Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
Westword has obtained the latest copy of House Bill1284 — the much anticipated medical marijuana measure shaped by Representative Tom Massey, among others. Some highlights: Under the document’s provisions, the state would have licensing authority over “the size, dimensions, and acceptable colors for a medical marijuana center sign;” authorizes counties…
Last August, we told you about Griffin Scott, a Louisiana reporter who was fired for a Facebook posting in which he mentioned that he was the only person under forty at his station who knew anything about the Enola Gay — the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on…
Try a sample from our tidbit platter of Denver blogs. Bronco Talk’s Mr. East explains the so-called “tenders” placed on a passel of Broncos stars. At this point, Brandon Marshall can be had for a first-round draft pick, while Elvis Dumervil would require a first and a third — which…
Earlier this week, Colorado Coalition for Patients and Caregivers founder Robert Chase led a protest against the Denver City Council after fewer than half of medical marijuana businesses approved to collect sales taxes applied for official dispensary licenses by March 1. Chase lobbied for the recall of all council members,…
Denver International Airport celebrated its fifteenth anniversary this past weekend by erecting a scale model of a Boeing 787 wing and (according to this tut-tutting 9News story) handing out $9,000 worth of cupcakes. Sweet! If our friends in broadcasting can get that exercised over a few thousand just desserts, think…
Denver lost Hysteria — its women-friendly, sex-positive, non-toxic-educating, GLBT-welcoming sex-toy shop in February. But a new store with the same philosophy, albeit from Minnesota, plans to open soon, just in time to fill that void. The Smitten Kitten pioneered the idea of brightly-lit, women-friendly sex shops seven years ago, says…
The artworks pictured above, are displayed on the side walls of similarly colored brick buildings on opposites sides of town. They are as good an example as any to show the similarities and differences between East and West Denver. Observers can clearly see that Denverites, regardless of the location of…
DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg has been out and about the last couple of weeks at schools engaging with students. But his appearances aren’t part of any new or unusual public relations campaign, says DPS spokeswoman Kristy Armstrong. “There just happened to be things going on that he wanted to attend,”…
In mid-February, Boulder’s Seth Brigham was arrested at a Boulder City Council meeting after trying to speak wearing only his boxers — a protest of a proposed public-nudity ordinance intended to cover up events such as the Naked Pumpkin Run and the Naked Bike Ride. Shortly thereafter, public opinion swung…
Yesterday, we previewed a Boulder City Council meeting at which new medical marijuana regulations would be presented for the first time. According to Boulder mayor Susan Osborne, “there were a lot of good points made” on both sides of the issue. And she was particularly impressed by the idea of…
One of the more unusual aspects to the story about Bill Ritter’s bicycle accident yesterday is the fact that the four people with whom he was riding when he fell — a tumble that resulted in multiple rib fractures, for which he remains hospitalized at Denver Health — still haven’t…
Most behavioral experts recommend that people who’ve gone through something traumatic either directly or by association talk about their experiences rather than bottling them up inside. And thanks to technology, these emotions can be easily shared with the world at large. Take last week’s shootings at Deer Creek Middle School…
The shootings last week at Deer Creek Middle School created heroes like Dr. David Benke, inspirational survivors such as Reagan Weber and a troubled antagonist straight from central casting named Bruco Eastwood. No doubt Eastwood’s long history of mental problems will be a part of his defense — and he’s…
What the hell is it with freaky passengers with Denver connections these days? First, we told you about the man with a thing for shaving topless — followed by the drunken guy who tried to leave a still-flying plane and a passenger who allegedly engaged in a game of grab-ass…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
After the Rocky Mountain News closed a year ago, the Denver Daily News published a headline reading “We’re a 2-Daily Town.” It was the scrappy publication’s way of saying to the Denver Post, “Don’t forget about us.” Not that such a thing would be possible given the News’ recent reportage…
Lauren Lollini knew someone had to speak up. That’s one reason she decided to go public last year about her ordeal, letting Westword use her face and name in “Going Viral,” a feature about what dozens of people were facing as a result of surgical tech/dope fiend Kristen Parker’s rampage…
The search is on for seventeen-year-old Chelsea King, who disappeared while jogging in the San Diego area last week. Yet there’s a disturbing Colorado connection to the case. In December, Candice Moncayo, a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs who’d headed back to her California home…
Toyota continues to put out advertisements intended to make up for their bad batches of cars. But the company’s efforts appear to be doing little to slow the stream of angry Toyota owners, especially around here. Case in point: Wayne Harris of Aspen filed a class-action lawsuit against the company…
Last week, we told you about a scofflaw who the Denver Police Department had dubbed the “Well-dressed thief.” Instantly, we had visions of Michael Jackson in the “Smooth Criminal” video, slinking around with tremendous style and lethal class. What we didn’t picture was Anthony Shawn Eget, the man the DPD…
Last week, we noted that the Colorado Rail Passenger Association didn’t like the fact that the new-and-improved Union Station was finally starting to be built, since the advocacy group is still awaiting the results of a lawsuit they filed last May that demanded officials consider at other permutations for the…
