This dispensary has closed. In “Mile Highs and Lows,” Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana clinics, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist’s offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. See our dispensary list here, and keep reading for William…
Scott McInnis’s plagiarism problems sent his campaign into a tailspin — and with competitor Dan Maes mired in troubles of his own, Colorado Republicans like Senator Greg Brophy are scrambling for a fix. Still, Republican consultant Katy Atkinson believes McInnis isn’t necessarily doomed — although he’s got a big mountain…
Sheridan She-Cager Real name: Jacqueline Miller; Occupation: Violence vendor; Suburb of operations: Sheridan; Hair: Fluffed; Eyes: On the prize Suburban superhero skills: Sheridan She-Cager is a proud mother who possesses the superhuman ability to control masculine energy, which she utilizes to make money by exploiting police brutality with cold beer…
The folks at Focus on the Family aren’t the only ones who think drafting Tim Tebow was good for the Broncos and good for America. His fans look on him — or maybe we should say Him — with absolute reverence. So how will they deal with the irreverence of…
CNN’s Poppy Harlow’s interviews with countless influential business leaders — from GM CEO Frtiz Henderson, to billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban — are a popular feature on the cable news giant. So, I wonder where my interview yesterday with her will rank?…
Cory Voorhis is still fighting to get his job back after being fired as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent for blowing the whistle in controversial fashion on a plea-bargaining practice. But he’s also got his eye on a new gig. He’s actively campaigning on behalf of James R. Fariello,…
In recent days, we’ve been musing about Melo. Will Carmelo Anthony re-sign with the Nuggets? Join Chris Paul and Amare Stoudemire in New York? Team up with Kobe Bryant on the Lakers? Now, however, a system set up by two economists suggests that Melo’s not all he’s cracked up to…
The Make My Day law is getting a workout lately. Hot on the heels of Filberto Alderete being cleared in the death of Jesus Sifuentes Jr., word surfaced about a South Williams Street shooting in which a man turned a robber’s gun against him. Now we know the name of…
The gunplay on 18th Avenue this past weekend has had divergent fall-out. In the beginning, Filberto Alderete was arrested in the killing of Jesus Sifuentes Jr. But in the end, Alderete was cleared under Make My Day circumstances. Meanwhile, police responding to the incident shot Daniel Alderete, allegedly because he…
Scott McInnis may be “in it to win it,” but Tom Tancredo is in it to spin it. If the former congressman can figure out a way to get into the gubernatorial race alongside “Musings” McInnis and Dan Maes, the dark-horse candidate who was at his most popular when he…
“Bye, Biennial,” Patricia Calhoun, July 15 The Art of the Matter Congratulations, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy! What a wonderful and well-deserved send-off. Thank you for continuing to support Colorado’s incredible art community. If there weren’t issues of ethics to consider, Patricia Calhoun would be a shoo-in for a MasterMind herself! Adam…
The assassins drove into northeast Park Hill in the early-morning hours of May 18, 2008. They parked their vehicles in a dark alley and began filling glass bottles with gasoline. They were Crips, young gangbangers who went by names like “Tre Hundred,” “Baby Hoo Ride,” “Li’l Mario” and “Quise.” They…
More proof that Colorado has the most badass women per capita: The Choice City Rebels roller derby league out of Fort Collins was just accepted as an apprentice league by the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association…
In this week’s feature, “Crips Burned Down the Holly in Bloods Territory, But Can Peace Emerge from the Ashes in Northeast Park Hill?,” we recount the story of the Holly Square shopping center, burned to the ground in a 2008 gang attack and now poised for rehabilitation thanks to a…
Three Denver blog posts for ya. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein would like to be confident that Carmelo Anthony will accept the Nugs’ max offer. But he can’t shake the feeling Denver might be “LeBron’d.” BigMedia.org’s Jason Salzman wonders when the Hasan family will get its $300,000 back from alleged plagiarizer…
Miguel Lopez is a write-in candidate for governor, as well as an advocate for what he calls “marijuana re-legalization.” He sees 2012 as the year when this issue is likely to reach the ballot box, but he doesn’t want activists to wait around until then. That’s the message of “2010…
After what his critics characterize as a long delay, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has released his tax returns — and they show per annum income as low as $11,000 in recent years. The data prompted the Denver Post, which has never been a big Maes backer, to editorialize against…
Drinking does far more to make people gorgeous than any hair salon. Scientific studies reveal that ugly people look 10 percent more passably attractive with each shot of liquor consumed by an average drinker. Liquor is often blamed for lowering sexual inhibitions to the point of regret and repulsion. How…
Update below: The day after Filberto Alderete was cleared in the death of Jesse Sifuentes Jr., who was allegedly trying to force his way into Alderete’s 18th Avenue house, and mere weeks after no charges were filed against a homeowner in the Marcus Duran killing, we learn about another potential…
Yesterday, we let you know that Vicente Solorzano, a suspect in an Aurora double shooting, had previously been swept up in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid targeting “transnational gangs with ties to drug-trafficking organizations.” The latest: Solorzano has turned himself in and is currently the subject of an ICE…
Update below: Word broke last February that Moreland Properties LLC, a company owned by car seller Dealin’ Doug Moreland, had bought KCUV/102.3 FM and KJAC/105.5 FM, two current Jack FM stations. Then, in late May, we let you know Moreland was partnering with ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Lou From Littleton,…
Denver’s Jessica Posner is the winner of VH1’s “Do Something” award, bestowed upon the under-25-year old doing the most to change the world for the better. As proof she’s got her priorities straight, the Facebook page for Kenya’s Kibera School for Girls, whose good works earned Posner VH1’s praise (and…
