Last summer, we posted about the top 25 Denver parking fine locations, with specific meter locations where the city collected the most bucks from drivers. Now, new numbers obtained by Fox31 allow us to drill even deeper, to determine the blocks where you’re likeliest to get a parking ticket — and…
After being named the Super Bowl 50 MVP, Bronco Von Miller headed out on a media victory tour. Stops included appearances alongside Ellen DeGeneres, plus stops at Saturday Night Live, the Today show, the Grammys and more. But now, he’s about to take part in his biggest gig yet. Sources say…
In January, we noted that Aurora theater killer James Holmes had been transferred from San Carlos Correctional Facility in Pueblo, where he’d been housed since a transfer from the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City. At the time, officials said the move was being made for security reasons — and they…
I’m a person who doesn’t carry a lot of cash, because having it enables my weak-minded impulsiveness. I’ve usually got enough money to cover my (bargain) meals, but I still often find myself cashless when driving toward a dispensary I’ve never visited before. I was worried that I was about…
Our post about the Colorado caucus focused on the huge turnout. Lines were long, sites were so crowded that some participants had to meet outside and a voter shared his story about being turned away because he got into the line one minute late. Not every person commenting on the…
Denver blogs can be intoxicating. At Westword Food & Drink, Jonathan Shikes explores questions raised about a DIA contract for partners Tivoli Brewing and Smashburger. Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger on reports that the Broncos have offered a contract to Brock Osweiler. Denver Infill’s Ken Schroeppel digs into a new Lower Highland…
In the middle of a four-month extension of the 2014 marijuana moratorium that was set to expire on January 1, 2016, Denver City Council is considering all options — including imposing caps on locations, a proposal that at-large council rep Robin Kniech presented on February 22. The Special Issues Marijuana…
Earlier this morning, we marked 303 Day — March 3 — with a post naming the fifty reasons why Colorado is the best state. And plenty of folks on Twitter have been getting into the spirit, too. At this writing, #303Day is the top trending hashtag in Denver, with many of…
In addition to making two arrests in a triple murder (with a detective taking part in the second winding up wounded, possibly by friendly fire), members of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office have busted Joshua Bohl in relation to another death: the apparent slaying of young mom Jayme Hosier at…
Dan Cress is a Western State Colorado University Professor and an active musician best known for his work with the band Iola. But now, he’s in the public eye for reasons far different than scholarship or fine guitar work. He’s scheduled to make his first court appearance this morning after…
Each year, Gallup-Healthways issues its well-being index, which, among other things, attempts to determine the happiest cities in these United States. And Colorado communities regularly make the cut. That’s true again this year. Two Front Range community finished in the top ten, based on the following criteria: Purpose: Liking what…
How many reasons are there that prove Colorado is the greatest state in the country? We’ve put together top-fifty lists in 2011, 2012 and 2013, and we’re not even close to running out. So now, continuing the tradition, we bring you the 2014 edition, with fifty new reasons, illustrated with…
Dear Stoner: Where can I find cannabis-friendly events around Denver? I have a business in cannabis and would like to host a smoke-friendly event, but I’m not sure where to look. Tarik Dear Tarik: Hosting a cannabis-friendly event in Colorado is pretty easy, but hosting a pot-smoking-friendly event? Not so…
Our Chris Walker recently detailed the Homeless Bill of Rights’ death at the Colorado legislature, at least for the current session. Many of our readers were distressed by the measure’s failure. But not all. Here’s the take of someone who is happy the bill fell short and challenges those who…
Denver blogs love a musical reason to hit the streets. Westword Music has the details about Project Pabst, a new music festival coming in May with headliner Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats. Predominantly Orange’s Tylor Walden asks: “Could the Broncos Cut Peyton Manning?” Denver PR blog wonders: Is the Denver Post’s…
Last week, we told you about an appeal by Billy Jene Wilson in the killing of Gina Gruenwald — a disturbing case we first told you about in 2011. Wilson wanted his murder conviction overturned because he felt prosecutors hadn’t proven that he’d sexually assaulted Gruenwald; he said she’d lowered her…
The words “car-free living” in green letters figure prominently on a brochure advertising a micro-apartment complex planned for the Five Points neighborhood. Under Denver’s current zoning code, the developer may not need to provide parking for any of the complex’s 56 units. So will the parking-hungry area just have to…
Vail’s Lindsey Vonn is not only one of the best skiers on the planet. She’s also a social media expert who shares the good, the bad and the ugly with her followers. And unfortunately, her latest revelations fit into the last category. Vonn announced on Instagram that she’s ending her…
In recent years, we’ve noted that Colorado colleges haven’t placed especially well in national rankings. In 2014, for example, Forbes listed only two Colorado colleges among the 100 best in the country: the Air Force Academy and Colorado College. Neither of these schools is included in a new report Buffalo Business First, a sister…
The turnout for yesterday’s Colorado caucus, during which Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders bested former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was far beyond expectations. But not every story had a happy ending. For instance, we heard from one person who wasn’t allowed to participate because he arrived in line one minute…
Last month, we noted that skiing deaths at Colorado resorts have been down compared to recent years. To that point, we’d only written about two fatal skiing accidents in 2016: Logan Salviano died at Vail and Boulder artist Jason Taylor passed away at Keystone, both during January. In the conclusion of…
Can an insurance company refuse to pay for damage to marijuana at a legal pot shop because cannabis remains illegal at the federal level? That was among the many questions asked in a lawsuit filed by Green Earth Wellness Center, a Colorado Springs medical marijuana business, against its insurer, Atain…
