The Hydra, the roller skate-shaped trophy bestowed annually upon the best roller derby team in the country, won’t have far to travel in 2011. It’s now on display at the Denver warehouse that’s home to the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, who won the 2010 Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Championships –…
When two Austrailian snowboarders robbed a bank in Vail on a whim in 2005, then tipped a cabdriver $20,000 in the midst of a lame and ultimately unsuccessful getaway, the inept heist provided fodder for talk-show monologues for weeks. But the ordeal was no joke for teller Jessica Gunther –…
Let’s start the week with these three Denver blog posts. Denver Stiffs’ fan poster SPORTSFAN encourages readers to sign a petition urging Carmelo to accept a contract extension. Over 200 signatures as of noon… Denver Egotist shares fashion snaps from Christina Kiffney. Colorado Pols shares an e-mail from Dan Maes…
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union announced a formal administrative complaint against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over an April incident during which dozens of Spanish speakers aboard a Denver charter bus were detained under suspicion of human smuggling. Turns out the riders were citizens on their way to an…
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through lawn decoration… Yale Avenue is the dividing line between liberal Harvey Park and conservative Harvey Park South. South of Yale, the faith in conventional values can instantly be seen in the Disneyfication of neighborhood yard art. The Minnie and Mickey Mouse yard art…
This just in: Gorgeous women tend to congregate around rock stars — and judging by Westword photog Aaron Thackeray’s shots, this weekend’s Circa Survive gig at the Summit Music Hall was no exception. Also check out images of bison butchering, H Burger food porn and more on our full-to-bursting slideshow…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s recent rejection of nearly 2,000 medical marijuana patient licenses over a quiet rule change caused such an uproar that the department promised to temporarily reinstate licenses for around 1,300 MMJ users — among them Larry Shurtleff, who suffers from stage 4 cancer…
We’re busy preparing for tomorrow’s debate between Tom Tancredo and “Ask a Mexican” columnist Gustavo Arellano — and so are many readers requesting tickets. (Click on the link above for more info.) One, however, worries that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might attend the event, too — and if so, a…
The phrase “getting caught red-handed” wasn’t invented specifically for David M. Flores, 48, but it certainly seems appropriate to his situation. Following a Highlands Ranch bank robbery, Flores was busted on an aggravated robbery charge after handing a Walmart clerk red-stained bills with red-stained hands — a color presumably caused…
On Friday, we published ten great Broncos video moments against the Chiefs in part because we feared there might not be any on Sunday — but we needn’t have worried. The Broncos’ 49-29 stomping of the K.C. crew featured more highlights than the rest of the season combined (see a…
One of the annual oddities of the Starz Denver Film Festival is the scheduling of the closing night film (this year, the unintentionally hilarious Black Swan) on the event’s second-to-the-last day. As usual, Sunday, the day after, featured a full slate of cinema, with The People vs. George Lucas proving…
The Starz Denver Film Festival has lately gotten very good at choosing future Academy Award nominees or winners to spotlight on its highest profile evenings — and given the Oscar buzz surrounding Black Swan, Saturday’s closing-night offering at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, that streak is likely to continue. Still,…
A torrid blast of publicity hasn’t exactly boosted sales for Pueblo author Philip R. Greaves II, whose e-book The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-lover’s Code of Conduct has drawn death threats and compelled Amazon to remove the book from its site. And now other Greaves works are…
Today, we’ve already published not one but two posts about local homicides — and while a death on the 3000 block of South Hobart Way hasn’t officially received this designation, Denver Police call it suspicious. The Denver coroner’s office describes the victim as a white male, but no ID has…
Marijuana activist Miguel Lopez is throwing himself a birthday party on Sunday, November 14, at Casselman’s, and everyone’s invited. But Lopez doesn’t want any gifts. Instead, he’s planning to divvy up proceeds from the bash between various weed-related causes, including legalization efforts and next year’s 4/20 rally…
It’s a been a lethal past several days in the metro area — and the Denver coroner’s office has ID’d Juan Nevarez, forty, as the latest victim. The Denver Police Department is looking for multiple assailants in what’s described as a stabbing in the release below. Also see an interactive…
A triumvirate of Denver blog posts. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna writes that Ken Buck and Dan Maes blame election-day losses on Republicans. Mmm-kay. Mile High Hockey’s David Driscoll-Carignan notes that the Colorado Avs are hurting — physically, that is. Ouch. Square State’s Bill Egnor thinks Rush Limbaugh’s a racist douche…
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: Doug Linkhart. “I want to be a grassroots…
It doesn’t take much to be a Shmuck of the Week: Just add the term “R-Colorado Springs” to the end of your name. It’s a sure bet. Take former state senator Dave Schultheis, R-Colorado Springs, who landed on the list a whopping three times, or representative Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs,…
Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Below, he describes his choices for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 12-14: Fanny, Annie,…
The debate rages on about who should replace Dan Hawkins as coach of the CU Buffs, with plenty of fans hoping for package deal of Bill McCartney and Dave Logan. But one reader hopes McCartney pairs up with another former CU great…
The Denver coroner’s office has ID’d a man killed in a car on the 500 block of Lowell Boulevard late Tuesday as Aurora’s Ronald B. Sanchez, 45. He died from multiple gunshot wounds. No suspects are in custody and the investigation continues. Look below to read a Denver Police Department…
