Colorado-based writer Peter Hessler, best known for his articles and books on China, won a MacArthur Fellowship. Colloquially called the “genius” grant, the $500,000 award, paid out over five years, is a blank check for the recipient to pursue his or her creative ambitions. For Hessler, that means learning Arabic…
A final vote from the Colorado Reapportionment Commission yesterday announced a consensus on the state’s first new legislative maps in the past ten years. The commission is led by its sole politically independent member, Entravision CEO Mario Carrera — and he’s got some ideas about how to make the process…
From the dreadlocked ski bum in Breck covering his season pass by selling grams from his garden to Texas tourists to the clandestine smoke shacks at nearly every resort in this state, marijuana has unofficially sponsored snowboarding and skiing in Colorado for some time. And now Cheeba Chews, maker of…
Denver blog-post fever: Catch it! Mile High Report fan poster BillBert11 reveals that Kyle Orton has a record of 7-25 if his team trails or is tied at halftime. Denver Egotist: Congrats to the four Colorado agencies to earn honors at the Communication Arts Design Annual. Things to Do in…
In April, Denver cops Ricky Nixon and Kevin Devine were fired in relation to a billy-clubbing and macing incident that took place in 2009. Now, the four victims in that case have filed lawsuits against the City and County of Denver, charging that as much damage was done to them…
Shortly after Troubleshooter Tom Martino detailed his bankruptcy, and the alleged $78 million liability racked up in real-estate dealings, he was announced as a featured speaker for October’s Real Estate Investors Wealth Building Convention. In response to our post about the latter, one of the convention’s organizers defended Martino’s inclusion…
We’ve just learned about the death earlier this month of Adrienne Anderson, a former environmental-studies professor at CU-Boulder and a champion for environmental causes. She had a prickly personality — in a March 2005 column about one of her many scraps, we dubbed her “The Pain.” But there’s no denying…
The maximum sentence to which Norma Vera-Nolasco could be sentenced for the hit-and-run death of valet Jose Medina was twelve years — and twelve years is what she got. Why? Likely because she was so drunk at the time of the crash she didn’t even remember it happening, as well…
Earlier this month, John Paton was named CEO of MediaNews Group, and his arrival is already having an impact on staffers at the Denver Post, the firm’s flagship paper. Paton is a big believer in social media, and we hear his presence has accelerated the Post’s use of Twitter by…
Strikingly True!, from the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! folks, is dubbed a “yearbook of the weird.” So naturally, Colorado is well represented. Page through below to check out seven weird Colorado moments as highlighted by the Ripley’s crew — including one story that graced the cyber-pages of the Latest…
Corrections officials are understandably defensive about a controversial Bureau of Justice Statistics survey that indicates a high incidence of prisoner sexual abuse in their facilities. But is that any reason for jail bosses to claim that inmates are concocting fake stories of prison rape in order to get cookies, or…
Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools superintendent, is a much-scrutinized man. In addition to often serving as the target of petitions and publicly aired grievances, he’s also evaluated each year by the school board. This year, the board will present its annual evaluation at a special meeting Thursday at noon. Crafting…
Several NFL teams don’t even list a third-string quarterback on their depth charts. The Broncos, however, have the most and least popular third-stringer in the history of the league. Over the weekend, ESPN aired a piece on Outside the Lines discussing why Tim Tebow is so discussed…
In the little more than a week since the University of Denver’s most recent sustainability effort began, it has surpassed the national average for early membership. WeCar, a program in which DU partners with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to provide shared rides to students and their neighbors in the area, began September…
The Denver blog post cooperative is open for business. Colorado Pols notes that the author of a study saying Rollie Heath’s Proposition 103 would cost 119,000 jobs doesn’t exactly stand behind that figure. Free Colorado’s Ari Armstrong isn’t sure why the response to Netflix’s decision to split in two has…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has identified the woman who was shot and killed near the Denver Rescue Mission early Saturday morning as Katrishay Quarles, eighteen. Cause of death: a gunshot wound to the thorax. Police are still searching for a suspect or suspects in the case. Look below to…
Former state representative Dorothy Butcher, a Democrat, represented Pueblo’s District 46 for three terms, adding to an impressive résumé that also includes a stint on the Pueblo city council. Which only enhances the surprise sparked by a report that a small forest of marijuana plants, some as tall as an…
Update below: This weekend was a bloody one in downtown Denver. Early Saturday morning, a woman was slain near the Denver Rescue Mission. Then, just over 24 hours later, Marquez Jones, 24, was shot in the vicinity of 8th and Lincoln — and the Denver coroner’s office has just confirmed…
In July, we previewed UFC 135 in Denver — “back… where the first one started,” UFC President Dana White said at a press conference here. We’re now just days away from the September 24 match, and UFC is hyping the card (topped by light heavyweight champ Jon Jones defending his…
In his latest medical marijuana dispensary review (of Boulder MMC), William Breathes expressed reservations about the kind of massage services offered by many centers by way of proving they’re doing more for patients than simply supplying them with MMJ. His observation received an “Amen” from one reader…
Eye patches, peg legs, bad teeth and good times! All were on the hook this weekend at BrethrenCon II, and Taryn Kapronica survived to tell the tale in photos. And that’s only the beginning of the fresh imagery. Check out Down & Derby at Exdo plus Snowboard on the Rocks…
The CU Buffs’ 28-14 victory over the CSU Rams during Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown didn’t feature the kind of bad fan behavior (including a 1999 riot) that’s marred past contests. But did stadium staffers go too far trying to prevent trouble by confiscating T-shirts featuring the slogan “Ram This” and…
