Amid the controversy over a report tying just-elected Denver mayor Michael Hancock to Denver Players, the prostitution ring that brought down Judge Edward Nottingham, much of the attention has focused on previous Players owner and alleged burglary victim Scottie Ewing. But there’s news about subsequent Players owner Brenda Stewart, too…
It’s been a whirlwind June for Kittredge artist Michael McGrath. Three small pieces, including two featuring nudity and a third that was mistaken for a vagina, were removed from a display at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. But yesterday, they were back — following a letter of complaint from the…
Nearly every square inch of the front yard of the home pictured above is filled with a menagerie of critters and characters constructed of everything from concrete and plaster to metal and wood. Equally amazing are the numerous low-tech security measures employed to keep the animals secured…..
During Michael Hancock’s victory party at the Exdo Event Center last night, rumblings about Scott Ewing and Denver Players links took a backseat to celebrating a huge win over rival Chris Romer. Westword photographer Kate Levy was on hand to capture the scene. Check out her images and captions from…
Yesterday’s post about Denver Post columnist Woody Paige’s apology for reprinting quotes from a SportsBusiness Journal piece without attribution drew an angry response from one reader. His view? An I’m-sorry and a published correction aren’t nearly enough given the size and scope of the issue…
Back in 2009, we reported about the impending opening of a Tesla Motors outlet in Boulder, just in time for local shoppers to get a reported $42,000 tax credit for buying one of the sleek electric cars. Thank you, America! But less than two years later, the outlet — which…
Michael Hancock’s election took place against a bizarre backdrop. A Complete Colorado piece alleging a link between Hancock and the Denver Players prostitution ring that brought down Judge Edward Nottingham was ignored by mainstreamers, but it blew up on talk radio. On Monday, KHOW’s Peter Boyles met the story’s source:…
“All In,” this week’s cover story on University of Denver professor Robert Hannum and his research on probability and gambling, discusses how casinos try to keep enough of a house advantage for steady profit without driving players away. But some games offer a considerably higher house edge than others. So…
On December 8, 2009, Berlyn Alfredsen, then five-years-old, was taken out of class by one of her adoptive mothers to attend her great grandmother’s funeral in Norway. This wouldn’t have been notable, except Berlyn’s great grandmother was still alive. Wendy Alfredsen, Berlyn’s other adoptive mother, knew this and was appropriately…
A March report from See Change Strategy LLC pegged the national medical marijuana market at $1.7 billion, with the market doubling in five years. Impressive, sure, but according to InvestorPlace.com, a prominent financial site, it’s a relative drop in the bucket compared to the $10 billion to $100 billion market…
“Passing on Education,” a recent Westword cover story, questions whether North High students were allowed to cheat in online credit recovery courses designed to help them make up courses they’d failed and ultimately, graduate. Denver Public Schools has now responded with a long editorial posted on Education News Colorado that…
The Colorado Rockies were baseball’s worst team in May — and it’s got the worst ticket agents in baseball, according to a study conducted by IntelliShop, a company that sends anonymous consumers into businesses to grade employees. Professional shoppers made calls to the Rockies’ season ticket office and the staff…
These Denver blog posts are here for the linking. Predominantly Orange’s Chris Krier thinks the fast-starting Broncos might do better with half a season than a full one. Colorado Pols: Scott Tipton spent more on staff salaries than any other freshman in Congress. Things to Do in Denver When You’re…
Woody Paige wrote about one of his employers using a forum provided by the other one in “ESPN Empire One Great Story,” published in Sunday’s Denver Post. Problem is, three quotes in the piece appeared word for word in a SportsBusiness Journal article from April written by John Ourand, who…
In general, the Internet is a marijuana-friendly place — but that doesn’t mean every door is open to weed, as pot advocate Mason Tvert learned firsthand. His publisher wanted to use Facebook to tout a special deal on his book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to…
Kurt Ward, 27, was arrested for his approach to getting off — and now, some observers may feel he got off too easily. He’s been sentenced to three years of intensive supervised probation for breaking into a neighbor’s house and fondling panties belonging to a sixteen-year-old girl…
The cat illustrated above is learning to relax in the paw-painting studio. The Denver Animal Shelter is moving to a new building and is offering many improved programs to help homeless pets transition back into society…..
Update: A short time ago, we published a look at the Chris Romer campaign’s election day strategy in the Denver mayor’s race that pits him against Michael Hancock. The Hancock crew’s take? Amber Miller, spokeswoman for the perceived frontrunner, offered the following takes on election-day-related topics…
Update: Denver Daily News publisher Kristie Hannon has been swamped with messages since word broke that the paper will cease publication just over ten years after its debut. However, she took the time to take part in a detailed Q&A about the decision…
It’s election day for mayoral candidates Michael Hancock and Chris Romer. But even though a recent Survey USA poll showed Hancock with a 10 percent lead, Romer spokesperson Laura Chapin thinks the actual race is “a lot closer. Remember, this is the same pollster that found Andrew Romanoff leading Michael…
Our list of the 10 most bangable dudes in Colorado history featured plenty of vintage hunks, including the young Buffalo Bill Cody, seen here. But a reader drew a (very funny) line in front of one pick…
Update: The twelve-year-old son of Burlington’s Charles and Marilyn Long already faces murder counts and assault beefs in relation to his parents’ deaths and wounds inflicted on two younger siblings. But there’s still be no decision about whether he will become one of the youngest ever Coloradans to be charged…
