Update: After Abraham Lincoln High School coach Oscar Ponce was charged with sexually assaulting a teen last month, plenty of folks were shocked at the accusations — and no wonder, since he was widely viewed as a role model. But when a second allegation surfaced, he disappeared — and according…
Denver blog posts go great with either meat or fish. The Colorado Independent’s Troy Hooper cites a report that singles out Cory Gardner as being part of “the most anti-environment House in the history of Congress.” That’s making a mark. Coyote Gulch: Colorado’s dry east and west of the Great…
Although no letters have been sent by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the rumor that the feds are going to be shutting down dispensaries in violation of the Drug Free School Zone laws has been enough to create a paranoid buzz in the medical marijuana community. But while it’s anybody’s guess…
Last week marked the end of the Metropolitan Football Stadium tax, the ten cents residents have paid on every $100 since 1990. With the sales tax’s end comes the news that Sports Authority Stadium at Mile High is officially paid off. But it hasn’t reached the end zone quite yet:…
Update below: While suspects have either been captured or named in the holiday-season slayings of Andrea Roan and Elia Anastacio, there have been no such developments released in the December 26 murder of Youn Malual. Meanwhile, the extended Sudanese community is continuing to rally around loved ones left behind by…
Cats don’t give a shit about much of anything. Catnip, maybe. And birds and laser pointers. But reuniting with their owners after six long months of separation? Kitty cat don’t care. Kitty cat don’t give a shit. That’s exactly what went down this morning, when lost cat Waylon was greeted…
Red-light cameras at Denver intersections are widely reviled and provide dubious safety benefits according to a report from Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher. Yet in a first vote last night, Denver City Council voted 10-2 to retain the program throughout 2012. Councilwoman Jeanne Faatz isn’t pleased by the outcome, which makes…
In a post yesterday, marijuana advocate Brian Vicente predicted that the federal government will reschedule pot in five years — but only if either Barack Obama or Ron Paul win the 2012 election. A number of Paul supporters weighed in on the issue, with one warning of dire consequences if…
Evidence is mounting that Tim Tebow is a crappy quarterback. He has thrown four interceptions versus the Buffalo Bills and completed 27 percent of his passes in Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. But that doesn’t mean people think he’s a bad guy. In fact, in something called the…
In July, the folks behind the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 launched a petition drive to land the measure on the November 2012 ballot — and at 11:30 p.m. today, they’ll celebrate the effort at a press event before formally submitting nearly 160,000 signatures. Proponent Mason Tvert notes…
Tim Tebow’s three game losing streak on the field is echoed by the skid experienced by Republican presidential candidates who invoke him. Last month, Texas Governor Rick Perry said he wanted to be the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses. Instead, he finished fifth last night and is suspending his…
Year in Review, December 29 Pre-Occupied Yesterday I happened upon Kelsey Whipple’s print summary of her coverage of Occupy Denver. I’ve been a regular reader of it because it sets a nice balance of tone between the Denver Post, Occupy Denver’s site and the Denver Police Department. I’ve found her…
The media (Westword included) loves a good lost-cat-found story. Three months after a Broomfield calico named Willow made national news (and got fondled by Anderson Cooper) when she turned up in New York City, the headlines are shouting about a tabby named Waylon who was found in Golden last week…
On Wednesday, Alamosa-born Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will return to his roots — again — as part of a long-simmering effort to promote tourism and conservation in Colorado’s much-praised, much-neglected San Luis Valley. Accompanied by Governor John Hickenlooper and Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, Salazar will visit…
Denver blogs is back from a well-deserved winter break. Colorado Pols names Tom Massey, a Republican from Poncho Springs, its top politico of 2011 for striking a bipartisan chord in the face of Tea Party tumult. At Square State, WeatherDem offers a climate change primer. Denver Egotist reviews 2011 with…
A recent Occupy Denver general assembly looked suspiciously different than the group’s typical gatherings. The 21 people who took part facilitated the agenda, proposed their own resolutions, voted on them, passed them, and even communicated with spirit fingers as the meeting went on. The only difference: All of that day’s…
Today, we checked in with Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson regarding the whereabouts of Crisanto Tirso-Jiminez, 35, who’s wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of Elia Anastacio. According to Jackson, Tirso-Jiminez remains at large — and he’s thought to be hiding south of the border…
And you thought you had a crazy year. Getting jiggy with a student at a Baptist school, driving a scooter without a license in Miami, possessing four grams of cocaine in Aspen, threatening to shoot out a Best Buy in Aurora over a video game and literally getting shit on…
Last week, the Department of Revenue sent a letter formally petitioning the federal government to reschedule marijuana; read it below. Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente sees the move as a sign of the times, and predicts such rescheduling will happen within five years — if Barack Obama or Ron Paul win…
What a weekend — and if you missed any of it, the Westword family of blogs (Cafe Society, Backbeat Online, Show and Tell and our slide show page) has you covered. Look below to get hipped to New Year’s in Lodo, Pretty Lights shots, a trio of big restaurant closings…
Our recent post about the 327 year sentence given to serial rapist Marc O’Leary got web surfers talking about his heinous crimes, as well as what might have motivated them. Here’s how one reader debunked a common misconception about the latter…
While a three-year-old’s shooting of a five-year-old may have been the holiday season’s most shocking violent death, it was hardly the only one. Another tragic incident involved elementary school teacher Andrea Roan, who was allegedly slain by Ryan Miller, her estranged boyfriend, with Richard Leavitt accused of providing an assist…
