During the recession, most businesses specializing in big ticket items have found the going rough. So it’s something of a surprise that Christine Sylvester, a title and billing clerk for Windish RV Center just sentenced to five years in jail, was able to steal almost $1 million between 2007 and…
Yesterday in Carmelo, all hell broke loose. Amid reports about a three-way Knicks, Nuggets and Timberwolves trade and direct talks between Knicks’ owner James Dolan and Nugs boss Stan Kroenke, ESPN’s Chris Broussard talked up a potential L.A. Lakers swap, with Andrew Bynum as the main piece. But is Broussard…
There are no shortage of excessive-force complaints against Denver Police officers these days, as our reporting about cases involving Michael DeHerrera, Alex Landau, Nick Lynch and others demonstrates. The latest? A threatened lawsuit by Scarlet Ranch bartender Brad Mitchell, who claims cops slammed him to the ground without provocation, and…
Former Denver mayor Wellington Webb is standing up for Nate Easley, the Denver Public Schools board president who’s the target of a recall. That effort was initiated by failed school board candidate John McBride, who once served under Webb. Now, proponents are working to collect the required 5,363 signatures. But…
If you’re from Cleveland, you’ve likely heard of Hot Sauce Williams, a barbecue chain that has drawn raves from the likes of Anthony Bourdain. Soon, Coloradans may be familiar with Hot Sauce Williams, too, since the restaurant is getting ready to launch a very special version of its famous sauce…
A bill that sought to increase the reporting process for water-quality complaints related to oil and gas drilling in Colorado died quietly at the statehouse yesterday, with Republican lawmakers insisting that the industry’s use of hydraulic fracturing fluids, or “fracking,” poses no threat to groundwater. But the measure also drew…
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away, and Visit Denver, the city’s official tourism bureau, wants businesses here to get a piece of the action. Its Facebook page declares D-town to be “a wonderfully romantic city in which to spend this lovers’ holiday” and offers “great hotel deals at…
Denver blog posts? Got three here. Colorado Pols doesn’t have much nice to say about Representative Chris Holbert’s proposal to make concealed-carry permits optional. Bronco Talk’s Mr. East on the odds of an NFL lockout beginning March 4. The Denver Egotist interviews Luke Sullivan, author of the book Hey Whipple,…
Music supposedly has the power to soothe a savage beast — but it can also annoy the hell out of one. That’s the lesson recently learned by personnel at Boulder Community Hospital. When they found a bear hibernating under a building on hospital property, they managed to drive it off…
Loveland’s annual valentine’s program featuring the hand-stamped postal cachet needs to be updated to reflect the racy reputation of the Sweetheart City today…..
Last month, attorney Warren Edson shared his concern that language in a Denver City Council bill could close 137 of 150 medical marijuana grows — and even after a committee came up with a compromise agreement, he feared the closure threat had not been eliminated. Now that the document has…
In our item yesterday about the cancellation of a May speech by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, we noted speculation among political observers that this move was made for reasons other than attacks on her. One reader has ideas of his own about why the plug was pulled…
It’s a story made for TV news: a puppy theft from a Northglenn pet store in which video shows two adults apparently in league with a child, who walks out with a chihuahua in her coat. And the tale’s not done spinning, or wagging. An arrest has been made, but…
The sale of the Huffington Post to AOL this week has been much debated in media circles. Yet most of these conversations haven’t addressed what, if anything, the move portends for the four regional HuffPo branches, including the one in Denver. The word we get: status quo…
Prior to the hit and run that killed Rockstar Lounge valet Jose Medina, the vehicular crime that got the most attention in these parts involved the arrest of Brandon Mondragon for severely injuring Tim Albo and Heather Kornman last October. Now, Mondragon has pleaded guilty to the crime — but…
The prospect that Carmelo Anthony will be dealt before the February 24 trade deadline just got better. Following hot on the sneakers of reports about a possible three-team deal involving the Knicks, Nuggets and Timberwolves comes word that New York owner James Dolan is talking directly with Nugs counterpart Stan…
Last November, Sam Brownlee became the first Weld County deputy to die in the line of duty since 1940 when he was shot and killed by Reuben Reyes, twenty, following a high-speed chase. Now, an uncommonly frank review of the incident has been released, and the three-person panel behind it…
You have no clue how close I was to having you put in the fucking hospital,” says Scottie Ewing. I’ve called Ewing to ask about the latest development in the federal tax-evasion case involving his onetime ownership of a high-end prostitution service known as Denver Players and Denver Sugar. A…
In recent weeks, much talk was made about whether real-estate developer Buzz Geller would enter the crowded Denver mayoral race. Such a development would have been interesting: Not only is Geller more conservative than his competition, but he also has a tendency to speak his mind. And Geller did seriously…
“The Devil’s Playground,” Alan Prendergast, February 3 The Hard Cell Inmate or no, people are still people. Yes, they may not have made the right decisions, but that doesn’t give anybody the right to take advantage of others. I can’t believe how ignorant and cold-blooded attorneys, prison workers and DOC…
Arguments have a way of making everyone look stupid, so whenever I hear bickering I start playing Cupid. For relationships that have reached the end of their tether, I’ve created these special Valentines to bring squabblers together. View this week’s cover story, Kenny Be’s Playing Cupid slideshow…
Dick Wadhams, who’s served two term as chair of the Colorado Republican Party, has decided not to run for a third term next month. His departure from the race leaves state senator Ted Harvey; John Wagner, who ran the Senate campaign of Clive Tidwell, in 2010; and Bart Barton, who…
