Update:The Denver coroner’s office has now identified the victim of a Memorial Weekend homicide at Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Park. Richard Eugene McDaniel, a forty-year-old African American, died of multiple gunshot wounds. Look below to see our original coverage, featuring more details and a graphic of the area near the…
We traditionally think of pirates jonesing for barrels of rum — but not one plunderer in Colorado Springs. This man, adorned in a black wig, a black beard and mustache, and an eye patch, apparently prefers prescription drugs. Which is why he sailed straight to Walgreens…
Joel Warner’s recent post about American Express prohibiting use of the card for medical marijuana purchases stirred outrage among some of those posting. But one reader’s view puts the situation in perspective — in a notably amusing way…
This week’s immigration raid on Wildcat Dairy led to eleven arrests, with nine additional workers sought, as well as the announcement that 89 percent of employees weren’t authorized to work in the United States. But Damaris Cooksey, a Fort Morgan-based volunteer for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition says the impact…
The Denver mayor’s race has grown unexpectedly nasty, with frontrunner Michael Hancock being targeted with false claims that Tom Tancredo endorsed him and more. The latest? A Complete Colorado report that attempts to link Hancock to the Denver Players prostitution ring that spelled doom for Judge Edward Nottingham. Hancock’s campaign…
Alex Tinsley was once a popular teacher at Longmont High School, overseeing classes in Japanese and German and serving as the “sensei” of a karate club — until police charged him with putting inappropriate holds on one of his students — accusations he’s now admitted. Because he’s pleaded guilty to…
With the NFL lockout dragging on, Tim Tebow seems to be running for starting quarterback as surely as a candidate runs for office. And last night, during an appearance on The Daily Show to tout his new book, Through My Eyes, he took another step toward winning fans’ hearts and…
You know a straight flush beats a full house and the odds of landing that inside straight in Texas Hold ‘Em with just the river card left are worse than 10-1. But how good are you with the numbers, really? Robert Hannum, the DU professor whose poker research is the…
Four months after President Barack Obama shouted out Denver’s Bruce Randolph School in his State of the Union Address, lauding the fact that the formerly low-performing school graduated 97 percent of its seniors last year, education writer Diane Ravitch gave the school a different kind of shout-out in the New…
We found these Denver blog posts. Colorado Independent’s Beatrice Santa-Wood notes that protesters at a Karl Rove event in the Springs think he’s too far to the left. Really. Denver Frank hips us to a State Bicycle contest. Mile High Mamas’ Jaime highlights a contest, too — this one featuring…
One of my favorite new-ish websites is Bangable Dudes in History, which spotlights figures from the past who deserve the description “historic boners.” Believe me, you’ll never look at accused Lincoln-assassination conspirator Lewis Powell the same way again… Unfortunately, no guys from Colorado history have made the list yet –…
Emerald Pathways in Glendale didn’t hit the sweet spot for medical marijuana reviewer William Breathes. But it’s hardly the only MMC in town, as you’ll discover by visiting our just-updated MMJ listings. Click to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. Ganja prices have dropped at area dispensaries over the past few months, and quality has gone up as shops dial in their grows and start pumping out gorgeous, stinky buds. Emerald Pathway needs to catch on to that trend to survive, because selling $50 eighths of…
Juan Carlos Garcia-Castrejon doesn’t turn eighteen until September, but the Denver District Attorney’s Office has already branded him an adult. That’s how he’s been charged in the Mother’s Day murder of Brighton’s Briana Rae Ramon, seventeen, after a house party spun out of control…
As shown in the photograph above, designer fences are the personal boundaries that yard artists create to identify the reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other people to behave around him or her, and how he or she will respond when someone steps into his or her yard. According to…
The Caregivers’ Cup has been a local medical marijuana scene staple for eight years via semi-annual gatherings featuring product contests and more. But organizer Timothy Tipton says the next get-together, slated for June 26 at the Oriental Theater, will be the last due to the anticipated passage of HB 1043,…
Alan Prendergast’s latest wild-horses post juxtaposes a tribute to a stallion named Cloud, seen here, with the Colorado General Assembly’s support for Bureau of Land Management herd-thinning policies. One reader supports wild-horse management, as long as it’s done humanely…
It’s been a busy period for 5280: In April, the publication acquired Denver Magazine’s key assets and comped its 3,000 subscribers. But shortly thereafter, its Elevated Voices news blog went silent, with the last new post appearing almost three weeks ago, on May 20. Is the blog dead? Not according…
Denver Manager of Safety Charles Garcia’s decision to fire Officers Devin Sparks and Randy Murr for their actions in the Michael DeHerrera beating this past March wasn’t the end of discipline against allegedly bad policemen. This week alone, Garcia has sacked two more cops (Jay Estrada and Kenneth Briggle) and…
Tim Tebow’s book Through My Eyes is filled with stories about faith, football, faith, family and faith, in that order — and he’s promoting it with the same kind of pumped-up enthusiasm that marks his play. He’s already appeared on an extended segment of Sean Hannity’s Fox News program: see…
In April, Jo Scott — one of the central figures in our 2008 feature “Planned Parenthood’s Scheme to Bust Abortion Protesters” — was convicted of violating the state’s bubble law, which bans anti-abortion picketers from coming within eight feet of anyone in a hundred-foot radius of a clinic without permission…
Summer! Everyone loves summer, particularly in Colorado. The days are long, the nights are warm, and you can perfect your farmer’s tan while hiking or rafting or riding your bike or just imbibing a fruity drink on the patio. At least until a couple of weeks into the season, when…
