Update: Last month, we highlighted complaints about an Arizona campaign commercial opposing Proposition 205, a measure that would legalize limited recreational marijuana sales in that state; see our coverage below. The spot features two prominent former Colorado officials, ex-Governor Bill Owens and onetime Denver mayor Wellington Webb, delivering claims that vacillate between…
For years one of the biggest things Colorado parents were warned to fear on Halloween was tampered candy. Those warnings took an ominous edge after recreational pot was legalized in Colorado. But this year, however, despite an onslaught of warnings in 2014, Colorado officials haven’t issued a single warning about the…
In our current cover story about the Stanley Hotel, “Shine On,” we report that the historic landmark, which inspired Stephen King’s The Shining, was awarded $11.5 million in state funding for its vision of constructing a film center that would make it the epicenter of the worldwide horror-film industry. But…
The 22,000-square-foot redevelopment of the old Fistell’s Electronics building pays tribute to the business that had occupied the circa 1898 structure at 1001 Bannock Street since the 1950s, after holding down other addresses in the Golden Triangle for two decades before that. The structure is now home to Shift Bannock, the…
The competition between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination was heated and emotional — and for some, it left bruises. After Clinton earned the Dems’ official blessing by way of a process that critics saw as heavily tilted in…
After a week of big pot events, Denver’s cannabis calendar is taking a bit of a breather. But there’s still plenty to do around town, including classes and tours. My 420 Tours For $49, you can join My 420 Tours at noon Tuesday through Friday for tours of growhouses and…
Two weeks ago, your Denver Broncos turned in a so pathetic a performance against the San Diego Chargers that fans on Twitter were ready to throw young quarterback Trevor Siemian under the nearest road grader. But it was a different story after yesterday’s 27-19 Denver win — a revenge game…
Update: We first reported about the arrest of William Amaya for the murder of his aunt and uncle in July 2014; our previous coverage has been incorporated into this post. It’s appropriate that we tell you about the resolution of the case on Halloween. The crime itself was horrifying, and Amaya…
What are you scared of? Whether it’s clowns, mental hospitals, haunted hotels or dying a horrifying death, we wrote plenty of stories this month that are sure to creep you out. Continue reading for our creepiest October news coverage.
Teague Bowlen finally made it to downtown Denver with his “Angry Neighborhood” series, and if that series has shown anything, it’s that living in different parts of Denver can mean completely different experiences — and perhaps no other neighborhood in the city exemplifies this as well as downtown. For all…
Halloween is here and while your Uber fare during surge hours might be scary, it’s not nearly as terrifying as a DUI, or worse. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) warns their DUI crackdowns have begun today, October 28, for Halloween weekend and will continue until Tuesday, November 1. They’ve summoned the strength of 100 law enforcement agencies across the state to participate in this weekend’s crack down.
A new report by two of Colorado’s premiere investigative reporters indicates that former Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy misrepresented DNA evidence in the JonBenét Ramsey investigation in order to clear her parents and her brother of any suspicion in the six-year-old’s 1996 murder. That revelation is unsettling enough, but it also…
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we’re taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Yesterday, we posted “Why You Should Vote Yes on Prop. 107 and 108, About Primaries and the Caucus,” featuring an interview with a…
If the Angry Neighborhoods series has proven anything, it’s that living in different parts of Denver can mean completely different experiences—and perhaps no other neighborhood in the city exemplifies this than downtown. Downtown Denver resembles the city living of other major metropolitan areas in some ways—high-rise buildings, bars and restaurants, that low hum of the city center that lets you know that yes, there are other human beings living all around you. There’s comfort in that.But city living isn’t all roses—aside from the high cost (which isn’t so much an annoyance than it is a fact of life), there are definitely some downers to living downtown.
We recently offered mini-tours of the six most expensive homes for sale in Denver right now. Today, we flip that script. The least-expensive properties for sale on the MetroDenverHomeListings.com website at present are mostly one-bedroom condos in the 600-800 square foot range. All but two of them are available for under $100,000…
Denver has learned a lot about implementing marijuana policy — and officials from around the world have been flocking here to study this city’s secrets. The Mile High City hosted its second annual Marijuana Management Symposium on Thursday, October 27, welcoming policy makers, police personnel and reps from cannabis companies from…
Today’s Schmuck of the Week selection is multi-faceted. It’s both a schmucky salute to Derreck DeWitt, an alleged serial burglar currently living in the Grand Junction area, and a reminder to possible future Schmucks that DNA can stick to anything. Even a rock. Despite his relative youth, the twenty-year-old DeWitt,…
Excited for Halloween, but nervous to run into any ominous clowns? Not to worry, a Jefferson County high school student named Rocco Marchitto has just developed an app that allows you to view where previous clown sightings have been in the world. Zooming in on the map at its website shows a total of four sighting reported so far in the Denver area, each with their time, specific details and a precise location.
It’s almost Halloween, which means that you probably already have a jack-o-lantern out on your stoop, or you’ve resigned yourself to not-bothering for yet another year. Instead of carving up large veggies and stuffing a candle in their scooped-out hulls to light them up, you should probably focus more on getting a costume together for that party Saturday night.But what to wear? You want it to be clever, sure. Creative is always good. Locally themed would be great. But don’t get carried away—just because something is home-grown doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good. Here’s a top ten list of Denver costumes in the face of which you should just shut the door.
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we’re taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Today we examine propositions 107 and 108 by way of an interview with a spokesman for the campaign. Tomorrow we’ll highlight a Q&A…
The question on the table: How to create a more sustainable cannabis industry? Over 200 people gathered at the Colorado Convention Center for Denver’s Cannabis Sustainability Symposium on October 26, attending panels on a variety of issues related to environmental efficiency and discussing how to best tackle sustainability issues. The first…
Two years ago this month, popular Denver radio personality Michael Floorwax formally announced that he wouldn’t be returning to Lewis & Floorwax, the 103.5 The Fox morning program on which he’d co-starred with Rick Lewis since July 1990. In a letter read by Lewis during an early October 2014 program,…
