North Korea’s branding of Cory Gardner as a “psychopath” and a “man mixed in with human dirt” is not just a boon for the Colorado senator, whose reputation as a foreign policy hawk will no doubt be enhanced by the rogue nation’s decision to attack him. It’s also among the country’s ten best insults of all time, joining a memorable list shared below.
Roosevelt High School in Johnstown will be open for classes today, May 9, following yesterday’s closure. In an announcement from the Weld RE-5J School District, Dr. Martin Foster, the district’s superintendent, writes that local police say a possible threat over a Roosevelt Spanish teacher’s use of a President Donald Trump piñata has been discredited. Apparently, the whole thing was fueled by rumor.
A customer wants to know why he can’t use his phone in many dispensaries. Our Stoner has the answer.
The Denver Post plans to move its main newsroom out of its iconic Denver address, at 101 West Colfax, to the newspaper’s printing facility, in Adams County at the intersection of 58th and Washington.
According to data shared by the Colorado Department of Revenue, 29 counties in Colorado generated nearly $35 million in tax revenues during 2016, not counting the nearly $200 million in tax revenue collected by the state itself. The amounts range from just over $70,000 in one mountain county to more than $14 million in the state’s most populous metro area.
Visiting Colorado? Here are the ten dispensaries that are closest to Denver International Airport.
A new lawsuit claims that the decision by Denver Sheriff Department personnel to march Christopher Colbruno naked into Denver Health violated his basic rights as a human being. The suit is the second to be pressed over the matter, after a filing from a civilian investigator who said he was fired by the DSD, which has been accused of failing to report some complaints about the treatment of inmates, in part because he refused to destroy video of the incident.
The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, which requires tax increases to be okayed by popular vote, was approved in 1992, meaning that it’s been in place for nearly a quarter-century and a pain in the neck to legislators for the same amount of time. Six years ago, a coalition of lawmakers and other notables filed suit in federal court to overturn it. But their efforts have been stymied again, this time by a U.S. District Court ruling that says the plaintiffs don’t have standing to have brought the suit in the first place.
Jeff Hunt, the Colorado Christian University educator behind the petition to ban the Denver 420 Rally, says teenage pot smoking that harmed his short-term memory and the negative marijuana experiences of friends turned him against cannabis, which he and others at CCU see as a civic ill that needs to be cured.
After a few weeks of delays, The Green Solution has opened another dispensary in Aurora, the first store it’s built from the ground up and the last of the 24 stores currently allowed in that town. It’s also one of the rec locations closest to Denver International Airport, although still twenty miles awya.
Jamaal Edwards, who was charged with two counts of first degree murder after a double murder in January 2015, has been found guilty of a lesser charge in one of the deaths. In the second slaying, the jury failed to reach a verdict, resulting in a mistrial. A new trial has been ordered in the latter case, which took place amid an ugly incident that Edwards is quoted as summing up with the two-word phrase, “Shit happened.”
The city is reviewing its policies for Denver’s parks, especially Civic Center, in the wake of problems — long lines, trash — during this year’s 420 Rally. But the Mile High City’s annual celebration can definitely be saved, according to readers.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Thirty-five years ago, the 16th Street Mall was a shining light in Denver’s tourist scene. Designed by the world-renowned I.M. Pei and Associates, the mall was supposed to be a pedestrian-friendly, well-designed hub of businesses in the heart of the city. But come 2017 and…
Comments keep coming about our pre-Tax Day story, “Why It’s So Hard to Make a Living in Denver Despite Strong Economy.” Here’s the response from one reader.
This morning the KDVR morning crew decided to celebrate Cinco de Mayo on air, and anchor Kirk Yuhnke took the fiesta a step further in a pre-show Facebook Live video. The anchors all wore sombreros, or as Yuhnke called them in his video, “three amigos hats” — presumably a reference to…
Architect Edward D. White Jr., who played a seminal role in the evolution of the Beat Generation’s most influential novel and helped to shape and preserve some of Denver’s most iconic buildings, passed away on April 29 at the age of 92.
Because Senator Cory Gardner is still refusing to hold any in-person town halls, Indivisible Front Range Resistance, the group that staged its own town hall sans Gardner back in February, has assembled a collection of more than 225 videos in which his constituents pose questions they’d like to ask him in person.
A new resource will soon come to Colorado. Santa Cruz, California-based Jane is an online cannabis-connection service that allows customers to search for marijuana products using any term. And not only do consumers get to use the service for free, dispensaries can, too. The only charge is a small gratuity for each purchase at their store made through the site.
Susan Squibb was a pioneer in the cannabis movement. She fought for women to have a seat at the table even before cannabis was legal, and now she celebrates women in the industry every year by hosting a Mother’s High Tea on Mother’s Day weekend. This year’s gathering starts at 1 p.m. Friday, May 12, at the McNichols Building. Here are five reasons we’re excited about the event:
The new Denver Renter Confidence Survey from ApartmentList.com reveals that most local renters give the Mile High City excellent marks, placing it among the most highly rated large cities in the country. But there are warning signs in the findings, including great discontent with high rent costs and other daily expenses, as discussed in our recent post “Why It’s So Hard to Make a Living in Denver Despite Strong Economy.”
Nearly four years after an initial proposal for partnership, Boulder and Nablus, Palestine, are officially Sister Cities: In a special ceremony on Monday, May 1, Boulder Mayor Suzanne Jones and Nablus Acting Mayor Ass’ad Salwalmeh signed the paperwork to cement the pairing, the final step necessary for recognition by and support…
Although the marijuana holiday of 4/20 has passed, we can now celebrate May Fourth. Toke one for Carrie Fisher and use some of these cool, Star Wars-themed items to guide you on your quest through the galaxy. May the Fourth be with you.
