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Reader: Since Weed Is Legal in Colorado, 4/20 Is Irrelevant
There was a lot of interest in our post about the rescheduling of the Denver 4/20 Rally, featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne. The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 16, but its plug was pulled at the last minute because of a snowstorm that is said…
Winston Hill, R.I.P.: Remembering Ex-NFL Player Turned Denver BBQ Legend
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation remembers Winston Hill, a former lineman with the New York Jets who went on to run Winston Hill’s Ribs & Stuff, which will remain open despite his death. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin writes: “The GOP Needs to Win…
Tonight: Healing Voices Doc Challenges “Medical Model” of Mental Illness
As a society, we like to think we’ve come a long way in the treatment of serious and chronic mental disorders over the last couple of decades. But much of the social stigma associated with being labeled as “mentally ill” remains, and advocates who want patients to have a stronger…
Richard Ponds Accused of Trying to Run Over Man With Golf Cart
The Schmuck of the Week board members continue to raise the bar on schmuckiness. Rather than selecting nominees whose behavior mirrors dumbassery of the sort we’ve seen many times before, we’re constantly on the lookout for those who get schmucky in new, fresh ways. A prime example: Richard Ponds, who’s…
How Racially Segregated is Denver Compared to Other Major U.S. Cities?
America is a nation built by immigrants, and its cities are supposed to be melting pots where people of different backgrounds, ethnicities and races interact and learn from one another. The reality, however, is that cities are oftentimes divided by race and ethnicity. And when it comes to racial segregation, Denver…
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Meet Fort Collins’ 6 Most Wanted Suspects
Law-enforcement agencies in a lot of communities produce most-wanted lists. But Fort Collins has taken things a step further. Community reps have created a Fort Collins Police: Most Wanted Facebook page on which it features suspects on posters of the sort we associate with the Old West, but created with new…
Denver Post Seeks Buyout for 26, Would Reduce Newsroom by 1/3 in a Year
The Denver Post has announced a new buyout offer intended to shrink the staff by 26 employees. If this reduction is realized, the Post’s newsroom will have lost more than a third of its workers in around a year. As we reported in June 2015, there were approximately 165 newsroom members…
Jury: Charlie Brammeier Killed Timothy Gomez With Flashlight Over $20 in Crack
How much was Timothy Gomez’s life worth? According to a jury, Charlie Brammeier valued it at $20 — the amount of a drug transaction prosecutors say led to Gomez being beaten to death by a Mag-Lite flashlight. But the cost to Brammeier will turn out to be infinitely higher than that. According…
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The Ten Least Walkable Cities in Colorado
Earlier this month, we posted about the ten most walkable Denver neighborhoods according to Walkscore.com. Now we’re going from micro to macro by looking at cities across the entire state — many of which aren’t very walkable at all. Below, see the ten Colorado cities with the site’s lowest walking…
Meet Paxton Lynch: Broncos’ Star QB of the Future or the Next Tim Tebow?
Yesterday, in a post about a Peyton Manning tribute video, I wrote that it was “highly unlikely” that the Broncos would choose a quarterback with their first pick in last night’s NFL Draft since “all the marquee names should be gone by then.” I couldn’t have been more wrong. Paxton…
Marijuana Strain Review: Sugar Punch at Caregivers for Life
Although it seems like every dispensary in Denver sits on South Broadway, off I-70 or in another slightly rugged area, shops in some of the wealthier neighborhoods actually sell weed, too. Yes, even yuppies need their pot — and believe it or not, the Prius-driving mom of two can re-up…
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Reader: Bust All Out-of-State Illegal Pot F*cks Who Mess It Up for Everyone Legal
We recently wrote about a crackdown against illegal marijuana grows in Pueblo, known as one of Colorado’s most pot-friendly cities. Since mid-March, Pueblo law enforcers say they’ve seized 4,600 plants and arrested 22 people, many of them from out of state. Included in that number is Warren Radosti, seen above,…
Elitch’s Best New Ideas — and Its Top Classics
In case you missed it…. At Westword Arts, Brad Weismann spotlights the ten best things about Elitch’s, old and new. Denver Egotist: “Berkeley Supply Is Expanding to Colfax.” The Colorado Independent’s Corey Hutchins: “Sure, the ‘Police Force’ in Green Mountain Falls Resigned. So What?”…
Downsizing at George Washington High School May Eliminate Special Art Class
Tim Gianulis has been inviting kids with special needs into his art classes since he started teaching 25 years ago at Godsman Elementary School in Denver, bringing students from the special-education classroom across the hall into his own room to give their teacher a planning break. Over the years, as…
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Dear Peyton Video Will Make You Feel Even Worse About Broncos’ QB Situation
As we’ve noted, the annual NFL Draft gets underway tonight — and even though your Denver Broncos are highly unlikely to choose a quarterback with their first pick (all the marquee names should be gone by then), their signal-caller situation is dire. The only QBs currently on the squad are…
Julieane Jablonski May Get Jail After Son Ate Pot Brownie, Jumped Out Window
It was one of the strangest stories of 2015: The arrest of Julieane Jablonski after Austin Essig, her nineteen year old son, jumped out a window, allegedly under the influence of a marijuana edible she provided. Now, a jury has ruled on Jablonski’s case — and while she reportedly avoided…
Remembering Nine Who Died at Colo. Ski Areas in 2016, Including Catie Abeyta
The Colorado ski season is winding down. And while the vast majority of skiers and snowboarders who visited here in 2016 had a great time, the resorts were also the setting for a number of tragedies. Between January and April, we’ve told the stories about nine people who died at…
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Denver Broncos’ Ten Worst First-Round Draft Picks
Unless you’ve been living in a sports-free zone lately, you know that tonight, the 2015 NFL draft will get underway in Chicago. Your Denver Broncos have the 28th overall pick, although rumors are rife they could move down in the pecking order — or up — or stay put. Basically, there’s…
Westminster Gun-Down Second Fatal Metro-Area Police Shooting in Two Nights
In a post published yesterday about the decision not to charge the cop who gunned down Adrian Moya in December, we noted the high number of officer-involved shootings in Colorado of late — including one that killed a man in Lakewood on April 26. Add another incident to that number…
Goodbye Video One: Venerable Denver Video Store Announces Closing
The first will be the last. Video One, at 600 Downing Street, was reportedly Denver’s first video store will now be its last. The venerable store, which opened in 1984, has announced that it will be closing in the next few weeks. Here’s the announcement, as shared on Video One’s Facebook…
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Dear Stoner: Can I Take Edibles to a Work Party?
Dear Stoner: Why did the annual 4/20 rally (the one with Lil Wayne and Wiz, canceled on April 16) have to jump through so many obstacles for a permit, but the stoner fest at Civic Center on April 20 was just fine? Scott Dear Scott: The Official 4/20 Rally isn’t…