Even as Republican gubernatorial candidates Dan Maes and Scott McInnis get ready to square off during tonight’s caucuses, the Democratic senatorial candidates, appointee Michael Bennet and opponent Andrew Romanoff, will be doing likewise. And if Bennet’s just-released TV spot is any indication, their supporters will be arguing about who’s more…
Part of House Bill 1284, Representative Tom Massey’s attempt to regulate the medical marijuana industry, states that “the act of supplying medical marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia, by itself, is insufficient to constitute ‘significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a patient.'” This language is part of an effort to encourage…
As the 2010 Census gears up (and the U.S. Census Bureau looks to hire takers who have what it takes), technical questions are sure to come up — like, for example, should prisoners on the eastern plains by counted as rural residents or urban visitors. Still, it’s a little disturbing…
In September 2008, we told you about the impending debut of Colorado’s first IKEA — a plan whose roots stretched all the way back to 2004. The latest? The company has issued a press release confirming that contractors have been hired with an eye toward opening an outlet in Centennial…
#11 0f the 22 Major Arcana: Michael Bennet, the Wheel of Fortune…..
At first blush (and second) (and third), marijuana advocate Mason Tvert and Jon Caldara, frontman for the conservative Independence Institute, are strange bedfellows. But today, they’re partners in a legal love match. They’re among the plaintiffs suing Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher over laws intended to prevent fraud when…
New acquisition Brady Quinn is the Broncos’ savior? Anyone who watched the former Cleveland signal caller’s ineptitude during the Browns’ 27-6 loss to the Broncos last season should have a hard time offering hosannas — but that didn’t stop a caller to KOA yesterday afternoon from mentioning Quinn in the…
As we wrote about in last week’s cover story and sidebar, CannaMed and several other medical marijuana doctors clinics are selling patient information to dispensaries and grow facilities who need patients to cover the pot they have on hand. Some of the patients involved say that’s left them with caregivers…
For Dan Maes, who’s running for governor with more support from Tea Party groups than the Republican Party, it’s a very important day. This evening, caucuses will be held in homes, schools and churches all over the area, and Maes isn’t just hoping to make a respectable showing against presumptive…
Marc Alexander, 33, isn’t your average coffee-shop customer. True, Boulder Police say that during his recent visit to Espresso Roma, he had a laptop (a standard item) and a deck of Tarot cards (less common — but this is Boulder, after all). However, he also brought along something a little…
Earlier today, we shared with you the latest edition of Denver’s Top 50 Most Wanted Criminals. And the Denver Police Department is making progress on shrinking that number. According to Lt. Tony Lopez, commander of the complex-investigations section, four of those listed have already been taken into custody, including No…
Coloradans who read today’s kill-joy piece in the Denver Post, which says one Coloradan dies every hour from cardiovascular disease, might be in need of a little pick-me-up. And we’ve got just what the doctor ordered for Colorado’s heavy-hearted health nuts. According to a recent Gallup poll, Colorado was the…
Welcome to the working week. Here’s some Denver blogs to help you get through day one. Derek B at Mile High Hockey on Avs goalie Craig Anderson’s 48 saves en route to a victory yesterday against Dallas: “I am not sure what the Craig Anderson Debt is up to, but…
Just in time for the warmer weather, Google Maps has released navigation directions for those on bikes. And Denver’s among of the first cities around the country to get the service…
Of late, the metro area has seen numerous arrests at home marijuana grows where the owners claimed to be licensed medical marijuana providers but appeared to have exceeded the approved number of plants — just like Highlands Ranch’s Chris Bartkowicz, who may be on the way to a plea deal…
On Friday, we let you know that E.W. Scripps had finally sold the intellectual property of the shuttered Rocky Mountain News, although it’s not revealing who bought it. Since then, there’s been speculation aplenty about potential buyers, with the most frequently mentioned possibility being Denver gazillionaire and Examiner.com owner Phil…
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 54. Cheesman: Capitol Hill Cavemen bondage bench near Botanic Gardens. Capitol Hill has long been the neighborhood where single men rent the studio apartments in which they construct their man caves. These dank dens decorated with recreation equipment, alley finds and…
For accused Deer Creek Middle School shooter Bruco Eastwood, it’s a good news-bad news situation. The good news? As noted by Channel 7, Eastwood is listed as one of ten instant winners of a Denver Broncos DVD in a contest co-sponsored by the team and Bud Light. The bad news?…
Today brings the release of the 2009 report by the Office of the Independent Monitor, which is tasked with keeping a watchful eye on the Denver Police Department and Sheriff’s Department to “provide for fair and objective oversight… and ensure public confidence in the ability of these departments to police…
What’d you miss this weekend if you spent the whole time at home Googling “‘Brady Quinn’ and ‘single'”? A lot. Check it out below:…
Given the controversy over Denver’s medical marijuana regulations, typified by advocate Robert Chase’s campaign to recall the entire city council, it’d be easy to assume that the divide between officials and the MMJ community in Colorado Springs is even wider than the one here. No so, insists Jessica Hogan, who…
Saturday was a great day for a St. Patrick’s Day parade, as our slideshow of the festivities demonstrates. But there were several highlights of the spectacle that somehow managed to evade photog Aaron Thackeray’s lens. For instance? Mayor John Hickenlooper weaving Blake Street near the beginning of the route looking…
