The debate continues about the proliferation of modern-style houses in Denver neighborhoods. A lot of our readers aren’t fans, as exemplified by a recent Comment of the Day in which the author argued that most houses of this type stick out like a sore thumb. Of late, however, people who…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Arts, Lauren Archuleta fills us in about the ten best gym deals in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Corey Hutchins: “Why Colorado’s largest labor union won’t endorse Michael Bennet.” Denver PR salutes Tom Clark — or, as it refers to him, “Tom F’ing Clark.”…
The birthday of Prince Siddhartha Gautama nearly 2,600 years ago is traditionally one of the most festive holidays of the year among millions of Mahayana Buddhism followers. In the past, the celebration of the Buddha’s birthday has been one of the most heavily attended events of the year at the…
“I don’t believe it!” a woman screams while lying on the floor next to the cockpit door of a Frontier aircraft originating in Denver. “I don’t believe it!” Neither did the man whose video captured part, but not all, of a freak-out during the taxiing procedure that resulted in the…
“The City of Denver” thinks the State of Colorado has reached capacity and has posted a Change.org petition calling for Colorado Governor John Hickenloopers to prevent more outsiders from relocating here. No, the real City of Denver isn’t making this argument. “The City of Denver” is a user name — but the…
Bryson Fischer didn’t spend much time on Facebook. But on May 15, he penned two posts in which he shared his pain and bared his soul, particularly in relation to drug use, which he said had ruined his life. One week later, he was dead — killed by police officers…
Rent prices in Denver have been among the highest in the nation in recent years. And while costs have moderated to some degree over the past few months, they’re no one’s idea of a bargain. That’s the takeaway from a Rent Cafe post focusing on the twenty major U.S. markets in which rent…
In March, 2015, we told you about a sex-filled lawsuit against Terry Maketa, formerly the El Paso County sheriff. Among other things, the suit accused Maketa and Undersheriff Paula Presley, one of three employees with whom he was said to have had affairs, of practicing sexual favoritism and running a…
It was among the most shocking crimes of 2015 — the murder of Patricia Richmond, a Routt County resident who was strangled to death, then sexually assaulted at a residence not far from Steamboat Springs. The person who committed this horrific deed was Cole Pollard, a distant cousin of Richmond’s fiance,…
Dear Stoner: My brother has cancer, and I think medical marijuana would be better for his pain than Oxycontin, which can be addictive. If you were looking for advice on what strains to use, where would you go? Marge Dear Marge: Opiate painkillers work for many people, but I’ve also…
Our Chris Walker recently reported that enforcement of Denver’s camping ban has increased by nearly 500 percent this spring. As Walker noted, few homeless people are being arrested. Instead, police are issuing them “move on” orders that force them to find new places to stay if they decline help. The…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Ben Landreth lists the ten best spots for food and fun on Memorial Day weekend. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on State Senator Lauren Woods’s suggestion that Colorado ignore Obama administration rules about transgender bathrooms. Mile High Report’s Steven Kriz: “Is Paxton…
“This has been too long in coming,” Governor John Hickenlooper said at the end of the Healing Run commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre. “On behalf of the State of Colorado, I want to apologize.” He did just that on December 3, 2014, standing on the steps…
No question that Twitter is an often impolite platform — and that’s fine when the targets are the likes of, say, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. But the prevalence of discriminatory tweets aimed at particular groups is troubling…which is why students at the University of Denver and Metro State…
Last month, prosecutors failed to persuade a jury that Tom Fallis had murdered his wife, Ashley Fallis, who he said had taken her own life. Robert Perez made the same assertion about his wife, Dennielle Leichtle, after her brutal death in August 2014. However, a jury has now found Perez guilty…
Since 2013, as we reported last year, iBake Denver, a marijuana smoking club, has been operating openly and without problems at its location in Adams County. But now, Adams County is trying to shut it down — and Denver NORML is crying foul. We wrote about iBake in May 2015,…
At noon today, Wednesday, May 25, on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is holding an event in honor of National Missing Children’s Day. The gathering, which will feature a proclamation by Governor John Hickenlooper, is intended to focus attention on missing children…
Would you rat out a family member accused of a terrible crime? For Tiffanie and Tina Daigle — the mother and grandmother, respectively, of Ignacio Daigle, who’s accused of killing young mom Jessica Holman in a crash involving a stolen vehicle back in March — the answer was “no.” Now,…
Yesterday, a judge in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania determined that there is enough evidence for actor/comedian Bill Cosby to be put on trial for alleged sex crimes against onetime Temple University women’s basketball official Andrea Constand. But while this drama is playing out across the country, Cosby’s current legal troubles can…
Donald Trump has consistently criticized Colorado’s legalization of limited recreational marijuana sales. And Hillary Clinton’s cannabis policies are seen as less progressive than those of rival Bernie Sanders. Yet most observers believe that in November, either Trump or Clinton will be elected President of the United States. And despite their widely…
Yesterday, we began a headline about two overnight shootings and three deaths in Aurora with the phrase “Spring of Violence.” Since the original piece’s publication, we covered an arrest in one of the cases: Ken Kaminga is being held without bond for a double-murder at the Sunrise Apartments near 13th…
Nearly a week after a man was gunned down outside a metro-area motel, Kenneth Bastidos, the main suspect in the case, remains on the loose. And he’s considered to be armed and dangerous. According to Fox31, the slaying took place at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, in the…
