Early on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, a body was reportedly discovered in Grant-Frontier Park. Now, the Denver coroner’s office has identified the man as Michael Martinez — and has determined that the cause of death was homicide…
If you’re not occupying any other public space in central Denver today, it might be time to visit the Colorado Capitol building and climb those 99 steps from the third floor to the dome observation area. Tomorrow will be too late, since the dome is closing for repairs until some…
Remember way back when Kyle Orton was quarterback of your Denver Broncos? The folks at Landlocked Pioneers do. They’ve put together a hilarious farewell video featuring a dead ringer for KO, who’s portrayed as the drunken party dude he was known as before hitting Colorado in 2009. Want to hear…
Update: At last, we’ve got the complete list of Denver Post employees who have or will be leaving the paper after accepting a buyout offer: nineteen staffers from various departments, including editors, reporters and photographers. Perhaps most surprising: John Moore, the paper’s theater critic and online dynamo who just was…
Tough to miss the irony: After his arrest for allegedly trying to trade meth for sex with a male acquaintance, Pat Sullivan was incarcerated in the Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility, the jail named for him after a distinguished law enforcement career capped by eighteen years as Arapahoe County…
In 2009, Westword writer Joel Warner told the story of Colorado parkour pioneer Ryan Ford, who had recently opened the world’s largest parkour gym, APEX Movement. Since then, the sport — described on APEX’s website as “an art of movement in which you train the body and mind to overcome…
A local Latina advocacy group is asking women to call President Obama and give him an earful about birth control. The details are complicated: As explained in this Washington Post story, Catholic bishops are pressuring Obama to dilute a proposed rule that would allow women access to birth control without…
Denver blog posts-o-rama. Things to Do in Denver When You’re Broke touts Taco Bell’s promise to give away two tacos with a large drink purchase the day after the Broncos score two touchdowns. C’mon, Timmy: Crank it up! At Square State, BoomerDen weighs in on the post-Christmas world. Hope I…
The subject of driving under the influence of marijuana has been much debated in these parts. A bill to set a THC driving limit was shelved in May, shortly before an HDNet report demonstrated pot-related driving impairment — and in August, the Colorado Department of Transportation launched a drugged-driving campaign…
It’s not a new tactic, but for some, it might be a surprising one: One of the ways the Denver Police Department has checked the identities of those faced with warrants for Occupy Denver is through online archival footage, including the average YouTube search. Previously anonymous protesters can be –…
On Wednesday evening, a handful of CU-Boulder students will be trying to improve the planet — by handing out condoms. But not just any condoms: Sir Richard’s Condoms, from a Boulder company that’s bringing the one-for-one charity model associated with TOMS Shoes to love gloves…
Our post about Chargers kicker Nick Novak pissing on live TV during the Broncos’ latest Tim Tebow-led victory was inspirational for at least one reader, who proves that Shakespeare guy was right about brevity being the soul of wit. His reference to the Tebowing trend is our first-ever one-word Comment…
The allegation is shocking: Colorado Springs Police believe Marcus Smith, 21, killed Kathryn “Kit” Grazioli, an 87-year-old former church deacon, and burned her body. This act contrasts strongly with an apology letter he wrote in regard to the theft of a computer and DVDs two years ago…
Note to homophobes: If you aim a gay slur at an Internet expert, the whole world is going to hear about it. That’s one of many lessons in the story of Billy Canu, a tech-firm CEO who used social media to accuse a United Airlines employee in Denver of calling…
Sure, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is a holiday classic. But wouldn’t it be even better with a car crash and an on-foot police chase? Judge for yourself after hearing the seasonal tale of Vincente Romero, who’s accused of Grinchy behavior and vehicular mayhem that had nothing to do with…
It’s Tim Tebow’s worldwide web. We’re just surfing on it. With the Broncos having reeled off their fourth straight win, Tebowmania has reached heights that even his most fanatical fans probably never imagined. But that doesn’t mean the haters have been squelched. Here are some examples from opposite sides of…
Still buzzing from the success of its RU Buzzed smartphone app, which helps people figure out if they are too drunk to drive, the Colorado Department of Transportation wants to use technology to tackle another tricky problem: I-70 gridlock. CDOT is currently looking for help from the private sector to…
“Coolorado,” Patricia Calhoun, November 24 We’re #1 Colorado is also the only state where ex-cheerleaders, sorostitutes and douche hipsters can fit in simply by throwing a kiss face, wearing flannel or showing a peace sign for a photo. The state where people who are actually from Colorado no longer seems…
Claudia Mitchell couldn’t breathe. The usually bubbly schoolteacher had just visited her doctor, who tested her for swine flu. It was fall 2009, at the height of the H1N1 outbreak. Mitchell had a fever, a headache and a sore throat, and she felt so weak that four days earlier, she’d…
Backbeat editor Dave Herrera broke the news that Nedfest music festival founder “Michigan” Mike Torpie had died at the age of 43. As Herrera wrote, Tarpie was a “vital, highly esteemed and beloved member of the [music] scene.” But his death is also a blow to the Colorado pot community,…
Although Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who infected dozens of Rose Medical Center patients with the hepatitis C virus in 2008 and 2009, is now serving a thirty-year prison sentence, the fallout from her crimes continues to keep a scrum of attorneys busy. In recent court filings in a patient…
If Occupy Wall Street is easy to criticize, it’s also a movement with which many politicians can find common ground. In the past month, Democratic Representatives Jim McGovern and Ted Deutch have introduced drafts of amendments to the U.S. Constitution that reflect the ideals of the 99 percent with a…
