Apparently, no one ever told the CU Buffs how hard it is to beat a quality team three times in the same season. Because moments ago, they did just that, pulling away late to defeat Kansas State by twelve points in the Big 12 tournament quarter finals. An invitation to…
The drama around the effort to recall Denver Public Schools board president Nate Easley has reached a new low. We recently learned of a blog called “Decline to Sign — Easley for Better Schools.” The first words on the homepage are this: “I’m Dr. Nate Easley, and I am on…
The race for the District 1 City Council seat in Northwest Denver has gone from snoozer to scramble. Paula Sandoval’s March 2 announcement that she wouldn’t seek reelection gave hopefuls just eight days to gather the 100 signatures needed to get on the ballot…
Denver blog posts? Got some here. Predominantly Orange’s Kim Constantinesco calculates the odds of retirement-dumping Tiki Barber becoming a Denver Bronco. Denver Infill’s Ryan D. updates us on Denver museum projects. Colorado Pols’ StrongColorado collects some of the legislative session’s wackiest media from lawmakers and grandmas — and yes, Anus…
Denver Patients Group gets the William Breathes treatment this week, with his review weighing quality versus cost. You can do the same for many other MMJ centers when you check out our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. I’ve been seeing so much crap herb in shops lately that when I finally found some chronic at Denver Patients Group, I completely overlooked how pricey the shop can be for non-members…
Are gays and porn really two of the biggest issues in the upcoming Colorado Springs municipal elections? According to Focus on the Family, they are. As noted by the Colorado Springs Gazette, FOTF has assembled a candidate survey in advance of the April 5 vote — and three of its…
The Colorado Division of Wildlife has declared war on dipshits — although they’re too polite to put it that way. Specifically, DOW personnel have started seeing a proliferation of videos featuring snowmobilers chasing moose — like the clip from Grand County below, in which the animal actually turns as if…
A 32-year-old Denver man has been arrested on suspicion of “stalking” a Denver Police officer. His alleged beef: A two-year-old traffic violation. Court records show that Francisco Castro-Beruman was booked into Denver County Jail on February 12 on a felony count stalking for allegedly threatening Officer Larry Mortimer and placing…
Our post featuring video testimony of a woman who interpreted the location of the sphincter as nature’s argument against the Colorado Civil Union Act attracted plenty of wacky commentary. Here’s one of our favorites…
Matt Arnold, the man behind Clear the Bench, which aimed to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, has been on a losing streak. Colorado Ethics Watch came out on top in a dispute over whether Clear the Bench should have filed as an issues committee (although CEW was…
Thus far, the campaign to become Denver’s next mayor is less a race than a scrum. The city’s website lists seven candidates whose petitions have been deemed “sufficient,” meaning that they featured at least 300 valid signatures: Carol Boigon, Michael Hancock, Doug Linkhart, Danny Lopez, James Mejia, Chris Romer and…
Fresh off signing a three-year contract extension, Nuggets coach George Karl appeared on ESPN’s PTI yesterday in the segment dubbed “Five Good Minutes” — and good they were. At one point in the clip, on view below, he admitted that the drawn-out Carmelo Anthony trade process was “probably the hardest…
They did it. The University of Northern Colorado Bears received their Big Dance invite before the CU Buffs thanks to a solid 65-60 win over Montana in last night’s Big Sky championship. And UNC may be a tougher first-round out than most experts believe for one big reason: Devon Beitzel…
Update: The Colorado Buffs’ push to March Madness took a big step forward today via a 77-75 win over Iowa State in Kansas City. If they can defeat Kansas State tomorrow, they’re a lock. And what can make the far-away gym where they’ll play feel like home? Dancers! Look below…
In the crowded Denver mayoral race, one candidate has pulled ahead with the pro-cannabis constituency: Doug Linkhart. The Denver city councilman has gone on record as favoring the legalization of marijuana, and has fought attempts to increase zoning restrictions on patient grows. Now he’s scored one of the first-ever endorsements…
In the dozen years since the Columbine shootings, school officials have become hypervigilant about potential troublemakers in their midst — so hyper, in fact, that state lawmakers are now seeking a formal review of school disciplinary procedures to determine if principals are too quick to involve police and the juvenile…
Denver blog posts a-poppin’. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein talks to George Karl about re-upping with the Nugs through 2014. Colorado Education News’ Mark Sass on the logical extension of vouchers? We can vouch for that. Denver Egotist introduces us to the lucky, lucky Lotto Leprechaun. Is he magically delicious?…
Update: Yesterday, the Cannabis Therapy Institute issued a press release that included an e-mail from attorney Lauren Davis criticizing HB 1261, Representative Claire Levy’s bill to establish THC driving limits. Today, Davis has sent out a second e-mail acknowledging that some of her points in the initial note were “OVERSTATED…
With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Mark Gruber. “It’s very difficult to get good government when you’re dealing with…
Good news from Denver Public Schools headquarters: In the past five years, the district’s dropout rate has declined 42 percent. In the 2005-06 school year, 11.1 percent of students dropped out. In the 2009-10 school year, 6.4 percent of students dropped out. In real numbers, that means an estimated 1,700…
Diary of a Predator, a new book by Amy Herdy, isn’t simply a true-crime tale based on the disturbing actions of serial rapist Brent J. Brents. It’s also a memoir that pulls back the curtains on Herdy’s reporting of the Brents story for the Denver Post, revealing conflicts with editors…
