While members of the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council are celebrating results showing that an El Paso County measure to ban medical marijuana businesses officially lost at the polls, they’re already facing another potential crisis. According to CSMCC president Tanya Garduno, a zoning change under consideration tomorrow could force the…
The bent railing on the fence, the leaning street sign and the tire tracks marking the sidewalk in the picture above are all tell-tale signs of an auto accident. The location of the accident scene — at the base of a hill — combined with the trace of snow on…
The morning after election day, a medical marijuana business ban vote in El Paso County was close enough to require a provisional ballot count Vote No on 1A spokesman Mike Elliott predicted would take quite a while, and he was right. Last night, officials finally confirmed the measure lost –…
Some interesting comments on our post about the ACLU filing a complaint against Immigration and Customs Enforcement for detaining a busload of Spanish speakers heading to an Amway Convention. Here are two of the most pointed…
A February CU Independent story about the University of Colorado at Boulder’s efforts to discourage on-campus smoking features a photo of student Patricia Forget happily puffing — and judging by her latest media appearance, she should have stuck with cigarettes. She was cited this weekend for bicycling under the influence…
Last night’s Nuggets victory over the New York Knicks gave reporters the opportunity to ask Carmelo Anthony about rumors that he’d soon be playing for the losing squad. He attempted to deflect speculation, but the responses he provided weren’t especially convincing to Jason Smith, host of ESPN Radio’s AllNight, who…
Update: Well, that didn’t take long. Only hours after the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to an El Paso County school district demanding that Falcon High School student Kate Cohn be allowed to wear a T-shirt that reads “marriage is so gay,” the principal who originally declared it…
By our count, about 1,600 people watched the debate on immigration between almost-Colorado governor Tom Tancredo and Gustavo Arellano, who writes the “Ask a Mexican” column that appears in Westword each week, on Tuesday night at Su Teatro on Santa Fe. That of course, includes you, our wonderful online readers…
Colorado is still enjoying the considerable windfall from its brand-new medical marijuana business licensing fees. As first reported by Face the State, Colorado has now collected more than $8 million in MMJ licensing fees since the rules went into effect this August, up from $7.3 million this summer…
Most human smuggling cases in Colorado are handled by state prosecutors using a 2006 state law — the effectiveness of which is questioned in this week’s feature story, “Disappearing Act.” But human smuggling remains a federal crime, as well — and in cases where there are aggravating factors, such as…
Update below: With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wild and wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Michael Forrester. “I don’t align myself…
Had about a helping of Denver blog posts? Mile High Report fan poster OrangeandBlue27 promotes a petition to make orange the Broncos’ primary color again. Colorado Independent’s David O. Williams examines a uranium industry lawsuit. Mary Seawell takes on “gotcha politics” at Colorado Ed News…
Lately, there’s been no public progress in trading Carmelo Anthony, making it difficult for fans to commit to the Nuggets despite the team’s recent victory over Kobe Bryant’s Lakers. Meanwhile, Melo’s still sending mixed signals over whether he prefers to move to a winner or ink with a struggling franchise…
A spear dissects the logo pictured above like Speer Blvd. dissects the neighborhood that takes its name…
We have a goal — to brighten up your week by giving you a chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to see your Colorado Avalanche take on the San Jose Sharks, last year’s playoff opponent, on Wednesday night. How can you qualify? By telling us in the…
Moments from now, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office will return hash it seized from medical marijuana patient Gregory VonAlmen — and Von Almen’s attorney, Rob Corry, believes the decision sets a precedent by establishing that marijuana concentrate and other related products are also protected by Amendment 20, which legalized MMJ…
Our post yesterday about a stage 4 cancer patient whose medical marijuana application was rejected — and then presumably reinstated — because of a new health department policy drew a fiery response to one reader, who decried the sort of bureaucratic decision-making that can leave suffering individuals out in the…
The fall edition of the Caregivers’ Cup is set for this weekend, and the event keeps growing and growing. Organizer Tim Tipton predicts a crowd of 2,000 will attend the extravaganza. But he’s already been caught off-guard by a controversy within the medical marijuana community about the original flier used…
Last night, Aurora Police report that an adult male was shot to death on the 900 block of South Joliet Street, continuing a very bloody period in metro Denver history. By our count, the homicide is at least the sixth since the beginning of November. Check our Mile High Murder…
Chef and Tell, Lori Midson, November 4 A Cry for Yelp Congrats to Lori Midson for her work with Chef and Tell; her positive views of local chefs are usually fun to read. But the profile of Scott Parker, cook at Table 6, misses the mark, however well-intended. Parker’s food…
Returning to Denver Monday, our Off Limits operative hopped on the train at DIA and heard the usual bossiness from Adele Arakawa about how she was “delaying the departure of this train” and Alan Roach cautioning everybody to “hold on.” And then, as the train closed in on the terminal,…
DJ Rockstar Aaron Hooters 1390 South Colorado Boulevard Like most professionals, DJ Rockstar Aaron goes to work every morning. But since his office consists of the entire city, he can be a little tough to track down. You might find him getting his nails done (pink this week) at Posh…
