The school year is just about over, which means it’s time for prom, yearbooks, spring fever and maybe a little nostalgia — especially for the parents of high-school-age kids — that can be best expressed by buying some school merchandise. Go, East Angels! But not all merchandise is created equal…
“Coming Out to America,” Melanie Asmar, May 5 The Out Crowd Why is Donn Livingston still hearing immigration cases? I was appalled to read that he had denied asylum to a gay man because he “does not dress in an effeminate manner or affect any effeminate mannerisms.” Sounds to me…
A side-by-side comparison of hyperbole and performance in the Denver Mayor’s race is the only way to determine which candidate will make the better ringmaster… SEE KENNY BE’S SLIDESHOW…
Denver blog posts: they’re fun-damental! Mile High Report fan poster DE BroncoFan ranks Kyle Orton in oodles of statistical categories. He’s top ten in some areas, toward the middle or bottom of the pack in many others. 5280’s Sarah Protzman-Howlett on $1 million that went to the dogs. Elephant Journal…
“Coming Out To America,” this week’s cover story, follows two GLBT immigrants as they apply for asylum in the United States. One immigrant, a transgender woman named Kassandra, is afraid to return to her native El Salvador for fear of persecution. And for good reason. A 2010 report by several…
Among the juicy details emerging in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death last week was the fact that a bunch of marijuana plants were found growing next to his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan. The discovery has launched an Internet’s worth of bad puns and stupid jokes: “Osama bin Smokin,'”…
A day after Denver officials cleared five officers of wrongdoing in the death of an inmate in the Denver jail, the family of Marvin Booker made a public plea to federal officials to look into the case. “None of us could see my brother’s reaction because of all of those…
It’s been another wild legislative session for the medical marijuana industry. Beyond the controversy over THC driving limits, officials have wrestled with regulatory tweaks and the prospect of federal interference in the Colorado system. Nonetheless, Jessica Corry, a medical marijuana attorney and advocate, sees plenty of positives…
For Denver urban gardeners, the second week of May is the most fantastic week of the year. This is the week that the chances for a frost drop dramatically and it becomes safe to plant nearly any seed. Consequently, it is the week that urban farmers experience their greatest fantasies…
Former Mountain View High School teacher Courtney Bowles was found naked atop a student in a car in a January case that got national exposure. Two months later, she copped a plea that suggested a punishment free of jail time — and that’s the way things worked out. Her sentence:…
Manager of Safety Charley Garcia’s decision to fire cops in the Michael DeHerrera beating and Denver Diner macing didn’t earn officials a free pass from those upset that no criminal charges were filed in the July 2010 jail death of Marvin Booker. Here’s one angry response…
Yesterday, Campaign for a Healthy Denver launched what it’s calling the 2011 Denver Paid Sick Days Initiative, which would mandate paid sick days for all non-governmental workers in Denver, be they full-time or part-time employees. But given the state of the economy, isn’t this a terrible time to introduce such…
Benjamin Janicki is just twenty years old — but he faces the prospect of spending decades behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple counts related to reported sexual assaults on children at Park Hill United Methodist Church’s Children’s Center. It’s a case that attracted national attention, making Janicki a symbol…
U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s recent letter criticizing aspects of HB 1243, a bill designed to tweak aspects of medical marijuana regulations signed into Colorado law last year, hinted at a federal crackdown on MMJ. But the feds’ recent decision to return over $20,000 seized from a pair of dispensary owners…
Proof that ESPN’s Rick Reilly is a divisive figure in the journalism community: Even Reilly’s speech to CU journalism school graduates is being picked apart by critics. Reilly believes journalists should never write for free, arguing that “nobody asks strippers to strip for free, doctors to doctor for free or…
Yesterday, Denver finally released video showing the final moments of Marvin Booker, who died in Denver jail on July 9; see it below. But no charges were filed against Denver Sheriff’s Department personnel. In response, Booker’s family is planning to demand a federal investigation at a news conference this morning…
Update: The Denver coroner has identified the seventeen-year-old girl who died early on Mother’s Day morning amid a house-party-spawned brawl. The victim is Brianna Rae Ramon of Brighton, and she died of a gunshot wound to the head. Thus far, no arrests have been made in the case. Look below…
Senator Morgan Carroll saw the passage of HB 1261, a bill to set THC driving standards, as inevitable despite evidence like medical marijuana critic William Breathes’s blood test showing he was nearly triple the proposed 5 nanogram per milliliter of blood standard even when sober. Nonetheless, the bill died in…
“Coming Out To America” tells the story of Sam, a gay Egyptian seeking asylum in the United States. Though Egypt doesn’t have any explicit laws against homosexuality, gay men there are routinely arrested and tortured. In one infamous incident, 52 men were arrested in 2001 on a floating disco called…
The cyber-world birthed these Denver blog posts. Purple Row’s Andrew Martin notes that the Rockies’ aren’t the only team with hitting issues — but something gotta give. Free Colorado’s Ari Armstrong on why he’s not a Libertarian. Colorado Independent’s Scot Kersgaard wonders if Jane Norton is already angling to take…
There are plenty of signs that a person may be driving drunk. But Breckenridge’s Cynthia Sammon, 45, may have invented a couple of new ones. Sammon was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after she was unable to successfully roll down her window or open her car doors…
The five officers involved in restraining Marvin Booker in July 2010 at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center — an incident that ultimately led to his death — will be not face criminal charges. Instead, they’re scheduled to meet today with Director of Corrections Gary Wilson about when they will return…
