It was only a matter of time before someone created a video criticizing Phil Wolf for putting up an anti-Obama birther billboard at his Wheat Ridge auto dealership. We do live in the YouTube age, after all. Problem is, the creator of the clip above used as his guide a…
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A September 23 blog quoted Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett as saying he’s “committed to having the most progressive approach to medical marijuana of any DA’s office in the state.” Among those who commented on the item was one Nicholas Polashek, who wrote: Then why is the Boulder County DA’s…
Stephanie Villafuerte’s nomination as U.S. Attorney for Colorado hasn’t gone smoothly. Opponents continue to suggest that she may have taken part in accessing a federal database for political reasons — the very thing for which former ICE agent Cory Voorhis was canned. And the release of a letter to Senator…
Most music-oriented radio stations, as opposed to talk outlets, try to remain apolitical. The goal is to get as many people as possible to tune in, not to construct artificial barriers that might make some of them less likely to listen. All of which makes a live remote staged by…
Locals curious if yesterday’s unity press conference on behalf of gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis has weakened the resolve of Dan Maes, McInnis’ only remaining Republican challenger, need only to listen to his voicemail-intro messages to get an answer. On his main office line, Maes says, “I don’t care what contract…
Some CU fans may regard coach Dan Hawkins admission yesterday that recruiting his son Cody was a mistake as the final nail in his coffin. Truth is, the lid on his pine box has been pretty much fastened since a double-whammy a few weeks back: a nutty late October press…
Update, November 24, 6:45 a.m.: Last night, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office sponsored a well-attended public meeting for Centennial residents concerned about the lack of progress in finding the person or persons who took Andrew Gelston Graham’s life. ACSO representatives said they’re still looking for six people seen in light-rail…
Just learned about the death yesterday of Frank Georgianna, co-founder of the late, lamented Boulder Repertory Theatre, following a long illness. Among the most appropriate tributes to Frank and his work to be found in Westword’s archives is a Best of Denver award saluting his wife and collaborator, Ernestine, back…
Update below: A short time ago, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis joined one former rival (State senator Josh Penry), an ex-rep who was a whisker away from challenging him (Tom Tancredo), a former guv (Bill Owens) and conservative legislators past and present to laud the “Platform for Prosperity,” which McInnis…
Medical-marijuana entrepreneurs and patients, among others, have been waiting with trepidation for the next Board of Health meeting, slated for December 16, at which its recent tweak of the “caregiver” definition was expected to be revisited following a Denver District Court ruling throwing it out. Well, the wait just got…
Finding good Denver blogs made easy. Jeremy at Roundball Mining Company worried about the Nuggets’ lack of heart in a dispiriting loss to (eesh!) the Clippers. But their win against the Bulls proves they’ve still got the beat. Ken at DenverInfill.com takes on Vince Carroll and the Denver Post editorial…
The Denver Police Department has rounded up more than thirty African-American suspects accused of robbing men and women, or beating the hell out of them, because they were either white or Hispanic. It’s the kind of startling accusation that’s guaranteed to get politicians’ attention. And indeed, Tom Tancredo, who has…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 42. West Colfax: Black Madonna shows her hand. Religious refugees and indigenous oddballs have always found a welcome home in the West Colfax neighborhood. It’s the kind of immigrant-rich enclave where the Black Madonna would feel right at home…
A single word from Senator Michael Bennet has simultaneously thrilled his supporters and emboldened critics who think he’s might an incredible strategic blunder. That word is “yes.” This weekend, Bennet appeared on CNN’s State of the Union program, and when interrogator Jon King asked if he’d still support the current…
Last week, a billboard went up at Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, 4855 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge, questioning President Barack Obama’s nation of birth and linking him to jihad (and the murders at Fort Hood) in a way some observers saw as racist. The uproar over the message soon…
As kids, we quickly figure out that when we’ve done something stupid, we should immediately blame it on somebody else — and not everyone outgrows that habit. Take the tale of William Thalley and Nicole Fernandez shared by the Denver Police Department. After their thus-far-unnamed three-year-old was shot in the…
The Rail Jam took over Cap Hill, Metroboom partied for charity, Puscifer rocked the Paramount, and on it went. See photos from a busy weekend in Denver on the slideshow page, and read reviews of Puscifer and Sun Circle on the Backbeat blog…
Last week, the folks behind the Starz Denver Film Festival ballyhooed a last-minute addition to the schedule — a Sunday screening of a picture “on a clear runway to the Oscars” that would be introduced by a “surprise” appearance by an “award-winning and acclaimed actor” from the cast. The clear…
As soon as I saw that Chris Simms was starting under center for the Broncos against the Chargers yesterday, I expected a loss — a bad one. But even in my worst nightmares, I didn’t expect the resulting 32-3 drubbing, which was made worse by the ingredients that went into…
View Larger Map Unless I’m very much mistaken, people go to clubs to have fun, not die — yet the latter’s happened several times since we started our Mile High Murder project in late May. No. 5: Security Guard Alfredo Gonzalez-Ramos was slain at the El Chapparal late that month…
Last Thursday, Tom Tancredo confirmed in this space that he was part of a group coming up with a unity platform Republican Scott McInnis could use against Bill Ritter in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign — and that if all went well, an announcement about it could be made on Monday…
