A shopping trip Kenny and Kathleen Sanchez took with their daughter led to their arrest for child abuse. No, they didn’t strike her in public or anything like that. Rather, it was the girl’s appearance that raised concern. The three-year-old weighed just nineteen pounds…
Denver Police officers are fired on occasion — but they don’t always stay fired. This fact has been reinforced again by the actions of a hearing officers panel, which ruled that Detective Jay Estrada should don his uniform again. Last June, Estrada was sacked for lying in a high profile…
There’s no love for medical marijuana dispensaries in Fort Collins today. Thanks to a voter-approved ban on medical marijuana businesses, all centers and grows have to be shut down by midnight tonight…
The city’s ban on the pit bull breed has created tension since 1989, but the most recent effort to bring awareness to it (and against it) is only two months old. Yesterday, the breed’s supporters reached 6,500 signatures, significantly more than half their goal of 10,000. But what does this…
Cops and Secret Service agents who protect Republican presidential hopefuls are dealing with a new kind of threat — one that sparkles. Last Tuesday, Denver got into the act when Peter Smith, a college student and politics intern, was arrested after he tried to throw blue glitter on Mitt Romney,…
The Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office does not mess around when it comes to love. They love love. They love it so much that they converted their bland beige conference room — known today as the “Sweetheart Bistro” — into an explosion of shiny red hearts, Cupid-shaped confetti and fake…
Denver blog posts are having trouble getting reservations for tonight. Wonder why. Predominantly Orange’s Kim Constantinesco wonders if Tim Tebow will emulate Justin Timberlake’s and accept a YouTube invite (following at least two video requests for a date last month) to the Military Ball. Plants & Animals Denver invites you…
Mayor Michael Hancock is challenging Denver’s building owners to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent by the year 2020. Yesterday, Hancock and representatives from several local agencies announced “Better Buildings Denver,” a program that aligns with President Barack Obama’s national “Better Buildings Challenge.”…
There are a lot of unlikely offenses that can land a person in jail — like, for instance, referring to one of your college professors as “Junius Puke” online. But did you know that failing to buy a license for your dog could also win you a room in the…
Is 53-year-old Stephan Mitchell a crook or a good Samaritan, albeit one who wanted to get paid? The folks at the Boulder Police Department have expressed their opinion clearly, busting Mitchell for theft in relation to a missing cell phone he says he found…
In 2003, Greeley Police officers arrived at the home that then-UNC student Tom Mink shared with his mom, confiscating his computer and more because of complaints about his portrayal of professor Junius Peake as “Junius Puke” in his fledgling Internet publication, The Howling Pig. Eight years and a six-figure lawsuit…
William Breathes has already had to update his recent post about the number of Colorado skiing deaths this season twice due to new reports about casualties. Our readers have shared plenty of thoughts about the high number of fatalities. Here’s one that suggests that one piece of safety apparel may…
Last week, Boulder City Council extended a nine-month moratorium on new medical marijuana businesses. It was a surprising move for a community perceived as medical-pot friendly. But senior assistant city attorney Kathy Haddock argues that it was necessary due in part to the belief that MMJ is not nearly the…
Kyle Dyer, the 9News anchor bitten by a dog on live TV, has a private Facebook page. But privacy was tough to maintain after the Today show featured a report about the incident and efforts by the station to suppress the video of this shocking but newsworthy event failed. No…
Valentine’s Day isn’t a big holiday around my house. In fact, it’s not a holiday, period. At most, it’s a source of irritation for my wife, who’s one of the most romantic people I know — this weekend, she watched You’ve Got Mail for the 703rd time and still got…
Yesterday, we shared highlights of the new CU Boulder memes Facebook page, a campus must-see. Not to be outdone, our Colorado State University friends have countered with not one but two CSU memes Facebook pages. Yes, ripping on the Buffs is a frequent theme — but so are partying, sincere…
An Argentine mastiff named Max chomped out a piece of history last week when he bit 9News morning anchor Kyle Dyer on the lip and was subsequently quarantined by animal-control officials. Max had already made headlines the day before after a firefighter rescued him from a nearly frozen pond in…
“The Reel West,” Melanie Asmar, February 9 Reelity Bites I just read the article about the new hopes to lure filmmakers to Colorado. I have many friends who are filmmakers; they live locally but film elsewhere because it just doesn’t work fiscally to film here. Colorado has a thriving film…
When I laugh, I mean it. Loud and from my belly. Throw my head back, shake my hair And even show the generous gap between my two front teeth. It is when I am quiet that it is time to pay attention. When I am quiet something big is about…
In the spirit of beating a dead horse, we’re back with another update on Colorado’s inclusion in the long-winded “Sh*t _______ Says” trend. Last week, Westword presented you with our video addition to the city’s stereotypes, Sh*t People From Denver Say, but we’re not the only area residents who have…
It seems reasonable to say an unreasonable fellow like Shane Gring, 25, can tackle growing social concerns like substandard housing, environmental degradation and an unskilled workforce — but only if he raises $10,000 by March 7. Gring is co-Founder of team BOULD, Colorado’s only finalist competing for a spot in…
Denver blog posts want to dance with somebody. Colorado Pols spotlights Rachel Maddow’s argument that Republicans fussing about contraception and health insurance are in danger of Ken Buck-ing themselves. 5280’s Daliah Singer on the start of the DU lacrosse season. View From a Height’s Joshua Sharf on legislating (not) by…
