Has the Denver Police Department suddenly turned into wannabe judges on Project Runway? Probably not, despite putting out a clarion call for the public to be on the lookout for a “Well-Dressed Thief.” Unfortunately, the DPD doesn’t go into more detail than that. So we don’t know if the wallet-and-purse…
Kenny Be’s Sign Language: Kidrapreneurs are banking on Denver’s playhousing market. The “For Rent” sign in front of a child’s playhouse pictured above means that the economy is faring a lot better than we thought. Or a lot worse. At the very least, it suggests that today’s kids are extremely…
Earlier this month, Safeway and King Soopers workers ratified a new contract — most of them, anyhow. But a vote last night by Safeway meat workers in Salida finally put a period on nearly a year’s wroth of bickering and strike threats. Now, as noted on the United Food and…
Editor’s note: This week’s Westword cover story is a cartoon by Kenny Be, who examines the race to become Colorado’s next governor. Round One: Jobs and the Economy Don’t let the McInnis vs. Hickenlooper wrestling match get you down. The Colorado governor’s race is still an eight-candidate contest! Each candidate…
Last week, reporter Joel Warner told you about marijuana advocate Mason Tvert’s call for removal from the Denver Marijuana Review Panel of fellow member Lieutenant Ernie Martinez, head of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association. Martinez’s sin? He wrote a 2006 letter comparing marijuana legalization to cancer. Mayor John Hickenlooper, who…
When big news like yesterday’s shootings at Deer Creek Middle School breaks, a growing number of people turn to social media, even though that medium isn’t always reliable. For every positive online development, like the launch of a Facebook page celebrating hero Dr. David Benke, there were false rumors about…
As I mentioned in my earlier blog about the shootings at Deer Creek Middle School, my daughters, who attended there three short years ago, studied math under the tutelage of Dr. David Benke, who’s credited with tackling gunman Bruco Eastwood, likely preventing much more bloodshed. As such, they eagerly signed…
Journalists can write about many events dispassionately, but not all — and for me, there’s no chance in hell of tackling the topic of the shootings yesterday afternoon at Deer Creek High School with distanced objectivity. All three of my children attended Deer Creek. My twin daughters went through a…
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 will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. 6:19 p.m.: Denver police Detective…
Thank goodness Lamar Advertising is safeguarding the morality of Colorado Springs residents. Otherwise, chaste locals might be caught in the embarrassing situation of sprouting an erection caused by a puppet. Granted, that puppet, a character from the play Avenue Q, is named Lucy the Slut. But even though her cleavage…
You’ve heard about goons who disguise themselves as police officers to make doing nasty business easier, right? Well, the men and women of the Westminster Fire Department are afraid someone with a taste for high-grade narcotics may try something similar while wearing stolen firefighters duds. The WFD reports that two…
Three blogs with a little Denver flavor. John Reidy, one of Colorado’s most consistently funny bloggers, takes on the Tiger Woods apology at South Stands Denver, concluding, “At least didn’t find Jesus Christ like Fox News jerk Brit Hume suggested.” If he had, of course, he probably couldn’t have kept…
Mention Internet Explorer to most knowledgeable computer types and you’re likely to prompt a flood of profanities that would even embarrass the cast of Jersey Shore. So don’t expect such folks to mourn at the funeral for Internet Explorer 6, which takes place next week under the auspices of Denver’s…
As the Darrent Williams murder trial is getting underway, another high-profile trial has come to an end. A jury has found Francis Hernandez responsible for the deaths of three people in a 2008 crash at a Baskin Robbins. Among the victims: three-year-old Marten Kudlis, whose funeral the Rocky Mountain News…
Last week, we shared the story of Seth Brigham, who decided to speak at a Boulder city council meeting wearing just his boxer shorts — a comment on a proposal that threatened to criminalize nipples. The measure’s intended to throw a towel over annual events like the Naked Pumpkin Run…
#8 of the 22 Major Arcana: Terrance Carroll, the Chariot…..
At around 9 p.m. on Friday night, a former member of the military who uses medical marijuana to deal with pain from a back injury, stopped at the 24/7 Health Care Center, at 3535 Walnut Street. Upon his arrival, he saw an unmarked police car parked in the lot. Nearby…
Earlier this month, we told you about bathroom graffiti at Boulder High School that read “Everyone will die 2/12/10.” Fortunately, this threat proved empty — but hot on its heels comes another one almost identical to it. At Broomfield High School, graffiti found on a bathroom wall declared that everyone…
Earlier this month, we let you know about the impending departure of Channel 4 morning forecaster Stacey Donaldson, who’d been brought aboard with great hoopla just three years earlier. Well, Donaldson’s gone now, and the station’s latest team — holdovers Brooke Wagner and Lynn Carey are joined by newcomers Alan…
Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams isn’t shy about speaking plainly. Note that as other leaders were tip-toeing around the controversy involving Governor Bill Ritter and his U.S. Attorney nominee, Stephanie Villafuerte, Wadhams called them both liars. Neither does he mince words concerning Amendment 54, a voter-approved measure banning campaign…
One of the most prominent and controversial aspects of Representative Tom Massey’s medical marijuana bill is that it would require state dispensaries to become nonprofit centers. While it’s hard to say whether this part of the legislation will stick around — even the bill’s co-sponsor isn’t sold on the concept…
News that future Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson had been released by the San Diego Chargers immediately set off speculation about where he might land, with the Broncos among the many, many teams mentioned. Makes sense on a superficial level. Even in those good old days when Denver…
