The Denver Coroner’s Office recently issued a list of all deaths ruled homicides in the city from the beginning of 2009 through July 4. The predictably grim chronicle of 23 individuals who lost their lives in acts of violence offers some useful (and often disturbing) data. Only two of the…
As June ended, Nuggets prodigy J.R. Smith was sentenced to thirty days in a New Jersey jail and 500 hours of community service in regard to a 2007 crash that killed his friend, Andre Bell. But shortly after doing his time, he headed to Las Vegas — not exactly a…
Underwear. It’s special. Special feel. Special aroma. Because, when people wear it, the fabric touches their junk. According to Denver District Attorney, Juan Cerezo-Flores, 45, has an appreciation for these qualities — especially when the underwear in question belongs to someone else. He’s been charged with second-degree burglary and first-degree…
In July, at the end of a marathon twelve-plus hour hearing attended by hundreds, the state health board rejected contentious new restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries, including one that may have limited them to five patients each. But that doesn’t mean questions and controversies surrounding the state’s booming medical marijuana…
As pointed out in a Monday blog, the transition of Indie 101.5 to a “Stripper Radio” format dubbed The Pole is most assuredly a stunt. After all, a consultant to 101.5 and its sister station, Hot 107.1, pulled off a similar gag earlier this year in Virginia, when a signal…
The behavior of Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall, whose “hamstring injury” over the weekend followed obvious signals that he’d rather undergo several weeks of continuous dental work that participate in the team’s training camp, clearly isn’t to the liking of YouTuber garyhoosier. He’s created a video set to the classic sounds…
View Larger Map Cohabitation can be a challenge under the best circumstances — but problems are seldom solved by gunplay…. Just past 4 a.m. this morning, officers from the Lakewood Police Department responded to word of a shooting at 5300 W. Arizona Avenue, an area captured in the graphic above…
Meat your maker. Today in Cafe Society: • Maggiano’s is on a roll with winning meatball, winning two-fer deal. • Milking It: Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Extra! • The Capital Grille kicks off six-week wine tasting event. • Video: Live ramblings from Jason Sheehan at the Denver Press Club. • Guess…
Each day about this time, we cruise through the cyber-waters like sharks in search of bloggy chum. If you notice a rich, steaming bucket of news or opinion, scoop it our way. Insiders say Bob Beauprez is running for the U.S. Senate. Be still our beating hearts. (Colorado Pols) The…
Jill Warner of Denver’s popular mid-century/modern design emporium Mod Livin’ had no trouble rooting out local designers of furniture and decorative objects when she put out the call for Denver by Design, a competition intended to connect Colorado’s indigenous design community with the forthcoming Denver Modernism Show. Sixty of them…
What’s the best way to mark Colorado Day? Should we go outside and contemplate nature? Pet a cow instead of eating one? Or listen to John Denver albums until your brain begins to boil and your ears erupt in pustules? Not according to the citizens behind Colorado Ethics Watch. Instead,…
This past Friday, the Wall Street Journal gave readers a look at “Confessions of an Organization Man,” an op-ed penned by John Temple, former editor, publisher and president of the Rocky Mountain News. In it, Temple notes that after leaving the Rocky, he was excited by the opportunity to move…
View Larger Map Another murder that took place in late July…. Early on July 25, Aurora Police Department representatives responded to a call at Street Soldiers Motorcycle Club on the 9500 block of East Colfax, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments…. Figure 29. Civic Center: Invasion of the giant poblano pod The most uncommon lawn ornament is the oversized food sculpture. The days when Big Boy and Papa Burger could be seen shoulder-pressing their massive fiberglass whoppers from atop drive-in carport awnings are…
View Larger Map More information about a July 22 shooting that left a man dead at Montview Bar and Grill, 11680 Montview Boulevard, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). Gerome Brooks, 25, and Welton L. Harris, 29, have…
Happy Birthday Colorado. You are 133, and frankly, you are looking a little worse for wear. But that’s okay because we’re celebrating you anyway on Colorado Day. Although Colorado officially became a state on August 1, 1876, it technically honors that day on the first Monday of every August. This…
View Larger Map Another development in a homicide sketched out in a blog published last week…. Late last Monday, Northglenn Police responded to a call on the 11600 block of Grant Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”)…
In May, World Wrestling Entertainment showman Vince McMahon got publicity aplenty when a WWE Raw event was bumped from the Pepsi Center by a playoff game between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers. McMahon’s PR blitz included a mock showdown between him and Nuggets/Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke…
The weekend is over, but the memories linger. Check out our reviews of the still-loud-but-no-longer-so-youthful Sonic Youth at the Ogden Theatre, as well as Akron/Family at the Bluebird — and read a Q&A with A/F’s Dana Janssen here. There’s a slew of slide shows on our site, too, including snaps…
Playing some catch-up on violence that took place over the past couple of weeks…. A July 20 blog noted that a murder had taken place 3602 Leyden Street — but it didn’t note the name of the victim or the identity of the individual accused of the crime. The dead…
Indie 101.5 has spent most of 2009 at death’s door. In January, music director John Wilbur, aka Whip, went public with his fight to save the low-rated but highly enjoyable station’s format. Then, in May, he went on the air to ask advertisers to save his baby by purchasing spots…
View Larger Map Early Sunday morning, Traci Housman, 36, called 911 to report that someone had stabbed her husband at the home they shared on the 2900 block of 23rd Street in Boulder, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger…
