory Gardner. At People’s Press Collective, T.L. James shares the get-together of Kyrgyz Bloggers and the…
It’s 3-16 — digits more closely linked to Tim Tebow than No. 15. Back in the day, he daubed them into his eye black as a salute to the Bible verse John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes…
So many shmucks, so little time. A parade of shmucks sounded off on the steps of the State Capitol Monday, responding to a pro-choice rally there earlier in the day and comparing the Obama administration’s support of subsidized contraception to an array of horrors. But state Senator Tim Neville topped…
Yesterday, as robotic voices called for the next in line and more than one man ogled a Michael Crichton paperback, Governor John Hickenlooper visited the Pierce Street DMV to announce a statewide plan to shorten the times many of those present will face on their next visit. Called the “Wait…
With the finality of Wilson Chandler’s self-imposed deadline (note: deadline not final) looming today, it appears he and the Nuggets are closing in on a long-term deal. From ESPN’s Marc Stein comes the strongest signs yet that the restricted free agent will indeed sign to play in Denver for the…
Highlands Ranch resident Kizzy Kalu has been ordered detained without bond — an indication that he’s considered a flight risk. And that makes perfect sense given the allegations against him. He and a fellow defendant have been indicted on 132 counts, most involving claims that they lured foreign nationals to…
The Denver Nuggets have traded their 6-foot-11 center to the Washington Wizards for one of the dumbest, most immature players in the league. And yet, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Just before the trade deadline yesterday, Nuggets General Manager Masai Ujiri sent Nene to Washington in exchange for…
Our recent post about the Frontier Airline contest that asks folks to choose among new animal mascots that include Doug the Dung Beetle prompted a suggested alternative that we wholeheartedly endorse. Behold…Greyface!…
Matthew Bowers, a 36-year-old from Greenville, Texas, reportedly died on Wednesday after a skiing accident at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. By our count — one an industry spokeswoman disputes — he’s the eighteenth person to perish on Colorado ski slopes this season, one more than the previous high mark…
