Three years ago this month, outside some drab federal offices in Lakewood, a bespectacled man sporting a white cowboy hat and a bolo tie stood in a teeth-rattling wind before a clump of reporters and bureaucrats and declared his intention to lay down the law. “We’re no longer doing business…
Okay, you feel bad. No, you feel worse than bad. Five Tom Brady touchdown passes in the first half will do that to you. But just because the Patriots destroyed the Broncos 45-10 in tonight’s playoff game is no reason to despair. Renew your faith the same way Tim Tebow…
As we wrote about earlier today, Broncos fans could use chalk on the streets, but not Occupy Denver. And did they ever. Led by Denver mayor and one-time Broncos mascot Michael Hancock, fans used blue and orange sidewalk chalk to “transform Bannock Street into ‘Broncos Boulevard!'” (Just look how far…
The chefs over at Simply Pure may have created the ultimate Peanut Butter & Jelly Cup in theory, with cannabis and fruit jelly being the key ingredients. In my head, it’s the perfect combination. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case when I brought some home the other week for a review…
The use of private prisons by states and the federal government continues to increase, yielding billions in annual revenues for two dominant companies in the industry — despite a lack of solid research that America’s experiment with for-profit incarceration actually saves taxpayers money in the long run…
Violeta Pando couldn’t sleep last night. After all, today is the last for a six-week pilot program to review the deportation cases of all non-detained immigrants in Baltimore and Denver — including the case of her wife, Sujey Pando. “The hours that I did sleep, which were very few, I…
Denver blog posts are mmm-mmm good. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on how KNUS’ Steve Kelley got Tim Tebow to hype his station’s call letters even though KOA airs the Broncos. Elephant Journal’s Michelle Berman Marchildon: Thank you is the new fuck you. Geeks Who Drink’s Adam asks: Did you remember…
Letters from the U.S. Attorneys Office telling medical marijuana centers they have 45 days to shut down or face prosecution went out yesterday. Some shops are already receiving their ultimatums in the mail…
Boston mayor Tom “Mumbles” Menino thinks Colorado beer sucks. He thinks Boston beer is better. Yeah, you heard that right. On Thursday, Menino made headlines after Denver mayor Michael Hancock suggested that the two make the traditional sudsy bet over the outcome of the Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots…
Should peace officers be certified after passing a take-home exam? The answer to that question is provided by the prosecution of Julie Carleen Johnson-Garcia, who allegedly allowed two wannabe cops who’d flunked a pair of previous tests to take the third at home. And that’s not all…
This afternoon, residents are invited to participate in something referred to as a “spirit rally:” Come down to Bannock between 14th and Colfax sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., hang out with the cheerleaders and Mayor Michael Hancock and use blue, white and orange chalk to transform the street…
Yep, Tim Tebow and the Broncos are in the playoffs, and each day this week, to get you ready for Saturday’s showdown with the New England Patriots, we’re going to put real fans to the test with brain teasers from the Denver Broncos Trivia Game (the 1985 version, which I…
Three years ago on Sunday, police officers pulled over Alex Landau, then nineteen, for taking an illegal left turn onto Emerson. They then beat him bloody. Although Landau received one of the city’s largest police brutality settlements in May — $795,000 — his story remains a chilling example of racial…
Cannabis activist Laura Kriho has a message for medical marijuana business people shaken by seizure letters sent to 23 dispensaries by the U.S. Attorneys Office and worried that centers faced with closure will have nowhere to move: Stop burying your head in the sand and get behind Legalize 2012’s proposed…
Our post about longtime KOA host Rick Barber signing off as the station’s overnight host after thirty years has become a repository of remarks from longtime Barber appreciators. And due to the incredible reach of KOA’s 50,000 watts of power, not all of them are from the Denver area. Here’s…
The controversy surrounding RedPeak Properties’ proposed development near 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard has been light on recent action and heavy on letters, motions and press releases. Given that, it’s been an busy week for the development, with Denver City Council District 1 rep Susan Shepherd, taking her first official…
This morning, David Barnett, a University of Colorado philosophy professor, has reason to be philosophical. After all, his iPhone 4 case, which he’s hawking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, was prominently featured on NPR — even though one commentator deems the overabundance of such cases as the…
Letters from U.S. Attorney John Walsh tell owners of 23 medical marijuana centers that they must stop doing business within 45 days at their present location. MMJ lawyer Warren Edson says shops targeted in Denver will be able to move, but strict federal rules governing distances from schools will make…
Whoever thought it would be awesome to paint a $300 portrait of Mickey Mouse as Tim Tebow is only slightly less credible than the person who will buy that painting. One step above them is the Disney lawyer who will ask that the painting be destroyed, but way (way) above…
Update: U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s letter to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 feet of schools, which threatens seizure and forfeiture if they don’t stop operating within 45 days, is a blow to the state’s MMJ industry. And spokesman Jeff Dorschner stresses that it won’t be the only one. “This…
Update: The State Board of Education has approved new standards for charter school authorizers — the school districts and one quasi-state agency that approve new charter schools. But the standards aren’t mandatory. As the Colorado Department of Education’s Amy Anderson tell us, state board members classified them as “guiding principles”…
This dispensary has closed. In high school, my friends and I used to buy weed from a guy who lived in some shady apartments. The dude only let one or two people actually come buy weed, so the parking lot of his apartment complex always looked suspiciously shady, with us…
