One thing you can say about the Shadow Theatre Company: They sure know how to create the drama. After failing to pay rent for most of 2010, the bankrupt troupe was evicted from their Aurora space last month. Now, their former landlord has filed a report with Aurora police that…
Our November feature “Mean Streets” focused on the lengthy and fruitless attempts of local taxi drivers to start Mile High Cab. Last August, PUC judge Paul Gomez rejected Mile High’s application because he deemed the Denver taxi market was at or near capacity. Now, however, he’s approved 300 new Denver…
Trinidad’s City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It’s the latest in a series of setbacks for…
Denver blog posts are reproducing! Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein wonders if the Nuggets should retire Carmelo Anthony’s jersey. His conclusion: not anytime soon. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna: Dick Wadhams chalks up Ken Buck’s senate loss on his inability to appeal to unaffiliated women voters. Denver Egotist introduces us to Denver…
Bleacher Report recently assembled its list of the 50 biggest creeps in sports, featuring the likes of Brett Favre and Ben Roethlisberger prior to the top dog, former Baylor coach Dave Bliss. And repping Colorado? Not just ex-Bronco Travis Henry and Kobe Bryant, for that little rape controversy in Eagle…
“Bug Bedlam,” this week’s cover story about Denver’s bedbug infestation, has inspired readers to post stories of their own battles with the tiny bloodsuckers. One story, from the former manager of a Capitol Hill apartment complex, was accompanied by some of the most disgusting, creepy-crawly photos we’ve ever seen…
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office has compiled its list of the top 10 complaints it received in 2010 — an unhappy roster broken down generically and specifically. In both cases, gripes about rebates hold the top spot. But when it comes to businesses by name, the outfit that prompted the…
Oh, the weird new photos we have to share with you from over the weekend: a bloody good time with the Genitorurers at Summit Music Hall, chillin’ at Frozen Dead Guys Day, a fond farewell at Tickle Me Pink’s final show and more, more, more. Find it all on Westword’s…
These are not the best of times for KOA, at 850 AM. A trio of part-timers were let go earlier this year and the longtime powerhouse’s ratings are off. So how does head of AM programming Greg Foster hope to boost the station in general, and the drive-time staple Colorado…
We’ve had some notable folks comment on our website, but none has been or will ever be bigger than Jesus, who surfed our way to share His thoughts about the Reverend Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church on a post from last April about these virulent scumbags. Don’t think…
The wee hours of Sunday morning were more active than usual on the 1000 block of Cypress Drive in Fort Collins. A report about one neighbor threatening another with a firearm led to a three-hour standoff that ended with the deployment of “gas munitions” and charges against Joshua and Devin…
Earlier this season, we declared this year’s CU Buffs to be the school’s best since Chauncey Billups’s glory days after defeating Missouri and Kansas State in quick succession. But will the Buffs have to knock off K-State for a third time this season in order to take part in a…
Today at 1:30 p.m., the senate judiciary committee and members of the public will begin discussing Senate Bill 172, the Colorado Civil Union Act, co-sponsored by Senator Pat Steadman: Read it below. Back in 2006, Colorado voters rejected a referendum that would have established many of the same principles upon…
The shocking death of Fort Collins’ Matthew Hammerdorfer, seventeen, after being stricken during a rugby match is echoing nationwide. After all, he’s the second teen athlete with an enlarged heart to die of cardiac arrest in a week, following Michigan’s Wes Leonard, whose story made ESPN. But as experts debate…
Bedbugs, which are the subject of this week’s feature, “Bug Bedlam,” are truly creepy. If you need proof, watch these video clips of them sucking human blood, pooping and procreating. But nasty as they are, there are also some nasty rumors out there about them that are just plain fiction…
Alex Bogusky was the boy-king of advertising. Then, after moving much of his superstar firm Crispin Porter + Bogusky to Boulder, he retired from the ad world last July, causing shock waves. Now, installed in his Boulder-based FearLess Cottage, he’s launched COMMON, a community-focused incubator and brand that, as he…
Chuck Zukowski likes to think that his work as an El Paso County reserve deputy sheriff sharpened his skills as an off-duty investigator of cattle mutilations, UFO and Bigfoot sightings and ghostly apparitions — and vice versa. But law enforcement bosses aren’t keen on those who think differently. Last month,…
Denver mayoral candidate Carol Boigon sent out a press release yesterday afternoon that included an announcement that her campaign had launched a new website at www.boigonmeansbusiness.com. But when folks plugged the address into their internet browser, they were instead redirected to the official website of rival candidate Chris Romer…
A petition has been filed in juvenile court regarding a 12-year-old from Burlington suspected of killing his parents, Charles and Marilyn Long, and wounding two siblings. But prosecutor Robert Watson still hasn’t decided whether to ask for a transfer to adult court. If he does, there’s a strong possibility the…
The Dead Drop movement/art project is tech-savvy variation on freedom of expression. All around the country, bare-bone USB keys are being affixed to walls, railings and trees so people everywhere can use them for offline, anonymous file sharing with their fellow techies — poems, photos, recipes, you name it. Now,…
Three Denver blog posts to tide you over until Monday. Mile High Report’s Sayre Bedinger: NFL labor talks have been extended for a week, keeping hope alive that Broncos fans will soon see Tim Tebow in uniform, not just in Jockey underwear ads. Square State’s Michelle S. offers answers about…
With John Hickenlooper having taken office 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: Jeff Peckman. “I have spent my whole life trying to find…
