Lately I’ve been spending a good chunk of my minimal free time working with Jared Jacang Maher, a former Westword writer now at Face The State and John Dicker, founder of the Geeks Who Drink quiz night empire, to launch the Denver Diatribe, a weekly half-hour podcast on culture, politics…
There Aaron Klug was, minding his own business at a Dungeons & Dragons event Tuesday, when the pesky cops showed up. Did he slay them with his Flaming Battle Axe or bludgeon them with his skull-topped Staff of Power? Did he pelt them to death with polyhedral dice? No, he…
Late last month, Dog the Bounty Hunter supported Tom Tancredo at a Grizzly Rose fundraiser — a kinder, gentler reason for a visit to our fair state than the one at the heart of tonight’s season premiere of his long-running A&E reality series. On that trip, he was on the…
“Who would you rather have protecting you? The man who unleashed a serial killer on Colorado, or Stan Garnett — the man who put the killer away?” That tag line from a new attack ad in the Colorado Attorney General’s race puts aside any doubt that we’re entering the campaign’s…
In August, after Lakewood’s James Chavez was arrested for leaving a loaded gun in his kindergartner’s backpack, a police spokesman called the situation a “tragedy waiting to happen.” He’d probably describe the situation in the western Colorado community of Dinosaur in much the same way — except that something tragic…
Contained herein: Three Denver blog posts. Mile High Report fan poster super7 links to a detailed breakdown of NFL offensive lines in which the Broncos finish 31st out of 32 teams, ahead of only Detroit. So that’s why they can’t run! Big Media’s Jason Salzman puts the Post on “The…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is focusing on busting criminal aliens — like the 78 people recently rounded up statewide. And there’s more where they came from. ICE has just released statistics for fiscal 2010, which ended September 30. The arrestee total for the Denver area of responsibility, which includes…
Thanks to recording programs like GarageBand and social-music sites such as MySpace, Twitter and Last.fm, it’s never been easier for wannabe superstars to record and distribute music. But how to find rock and roll’s future among all this discordant noise? As described in this week’s feature, “Wired for Sound,” a…
They may be the raggedy-pant-tramp of the dog world, but even an American Bulldog has too much dignity to tolerate being called “Dorkus.” While it may sound cute while playing fetch, the name starts to sound like Bulldog bullying when used with the everyday commands of “Sit, Dorkus!” and “Drop…
Gary Faulkner may not have been able to lay his hands on Osama bin Laden — a quizzical quest that led to an interview on CBS and an appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman — but he’s apparently capable of doing some damage. He was arrested yesterday on…
The Church’s Park fire near Fraser has gone from 30 percent contained yesterday to 40 percent today, and the acreage remains at 530. But that doesn’t mean it’s on the cusp of a conclusion. Indeed, snuffing out every hot spot has been deemed more dangerous for firefighters than simply waiting…
Five recent high-profile suicides of gay teens have pushed this issue into the press mere weeks after Focus on the Family derided school anti-bullying programs promoting the so-called gay agenda. But Hope Wisneski, deputy executive director of the Colorado’s GLBT Community Center, would rather attack the problem than pick a…
Amid all the speculation about a Carmelo Anthony trade to places like New Jersey, New Orleans or Chicago — the sort of deal that might also send Nuggets other than Chris “Birdman” Andersen packing, too — most Nugs fans have contended that keeping Anthony here represents the best-case scenario. But…
Yesterday, we shared photos from the Women’s Marijuana Movement event in support of California’s Proposition 19, which would legalize cannabis for adult use in that state. Today, we offer more shots courtesy of Eva Enns, who organized the Denver get-together, as well as similar assemblies in more than twenty locations…
The Colorado Springs Police Department has confirmed that Rene Ogden and twins Olivia and Chase died in their home on Monday — but not much else. Husband Tommy Ogden is reportedly cooperating with police, but nothing has been ruled out — neither an intruder homicide nor murder-suicide. Meanwhile, one source…
As recounted in the April story “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Tell,” Alan Sudduth has spent more than half his 31 years behind bars for the 1995 killing of Denver cab driver Finley Bradshaw Myers, even though somebody else — a friend of Sudduth’s named Nicholas Reed — has repeatedly confessed…
Jorge Moromisato is running for Colorado Senate as an independent, and whatever you think of his policies, criticism that his platform is short on specifics is not an accusation that will stick. The Denver Plan details Moromisato’s ideas on how to end unemployment and fix the myriad problems facing the…
Earlier today, we previewed a noon assembly in which members of the Women’s Marijuana Movement supported Proposition 19, a California measure that would legalize cannabis for adult use in the state. The event was one of more than twenty taking placing across the country today. Look below to see photos…
First, the Denver Police Department found the car suspected of being used in a hit and run that badly injured Tim Albo and Heather Kornman. Now, the DPD has released a Kornman photo and confirmed that her condition is improving. See the photo and the latest info below:…
The Carmelo Anthony trade rumors have included frenzied speculation about possible deals involving New Jersey and, more recently, New Orleans. But with speculation about a trade to Chicago taking a hit with the Bulls’ inking of Joakim Noah to a five-year, $60 million pact, are the Nuggets confident their lineup…
Take in today’s Denver blog posts collection. Mile High Report’s Sayre Bedinger thinks Kyle Orton’s passing heroics give the Broncos a great chance to win today and tomorrow. Does that mean Tim Tebow will sit for at least two years? At Face the State, Greg Campbell shares changes in the…
Last week, Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams said he wasn’t worried about Dan Maes falling beneath 10 percent support. But plenty of other folks seem to be, judging by today’s Denver Post, which outlines the prospect of the GOP winding up with minority party status if Maes doesn’t register…
