After thousands were disappointed Saturday to hear about the rescheduling of the Annual 4/20 Rally and concert, the turnout at Civic Center Park on the actual holiday was still something to sniff at – only I’m not sure if I liked the smell. There was no free concert with Lil…
There are plenty of great things about living in Denver. But one of the few negatives involves cellphone service — which most of us think is terrible. Yes, we know: Service is such a challenge in these parts is due in part to our proximity to the mountains — among…
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, 4/20 is a big business — and that means things can go wrong in a big way, with policies that feel anything but pot-friendly and force the cancellation of some of the marijuana-friendly events our city has held so dear. Here are…
Drive-ins are supposed to be a thing of the past. But not according to the folks at Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In, a hipster attraction that got its start in Austin before branching out to Miami. And now, Blue Starlite is coming to Minturn, in the Vail Valley — and…
In a January post, we noted that four Colorado cities were listed among the thirty most active in a survey from HealthGrove. And while activity doesn’t always translate to thinness, it apparently has in this case. WalletHub recently set out to rank the fattest cities in America — but in…
Earlier this month, we told you about a stabbing on the 16th Street Mall. The incident raised fears of increasing violence along the iconic strip, which was the setting for a string of troubling incidents last summer. Included among them was an attack on a tourist after he complained about…
The number of attendees at Wednesday’s 4/20 gathering at Civic Center Park was much smaller than in recent years, likely owing to the lack of a musical headliner. A more elaborate 4/20 rally was canceled this past Saturday at the last minute “due to weather and circumstances beyond its control,” the event’s organizers…
Westword is seeking a hard-working journalist to serve as our cannabis coordinator. The ideal applicant for this full-time, salaried position will be a skilled writer and reporter who can find interesting stories about the burgeoning marijuana industry and culture in Colorado, and who can recruit and develop freelance writers to assist with…
Dear Stoner: I’m a sufferer of severe chronic pain — thirteen back surgeries, and titanium from my neck to my nuts. The docs have me on so many high doses of opiates, it’s amazing I can still function. What’s the closest city to north Texas where I can buy pot?…
This morning, we re-shared an evergreen post featuring ten Colorado answers to the question, “What’s the craziest place you’ve ever had sex?” Our readers definitely warmed to the subject. Plenty of them shared the locations of their most adventurous couplings — and they may inspire you to venture beyond the…
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Arrests of teachers for sex crimes is quite rare — but sometimes it doesn’t seem like it. Case in point: Jeffrey Falk, a veteran math teacher at ThunderRidge High, has pleaded guilty to three sexual exploitation of a child counts committed after he stepped down from the school — shortly…
Moving from a small town in Oklahoma to oh-so-sophisticated Colorado, Austin Eubanks found it difficult to fit in. But toward the end of his freshman year at Columbine High School he came across Corey DePooter — a guy who, like Eubanks, appreciated the simple joys of golf, fly fishing and…
In recent months, we’ve been reporting about Ralph Candelario, who was convicted of killing his wife, Pam Candelario, in Walsenburg after initially claiming that she was slain by intruders who also injured him. The Candelario case was featured this past Friday on Dateline NBC — and the impact of that national…
Coloradans are very familiar with the dangers of avalanches, which can (and often do) prove deadly. Back in February 2014, for example, we reported about six deaths from western avalanches in less than a week, including Colorado’s Ashleigh Cox. These risks are reinforced by a remarkable, newly posted video that…
The myths, stories and rumors about what 4/20 means range from insane to ridiculous to pure madness. You may have heard about the unofficial holiday when you were a kid from older teens. Maybe your know-it-all-pot pal gives you the same explanation each year. Or you might have Googled 4/20…
We’re so accustomed to Denver landing on positive lists — just last month, U.S. News & World Report named the Mile High City the best place to live in the country — that when our home registers poorly, it comes across as a shock. That’s certainly the case with the…
Grant Neal was a standout wrestler and football player for Regis Jesuit High School who subsequently accepted an athletic scholarship at Colorado State University-Pueblo with a goal of earning a medical degree. But his dreams were derailed following his indefinite suspension for a sexual encounter with a female athletic trainer…
The Denver District Attorney’s Office has announced that it will not file charges in a fatal shooting at the Denver Coliseum earlier this year that killed a member of the Mongols, a prominent motorcycle club, stating that a successful prosecution would be impossible due to a credible claim of self-defense…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has never been a fan of marijuana legalization in the state. The CDPHE has consistently adopted a downbeat philosophy when it comes to the impact of legal pot, with a February 2015 report standing is a perfect example. That document focused on pot-is-awful…
Our item about the postponement of the 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park, which was set to feature appearances by Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne, proved to be a conversation starter. As we noted, plenty of folks who shared their thoughts on the rally’s Facebook page were upset by the decision…
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