Yesterday, we told you that the bed bug-killahs are in town: An estimated 500 pest management professionals are attending the inaugural National Bed Bug Forum in Broomfield, which runs through tomorrow. The shindig is hosted by the National Pest Management Association, which also recently conducted the nation’s largest bed bug-related…
Outgoing Governor Bill Ritter mounted up for a ride through the streets of downtown Denver Thursday as part of the National Western Stock Show Parade, an annual tradition that kicked off at Union Station at noon. See him in action below…
This week’s cover story, “Extra Bold,” which profiles Rick Griffith, the founder of MATTER studio in Denver, opens with writer Joel Warner’s observation of Griffith’s “Notice to all employees” sign. We asked Griffith about the inspiration for the sign in this video…
Governor Bill Ritter signed Colorado’s medical marijuana bills into law this past June — and ever since then, advocacy organizations such as the Cannabis Therapy Institute have challenged many of the legislation’s provisions and the regulations being written for them. Now, such arguments have been formalized via a petition to…
We cornered these three Denver blog posts. Mile High Report’s Sayre Bedinger notes that new Denver exec John Elway tweeted graciously after Atlanta’s Mike Mularkey canceled his Friday interview with the Broncos. Colorado Education News: A whistleblower speaks. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna reports that Saks is leaving Cherry Creek at…
In his latest review, William Breathes reveals that Earth’s Medicine isn’t his favorite MMJ center on the planet. But neither is it the only one, as you’ll discover upon checking out our newly updated center listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. I have yet to find a decent shop on Federal, and Earth’s Medicine is no exception. I felt rushed the short eight minutes I was in the store — and during my brief follow-up phone call, it was clear the owner had better things to do…
The word “JAIL” painted over the entry of the playhouse pictured above suggests that this is the backyard play area of children who may be playing a little too rough. That the structure lacks doors hints at the high volume of pretend incarcerations, and the closed blind intimates at the…
Our friends at Channel 7 have an important question for you: Can you identify the man who went through security at Denver International Airport today wearing nothing but a particularly stylish pair of briefs? The station’s reaching out to the masses via its Twitter feed. Look below to see the…
This past June, Christian Hanson was accused in a murder-for-hire plot involving fellow Greeley-area gang member Jesse Rodriguez. Hanson was convicted of this charge and others in November, and today he was sentenced to 176 years to life two days after another alleged cohort, Jesse Arispe, was indicted by a…
Our interview yesterday with the Denver Post’s Mike Littwin about his column moving to the op-ed pages prompted a nasty attack on the Mile High City’s paper of record. That was followed by a defense of the broadsheet — sort of…
“School of Thought: 11 Education Activists for 2011,” just published by Time magazine, contains some predictable names (Michelle Rhee) and some surprising ones (Jeb Bush?). But the highest ranking elected official cited is Senator Michael Bennet, who’s been getting a gusher of positive press thanks to his status as one…
The Denver coroner’s office has released its list of Denver homicides in 2010. The roster of 39 is actually down by six from 2009’s 45 homicides, but it remains a grisly toll. Look below to see graphics from near the sites (if you have problems seeing the images, click “View…
Furloughs are nothing new for the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Two years ago this month, the paper’s parent company, Gannett, imposed company-wide one-week furloughs. Still, Coloradoan editor Bob Moore concedes that the latest furlough order will be tricky to implement — although he’s confident the paper can do so in ways…
Seventh Judicial District DA Myrl Serra was busted in September on charges of indecent exposure and unlawful sexual conduct detailed in an affidavit that told tales of penis exposure and in-office masturbation. So news that Serra formally resigned his post in a letter on view below is less surprising than…
Twenty-five years ago, hairdresser Sherri Tippie persuaded Aurora officials to let her trap beaver that were gnawing trees on a golf course and relocate rather than kill them. Since that first trapping session, ecologists and water authorities have increasingly come to see beaver as something other than annoying rodents who…
Right now, more than 500 people are meeting at a hotel in Broomfield to learn about one creepy, crawly, nationwide problem: bed bugs. The National Bed Bug Forum is the first event of its kind in recent memory, says Missy Henriksen, spokewoman for the National Pest Management Association. Why? “Problems…
“Extra Bold,” this week’s cover story, details the creations of Denver type maestro Rick Griffith, including his “Definition of Graphic Design,” a 59-word sentence he spent eighteen months crafting that now appears on T-shirts, posters and scarves. Jeremy Peterson, art director at Griffith’s studio, MATTER, says it took him a…
Matthew Richard Anderson’s suicide is reverberating two days later, and not just because Northglenn Police officer Dennis Alps is still recovering from a wound sustained during the standoff that preceded the sex offender’s final act. Parents are aghast at learning that Anderson was living legally near Northglenn Middle School, despite…
A Denver blog post times three. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein thinks Caron Butler’s injury may put the kibosh on a Melo rental by the Mavs. Colorado Independent’s Scot Kersgaard notes that Jared Polis retained his seat on the powerful House rules committee, despite the Republican sea change in the chamber…
Did you know Denver has an indoor professional lacrosse team? Of course you did! Which is why the ticket gods have bestowed upon us three sets of four tickets each to the Colorado Mammoth’s opening game of the season, against the Washington Stealth…
There have been plenty of columnist-related changes at the Denver Post of late, including the resignation of Susan Greene and a plan to relocate the writings of Mike Littwin, Tina Griego and Bill Johnson. This last move was completed yesterday by way of Littwin’s debut on the op-ed pages –…
