Why Colorado Tokers Love Ogre
The genetic origins of Ogre — also known as Ogre OG and Ogre Kush in some circles — are both highly discussed and somewhat of a mystery.
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Samuel Failla, Vail Instructor, Dies While Skiing Outside Resort
Samuel Failla was such an accomplished skier that he taught others how to enjoy the popular winter sport at Vail ski area. But when he ventured out of bounds east of the resort this week, tragedy followed. Yesterday, February 6, the 24-year-old was positively identified by the Eagle County coroner after dying during a skiing excursion in the backcountry.
Seven Ways Crocs Could Be Cool Again
Can we call it a comeback? Niwot-based shoe company Crocs recently announced the launch of a new line of the eponymous footwear, a signature collection by noted actress and shoe-wearer Drew Barrymore, called The Drew Barrymore Hearts Crocs Color Block Collection. Except the “Hearts” is really just the heart symbol, because 2018 and because texting and because the death of language.
Catholic Church Shutters Beloved Hispanic Parish in North Denver
Our Lady of Visitation began in the ’40s, serving the mostly Latino, mostly agricultural workers who tilled fields in north Denver. Last year, the Archdiocese of Denver unexpectedly announced it would merge OLV with a nearby parish, leaving its congregants reeling — and determined to save the little church in Goat Hill.
“My Family Can’t Get a F*cking Break:” Montbello Reacts to Double Homicide
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner has identified the two victims of a double homicide in Montbello on February 3 as Byron Ware, seventeen, and Abisai Ponce Gutierrez, eighteen. As their loved ones mourn their shocking deaths, which took place on the same block where the burning body of a murder victim was dumped just eighteen months ago, members of the community are scheduled to take part in a march today, February 6, that will call to an end of violence in the fast-growing neighborhood.
Ask a Stoner: Which Method Lasts Longer in My System, Smoking or Eating?
Smoking and ingesting cannabis deliver different highs for different durations, so it should come as little surprise that they enter your bloodstream differently.
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Denver’s Much-Hated Slot Homes: Moratorium Against New Ones Coming
Over the past couple of years, we’ve written about the proliferation in Denver of slot homes, two multi-unit buildings on a single lot that can be separated by a gap of only a few feet. Such structures are at the heart of Denver Cruisers founder Brad Evans’s campaign against fugly homes in the Mile High City, and one reader likened them to 1950s prison complexes. Denver city councilman Rafael Espinoza, who spoke to us in 2016 about the need for new rules related to garden court buildings, a variation on slot homes, was instrumental in the creation of a draft amendment to deal with the slot home phenomenon, and at a council committee meeting this morning, he’ll argue in favor of placing a moratorium on their construction.
Sheriff Terry Maketa May Be Off Hook in Sexy Scandal After Partial Mistrial
Ex-El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa may finally be off the hook in regard to a years-long scandal described in our previous coverage, on view below. Yesterday, February 5, the jury in his latest trial on corruption allegations found him not guilty of two misdemeanor charges but deadlocked on a pair of felonies. As such, the judge in the case declared a partial mistrial.
Wanda James: Illegal Construction Lane Closures Killing My Dispensary, Nearby Businesses
Simply Pure owner Wanda James will lead a protest today, February 6, outside of her dispensary on the corner of West 32nd Avenue and Tejon Street decrying a construction project she says is hurting businesses in the area.
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Why Denver Library’s Central Branch Shouldn’t Be Only Heroin Safe-Use Site
For Representative Leslie Herod of Colorado House District 8, a recent tour of North America’s first supervised injection site confirmed her belief that centers like it can be an important way for Denver, and Colorado as a whole, to address the growing heroin and opioid crisis, especially given where injection drug users here have been congregating in the absence of such a facility: the Denver Library’s central branch.
Ten Days in Colorado That Aren’t Vacation Days but Should Be
In honor of the Super Bowl, we went through our favorite days on the calendar and circled ten that companies should honor.
There’s a New Head of Denver’s Department of Public Safety
Troy Riggs is the new executive director of Denver’s Department of Public Safety, which oversees Denver’s law enforcement agencies, fire department, and jails.
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Women Grow Gets New Chairwoman After Jane West Steps Down
West started Women Grow in Denver shortly after recreational cannabis sales began to give women businesses owners opportunities to network and grow and has since turned it in to a force to be reckoned with.
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Talks Music, Politics and Suing the Government
Since Xiuhtezcatl Martinez was six years old, he has fought against the tide of climate change. Now as a teenager, Martinez is on the forefront of two major environmental cases that could have wide-ranging repercussions on the oil and gas industry in Colorado and across the U.S.
“Don’t Be a F*cking Nazi”: Antifa, White Supremacists Clash at CSU
On Friday, February 2, a feared confrontation between members of a white supremacist group and Antifa protesters outside a controversial event on the Colorado State University campus came to pass. Although no arrests took place, multiple reports say things got physical between the antagonists, with injuries suffered on both sides.
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Steffan Tubbs on His Return to Denver Radio at KNUS: “I Feel Incredibly Lucky”
At 4 p.m. today, February 5, Steffan Tubbs will begin his first show as afternoon-drive host for KNUS, at 710 AM. The gig offers a career-rebirth opportunity for the longtime host of KOA’s Colorado Morning News, who was dismissed by management at iHeartMedia, the outlet’s owner, following his August 2017 arrest on suspicion of domestic violence by telephone and then not rehired even after the charge was dropped and his accuser was arrested for allegedly stalking him.
Montbello Block Tied to Third Murder in Eighteen Months
As we’ve reported, Montbello, which was recently named Denver’s fastest growing suburb, has been fighting a reputation as a magnet of crime and recently scored a success on that count when a Sav-a-Lot grocery store opened in a neighborhood previously been a food desert. But this weekend brought a far less happy development. On Saturday night, February 3, a double homicide occurred on the same Montbello block where the body of another murder victim was dumped approximately eighteen months earlier.
Op Ed: Transit Can’t Solve Denver Congestion
Urban planner Drew Willsey’s January 28 op-ed favoring spending more money on transit makes all the usual wrong-headed planning assumptions about transportation.
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Reader: Pot Isn’t Causing Our Population or Rents to Go Up
When marijuana is legalized across the country, Colorado will still be a draw, readers say.
Reader: Amazon Should Be Courting Us, Not the Other Way Around
As Amazon mulls over the destination of its second headquarters, Denver being on the shortlist has generated conversations about growth, affordability and, of course, natives vs. newcomers.
Pot Tax Error Bill Speeds Through Senate, but Not Without Critics
A bill written in hopes of addressing a legislative mistake that is costing special districts across the state millions of dollars has moved forward in the Colorado General Assembly.
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Denver’s Affordable Housing Committee: We Deserve a C-
The city’s main response to the housing crunch is a five-year plan called “Housing an Inclusive Denver,” which utilizes a $15 million a year fund that was approved by City Council in 2016. But now that amount of funding, and the urgency with which it’s being deployed, is being heavily criticized.