After a Colorado Coalition for the Homeless project was rejected by a federal agency, we caught up with Cathy Alderman, the nonprofit’s vice president of communication and public policy, to find out what happens next and address some of the concerns by Lakewood residents who oppose the project.
Denver Meadows Mobile Home & RV Park residents in Aurora have been fighting to save their community from redevelopment for two years. This week, they successfully lobbied Aurora City Council to halt any redevelopment for the next ten months in an attempt to pressure their landlord to sell the park to the community, not a developer. But the fight isn’t over for residents just yet.
Colorado long distance runner and U.S. Army veteran Flavie Dokken uses gummies from Wana Brands, a Boulder-based edibles company, to promote cannabis as an asset for athletes, recover as an athlete and treat her medical conditions.
No area of Colorado represents the controversy of legal cannabis quite like Pueblo County.
The theory that the Denver City Council isn’t that into investigating Mayor Michael Hancock for possible sexual harassment against Detective Leslie Branch-Wise during the 2011-2012 period when she was on his security detail got a boost yesterday evening, March 29, when council president Albus Brooks released a statement revealing that he and his colleagues are still mulling over whether or not to launch an inquiry and suggesting strongly that whatever happens will take place beyond public view. Accompanying these remarks was a collection of frequently asked questions about the case — some surprising, others indicating that plenty of ass-covering is underway.
Since an openly-gay employee was fired from Denver Health in September of 2016, the hospital has been embroiled in litigation. Now, the hospital is taking its case to the Colorado Court of Appeals.
In July 2016, the Marijuana Industry Group, among the most powerful cannabis business organizations in Colorado and the country as a whole, seemed on the verge of collapse after the mysterious departure of Michael Elliott, its executive director. Less than two years later, MIG is back to being a powerhouse advocate for marijuana enterprises in the state, and much of the credit goes to current executive director Kristi Kelly, who’s helped change the tone of an outfit that was once vilified by boutique shops in the state.
A new unit for sale in the Four Seasons building, at 1133 14th Street, is going for $10,750,000 and is being touted as “DENVER’S BEST CITY PENTHOUSE!” Take a photo tour here.
The general trend: quality over quantity
The controversy over Denver Mayor Michael Hancock sending inappropriate texts to police detective Leslie-Branch Wise has led to increased scrutiny on settlements made by the city; Branch-Wise was given $75,000 in 2013 after she made complaints about the behavior of Wayne McDonald, who received $200,000 in 2016 following a lawsuit over his firing by Hancock, his ex-friend. Among those asking questions about such payouts is Stuart Shapiro, a former assistant city attorney and recipient of his own $660,000 settlement from Denver in 2016 over alleged retaliation against him in the wake of a jail-abuse case that cost taxpayers $3.25 million.
The tension between the Office of the Independent Monitor and the Denver Department of Public Safety at the center of a recent special report about the in-custody death of Michael Marshall is vividly illustrated by an incident captured on jailhouse video seen here. The former considers the clip evidence that a deputy blatantly lied on a report in which he accused an inmate who wanted to issue a complaint against him of taking part in an attack with a pencil. The latter thinks it’s possible the deputy innocently misperceived what happened and therefore didn’t deserve punishment as harsh as the monitor believes justified.
After the Denver Post announced that it would be laying off thirty people, or around 30 percent of the newsroom staff, the Denver Newspaper Guild, which represents 25 of those getting pink slips, put out an open call for a wealthy benefactor to buy the publication from Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that’s been stripping it down like a stolen car for years. Billionaire Phil Anschutz seems to fit this bill, and he has a notable interest in newspapers, having purchased the Colorado Springs Gazette in 2012. But a story shared by Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn suggests that Anschutz may prefer to let the Post die in order to replace it with a resurrected version of the Rocky Mountain News, which was shuttered in February 2009.
You don’t want to waste part of your $70-plus purchase, though, do you?
Ceria Beverages will offer a THC-infused drink with the “same onset time as alcohol,” according to the company.
Because of Colorado’s seed-to-sale tracking system, all pot products must be sold in order to leave a dispensary.
Last night, March 27, the Denver City Council met in executive session to discuss the possibility of launching an investigation into inappropriate texts sent by Mayor Michael Hancock to Detective Leslie Branch-Wise during the 2011-2012 period when she was on his security detail. But the members emerged without making any commitment to such an inquiry despite another letter from Branch-Wise’s attorney (it’s shared below) urging them to take action.
After Denver banned kratom for human consumption last November, advocates, including the communications director for the Libertarian Party of Colorado, spoke out on behalf of the herbal substance, calling it an effective pain reliever that can be substituted for much more dangerous opioids. But one Denver-area resident who spoke at length to Westword warns that kratom isn’t always benign, especially for people, like him, with addictive personalities. In his words, “Kratom ruined my life.”
Desi Cortez appeared regularly on Denver talk-radio stations from the first half of the 1990s to 2004. Since then, he’s made intermittent attempts to get back on the airwaves, and he feels strongly that he hasn’t gotten another chance for two reasons: his progressive views and the color of his skin.
With such a heavy coat of resin glands and THC levels approaching 30 percent, I’m surprised this strain wasn’t named after Savannah Smiles.
The project would have been completed in two phases: setting up temporary structures like geodesic domes to provide shelter, then investing as much as $120 million to build large, permanent apartment complexes with 500 to 600 units.
Denver’s first licensed cannabis consumption lounge opened its doors in March, and a bill in the Colorado General Assembly would allow dispensary tasting rooms. But what if it’s all for naught?
Nearly two months since Republicans at the Capitol voted to defund the state’s civil rights agency, they are taking another jab at the LGBTQ community with a bill that would give religious institutions and individuals with “moral convictions” and “sincerely held religious beliefs” the ability to deny a wide range of services, including everything from denying transgender people access to restrooms corresponding with their gender identity, denying marriage-related services to same-sex couple to the denial of foster care and adoption services by religious organizations.
