In May, Denver Paid Sick Days Initiative spokeswoman Erin Bennett predicted that the measure, which would mandate paid sick days for all non-governmental workers in Denver, be they full-time or part-time employees, would strike a chord with voters. And she thinks the number of signatures her group will turn in…
Always love it when an unusual comment pops up on an older post — like, for instance, “Is Denver Funville or Snoozetown? The Government Wants to Know,” published in July 2009. This particular reader casts his vote for “Snoozetown.”…
Last week, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole sent a memo to U.S. attorneys about medical marijuana — and rather than diminishing the paranoia of MMJ industry types in the wake of an earlier memo by U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag hinting at possible dispensary raids, it amplified them. Time to…
Pit bull bans in Denver and Colorado cities like Aurora have stirred controversy among activists, who insist that bad owners, not the breed, are to blame when the dogs attack. But while Nederland’s Michael O’Neill, who was recently injured by a pit bull, doesn’t back a ban, he says, “I…
Back in 2009, we spoke with former Broncos cheerleader Renee Herlocker about being named the Ultimate Spike Girl, as well as a cameo in Iron Man 2 alongside Robert Downey Jr. At the time, she talked about her hopes that the Spike win would lead to more TV gigs –…
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow named a Jefferson County public-service announcement the Best New Thing in the World last week — but it wasn’t just any old PSA. “There Is No Poop Fairy” is a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office campaign designed to get people to clean up after their dogs — and…
The trouble started not long after Troy Bettinger was hired in June 2008 as a supervisor for the Recruiting Section of Denver’s Career Service Authority, the agency that handles human resources for most city employees. Former employees say Bettinger didn’t inspire professional confidence when he used a pocket knife to…
Many people Wells Fargo claims to serve gathered to protest its investment in private prison companies such as GEO, Inc., which owns an Aurora detention center. Protesters marched on an East Colfax branch as part of a national day of action to educate people about the hypocrisy they see in…
Earlier this week, Matthew Weatherspoon was charged with stabbing a five-month-old bulldog puppy named Diamond after the dog nipped him. He is then accused of tossing the dog out of his apartment, where it was later discovered and taken to an animal hospital. Unconscionable? Yes. But sadly, Weatherspoon is not…
Two students from Denver’s George Washington High School are the best policy debaters in the National Forensic League, a super-competitive league whose champs usually hail from wealthy private prep schools. Sam Clark and Miles Owens, who graduated from GW this spring, are the first debaters from Colorado to win a…
These Denver blog posts are built to last. Denver Stiffs’ Jeffrey Morton traces the NBA lockout’s roots to the last decade’s NHL work stoppage Denver Infill offers an update on the modernization of the Cesar Chavez federal building. Things to Do in Denver When You’re Broke: Working too hard is…
Earlier today, we told you about a just-filed lawsuit against Colorado’s medical marijuana laws, which officially went into effect today. Plaintiffs in the suit include Kathleen Chippi, the activist behind it, plus the Patient Caregiver Rights Litigation Project, the Colorado Patients’ Alliance, the Rocky Mountain Caregivers Cooperative, Greenfaith Ministry and…
Sure, hands are useful. You can pick up things with them, scratch an itch, lotsa stuff. But if you’re tired of clipping your nails or applying lotion when they’re chapped, here’s a good way to get rid of them: hand-feed fast-food to bears. Granted, this method isn’t surefire, since at…
Lincoln Park asparagus can be grown from seeds or crowns, but the latter method respects the prestige of Lincoln Park. Home to the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver Health Hospital, West High School, Xcel Energy Zuni Generation Station and the 105-year-old Buckhorn Exchange, Lincoln Park is the crown jewel of…
In May, cannabis advocate Kathleen Chippi asked for donations to help her file a lawsuit to challenge Colorado medical marijuana regulations, which went into effect today. And while she didn’t collect quite as much as she hoped, the total was enough to make the suit viable. It was filed in…
Our post about the Denver Police Department obstacles being thrown in front of Complete Colorado’s Todd Shepherd as he tries to get more information on the Michael Hancock prostitution story didn’t spawn a lot of sympathy for his plight. Here’s one particularly cutting post…
One of last year’s most horrific crimes was the murder of Genesis Sims, age seven, whose body was found in the crawlspace of a Monument home. Now, Monique Lynch, the girlfriend of Genesis’s father, Hanif Sims, has been given a 27-year sentence for her role in the case, which may…
Last night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow named a press release the Best New Thing in the World — but not just any press release. An amazing press release. There’s nothing ordinary about “There is No Poop Fairy,” a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office campaign to get people to clean up after their…
In a month filled with very strange crimes, Lisa Norton’s alleged hit-and-swim accident, which killed Gabriel Nielsen and badly injured his sister and daughter, still managed to stand out. And as an indication of the incident’s shocking nature, she’s been accused of first-degree murder in addition to the more common…
Why is snow so common at Denver International Airport? A new study led by Andrew Heymsfield, a cloud physicist at Boulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research, and published in the journal Science suggests that planes can inadvertently seed clouds under the right conditions, essentially producing the sort of conditions that…
Our monthly mug shot roundups always feature criminals accused of doing awful things — and that’s certainly the case this time around. But June was also chock full of weird, from the alleged hit-and-swim driver and the woman who reportedly ran over a child but went back for her hubcap…
It’s a crazy time for Wanda James, co-owner of Simply Pure Products, a medicated edibles company. Not only is she in the midst of introducing a bold new initiative — Simply Home Cooking, for people who want to make their own edibles — but she’s readying for tomorrow, when Colorado’s…
