KHOW talk-show host Peter Boyles has a newly lifted face, as seen in the photo at right, and a new title — host of Denver’s number-one morning show. That’s right: Boyles’s often controversial program has quietly ascended to the top of the ratings in most major categories — an accomplishment…
Update: Last week, we told you about a Stapleton area hit-and-run in which a pregnant woman struck by a still-unknown driver was critically injured. The woman, Laurie Gorham, lost her baby, who was almost full-term, but she’s beginning to physically mend — and her family hopes she’ll be home from…
The morning after election day, the author R.L. Stine tweeted, “I’m so glad I live in New York City and not in the United States.” It’s a sentiment we appreciate except for one thing: We’d much rather live in Denver than either New York City or the United States. During…
KushConII, December 17-19 at the Colorado Convention Center, has made news over its RTD bus ads, which have drawn protests from law-enforcement. But Cheryl Shuman, the event’s international director of PR and media, would rather focus on the event itself, which she says takes medical marijuana seriously. That’s important to…
Muhammad Ali Hasan is older and wiser. There is less swagger and more introspection when he talks. He’s a Democrat now. And interfaith, reaching out to Jews and Christians as well as Muslims. Oh, and he’s changing his name — to Muhammad Miguel Ali Hasan — in order to honor…
Maybe you think Westword has gone pot-crazy, but the national network CNBC isn’t too far behind. After Marijuana Inc., its 2009 report on the nation’s underground weed business, became CNBC’s most successful-ever original documentary, the channel quickly produced a second investigation: Marijuana USA, an hour-long look at how pot is…
If you’re going to be part of a criminal enterprise, make sure it has a cool name — like Paper Cha$ers Ink, an alleged group of identity thieves and counterfeiters. The Colorado Springs Police Department has rounded up eight suspects, with three more to go. Check out their photos below…
Denver blog posts collected. Mile High Report fan poster GrizBronc hopes all you Coach McD haters out there are happy! Denver Egotist: Here’s what Gregg Bergan learned this year. Colorado Pols has one word for you: “Wolverines!”…
What is the Highlands Mommies? Is it a play group? A business group? A political group? Is it, as some have suggested, the mob? This week’s feature, “The Mommies,” answers all those questions. Check it out, and find out who said this quote and why: “So literally, you had like…
Yesterday, the Denver Police Department went to the 4800 block of North Enid Way, where they discovered a man who subsequently died of a gunshot wound. The victim hasn’t been ID’d yet, but the DPD has reportedly arrested his housemate, William Bentley, 59, on investigation of first-degree murder. Below, find…
Update below: A National Institute on Drug Abuse study showing pot use up among all grades surveyed, with eighth grade taking the largest leap, prompted strong words from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, an opponent of MMJ dispensaries who blames their prevalence for much of the rise in the state…
On Friday, our Shmuck of the Week deciders anointed Maria Hardman, a CU student who refused to remove her headscarf, called a hajib, for a mug shot because of her Muslim faith — although that didn’t stop her from riding a scooter while drunk, which led to her arrest in…
The graffiti painted on the train engine in the photograph above is not remarkable for its quality, but for its incredible timeliness. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is Google trending across the world as this is being written, and yet some brash news junkie found the time to sum up the…
Sunday’s putrid Broncos-Cardinals game prompted plenty of fans to demand the benching of Kyle Orton in favor of Heisman Trophy-winner Tim Tebow. But one reader has a very different view of Tebow’s prospects as an NFL signal caller — and he’s not optimistic that the Broncos will make good use…
Attorney David Lane is well known for defending the likes of controversial CU professor Ward Churchill on First Amendment grounds. So it’s no surprise he’s representing Murray Martinez, owner of Golden’s venerable Buffalo Rose, against an attempt to revoke the venue’s liquor license. Why? Because Murray sang “Fuck the condo…
We’ve been sharing memorable 2010 mug shots lately — and James Leyva’s certainly qualifies. Last December, we told you about an attempt to rob the Healthy Choice Wellness Center, an MMJ dispensary whose employees turned the tables on the stick-up artists, as Leyva’s booking photo demonstrates. And now, he faces…
Last night, 7News’ Lionel Bienvenu reported that Carmelo Anthony could be traded to the New Jersey Nets as early as today for two first round draft picks, Derrick Favors and the expiring contract of Troy Murphy. (9News’ Drew Soicher did likewise.) Problem is, the deal’s dead if Melo refuses to…
We’re almost ready to unveil our top mug shots of 2010, after sharing galleries of women, tattoos, bad hair and accused teachers and caretakers. But as one last tease, check out booking photos of the famous and infamous that appeared here this year. Some you’ll immediately recognize. Others — like…
The uproar over the forthcoming billion-dollar makeover at Denver International Airport, including a new hotel and train station, has focused largely on the price tag and the potential hike in air fares that the ambitious expansion might trigger. But the operator of one of the oldest concessions at DIA says…
Westword’s recent cover story about alleged abuse and discrimination at Denver’s Yellow Cab and complaints about the regulatory system that’s supposed to prevent such issues has generated heated debate, as well as one unique response: After reading the story, a Greeley couple decided to give Denver Nuggets seats to a…
Colorado’s Board of Education recently added social studies to its new testing system — a move that may prevent more geography horror stories like professor Aimee Pellet’s. She described a recent map test on which one student labeled the Rocky Mountains “the Alps,” another ID’d Alaska as “Germany” and a…
These Denver blog posts have been lovingly selected just for you. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein wonders if Carmelo Anthony might end up as a rent-a-player in Orlando, where the Nuggets play tonight. Colorado Pols wonders: Is Muhammad Ali Hasan behind a new party called Constitutionalists for Gays & Immigrants? DenverRadio.net:…
