The story of Scott Howard, who endured extortion and rape by an inmate gang in Colorado’s prison system, was told in detail for the first time in my feature “The Devil’s Playground” three months ago. But our account quickly went viral — and Howard, now free to speak out about…
Denver blog posts: Just add water, they make their own sauce. Mile High Report’s John Bena has the not-so-skinny on Marcell Dareus grousing about being passed over in the NFL draft by the Broncos and promising to give Denver hell. Of course, he’s already in a form of hell. It’s…
The good news for Durango High School students: The building’s closed today and tomorrow, and maybe longer, because of what administrators think was a senior prank involving hay. Yes, hay. The bad news: the time off could be made up by adding days at the end of the year –…
The changes continue on the Denver Post editorial page. Shortly after the arrival of longtime metro columnist Mike Littwin and the departure of David Harsanyi for Glenn Beck’s The Blaze, editorial page editor Dan Haley is leaving for an unlikely gig — director of corporate communications for CoBank, which offers…
Update: Earlier this month, we told you about a Jefferson County bump-and-run robbery, in which a thief hit a car in front of him, then stole a purse after the driver got out to check the damage. At the time, Jeffco authorities said this wasn’t an isolated incident — and…
The basement house pictured above is one of the few remaining examples of a historic architectural style that proliferated in southwest Denver for a brief time after World War 2. In this side view, the house looks like a dragon, with the head and neck serving as the entrance. The…
At this writing, the most viewed Boulder Daily Camera article involves Christian Eduardo Guitierrez and Christopher James Bagnall II, 26-year-olds ticketed for allegedly picking, stomping or otherwise destroying tulips on the Pearl Street Mall. It’s a uniquely Boulder story — one that involves civic pride, possible drunkenness and even some…
Jonathan Shikes’s post about Glenn Beck calling out Ward Churchill after he turned up at a Tucson school board protest didn’t prompt a slew of attacks on the controversial former CU-Boulder professor. In fact, one commenter argues that the university has slid downhill in the wake of Churchill’s ouster…
The homophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-Islamic members of the Westboro Baptist Church, led by the evil Reverend Fred Phelps, don’t always show up when they threaten to protest military funerals and the like. But they appear to be serious about befouling three local sites on Thursday morning, including the graduation ceremony for…
With the Denver Nuggets’ playoff run done, the Nuggets Dancers are gearing up for next season with a series of classes to ready prospective new members for the rigorous audition process. To get you in the mindset for the next get-together, a nutrition and work-out session at 7 p.m. tomorrow,…
Update: The traffic crash that killed five members of the Stollsteimer family was undeniably tragic — and new evidence suggests it was also preventable. Monica Chavez, the woman charged with five counts of negligent homicide in the incident, was told she shouldn’t drive because of a medical condition — but…
“Mayoral Menagerie,” Kenny Be, May 12 Political Animals Thank you for so nicely skewering both of the candidates for doing little to disprove that they will be anything more than complacent errand boys for the same shady combine of rapacious business interests, developers and public employee unions that Dickinpooper served…
Boulderites love to talk about the end of the world. Whether they’re scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research obsessing over the environment, hippies on the Pearl Street Mall preaching about genetically-engineered food, or University of Colorado students bemoaning all that world poverty and disease stuff, Boulder residents have…
Richard Rosenthal is busy, as usual. “It’s been an interesting day,” Denver’s Independent Monitor quips to the TV crew setting up in his office conference room, high up on the twelfth floor of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building. Rosenthal has spent much of the day interviewing potential deputy…
Have a complaint regarding a member of the Denver Police Department or the Denver Sheriff’s Department? Timing is of the essence: The Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) encourages you to file any allegation of minor misconduct, such as discourtesy, within sixty days of the incident, and file any more…
Last week, conservatives cried foul over Michelle Obama inviting the rapper Common to a poetry reading at the White House, since he’d rapped about violence against cops and President George W. Bush. While the reading went off without a hitch, the debate goes on: Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly will…
Jeanette Vizguerra, a small business owner, community leader and mother of three citizen children, will have to wait until 8:30 a.m. on July 13 to find out if she will be allowed to stay in this country. Vizguerra’s final deportation hearing was scheduled to take place at 8:30 this morning,…
The acclaimed artist Christo (rendered here by Kenny Be) has a talent for subduing vast landscapes, charming financial backers and reassuring locals about the economic and aesthetic value of his unique projects. But he hasn’t managed to friend anybody over at the Colorado Wildlife Commission…
North High school will have a new principal next year, its fourth in six years. Nicole Veltze, the current principal at nearby Skinner Middle School, will take over for Ed Salem, who has helmed North since the fall of 2008. Tomorrow, the North community will have the opportunity to meet…
We invite you to peruse these Denver blog posts. In an open letter, Mile High Report fan poster 42n81 beseeches John Elway to let Tim Tebow do what he does best rather than trying to turn him into a cookie-cutter quarterback. Coyote Gulch: Rafters are gearing up for what could…
Update below: HB 1261, a bill to set THC driving standards, was put on hold by the Senate judiciary committee last month only to be revived and fast-tracked late in the legislative session. But it died in a Senate vote due in part to the enormous variations in the way…
Network TV news is a cutthroat business — and Jeremy Hubbard’s getting out while the getting is good. The onetime Fox31 staple (and 2005 Westword Best Hair winner) jumped to ABC four years ago, eventually working his way up to anchor of World News Now and sometime correspondent duties for…
