The Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA) hadn’t been used in Weld County for a gang-related case until last week, when five men were indicted by a grand jury on a multitude of charges, including assault, witness intimidation and racketeering. As a bonus, all of them, as well as many…
Nurse Nancy, the alter ego of Amy Angelilli, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Alley Cat Alliance’s The Feline Fix, has used plenty of unusual methods to stop kitty overpopulation, including satirical Tom Cat Condoms. Her latest gambit — a video in which Nancy plays detective to investigate a subject…
The morning after ten Denver mayoral candidates qualified for the ballot, Marcus Giavanni, whose petition was deemed “insufficient,” said he would file a complaint about his exclusion — and he’s done just that. The document, on view below, targets Denver clerk and recorder Stephanie O’Malley and argues that the rejection…
Ever hear of a food bank turning down food? It happened yesterday — because donations intended for Denver’s Metro CareRing were part of a pot-for-food drive organized by Urban Cannabis, a South Downing Street medical marijuana dispensary. Urban Cannabis sales director Amy DiIullo is still trying to wrap her head…
Jared Jacang Maher’s post about coordinates from the movie Close Encounters allegedly pinpointing Denver International Airport — the latest DIA conspiracy in a long line — surmised that the numbers actually correspond to an Ault farmhouse. One of our readers did some checking, and he concurs — and adds some…
Last month, we first told the story of North Carolina’s Brian Hill, a chronically ill, mildly autistic hobby blogger being sued by Righthaven, a Nevada company, for unauthorized publication of a copyrighted Denver Post photo on his website, USWGO.com. Now, attorney David Kerr, acting on Hill’s behalf, has filed a…
The Cannabis Therapy Institute sent out an “action alert” to its members regarding today’s planned second reading of HB 1260, a bill to set THC driving limits. But after a similar alert last week regarding HB 1250, which originally sought to ban all MMJ edibles, infused-products manufacturer Greg Goldfogel e-mailed…
Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High School’s all-star brother-sister debate team and Westword cover siblings, are going to the Urban Debate National Championship in New York City next month. The pair snagged second place at the Denver Urban Debate League City Championship this past Saturday, losing in the finals to…
“Never apologize, never explain.” That quote from Hunter S. Thompson is how Frank Rich, publisher/editor of Denver-based Modern Drunkard magazine, begins the “Mea Culpa” that opens the new issue — the first issue in almost two years. “It’s been a long time,” he admits. “It was a long break, a…
Did you know that the City of Wheat Ridge once elected a known cannibal as mayor, that the original acronym for the NORAD military facility was GONAD, or that Colorado’s official state song is “O, Wyoming”? It’s all true according to the Colorado page at Uncyclopedia.wikia.com…
After twelve years of investigations, exposés, books, videos and Michael-Moore-sized pontifications, what more is there to say about the 1999 Columbine shootings? Plenty, according to the makers of Thirteen Families, a new documentary set to premiere in Denver on April 18, which focuses on the victims’ families and their struggles…
The November feature story “Mean Streets” detailed how frustrated taxi drivers, faced with alleged discrimination and abuse, have spent years asking the state’s Public Utilities Commission to let them launch a company of their own, Mile High Cab. In January, the PUC rejected Mile High’s last-ditch appeal — so now…
We’ve gathered here today to check out these Denver blog posts. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons notes that the Nuggets are at home tonight versus Toronto — a blessing after a long road trip that ended with defeats to the Magic and Heat. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna: Mark Udall is more…
Update: Last month, the bodies of former restaurant co-owners Ronald Ford and Ramiro Sanchez were found in their Stuart Street home. Weeks later, the Denver Police Department announced their interest in finding someone thought to be a roommate of the pair — a previously homeless cross-dresser known by the memorable…
It’s simple math: Being struck by two cars is twice as bad as getting hit by one. That’s what happened to a man in Lakewood Saturday night — and while one driver, ID’d as Martin Parras, stopped (and is being investigated for DUI and vehicular assault), the other’s still at…
Last week, we took you on a photo tour of actor Kelsey Grammer’s ski home, on sale for just $7.9 million. By that standard, Estes Park’s Stanley House — built in 1904 by automaker F.O. Stanley, who built The Shining-inspiring Stanley Hotel five years later — is a genuine bargain…
Our post about a Colorado Board of Health ruling that will likely lead to the rejection of approximately 2,000 medical marijuana doctor recommendations fired up commenters aplenty. But one reader stood out by citing passages from a certain Good Book…
You may have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day this past weekend, but the Burlycute burlesque troupe saluted St. Pastie’s Day instead — and that’s hardly the only new slideshow guaranteed to get your Irish up. Check out our Keggs & Eggs gallery, plus Drive-By Truckers at the Ogden and more on…
Update: Last week, we reported that six cease-and-desist letters had been sent to dispensaries in Boulder after officials denied their license applications due to discrepancies in their applications — and more rejections were expected. Now, however, the city has taken a step back, telling centers appealing the decision that they…
The NCAA basketball tourney games in Denver on Saturday stood in stark contrast to each other. Richmond-Morehead State boasted virtually no notable names, while Brigham Young-Gonzaga featured one of the biggest stars of 2011 March Madness, BYU’s Jimmer Fredette — a player so renowned that even his cheerleader gal-pal, Chatfield-grad…
Conspiracy forum boards are buzzing over a “mind bending” connection between Denver International Airport and geographical coordinates described in a key scene of the the alien-loving, sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In all my years of following the ever-evolving conspiracy theories that swirl around DIA, this just…
Update: The Denver District Attorney’s Office has announced charges in two very different but equally serious crimes. Dominique Redwood is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint in a light-rail station elevator, while Jesse Rincon faces a hit-and-run count for allegedly injuring a boy. Page down for details from…
