Ten Colorado-Made Chillums and One-Hitters
On 4/20, it’s all about smoking on the go — and what better to bring with you than a pipe made by an artisan working right here in Colorado?
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Jim Bell Was Thirteenth Person to Die After Colorado Ski Resort Accident This Season
Jim Bell, a 44-year-old firefighter from Kansas, died following a skiing accident at Crested Butte resort. He is the thirteenth person to lose his life due to injuries sustained at a Colorado ski area during the 2016-17 season, but he was not previously identified because of the controversial way in which such fatalities are tracked in the state.
Ask a Stoner: Did TSA Just Okay Flying With Medical Marijuana?
A few weeks ago, it looked like TSA had okayed flying with medical marijuana. But as our Stoner discovers, pot is still grounded.
Activists Disrupt City Council Meeting to Deliver Petition to End Camping Ban
There was a moment during Monday’s Denver City Council meeting that felt like déjà vu for anyone who happened to be at another council meeting way back on October 26, 2015: the sudden swinging open of chamber doors, the single-file line of activists marching up to surprised councilmembers, a barrage of…
Denver-based MMJ Edibles Recalled Over Pesticide Concerns
A Denver-based medical marijuana edibles manufacturer has recalled almost 1,000 products from dispensary shelves because of potentially harmful marijuana, according to an announcement from the Denver Department of Environmental Health. Approximately 980 Mountain Medicine products are subject to a recall because they were made with marijuana flower from Good Meds,…
ICE Is Heating Up: A Rundown of Immigration Stories Rocking Colorado
Keeping up with all of the developments around immigration and customs enforcement these days is proving to be quite the task; under the Trump administration, rarely a day goes by when there isn’t some noteworthy action from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or a policy change coming out of Washington,…
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Conservationists Sue Feds Over Controversial Plan to Kill Bears and Mountain Lions
Three Denver-based environmental groups are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services branch, challenging two plans approved by Colorado Parks and Wildlife that together would kill up to 120 mountain lions and bears to protect declining mule deer populations. The Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and the Western…
Hyperloop: Colorado’s Pitch to Host Possible Fix for I-25, I-70 Nightmares
Three Colorado-related proposals are among eleven U.S. finalists in a global challenge being staged by Hyperloop One, a project associated with billionaire Elon Musk that aims to produce high-tech tubes through which passengers and cargo can travel at speeds up to 700 miles per hour.
Meet Seven Colorado Women Accused of Faking Cancer
Caroline Zarate Boyle has been indicted on allegations that she pretended to have cancer, and she’s not alone. Indeed, she’s the seventh Colorado woman in recent years to have been publicly accused of faking cancer.
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I Got Railed by the A Line – and It Still Hurts
When you share a story about getting stalled on an A Line train to Denver International Airport, you hear from plenty of other people with similar experiences.
Reader: Denver’s Cost of Living Has Gotten Ridiculous!
According to NerdWallet, Denver is one of the best cities for finding a job. But according to our readers, you’ll need several jobs to afford this city’s high cost of living.
Bill Supporting Child-Welfare Caseworkers Passes House Committee
A bill that aims to create a task force to provide support — including mental-health services — to Colorado’s child-welfare caseworkers crossed its first hurdle on Tuesday, April 11, when it passed out of the House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee by a vote of ten to three. During the nearly two-hour…
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Introducing the Sunday Gardner, Weekly Protests Against Senator Cory Gardner
Indivisible Denver, under the auspices of local artist Eric Shumake, is staging weekly rallies at the Denver offices of Senator Cory Gardner. Dubbed the Sunday Gardner, the gatherings blast the state’s highest-ranking Republican official for his unblinking support of President Donald Trump, not to mention his efforts to denigrate demonstrators by suggesting that they’re being paid to protest.
Euflora Opens Today in Former 3D Cannabis Center, Site of First Legal Sale
On January 1, 2014, 3D Cannabis Centers sold the first legal recreational marijuana in Colorado, ending the nation-wide prohibition on cannabis. Hundreds of people (many of them media), lined up outside the dispensary for this historic occasion. Today the site will reopen as one of four Euflora stores.
Why It’s So Hard to Make a Living in Denver Despite Strong Economy
A new survey lists Denver among the top ten U.S. cities for job seekers owing to the area’s strong economy, low unemployment rate and plenitude of high-tech industries. But the man behind one of the city’s most popular job sites feels that these factors mask the difficulties many people in Denver are having when it comes to making a comfortable living.
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Why Frontier Finished Last in Airline Quality Rating — Again
Frontier Airlines finished dead last among the twelve carriers analyzed in the 2017 Airline Quality Rating, just as it did in 2014. According to the report’s co-author, Frontier sunk to the bottom of the rankings again after finishing in eighth and eleventh place during 2015 and 2016, respectively, due largely to customer anger over a series of delays and cancellations last December at Denver International Airport and other facilities around the country. But he also feels the airline may be suffering from something of an identity crisis.
What’s In a Name? Ask These Three Hot Denver Neighborhoods
Denver is suddenly stuck on nicknames. Developers are smacking hip labels on once-dowdy parts of town; the Colorado-born creators of South Park are smacking those developers with SoDoSoPa mockeries. So far, though, only three neighborhood nicknames have passed any test of time. One of them is RiNo, and the area is holding its annual meeting April 13.
Senate Republicans Block Extended Oil and Gas Drilling Setbacks From School Property
On Wednesday, a state Senate committee killed a Democratic-sponsored bill that would have required a distance of at least 1,000 feet between oil and gas drilling sites and school property lines. Two weeks after passing the state House, which is controlled by Democrats, the bill lost in a 6-5 vote…
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David Owen’s Colorado River Journey Is Oddly Optimistic
David Owen’s new book, Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River, handles its sprawling subject with deftness and quirkiness.
International Church of Cannabis Ready to Open Doors in West Washington Park
The new occupants of an old church at 400 South Logan Street have been raising eyebrows since Google Maps starting listing the address as the “International Church of Cannabis.” Practioners of Elevationism, Steve Berke and Lee Molloy plan a three-day grand-opening leading to 4/20.
Colorado Dems Chair on Party Politics and Resistance in the Trump Age
In a wide-ranging conversation with Westword about her new role as Colorado Democratic Party chair, former state senate president Morgan Carroll acknowledges mistakes made at the local, state and national level and talks about the need for innovation and fresh thinking during a period when cynicism about the political system is rising at a rapid rate. But she also exhibits enthusiasm and optimism about channeling anti-Trump energy into practical action.
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Fusing Coffee with CBD: SteepFuze Perfects the Blend
SteepFuze, a Colorado company that specializes in CBD-infused coffee, came together through a series of coincidences that could only happen in this state. “It was a total accident how the idea came about,” admits Devin Jamroz.