Colorado politicians are delving head first into the state’s medical-marijuana conundrum, developing statewide regulation bills and counter bills, not to mention hammering out municipal rules city by city. That’s a good thing, since the last thing we want is for any of our communities to turn out like the pot…
There continues to be plenty of sound and fury kicked up over that anti-Obama billboard at Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, 4855 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge — and the racket’s likely to grow louder tomorrow. Dealership owner Phil Wolf was initially thrilled by the response to the sign, which…
What’s among the qualities Timothy Layne Martinez allegedly likes in women? Unconsciousness. Martinez has been charged with nineteen counts of sexual assault against two women, with the incidents dating back to 2006. Why the delay? Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Pam Russell explains: “Two victims came forward,” Russell says…
The surfacing of an internal Denver DA’s office memo attacking KHOW’s Peter Boyles and the Denver Post isn’t the only fresh development in the matter of Stephanie Villafuerte’s nomination as U.S. Attorney. On Wednesday, Representative Mike Coffman wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking that “you initiate a…
The war of words continues in the continuing saga of Cory Voorhis and Stephanie Villafuerte. Last week, Colorado GOP head Dick Wadhams sent a letter to Denver police chief Gerry Whitman asking about documentation of a reported threat against then-gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter in 2006. Whitman responded by forwarding a…
The Denver Public Library has long been hip to technology, whether it’s offering DVD selections that rival Blockbuster or allowing patrons to download tawdry B-movies from its website. Now the institution’s getting into the smartphone craze, having developed a mobile website optimized for portable devices where folks on the go…
Tonight’s Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting at 6 p.m. at La Alma Recreation Center, 1325 West 11th Avenue, has nothing to do with La Alma itself, at least according to the agenda. No, it’s just the board’s regular monthly meeting, at which members are slated to hear public…
How odd, yet oddly fitting, that this week two of the state’s most dogged and outspoken government critics won key victories in separate courtrooms within hours of each other. Call it a blow for… outspokenness. Down in Colorado Springs, the perpetually cranky Douglas Bruce has prevailed in his quest to…
Denver bloggin’ — on a Thursday afternoon. Kyle at Bronco Talk describes the Indianapolis Colts, the Broncos’ next opponent, as the perfect team. Let’s hope Peyton doesn’t make them pay. Western Citizen’s Wendy Norris offers up 25 ways to fix immigration. You missed the live chat, but you can still…
More evidence that the Democratic Party sees Representative Betsy Markey as among the more vulnerable freshmen in Congress — an attack on her opponent, Cory Gardner, by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which accuses him of “political opportunism” and “hypocrisy” regarding a bill he plans to introduce in January making…
Today, William Breathes, one of our new medical marijuana reviewers, samples the stock at Pain Management of Colorado, located in Cherry Creek North (with prices to match). But if that doesn’t suit your fancy, you’ll find a plethora of alternatives in our newly updated dispensary directory. The most current list…
This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred…
ProgressNow Colorado is on the warpath against tea party organizations and other “far right extremists;” read the liberal outfit’s recent warning about them at the bottom of the blog linked here. But Lu Busse, chair of the 9.12 Project Colorado Coalition, scoffs at the notion that anyone, politicians or otherwise,…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Temporary Replacement Clerk at King Soopers Responsibilities: King Soopers will be hiring…
Earlier today, Jay Marvin appeared on the AM 760 program he used to host with David Sirota, who’s been named his permanent replacement. And those who missed hearing it may not get another chance to catch him on the outlet’s airwaves. “If he asks me, I’ll go on again,” Marvin…
Back in October, the pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight lost radio contact over Denver, and didn’t get back in touch until they’d overshot their destination, Minneapolis, by 150 miles. Shortly thereafter, reports surfaced that the jet jockeys had been so engrossed by their laptops that they’d lost track of…
The Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Cannabis Holiday Health Fair, slated for Sunday, December 13, at the Holiday Inn, 4849 Bannock Street, will feature an unlikely autograph session — one that should guarantee High Times for all. The February issue of the venerable pro-pot magazine features a six-page spread on medical marijuana…
Mason Tvert, executive director of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), has found an excellent advocate in the promotion of his new book, Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?: his mom. Diane Tvert co-stars with Mason in the piece above, which aired on an Arizona…
Jay Marvin has been unable to helm the AM 760 morning show since early March due to a life-threatening health crisis we’ve documented in this space. The recovery process continues — but syndicated columnist David Sirota, who’s been Marvin’s primary fill-in, has now been named the permanent host for the…
In a Senate judiciary committee hearing yesterday, Senator Jeff Sessions, an Alabama Republican, quizzed Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano about the firing of ICE agent Cory Voorhis. (The exchange can be seen in the video above; it begins at approximately the six minute point.) But is Sessions, who tries a…
“Cleanup in Local 7,” Melanie Asmar, December 3 Nailed! The pink manicured nails are a no-no in food service. Do you want nail polish chips in your dough? To think that Kim Cordova can be in the upper echelons of food service while breaking a basic food-safety rule boggles the…
Creative-class catalyst Daniel Newman turned heads last week when the Colorado Department of Transportation unveiled an iPhone application, created by his company, ID345, that’s designed to help people understand if they’re too drunk to drive. RU-Buzzed? allows you to enter your weight, sex, the number of hours you’ve been drinking,…
