Lauren De Crescenzo, a pro cyclist from Broomfield, is back in Colorado. But not for the reasons she might have hoped. De Crescenzo, a 25-year-old member of the Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling womens team, is currently at Craig Hospital where she’s struggling to deal with injuries suffered in a…
Last week, Westword Food & Drink’s Mark Antonation reported about the closure of Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli following a fire in an apartment over the eatery — and the discovery of a body inside. The corpse was reportedly located inside a closet. More than a week later, Rosenberg’s is still shut…
Even before its 2013 passage (after two failed attempts), Colorado’s marijuana driving limit, which establishes THC intoxication at five nanograms per milliliter of blood, has been controversial. Cannabis activists have long argued that the standard is based not on science but on politics — the desire of law enforcers and…
In our post about the recent CSU BARE Run, previously known as the Undie Run, we noted that three women were detained by police after baring their breasts to the crowd, estimated at 3,000 people. We also pointed out that these acts would have been legal had Go Topless Fort…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Music, Bree Davies offers personal perspective in a post headlined “Denver Had a Thriving Rave Culture in the ’90s, and It Was All Its Own.” Coyote Gulch suggest being cautious when interpreting snowpack numbers. Denver PR Blog presents a great moment in meteorology…
They have been coming every Sunday morning for weeks now, in sunshine or snow, rain or wind. Old men and children, teens and middle-aged professionals — between thirty and fifty people, usually, gathering outside the gates of the Nhu Lai Buddhist temple in southwest Denver. They bring cardboard protest signs…
Late last month, Denver announced a plan to spend $150 million over the next ten years to construct 6,000 affordable housing units. The announcement was made at a packed community meeting at East High School on April 26, where Mayor Michael Hancock and other Denver officials described the ins-and-outs of…
This past December, we told you about the fatal police shooting of Phillip Munoz and the wounding of a SWAT officer, John Ruddy. Most readers likely surmised that Munoz shot Ruddy before losing his own life — but that wasn’t the case. According to a decision letter by Denver District…
As we were assembling a recent post about Outside magazine’s best towns in America contest, an ongoing tournament in which several Colorado communities are competing, we realized we hadn’t checked to see how many businesses from our state made the mag’s latest list of the best places to work in the…
Kyle Scholla was a popular and active student at Rifle High School, located in Western Colorado. He was a member of the football team and an active participant in the drama club. But he was killed earlier this month while car surfing — riding on the outside of a moving…
We recently reported about what may have been the first drowning death of the season. The man who died in that May 6 incident was a still-unidentified 23-year-old from Fort Morgan, and at the conclusion of our post, we wrote, “Let’s hope this tragedy isn’t the start of another deadly season…
Many law-enforcement agencies in Colorado take the hard-assed approach when it comes to public commentary about the state’s marijuana laws. In contrast, a recent Facebook post shared by the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office in regard to a pot bust this past week is comparatively lighthearted. Witness the tongue-in-cheek headline placed…
In a recent post, we wrote about a provision in a bill before the Colorado legislature that would allow tourists to buy four times more marijuana than the current limit for out-of-staters Such a policy change would undoubtedly displease officials in Nebraska and Oklahoma, who are so upset about marijuana…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Arts, Lindsey Bartlett highlights the ten best new street murals of 2016 so far. The Colorado Independent’s Marianne Goodland: “Insurance Companies Beat Rural Coloradans in Pharmacy Fight.” Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger says new Bronco Devontae Booker is looking to make other 31 teams pay…
Colorado’s Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice will honor community leaders who have worked to sustain and strengthen reproductive justice in Colorado at its 2016 Annual Faith and Freedom Awards Reception, set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, at Temple Emanuel. “We need to publicly thank our heroes,”…
Brad Evans has made plenty of news in Denver of late thanks to his campaign against fugly new buildings in Denver and his opposition to the I-70 project, also known as “Ditch the Ditch.” But that doesn’t mean he’s neglecting one of his most notable creations: the Denver Cruiser Ride, which…
In the wake of our updated list of Denver’s most walkable neighborhoods, we recently posted about the ten least walkable cities in Colorado according to the online resource Walkscore.com. Now, we flip to the other side of the coin. Continue to check out the site’s picks for the ten most…
Last year, as we reported, heavy rains in Colorado led to a staggering number of drownings in the state. Among those we memorialized in this space were Jason McKain and Chris Danko, both of whom drowned in Boulder Creek; Steven Kelly, who drowned in the Arkansas River; Joey Goodwin, who drowned while…
Last week, as we reported, CSU encouraged students not to take part in BARE, formerly known as the Undie Run, which was scheduled for Friday night, May 6. So, too, did the organizer of the previous two runs. In the end, however, plenty of folks ignored this call. About 3,000…
A recent Ask a Stoner column addressed the issue of why Colorado doesn’t have cannabis cafes. The answer begins: “Colorado doesn’t have cafes like the cannabis coffee shops in Amsterdam because of this state’s stance on public consumption. Although it’s legal to smoke pot in private areas in Colorado, public…
Before we get to the picture above, which was sent to me by a local attorney with an eye for such things, let me first explain that the administration of Mayor Michael Hancock is very, very sensitive, a mite touchy — one might even say thin-skinned about how we drudges…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Lindsey Bartlett hips you to eight great low-key brunch spots where you won’t have to fight the crowds. Purple Row’s Jordan Freemyer on the biggest inning in Colorado Rockies history — thirteen runs piled on the San Francisco Giants. Denver Egotist…
