In January, we profiled former FEMA director Michael Brown — the man about whom President George W. Bush said, “Heckuva job, Brownie” circa the Hurricane Katrina response — after he was named a fulltime KOA talk-show host. But Brown doesn’t think Barack Obama has done a heckuva job dealing with…
Last Friday, we previewed a student walkout decrying the controversial new Arizona immigration law. On Saturday, the events continued here and in several other locations across the state. These get-togethers were well attended everywhere, says Chandra Russo of the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, with the Denver numbers reaching five figures…
Yesterday, CU Buffs player Brandon Gouin was charged by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly providing booze for a Boulder High senior campout that resulted in multiple alcohol-related hospitalizations and one arrest. In our post, we suggested that an apologetic statement issued by Gouin’s attorney probably wouldn’t help Gouin…
Yesterday, we told you about the literal countdown to the IKEA groundbreaking ceremony, set for 11 a.m. today. Look below to see a graphic of the site and an IKEA release featuring more details. Unfortunately, the event isn’t open to the public. But according to Sherry Patten, community-affairs specialist for…
Right now, Tess Damm, eighteen, is a resident of a state youth facility, having been convicted of helping boyfriend Bryan Groves murder her mom three years earlier. Linda was stabbed eighteen times. But officials went to court yesterday to ask that she be transferred to an adult jail. Among their…
Troy Anderson knows he’s never going to get out of prison alive. He’s spent 23 of his forty years on the inside, and though he’s never killed anyone, he’s currently serving a 75-year sentence on multiple counts for two shootouts with police in the late 1990s. Yet Anderson, who’s been…
Yesterday, a last-ditch effort by Republican lawmakers to derail HB 1284, a bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, by pushing MMJ questions to the November ballot failed. That means the legislation is expected to reach the senate floor this week — yet Senator Chris Romer is still interested in…
It’s been a nice year thus far for CSU professor/cow whisperer Temple Grandin. In February, she was portrayed by actress Claire Danes in Temple Grandin, a well-reviewed HBO biopic. And now, she’s been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. Grandin, who was…
Late last month, we told you about heroic Dillon Earl, a Fruita eight-year old, who saved his grandmother’s life by taking the wheel of her car on the highway when she had a seizure. Apparently, Dillon’s age was crucial, because a thus-far-unnamed six-year-old Boulder kid didn’t do nearly as well…
Good news, ladies. Denver is apparently crawling with eligible, employed bachelors, according to a recent analysis by SingleMindedWomen.com, a website “devoted exclusively to the needs of single women.” Such as the need for single men, for instance. The site notes Denver’s comparatively low unemployment rate, diverse housing options, top sports…
Longmont’s Jason Kay thought relabeling Gatorade bottles with a photo of Tiger Woods and his wife Elin and the word “Unfaithful” was such a great idea that he even suggested that Pepsi, Gatorade’s parent company, finance his art project. Even though the gag made worldwide headlines, Pepsi execs didn’t see…
Join us as we point you toward three worthy Denver posts not from the Denver Post. In a fan blog on Mile High Report, atwaterassassin27 provides what he calls a reality check on the Josh McDaniels era, writing, “If McDaniels chose Tebow to get himself job security… then shame on…
In March, IKEA formally announced that its first Colorado store would open in the fall of 2011. But another deadline is much closer, and IKEA fans are counting down the seconds — literally. A blogspot for Colorado IKEA fans has two separate countdown clocks. One ticks away the time before…
Unlike Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis, whose most prominent charitable donation appears to be elk meat, Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper has released tax returns showing that he’s doled out $2.8 million over the years. He’s just not saying to whom, which set off KHOW’s Dan Caplis during Hick’s appearance on…
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 61. Windsor: Neighbor traumatized by blatant bell bangers. The garden globes pictured above hint at trouble in paradise. Typically these orbs are called gazing globes: They are made from glass or metal and placed in the center of a garden to…
The murder of Michael Hulburt in what looks to be a road-rage incident turns out not to have been the only slaying in Aurora over the weekend. The Aurora Police Department has just released information about a thus-far-unidentified man killed early Saturday morning at the Carriage Motel Inn (misidentified as…
On Friday, we told you about a Boulder High senior camping trip that led to three hospitalizations, trips to the county’s alcohol-recovery center and a third-degree-assault arrest. According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Brandon Gouin, a 21-year-old CU student, has been charged with supplying the booze that fueled the…
Last Wednesday, we shared with you the flurry of alterations made by a senate committee in HB 1284, a bill intended to regulate the medical marijuana industry. On Friday, the bill headed to an appropriations committee, where significant shifts weren’t anticipated. But while the main fight is still expected to…
Another Monday morning. Ugh. However, should you desire to relive the weekend vicariously through the lens of Westword.com’s photographers, you’re in for a treat: Along with a DJ competition at the Walnut Room, the Pirate Signal’s release party at the Marquis and some general drunkenness at 5 Degrees, we’ve got…
Wish I could say I was surprised by the way the Nuggets’ playoff run — more like a playoff stagger — ended Friday against the Utah Jazz. But our April 26 post “Nuggets Bound for First-Round Playoffs Loss — and Deserve It” laid out the scenario: a game five win…
Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…
The merger of United and Continental is potentially blockbuster news, admits Ken Kyle, local counsel president for the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA — but only potentially. Kyle points out that mergers of this size don’t happen overnight and don’t always hold together. Moreover, he stresses that today’s announcement “does not…
