Last year, Westword profiled Andrea Merida, a Denver Public Schools board member who caused a stir in 2009 when she had herself secretly sworn in. Last year, a few voters tried to recall her after she wrote a negative op-ed about a senate candidate without revealing that she was working…
Didn’t attend John Hickenlooper’s inauguration ceremony? Smart thinking, since it was freezing out there, as photographer Jonathan Shoup knows from bitter personal experience. Check out a gallery of Shoup shots from the festivities, including a full-length pic of Hick showing off his idea of gubernatorial footwear. (You can even be…
It’s the all Broncos edition of a blog post roundup. Mile High Reports fan poster BroncoRick69: New Orleans Saints’ Gregg Williams has backed out of the Broncos coaching competition. Good thing, after that Seahawks game… Williams isn’t alone in ditching Denver, as Broncos Talk’s Ian Henson points out. Denver Egotist:…
The inauguration ceremony was cold, but Governor John Hickenlooper is off to a blazing start. Hickenlooper issued three executive orders in the first few minutes of officially holding office, taking aim at economic development and improving the efficiency of state government…
Even as the Denver City Council’s special issues committee is set to meet about new zoning rules for marijuana grows, the health department’s medical marijuana advisory committee will gather to consider new rules for doctors who recommend MMJ. In the opinion of Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Laura Kriho, such regs have…
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through lawn decorations… A recent walk through the West Barnum neighborhood has revealed that west Denver is a sanctuary for yard angels. The bare ground around the angel pictured above indicates that she has powerful snow-melting capabilities. However, the Kwanzaa deer angel shown below…
Senator Suzanne Williams’s involvement in a Texas crash that killed a woman who was seven-months pregnant continues to be a contentious topic among readers. One commenter speculated that Williams may have received special treatment from the Amarillo police because of her position…
John Hickenlooper’s inauguration as governor, slated to start shortly, stirs thoughts of those Hick defeated — not just Tom Tancredo, but also Republican nominee Dan Maes, whose campaign imploded so spectacularly. Since then, Maes has released occasional musings on issues, including one in which he (sorta) accuses Tancredo supporters of…
Tragedy can bring out compassion in people — and companies, too. As evidence, note that Southwest Airlines held a plane for the grandfather of two-year-old Caden Rodgers, allegedly killed by Theodore Madrid last week…
Yesterday, we told you that a blockbuster three-team deal to send Nuggets Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the New Jersey Nets had hit a roadblock, reportedly because the Nugs wanted the Nets to take relatively new acquisition Al Harrington off their hands, too. But is that the actual reason…
At 2 p.m. today, the special issues committee of the Denver City Council will discuss an ordinance to adopt local licensing procedures for medical marijuana centers, infused product manufacturers and optional premises cultivation, aka MMJ grows — many of which could be forced to close if they’re not protected against…
Last week, we introduced you to Vail’s Madison McKinley, aka The Bachelor’s vampire girl — so dubbed because of the fangs she had implanted after joining an NYC vamp club. Part of last night’s episode involved a public service announcement for the American Red Cross encouraging blood donation, which should…
Only days after I posted a few remarks about Bill Ritter’s play-it-safe approach to pardons and his reluctance to commute excessive sentences, the departing governor delivered a slew of bolder pardons and even a few commutations, stunning some grateful convicts and raising hackles elsewhere. Ritter won’t have to worry about…
Last week’s cover story, “Extra Bold” deconstructs the weird, wonderful world of Denver designer Rick Griffith, a man who’s constantly scrutinizing how words and letter-forms are used everywhere — including the Denver School System. Griffith might be on to something, since a new paper reports that the type used in…
Check out these three Colorado-centric blog posts. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna shares his take on Greeley school board member Brett Reese’s radio attacks on Martin Luther King Jr. Will he take down Mother Teresa next? Colorado Pols: The mercurial Tom Strickland is leaving his Interior Department gig next month. Mile…
Hot on the heels of Jared Loughner’s homicidal attack on Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords comes word of a threat against the staff of Colorado Senator Michael Bennet. John Troy Davis has reportedly been arrested in the incident. Below, see the official statement from Bennet’s office and the complete Davis arrest…
Update below: Carolina Panthers coach John Fox is expected to arrive in Denver today — weather permitting — to interview for the job of Denver Broncos head coach. But before he faces Pat Bowlen, John Elway, Joe Ellis and other team executives, he will likely show his face to Broncos…
In touting the break-up of an alleged drug ring said to be using medical marijuana as cover, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers suggested a link between the MMJ biz and illegal dealing. Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente sees this statement and others as evidence Suthers is wasting taxpayers’ money on an…
Plenty of thieves have active fantasy lives. Remember the guy who robbed a 7-Eleven using a Klingon battle weapon called a bat’leth? Or the teen who reportedly deployed a sword to steal Oxycontin? But alleged lawbreakers in Centennial recently took things to the next level, disguising themselves as Star Wars-style…
Update below: On Friday, we told you about multiple arrests in an alleged drug ring in which participants are accused of using medical marijuana documents as cover. Among those busted was Laura Vanwormer, co-owner of Colorado CHRONIX, a meet-up group based in Fort Collins…
Our post last week about Isaiah Pickens, accused of robbing a Domino’s delivery man at gunpoint (but only stealing pizza and wings, not cash), prompted some amusing comments. Still, none was funnier — and less complimentary of Domino’s — than the one below…
NSFW: Not Safe For Work. The designation differs from workplace to workplace, with Westword photog Jonathan Shoup’s slideshow of images from Beta’s Go-Go dancer try-out being a good way to gauge your boss’s tolerance level. The same goes for plenty of other memorable shots we’ve recently posted. Check them out…
