The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has announced that it may deny thousands of medical marijuana applications over questions about whether physician assistants did exams — a policy CDPHE’s Dr. Chris Urbina reiterated in a recent interview. But MMJ lawyer Rob Corry calls the action improper and argues…
A lot of questions have been asked about Tim Tebow lately. But here’s one we never thought to pose: Should you fuck him? The folks at Jezebel.com not only raise this subject, but attempt to answer the query via a hilarious infographic that serves as a guide to anyone thinking…
Our post about a sex assault charge targeting Abraham Lincoln cross-country coach Oscar Ponce noted the unlikeliness of these allegations in light of his status as a DPS star and role model. That got one of our readers thinking about how quickly reputations can be tarnished or destroyed — a…
Shortly after Texas Governor Rick Perry invoked Tim Tebow at last night’s Republican presidential debate, followers of another candidate, Ron Paul, delivered a message to Denver-area drivers — one that may have pissed off as many of them as it inspired. Unknown Paul supporters hung banners on a series of…
Last night, at the final Republican presidential candidate debate prior to the Iowa caucuses, Texas Governor Rick Perry threw a Hail Mary — by invoking a quarterback whose passing remains suspect in some quarters despite his current winning streak. Yes, it’s true. The increasingly desperate former frontrunner attempted to hitch…
Our 2011 mug shot showcase rolls on. Yesterday, we shared our picks for the year’s ten most intimidating images. Now, cast your eyes on celebrities and notables who earned booking photos of their own, featuring several past and present Denver Broncos (what would Timmy say?), a Hollywood star having a…
Is Tebowing really a word? That depends on whom you believe and whether or not you’re a Broncos fan. All we know for sure is that the man has inspired a wealth of pop culture, celebrity tie-ins, songs and artwork that will reach critical mass on Sunday when the Broncos…
A few weeks back, we asked our fine Mile Highs and Lows readers to submit pictures of the most ghettofied smoking devices they own. The winner (or loser, depending on how you look at it), gets a shiny, new Silver Surfer Vaporizer. We didn’t just want the typical apple pipes,…
The Healing Center advertises the dispensary as having “THE BEST OG in DA MIDWEST.” That might be true based on the herb I saw. Nothing was really awful. But Colorado isn’t in the Midwest last I checked, and it takes a lot to lay claim to the best OGs in…
They don’t make Air Bud movies about pit bulls. There are no commercials in which a pit bull licks ice cream from a gleeful toddler’s cone of Rocky Road, and only Weimeraners seem to drive cars. In Denver, the pit bull breed is illegal, and it has been for decades…
Why aren’t we sick of the Tim Tebow media avalanche yet? Becuase lots of the flow is hilarious, or weirdly fascinating, or just plain weird. Examples? How about the Seinfeld clips in which George nicknames himself “T-Bone,” now subtly altered to sound like “Tebow.” Or the ESPN tribute hosted by…
Update, 4 p.m.: Public Works announced it is “re-evaluating” its plan to evict Occupy Denver. For the moment, Denver Public Works is backing away from its plan to remove structures from Occupy Denver’s encampment at Civic Center Park. After receiving a warning notice to remove the forts or face official…
Denver blog posts live like kings. Colorado Independent’s Troy Hooper on Diana DeGette’s nods to Alice in Wonderland when discussing legislation to stop the EPA from regulating farm dust. Which it isn’t doing, by the way. Free Range Longmont’s Joseph Bassman asks: Do you know who wants your water? 5280’s…
Is Denver the nation’s plastic-surgery capital? Yes, according to a new poll by LivingSocial, a daily-deals website that is apparently also in the habit of surveying the public about boob jobs and metrosexuality. This week, it released the results of its “Vanity Survey,” which found that Denver is first out…
This week’s cover story, “The Case of the Kidnapped Coed,” revisits the wild press coverage surrounding the 1948 murder of eighteen-year-old college student Theresa Foster — and explores how the Denver Post’s rabid campaign to catch a killer tainted the subsequent trial. It’s a cautionary tale about how pseudo-experts (in…
In 2003, Heather DeWild disappeared two days before her divorce was to be finalized, and she was found dead weeks later. From the beginning, suspicion fell on her supposed-to-be-ex, Daniel, but no arrests were made — until now. Daniel, his twin brother David and David’s wife Roseanne, have all been…
William Breathes’s post about the potential for federal crackdowns on dispensaries within 1.000 feet of schools spurred an unusual comment from a reader who’s not a medical marijuana patient, but was interested in checking out a dispensary anyhow. Here’s what happened — and why he’s puzzled about the supposed risk…
Yesterday marked the death, for now, of a Colorado Board of Education rule mandating that school districts tell parents when staffers are busted for sex and drug crimes, among other offenses. That’s good news to Troy Lowrie, a strip-club owner who lost a side job coaching high school tennis after…
Westword cover boy Corey Donahue has been in the news of late due to his affiliation with Occupy Denver. But before the movement got underway, he was best known as a pot activist who, this summer, was accused by the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division of stealing documents without paying for…
After thirteen arrests on Monday following weeks in which no one was jailed, Occupy Denver spent last night strengthening its small fort city at Civic Center Park and preparing for a second wave of busts. Yesterday, Public Works officials served the group with a second official notice to remove all…
This weekend brings Tim Tebow’s biggest test as starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos — a faceoff with the New England Patriots, starring Tom Brady, a surefire Hall of Famer who belongs in the Greatest Quarterback of All-Time conversation. But while Brady’s experience and QB skills are undoubtedly superior to…
It’s that time again, when we round up the most memorable mug shots of the year. We’ll share a slew of collections for the next couple of weeks, leading up to our top choices — an array so hefty that a single blog post won’t be able to contain them…
