The dysfunctional high-security federal penitentiary in Florence has been the scene of all sorts of gang-related mayhem, from the grisly 1999 disembowelment of inmate Joey Estrella to the 2008 racial uprising in the yard, in which guards fired on brawling prisoners and killed two (as reported in “Life in the…
At first glance, the Internet and booze may not seem all that similar. One is a powerful psychoactive drug and delightful beverage, the other is an information superhighway. One comes in a bottle; the other a series of tubes. And I am pretty sure the Internet doesn’t give you hangovers…
Years don’t get much rougher than the one Steve Foster is living through. After the Rocky Mountain News shut down in February, Foster and a batch of fellow Rocky journalists started an online news site, INDenver Times, with the help of three investors. When that project faltered because a goal…
Happy Friday. Celebrate by wasting time with these local links. Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic tracked down the above video — of Michael Bennet talking about health care — and did a nice distillation to boot. (Via Colorado Pols) Are bank robbers keeping the West wild? Over at HuffPo Denver, Lise…
Ryan Van Duzer thought it’d be a lot of fun to bring back the Boulder Mall Crawl — so he and a friend, Jonathan Sackheim, put up a Facebook page a year ago urging people to gather on the Pearl Street Mall on Halloween and get into the spirit of…
The Facebook campaign to resurrect the Boulder Mall Crawl, a Halloween tradition that was put down in 1991 because crowds in the tens of thousands got a wee bit too rowdy, is dead — if it was ever alive. On Wednesday, Ryan Van Duzer, who put up the Boulder Mall…
DenverSportsRadio.com, an ambitious attempt to create an online sports-talk-radio station that launched in April, has gone the way of all too many online projects — into the trash bin of Internet history. A knowledgeable source says owner Dave Kaiser sent out an e-mail during the wee hours of Thursday morning…
I’ve never owned a horse, or even horse-sat for that matter. So I can’t say for sure that I could properly maintain the nutrition of an equine if charged with such responsibility. If the horse didn’t like Ben & Jerry’s or the onion rings from My Brother’s Bar, he might…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 35: Goldsmith. Crafty thrifter turns table lamps into landscaping lights Goldsmith is a neighborhood that is easy to miss. East Evans, South Quebec, East Yale and Interstate 25 define the borders of this Southeast Denver neighborhood that is bisected by the…
Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland could hardly be more mainstream. Children of all ages have read it for decade upon decade, Disney made an animated version during the Truman administration, and there’ll likely be another burst of interest in the material when director Tim Burton’s take on the tale, co-starring…
Spotted for sale in Chicago by a Westword alum now livin’ large in Chi-town, this ’69 Chevy Chevelle with a certain recognizable black-and-purple color scheme has popped up just in time for the start of a glorious new Rocktober. The asking price is $10,500, which inspired us to do a…
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a penis — one attached to the guy pictured here. On September 12 at around 1:30 p.m., he entered the Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly Street in Centennial, and promptly gave others in the facility a chance to check out… his man…
Your 3-0 Broncos face their biggest test this Sunday, when they take on the Dallas Cowboys and Tony Romo, a talented but erratic QB who’s prone to distractions, as demonstrated by his high-profile relationship with buxom, brain-challenged Jessica Simpson. Unfortunately, Romo has broken up with Jess, which should keep his…
Are you an aspiring stripper? Are you just one super-slutty outfit away from showing up at Shotgun Willie’s (to pay for social-work classes, of course)? Then act fast, because for a limited time only, some moron is trying to give away all his stripper-girlfriend’s stuff on Craigslist. The ad: She’s…
Another bizarre week for Louisville’s Nicole Fox, who looks bound to survive deep, deep, deep into cycle thirteen of America’s Next Top Model. She wasn’t at the center of the week’s hyped-up drama, which involved surviving bitch Ashley and diminutive quasi-albino Erin, and she displayed sad sprint speed in a…
Three easy ways to torture a Colorado Rockies fan: 1. Schedule the contest in which the team can clinch a wild-card berth at one in the afternoon. 2. Pile on so much work that he can’t even think about following the game. 3. Leave a television with the broadcast on…
The GI Bill is our nation’s way of thanking veterans for their sacrifices — and those sacrifices continue. Specifically, some of the education benefits intended to help vets attend college haven’t shown up yet — and, in case you haven’t noticed, school’s been in session for quite a while now…
Over the past few years, the ability of journalists (or any private citizen, for that matter) to access various forms of public records in Colorado has been greatly diminished, from police reports to divorce filings. The loss of access to court records has been particularly aggravating, a bit of bureaucratic…
Mayor John Hickenlooper wants to use $2.3 million from Denver’s general fund to continue his quest, announced circa 2005, to end homelessness here in ten years. The move appears to have plenty of support on city council, even though the current budget is in such grim condition that Hick threatened…
Another day, another rundown of what’s happening on local blogs. Mile High Hockey has a cool salute to Joe Sakic in advance of tonight’s Avs opener. From Colorado Independent’s Joseph Boven: A new certificate program will give community college students an opportunity to enter the New Energy Economy, and the…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every Thursday 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: Pipe layer Pay: Not available, although a hard hat, a safety vest and one pair…
Yeah, the San Francisco Giants’ wild-card aspirations can no longer be aspirated, and the Atlanta Braves’ quest for the playoffs will wind up on the slab, too, if the Rockies drain the Brewers this afternoon. So, naturally, Colorado fans have their eyes on the Los Angeles Dodgers, who lead the…
