Famous rappers have it all — booze, bucks and broads. Phony rappers, on the other hand, take what they can get. And criminal phony rappers do it by force. Which brings us to Fernando Archuleta, who’s accused of using bogus rap credentials to rape a fourteen-year-old…
Ever wondered what it’s like to get up in Michael Moore’s grill? The answer: It’s not awesome. CBS4 reporter Evrod Cassimy discovered that firsthand last night when, after the filmmaker’s brief and delayed speech at Occupy Denver, he might have missed the point. The video below shows Cassimy provoking Moore…
The GLBT Community Color Guard, made up of gay and lesbian veterans, has sought permission to march in the annual Veterans Day parade before, but the answer’s always been no — until this year. With the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, an invitation to take part in tomorrow’s event…
Our post about the passage of a measure banning medical marijuana retail operations in Fort Collins has become a forum for a heated cyber-conversation that’s touched on dollars and cents as well as sinsemilla. One reader is frustrated by the sniping…
After long wait and frequent online debate, the second felony charge to come from Saturday’s Occupy Denver riot has been released: Sean Driggers was arrested on criminal intent to commit second degree assault and will face an advisement at 10 a.m. this morning. His bond will be set at $5,000;…
A twenty-year jolt for stealing gasoline? Seems a little excessive, doesn’t it? Then again, former state highway worker Jaime Perez didn’t just sneak a tank or two. He’s accused of fronting a giant fuel-swiping plot that cost Colorado more than $440,000…
Director Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, the red-carpet-premiere attraction at the Denver FilmCenter Colfax opening night for the 2011 Starz Denver Film Festival, is a feel-bad movie that’s been declared a masterpiece by critics aplenty. So universal has been the acclaim that anyone who begs to differ is in danger of…
Former Adams County Coroner James Hibbard was term-limited out of a job last year, but folks in that county are still paying for the strange way he ran his office. County officials have agreed to shell out $650,000 to settle claims by a forensic pathologist who claimed Hibbard retaliated against…
Michael Moore was late. The man whose personality is almost as big as his mouth, and for whom both eclipse his documentaries, was an hour late by the time he reached the unusually large crowd waiting for him at Occupy Denver. By the time he arrived, its size was at…
Something about the name “The Kind Room” was subtle yet distinctively attractive, and the place has always stood out for that alone among the dozens of other shops along Broadway Broadsterdam’s main drag of dispensaries. Yes, I know, the name of an MMC is hardly a reason to visit the…
Update about the Jimenez-Draper Carson race below. By now, you’ve heard that Anne Rowe and Allegra “Happy” Haynes won seats on the Denver Public Schools board, and that incumbent Arturo Jimenez narrowly claimed victory over reformer Jennifer Draper Carson. As for Rowe opponent Emily Sirota, you won’t read her reaction…
In recent weeks, Occupy Denver’s procedure for handling donations has arisen as one of the group’s most popular and controversial general assembly topics. Two weeks ago, the issue led in part to the suspension of the group’s first member. Although donations are separated by entity — the Thunderdome and then…
West High School is not closing. At least not yet. That point was hammered home repeatedly today at a gathering of West High leaders, media and community members to talk about the future of the low-performing school, which will welcome two new academies to its building next year. “This is…
Veronica Carpio, former owner of 420 Highways, a dispensary we reviewed last year was busted Tuesday for an alleged $30,000 marijuana deal intended to send Colorado herb out of state. She also faces charges of using the U.S. Postal service to ship ganja to less green places…
Denver blog posts are water soluble. Predominantly Orange’s Kim Constantinesco on the continuing fallout from Josh McDaniels’s disastrous stint as Broncos coach. Colorado Pols: Is Cory Gardner tilting at dust devils? At Colorado Education News, Ben DeGrow argues that it’s time for school innovation to forge ahead…
Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his take on tonight’s opener at Denver FilmCenter/Colfax: Melancholia…
In the long struggle by southern Colorado residents opposing expansion of the Army’s Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, one of the most striking aspects of the story has been the broad range of support for that effort, which has united local ranchers, environmentalists, preservationists, business interests, lawmakers and others. That’s one…
On August 25, a mother bear with two cubs was shot on a ranch in Crestone by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer. The cubs were rescued and are growing at a facility near Silt even as Crestone residents continue to wonder if the bear’s killing qualifies as justifiable homicide…
Mel Van Nice can be found near the front lines. The 29-year-old never has to think long for the answer to anything, and when a problem hits, she already seems to know what it is. In the cold, after riots and in moments of chronic illness, her most demanding function…
An October 30 house fire claimed the lives of two young children — Alvira and Timothy Ramirez, ages two and three, respectively. Now, the Aurora Police has busted their mom, Danielle Lynn Brockman, on suspicion of child abuse/negligence resulting in death. The reason: The kids had reportedly been left home…
One of the best things about blog comments is the way random wisdom or funny observations can pop up at any moment. Consider the following, from Kelsey Whipple’s post about the clashes between police and Occupy Denver protesters this past weekend…
A medical marijuana retail ban passed in Fort Collins this week — but a number of municipalities rejected attempts at prohibition, including Steamboat Springs, Oak Creek and Routt County, which encompasses them. Why the difference? Here’s what Ryan Fisher, co-owner of Steamboat’s Rocky Mountain Remedies, told us…
