One of the main arguments for the marijuana-legalization measure that Californians will vote on today is the tax revenue that legal pot would bring to struggling communities — ones like Colorado Springs, which may launch a police squad funded by a new pot of pot money…
Down the campaign stretch, Republican Senate hopeful Ken Buck’s been up to his neck in controversy, while incumbent Dem Michael Bennet has mostly avoided big mistakes — until yesterday. That’s when Bennet appeared on Peter Boyles’s KHOW talk show under the illusion that the Tom Tancredo-loving host would let him…
We hope you elect to check out these three Denver blog posts. Mile High Report fan poster heffery thinks Mike Shanahan deserves much of the blame for the Broncos’ current mess. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein notes that Arron Afflalo will become a free agent in 2011. Keep him, Nugs! WhoSaidYouSaid…
You’re right, America: Times are tough. Which likely has something to do with the latest rash of bank robberies along the Front Range. We’ve learned about three — count ’em, three — recent heists: one in Fort Collins, two on South Buckley road in Aurora. Page down below to get…
It’s not often that a gubernatorial hopeful encourages voters to support someone else. But marijuana activist and write-in candidate Miguel Lopez touts independent Paul Fiorino as the pick of choice for those who support weed legalization — or relegalization, as he calls it — at the polls today as part…
As illustrated in the graphic above, the control tower from the former Stapleton International Airport has been left behind to serve as the neighborhood’s iconographic landmark — and that’s only fitting. Absolutely nothing happens in this neighborhood without exhaustive planning. Living here would be too stressful for most Denverites, but…
What’s an election day without a good election-related conspiracy? A reader contributed a timely theory in response to yesterday’s Patricia Calhoun post “Election day warning: Quit looking in the mailbox — because your ballot’s not coming,” prompting a quick rebuttal…
We know that Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes will be honking and waving on election day, and the campaign of Dem John Hickenlooper has announced he’ll be doing the same; look for him at three Denver locations beginning at 11:10 a.m. And American Constitution Party hopeful Tom Tancredo? Cliff Dodge,…
Yesterday, we told you about plans to dedicate the Starz Denver Film Festival to George Hickenlooper, a filmmaker who died in Denver on Saturday, only days prior to the fest premiere of his latest film, the Kevin Spacey vehicle Casino Jack. But another project near and dear to Hickenlooper’s heart…
Support for Proposition 19, a California measure to legalize marijuana for adult use, is falling according to a recent poll. But backers of a similar law in Colorado aren’t waiting to find out if Prop. 19 passes. They’ve created a website, Legalize2012.com, and will be formally launching their campaign at…
Sick of seeing all those “I Voted” stickers being smugly worn by civic do-gooders? Well, if you didn’t vote — or even if you did — take a stab at our Predictometer 2000, in which we’re asking readers to predict who they think will win (not who you voted for)…
Yesterday, Dan Maes’s campaign sent out a release announcing that he and “supporters” would be waving to passers-by at Eighth Avenue and Speer beginning at 4 p.m. — a pledge he kinda exceeded, kinda didn’t. When I drove past the spot at five minutes before 4, he was already there,…
It may be the closest political contest of any consequence anywhere in the country. It’s certainly one of the most expensive. As the U.S. Senate battle between Ken Buck and incumbent Michael Bennet enters its final hours, expect to be slimed by nasty ads about the spineless Obama stooge and…
If you were outside enjoying the fall weather this weekend, and not holed up in your home watching Comedy Central, you might have missed the airing of the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear,” hosted by the cable channel’s fake newscasters/real pundits Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (there was, however,…
Collecting time for Denver blog posts… The Denver Stiffs crew offers three different Melo trade plans — such as keeping him for thirty games and then evaluating where the team’s at playoff-wise. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna believes amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 are doomed. Face the State’s Jared…
Update: Thursday, 12:10 p.m.: Thanks for playing along and sharing your stories! We actually had five more pairs of tickets handed to us, so we picked ten winners! Congrats to MJ, Katie, Tom, Neil, Dave, Jeremy, Darby, Adrienne, Kaitlin and Stephanie. _____ Did you trudge into work this morning, lamenting…
Last month, we told you about Sean Mueller’s alleged Ponzi scheme, which reportedly netted $71 million from 65 investors. Included among them: Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, whose $15 million loss may have pushed Mueller toward a suicide attempt. Today, Mueller pleaded guilty to multiple counts and faces up…
Last week, we wondered if the 2010 Boulder Mall Crawl would top the previous year’s revival of the event — and if a Naked Pumpkin Run would take place in the wake of a new public nudity ordinance. The answer? According to City of Boulder spokeswoman Sarah Huntley, the weekend’s…
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Halloween and Day of the Dead may be neighbors on the calendar, but the two holidays are as different as the United States and Mexico. Where the suggestive costumes and binge-eating rituals of Halloween celebrate American psychosis and obesity, the…
Matt Arnold of Clear the Bench Colorado, which aims to throw the bums off Colorado’s Supreme Court, calls himself an “Army of one” — and appropriately, he’s been in plenty of battles lately. After losing a round to Colorado Ethics Watch and being forced to identify as a political committee,…
Did you have a thriller night — or maybe even two — over Halloween weekend? Westword photog Aaron Thackeray captures plenty who did in his HallowFreak’nWeen 2010 slideshow, one of several new galleries posted for your perusal. Check out Rot Congress at the Skylark, Denver Gorilla Run 2010 and more…
Reporter Melanie Asmar’s recent post juxtaposing abstinence education versus what she termed more “realistic” sex ed drew a passionate response from one reader. She feels the question should go well beyond whether or not instructors will still be able to use bananas and condoms…
