After the Colorado Civil Union Act was approved by the Senate, sponsor Pat Steadman predicted that it would pass the House if not blocked by “extremists.” However, the measure died in the judiciary committee, with B.J. Nikkel and other Republican members voting against it. The anger this vote stirred is…
That gutter-cleaning job you’ve been putting off? Forget about it. That iPad you’ve been cautiously eying? Time to splurge, my friend. Why? Because we only have a mere seven weeks, just 47 more days, until Judgment Day. Swear to God. After all, a downtown billboard proclaims — wait, guarantees it…
This past weekend, Carmelo Anthony — you know, that guy who used to be Denver’s best basketball player until the new Nuggets showed up and started kicking major ass (GAAAAAAALLO!) — did something in New York that he could have never, ever done in Denver: took just a few hours…
On Friday, the Rockies lost a nail-biter and left the game worried about their starting pitcher’s thumb cuticle. On Saturday, the Rockies won a nail-biter and left the game worried about their starting pitcher’s blister. And while both games against the Arizona Diamondbacks were played in weather fit for a…
Drawing on cinematic examples and a long background of reading Family Circus comics, we spent our entire weekend scientifically researching where we think Ichabod the pit bull wandered after he left Boulder in August 2010, but before he was found in St. Charles, Missouri about two weeks ago. See the…
Ready for some Denver blog posts? Hope so. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna links word of a new Mormon temple in Fort Collins to Broadway raves earned by The Book of Mormon, from the Colorado-bred creators of South Park. Denver Frank touts the Signtologist Art Show at Sketch. Elephant Journal touts…
Yesterday, the Denver Post officially endorsed former Senator Chris Romer in the Denver mayor’s race, calling him a “dynamo of ideas” who would bring “the critical eye of an outsider” to the gig, since he’s never worked for the city. But in today’s shifting media environment, does the Post’s blessing…
Last week, we previewed “I Didn’t Ask For It: Rape Is a Crime, Being Raped Is Not,” a Saturday gathering at Confluence Park at which the Guerilla Urban Art Force planned to display 150 flags fighting the blame-the-victim mentality. “It was a very powerful and moving day,” notes GUAR’s Bridget…
The first annual Denver County Fair is only four months away! Lucky for urban farmers, prize-winning produce practically grows itself. To get your urban garden growing, all you need is a patch of dirt and a packet of Denver County Fair neighborhood seeds…..
The weekend was hot, and then it was cold — but all the pics captured by Westword photogs qualify as scorching. Check out Saturday night at 1Up Arcade & Bar, the Epilogues at the Bluebird, the vividly named Damn Gurl! at 700 Kalamath and more at the page that rages…
Colorado cannabis is better than anything Amsterdam’s got, and the medicine here is on par with, if not better than, what is coming out of California. While we already knew that here in Colorado, it was still cool to hear those words come out of High Times editor Danny Danko’s…
Great comments beget great comments. This truism was reinforced last week, when a Comment of the Day post in which a reader declared that he’d never buy another Broncos ticket or jersey if the team got rid of Tim Tebow prompted some noteworthy replies. Like this one, for instance…
Update: The Arapahoe County coroner’s office has reportedly identified the two men killed in an alleged burglary on the 900 block of South Dearborn Way as Jovan Rivers, thirty, and Harrell King, 33. But there’s plenty we don’t know at this point…..
Yes, the Nuggets have been playing out of their minds since the Carmelo Anthony trade. But doubters still wondered if they could win on the road in the playoffs, or if they’d be one-and-done again. The Nugs provided a clue on Sunday, when they bested the Lakers in L.A., ending…
Less than seven years after Teresa Lynn shot her husband in the face as he slept, killed her mother-in-law and considered drowning her eight-month-old son, an Arapahoe County judge has ordered her release from the state hospital, starting with unsupervised off-grounds trips and eventually leading to community placement. The decision…
No foolin’ here, this is your Friday edition of Denver Blogs. Service-y blog Things to Do in Denver when You’re Dead Broke offers this tip today: “Don’t miss local historian Phil Goodstein’s great walking tours. Only $10 and a great way to learn more about our favorite city!” Read all…
The topic of concussions and NFL football players continues to make news, even in the off-season, as CNN tells the heartbreaking story today of former lineman Shane Dronett, who killed himself in 2009, three years after retiring. Dronett was drafted in the second round by the Denver Broncos in 1992…
Pueblo’s elected leaders are peeved that the city is currently $1.4 million over budget in its ongoing effort to remodel Pueblo’s historic City Hall building. Councilmembers there are comparing the project to their experience with the construction of Pueblo’s Municipal Justice Center in 2008, when costs rose some $13 million…
Location: Next to Griff’s Burger Bar at 742 South Broadway. Number: Unknown. Status: Operable. Price: $1 for four minutes Photo Taken: 1:30 p.m. on March 31…
The Denver Auto Show currently running at the Colorado Convention Center is an exhibition of dreams. The real Denver Auto show is staged on neighborhood driveways reveals that Denverites like big trucks. The 2005 Volvo Condo semi truck shown above is just one of many examples that prove Denver drivers…
Everyone loves Kathy Sabine, including Noah Van Sciver, the cartoonist who drew the art for our Best of Denver 2011 People & Places section. This is his illustration of Sabine for the readers’ choice winner of Best Hair on a TV Personality — Female. (Sabine was also the readers’ choice…
It was a foregone conclusion from the beginning. Earlier this year, state representative Mark Ferrandino and state senator Pat Steadman introduced a bill that would have allowed civil unions in Colorado and given gay couples the same right to make a legal commitment as heterosexual couples. Even if it passed…
