Standing beneath the sun, moon and stars, the mariachi pictured above serenades great piles of stone in a southwest Denver yard. Separated by size and texture, the assorted rocks are wrapped in wire to form great sculptural pillars beneath the eaves of this small wooden house…..
Carla Madison’s death threw the District 8 race into turmoil. Eventually, 38 candidates sought her seat, with predictions that 2,500 votes would win the day. Turns out, though, that far fewer were needed. According to “unofficial final” results, Wil Alston and Albus Brooks will compete in a June 7 runoff,…
Alan Prendergast’s post suggesting five more targets for Greeley Osama bin Laden hunter Gary Faulkner prompted a surprising defense of the one-man army and David Letterman show fave. The scribe? A distant relative who thinks Faulkner came closer to finding bin Laden than did the country where he’d been hiding…
Former Broomfield High School wrestling coach Travis Masse’s defense against accusations of sexually assaulting a student — he claimed that he sent thousands of explicit texts but didn’t act on them — failed to convince a jury. He’s been found guilty and faces a mandatory life sentence, albeit one that…
As it turns out, German shepherds have a pretty fucking good sense of smell. I learned this after a quick flight from my honeymoon in Jamaica last week to the lovely Miami International Airport. Miami isn’t really known for their tolerant stance on drugs, as Jose Duran at our sister…
It took Keenu Tiyme five agonizing days to end the life of his ex-wife Kauri, as one exit plan after another — pills, suffocation, strangulation, wrist-cutting, even attempts to buy a gun or jump off the bridge spanning the Royal Gorge — failed miserably. It took a Denver jury just…
Yesterday, spokeswoman Amber Miller told us the Michael Hancock campaign would deliver ballots for voters — and each one collected was important. Hancock finished second in the initial round of the Denver mayor’s race, behind Chris Romer and so narrowly ahead of James Mejia that the latter hasn’t conceded. But…
If you hurry, you can start your day with a helping of Chris Romer. The man who led the voting after the first round of the Denver mayor’s race yesterday will be at Market Street Station at 7:30 a.m. — the first stop in what he’s calling his “Good morning,…
It was a big week for Barack Obama. After two years and four months of relentless drivel from the birther crowd, recently aided and abetted by Donald Trump (hope no one asks for a certificate of his hair’s authenticity), the president finally secured his official birth certificate from the state…
“Confused State,” Off Limits, April 14 This Is a Stick-Up! Thanks for clearing up why my recent jury summons notice came from Albuquerque. If the State of Colorado paid me minimum wage, I’d be happy to stick on some stamps. Joel Rogers Denver It is despicable that the powers-that-be award…
In El Salvador, Kassandra stood out. “I always acted like a little girl,” she says in Spanish. “I would wear my mom’s makeup. I liked my mom’s clothes. I loved the kitchen and cleaning the house.” That wouldn’t have been unusual, except for the fact that Kassandra was born a…
Colorado boasts a thriving medical marijuana industry as well as a vibrant tech scene. It’s little wonder, then, that, courtesy of forward-thinking companies such as MJ Freeway and idWeeds, we’re now starting to see inklings of a homegrown marijuana tech industry sprouting up along the Front Range. Is this the…
Colorado already has 23 types of designer license plates, including one that benefits the Denver Broncos charities. Soon there could be two more if lawmakers pass a bill to create plates to benefit the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche charities…
Trevor Morris and Ashley Bradford don’t look much like ninjas in their booking photos. But they’re accused of using machetes to rob a medical marijuana dispensary in Gunbarrel earlier this year — and after reportedly waiving a preliminary hearing, they’re slated to enter pleas next month…
There are so many Denver blog posts out there. Here are three that rose to the top today. Mile High Report’s KaptainKirk: Broncos coach John Fox says the team will look for defensive tackle and running back help among free agents and the undrafted masses. Things to Do in Denver…
With medical marijuana clean-up bill HB 1043 under scrutiny from U.S. Attorney John Walsh, it’s no surprise that the medical marijuana lobbyists were out in force when the measure went before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. Representatives of the Medical Marijuana Industry Group spoke to the committee, as did co-sponsor…
In 2008, the Weld County Sheriff’s Office raided Amalia’s Translation and Tax Service in Greeley as part of Operations Numbers Game, an effort to bust identity thieves who were also undocumented immigrants. The ACLU filed suit over the action — and this week, Weld District Attorney/almost-senator Ken Buck approved a…
Dancing in the streets and cheering U!S!A! to celebrate the murder of an enemy may seem vulgar. However, there’s no denying that Osama bin Laden’s death will do wonders for America’s economic recovery efforts as May holiday celebrations push increased demand for dead bin Laden party favors…..
David Harsanyi was hired as a Denver Post columnist in 2004, eventually moving to the editorial page — and the bookshelves via his well-read 2007 effort Nanny State. He also contributed to Glenn Beck’s Arguing With Idiots — and he’s now on Beck’s payroll as a major player for his…
The death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of an elite American strike team sure put a crimp in the travel plans of Gary Faulkner, the Greeley man detained on the Pakistan-Afghan border last June. Armed with sword and pistol, Faulkner told authorities he’d been hunting the terrorist leader…
Our interview with a representative of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, who said the federal government makes no distinction between medical marijuana and pot grown for non-medical purposes, evoked some strong responses. Here are the thoughts of a reader who’s been following news of dispensary raids in other states…
Don’t invite Orlando Bustamante-Bello to your next snowball fight — because if charges against him related to a February incident are true, he might not stick to snowballs. Bustamante-Bello, 22, is accused of first-degree assault for allegedly clobbering a snowball tosser in the face with a liquor bottle…
