Melanie Asmar’s post about Katia Birge, who claims to have been abused by a lay minister, kicked off a fiery debate about whether or not the Archdiocese of Denver, led by Archbishop Charles Chaput, bears any responsibility for this alleged crime. Among the most passionate items was penned in defense…
What is Gary Busey’s mysterious appeal? Is it that he doesn’t have any? Attempt to solve this puzzle by perusing photog Kate Levy’s shots from Geek Bowl V at the Fillmore. And that’s not all. Check out Raekwon at Summit Music Hall, RJD2 at the Gothic and more on our…
Since last year, we’ve been reporting about various Denver City Council proposals to update zoning rules for medical marijuana grows, with attorney Christian Sederberg warning weeks ago about huge repercussions if there’s no MMJ grandfathering. Now, lawyer Warren Edson says more than 90 percent of Denver grows could close in…
For a while on Friday, it looked like the unbelievably crowded field for Denver mayor was about to get a little larger. A day of buzz about local businesswoman Linda Alvarado jumping in was followed by a Denver Post piece quoting her as confirming it. But that item was soon…
Our Friday post arguing that the New York Knicks victory over the Miami Heat made a Carmelo Anthony trade more likely has only been reinforced by a front office add reportedly made by NYC over the weekend. Against this backdrop, the Nuggets face off tonight against the trade-talks-jilting New Jersey…
While seeking some epic pow-pow at Breckenridge recently (read: practicing my “pizza and French fries” on the cruisin’ slopes), I noticed a new phenomenon: ski dudes and dudettes whipping out their smart phones to compare stats on Vail Resorts’ new EpicMix social-media app, which tracks guests’ achievements. On one hand,…
Update below: SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is criticizing Catholic officials in Denver, including Archbishop Charles Chaput, for their handling of the Katia Birge case. Birge claims to have been raped by a Denver lay minister in 2008, when she was 25 years old…
It’s inspiring, really, the way state lawmakers pull together when a matter of great social consequence is at stake. Such seems to be the case with the rapid move through committee this week of House Bill 1058, sponsored by Denver Democrat Dan Pabon, which would prevent poor folks from using…
This past weekend, Quentin Smith, 21, died in a drive-by shooting on North Pontiac Street, just blocks from the spot where Jordan Nelson died in December. Tonight, Smith’s friends and loved ones will gather on the campus of East High School, from which he graduated in 2007, for a candlelight…
Denver blog posts? Three of them just crossed our path. Mile High Report’s John Bena notes that Champ Bailey’s belated invite to the Pro Bowl breaks the all-time record for cornerbacks. Isn’t that the kinda guy you want around here, John Fox? Wanna go on a walking tour of the…
You know that birthday present you bought for Scott Gessler? He sold it. And that bottle of wine you brought to the party? He sold that, too. In fact, Gessler, Colorado’s new Secretary of State, has no problem looking a gift horse in the mouth — and then extracting the…
Update: Opponents of Senator Kent Lambert’s immigration bills have dismissed them as Arizona-imitating, Latino-alienating and budget-busting. As for proponents of the measures, they’ve now got a rallying cry in the hit-and-run accident that killed Jose Medina near the Rockstar Lounge this past weekend. All four people busted in the incident…
Camouflaged as an emergency response vehicle, the gourmet food truck pictured above is able to move and park freely throughout the city without being hassled by Denver code enforcement officers. With rolling panels pulled shut, the Lunchtime Emergency Unit escapes the attention of city regulators even as it feeds hordes…
Update below: The second day of Department of Revenue public hearings about medical marijuana regulations — MMJ rules that attorney Rob Corry called death by 1,000 cuts in a preview yesterday — are about to get underway at this writing. During yesterday’s session, representatives of the Cannabis Therapy Institute made…
This morning, Highlands Ranch’s Chris Bartkowicz was sentenced to five years in prison, to be followed by eight years on supervised probation, for federal marijuana cultivation charges. Bartkowicz will also undergo mandatory drug and mental health programs…
It’s not often that cops give drivers a heads-up about a speed trap — but tomorrow is an exception. The Denver Police Department has announced that it’s conducting “speed-enforcement activities” near Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 beginning at 7 a.m. and continuing through early afternoon. Thanks for letting us know,…
This week, reports about the New York Knicks being back in the Carmelo Anthony trade hunt have gotten big play — as have rumblings that possible Knicks trade component Wilson Chandler doesn’t want to wind up in Denver. Amid this chatter, New York managed to beat the highly touted Miami…
Our recent post about Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin appearing at an education-reform event during the time when President Barack Obama was delivering his State of the Union speech set off a vigorous debate about fixing broken public schools. One reader wondered why we’re even debating the positive attributes of…
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you, the saying goes. But biting the hand that doesn’t give you beer has drawbacks, too, as Stephen Edward Siebold, age nineteen, is finding out in regard to an incident that’s already crossed the pond thanks to coverage in London’s Daily Mail. Here’s the…
Last night’s hilarious episode of 30 Rock came with a local bonus: the opportunity to hear Robert DeNiro somberly declare that Denver has been wiped off the map! The DeNiro subplot involved a scheme to prerecord disaster announcements, with Bobby D roped in after Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) threatens to…
The Denver Chapter of Moms for Marijuana plans to rally in support of Chris Bartkowicz, the Highlands Ranch medical marijuana grower facing federal cultivation charges. Tomorrow, Bartkowicz will find out if a judge will accept a plea-deal for a five year sentence…
This week’s cover story, “Special Delivery,” tells the story of Indra Lusero, a home-birth-mom-turned-lawyer who has thrust herself into a legislative battle between midwives and doctors. After giving birth at home with a midwife eight years ago, Lusero became an advocate for the age-old profession. And she’s not alone…
