Ever get off work right at rush hour, take one look at the jammed roads, say “Nope, not today,” and then head for the bar rather than home? That’s how I was feeling last week when I saw that two lanes on Broadway were shut at 4 p.m. Already sick…
We recently told you about a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the Denver Fire Department by former firefighter Camilla VonBurkhardt. Among many other things, VonBurkhardt maintained that pornographic magazines were left out for her in an effort to reinforce gender prejudices at the DFD — and the City of Denver…
Denver blogs realize there’s no place like home. At Westword Arts, Bree Davies tells the tale of two Denvers, based on homeless sweeps that critics say criminalize those without homes. Denver Urbanism’s Ken Schroeppel shares Four Seasons Hotel photo blasts from the past. The Colorado Independent’s Susan Greene on the Denver…
Starting this summer, medical marijuana products will be required to undergo testing by certified facilities, much the way recreational products are currently tested. Last week the Colorado House passed House Bill 16-1064, which will enable facilities to get a medical-marijuana testing license in anticipation of that testing, and the state…
A new poll intended to make a serious point about the nomination of a Supreme Court justice to fill the seat opened after the death of Antonin Scalia winds up making a hilarious one about Donald Trump and newly retired Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. Turns out America would rather…
The High Times Cannabis Cup, which was rejected in Denver and ensnared in bureaucracy after an announced plan to move to Pueblo, will be skipping Colorado entirely this year. High Times magazine has announced that the event will instead be taking place at the National Orange Show Events Center in San…
At around 6:09 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, according to the Denver Sheriff Department, a 26-year-old woman being held on a $1,400 bond for aggravated motor-vehicle theft committed suicide in Denver County Jail. She hanged herself with a bed sheet, the DSD reveals. Incidents like these are happening all too…
Facebook may be blocking the pages of pot businesses, including a number in Colorado. But Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, continues to be a great place to find eye-popping marijuana images, many of which are shared by local companies — or local cannabis enthusiasts. As evidence, check out the…
After Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler signed a four-year, $72 million contract to play for the Houston Texans, featuring a $37 million guarantee (Denver offered him four years for $64 million, with $30 million guaranteed), it became clear that fans had underestimated how pissed off he was to be benched in…
In March 2015, a slew of gang-related shootings shook the community, ushering in fears of additional bloodshed as the weather warmed. No telling yet if a violent incident last night could be a similar sign of terrible things to come. But early indications suggest that the Park Hill double shooting,…
Dear Stoner: I booked my hotel near the old Cannabis Cup venue. Will there be stoner buses going to Pueblo? I’m mad at High Times for moving it — two-hour drive, with cops! Billy Dear Billy: I feel your pain, brother. Like drinking and driving, smoking pot while driving is…
Our post about a video showing Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler pushing a woman and then being shoved by a man during an incident in Scottsdale, Arizona, prompted plenty of commentary. There wasn’t much criticism of Osweiler being out at 2 a.m. — a time when “nothing good happens” for…
Denver blog posts shine a light. At Westword Arts, Lindsey Bartlett quizzes Amy Gessel of Salt Lake City-based Sack Lunch Productions about the Lantern Festival coming to metro-Denver in April. Mile High Report’s Scotty Payne cites a report that says the Broncos will target Colin Kaepernick if Brock Osweiler signs with another…
The Colorado Department of Transportation doesn’t want you to smoke weed and drive, as we report in this week’s cover story, “Weed Limit,” but thinking about where you can stop off to buy weed is apparently just fine. In fact, there are now small signs along I-70 and I-25 that…
Scott Murphy became a member of the Denver Police Department on July 1, 1984 and spent more than three decades on the force. Earlier this year, however, Murphy resigned in a letter to Chief Robert White that slammed current DPD higher-ups. The entire document, obtained by CBS4, is on view…
Today, members of Denver’s homeless population are girding themselves for promised police sweeps near Samaritan House — Park Avenue, Lawrence, Broadway and surrounding blocks. At this writing, no reports about forced relocation or confiscation of property have surfaced. But yesterday morning, as noted by the advocacy group Denver Homeless Out…
Two days after his retirement press conference, Peyton Manning is still receiving rapturous praise for his speech, an emotional address that ended with the words, “God bless football.” He didn’t offer similar words of encouragement for USA Today’s Lindsay Jones, the sole reporter to reference allegations that Manning had pressed his naked…
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman has revealed the top ten consumer complaints in the state during 2015. The list is divided by the industries that generated the most gripes to Coffman’s office last year — and there are some significant changes from the top consumer complaints in 2014. For example,…
In the age of Internet porn, when extremely explicit images and videos are just a click away, physical magazines such as Playboy seem almost old-fashioned. But in the case of the mags seen in photos used to illustrate a complaint filed against the Denver Fire Department by former firefighter Camilla VonBurkhardt, the…
Last September, we told you about Laurie Teter, whose body was discovered on the side of the road in a remote area after she’d been reported missing. At the time of our post, her death was being investigated as a homicide. More than six months later, an indictment has been…
There are only seven marijuana dispensaries in Aspen. But they are presumably as busy as liquor stores in the community — and sometimes more so. According to newly released City of Aspen statistics, alcohol sales exceeded marijuana sales in the community in 2015. But during two months of the year…
Westword contributor Matthew Van Deventer recently wrote about the prospect of Denver placing a limit on the number of marijuana business and grows in the city. Most of the readers who responded suggested that the market, not the government, should dictate how many shops and grows Denver can support. We also heard…
