The 2011 version of Westword’s Denver Web Awards are back again, after a hasty first-run last year. This time, we’re introducing new categories to recognize Denver-Boulder’s creative and forward-thinking app developers, but have included a few favorites, like Best Shameless Self Promoter and Photo of the Year. Skip ahead to…
If you’ve ever wondered how Colorado knows, say, that its youth are more likely to smoke on school campuses than the average U.S. student, the answer is that it asks them. Every other year since 1991, the Center for Disease Control has administered the Youth Risk Behavior Survey at a…
Denver blog posts love you. Mile High Report fan poster Waldo wonders if John Elway and John Fox disagree with the QB situation — and if Elway may be listening to Tim Tebow fans. Colorado Independent: Dems blast Representative Cory Gardner for taking Koch cash. The Grazing Mind’s Jarod Ballentine:…
In June, Congressman Jared Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, announced that they were expecting — and on Friday, they welcomed Caspian Julian to the world. But Caspian’s welcome from the National Organization for Marriage wasn’t nearly as warm…
Update below: One minute, drivers were zipping along I-70 near Wadsworth with no problem. The next, they were sliding as if an ice storm had just struck. Now, however, Wheat Ridge Police think they know who was responsible for the mysterious substance that slickened the highway early yesterday morning –…
In February 2009, E.W. Scripps shut down the Rocky Mountain News, seemingly ending its major participation in the Colorado media market. Now, however, Scripps is back thanks to the purchase of KMGH-Channel 7 and three Azteca America stations in the state, which went on the block in June. Scripps CEO…
The debate over the scrapped Hot Ass contest and fake-orgasm competitions at HempCon 2011, an alleged medical marijuana event, continues to broil even though the bash itself is over. Here’s a post taking on the question of centerfolds in pot-oriented publications…
This morning, school reform organization A+ Denver released the results of a survey of the nine candidates for Denver Public School Board. The survey asked them to rank 28 statements, such as “DPS needs radical reform,” on a scale of strongly agree to strongly disagree. Seven candidates complied…
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), which brings people of various faiths together to work for social justice, peace and humanitarian service, has been holding vigils at the GEO detention center in Aurora each month since May 2009. So supporters were understandably discouraged when Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently…
Not to be too stoner-cliché here, but I always thought Pizza Delivery Guy is pretty universally seen as a ganja-friendly career. I mean, I’ve had countless stoned drivers show up at my door and been tipping delivery guys with nugs for years. But maybe it’s time to rethink that, at…
HoneyBaked Ham may specialize in succulent cuts of meat, but that doesn’t mean employees are supposed to be treated like another item on the menu. That’s among the accusations in a complaint from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which alleges incidents of sexual harassment at the company’s Colorado stores…
The phrase “international incident” understates the controversy that erupted in Pakistan this past January after Raymond Davis, subsequently revealed to be a CIA employee, killed two men in what he insisted was self-defense. Now, a story closer to home drags Davis back into the spotlight: He’s been charged with felony…
West High School has seen its fair share of principal turnover. And now, another change is afoot: Santiago Grado, West’s brand-new principal, has announced he’s resigning effective October 31. Domonic Martinez, one of West’s assistant principals, will take over for the remainder of the year. Also read: North High credit…
Remember the crazy notion of burying the new history museum underneath Civic Center Park? Fortunately, critics put the kibosh on that plan, because the History Colorado Center, which architect David Tryba and the construction team of Trammel Crow Company officially turned over to the state last week, is definitely worth…
“Look Out Below!,” Off Limits, September 29 Art of Darkness I think that Denver International Airport would have been better served by building a “granite mountain” with many seating areas built in the mountain for those awaiting passenger pickup. I think it could have looked very interesting and nice and…
Even now, 62 years old in the church that is his second home, Reverend Larron Jackson can split his life easily into three separate metaphors. Those words, in turn, found their way into the title of his recent autobiography, The Ghetto, the Gridiron and the Gospel, a painfully honest if…
Nine years into a 145-year sentence for sexual abuse — a crime that his alleged victim insists never happened — Charles Farrar has now filed what may be his last, best hope for freedom. It’s a handwritten request for an appointed lawyer and a new hearing, based on claims of…
This morning’s No On 300 rally rally in Skyline Park brought out approximately seventy representatives and supporters of the hospitality industry, everyone from five crop-topped Hooters employees to three much more conservatively dressed Denver City Council members. But everyone in the group sported the plain but aggressive “No On 300″…
Denver blog posts a-go-go! BigMedia.org: Jimmy Lakey, the same radio host who laughed at comparisons of Michelle Obama to Planet of the Apes, now thinks she looks like Chewbacca. Classy! Colorado Education News’ Alan Gottlieb on teacher bashing. Colorado Pols: Today’s the deadline to register to vote this November. Even…
An investigation into allegations of cheating within the credit recovery program at North High School found that while the program’s online classes were “challenging,” staff members did not sufficiently monitor the students enrolled. “It is discouraging when adult decisions jeopardize opportunities for students,” the report says…
Last year, Colorado’s health department refused to approve medical marijuana for treating post-traumatic stress disorder — but one branch of the federal government appeared ready to test pot’s PTSD effectiveness. Now, however, the plan’s on hold, much to the chagrin of Brian Vicente, who’s long fought for veterans’ rights on…
Remember way back to last month? We do, as proven by our gallery of September’s best photos, which features shots from this weekend’s Great American Beer Festival and much more. And while you’re at it, don’t miss shots from Furthur at Red Rocks, ICP at the Ogden and lotsa other…
