Denver boomed in 2015, with many neighborhoods growing seemingly out of control. Before the Mile High City turns into something completely unfamiliar, Bree Davies sent a love letter to the town in which she was raised, recapping some of the discussions that residents need to have, in Dear Denver: Ten Conversations…
Remember when marijuana was still illegal? We barely do. Westword’s coverage of the Colorado cannabis scene has taken readers through the legislation that first made medical marijuana legal through the early days of unregulated chaos to full legalization and into 2015’s quirky, but ever-maturing industry. Some older issues, like edibles packaging,…
Growth and development, newcomers and Mile High rent dominated much of the conversation in the city in 20015. But there were also lighter, funnier and just plain weirder stories, too. Here are some of our favorite strange but true events. Find the rest of our Year in Review in print…
Dear Mexican: How come all the Mexicans who came here two or three generations ago look like “almost-white” people, while the ones coming now look like those little guys who live naked in the Amazon and kill things with blowguns? No Indios Need Apply Dear NINA: Chalk the phenomenon up…
Colorado Department of Corrections officials say that a push to reduce the use of solitary confinement over the past few years has paid off handsomely — resulting in a dramatic reduction in the number of prisoners in lockdown, a drop in inmate suicides and assaults on staff, and complete elimination…
Growth and development, newcomers and Mile High rent dominated much of the conversation in the city in 20015. But there were also lighter, funnier and just plain weirder stories, too. Here are some of our favorite strange but true events involving public servants. Find the rest of our Year in…
Fifty-two issues per year; fifty-two cover designs. It’s not always easy to illustrate the stories that make Denver the place that it is, but we try to do that with our print issue each week. To see our favorite covers from the past year, as selected by Westword art director…
Dear Stoner: What’s the difference between shake and trim? Sandy Dear Sandy: The big difference is that shake is the stuff that falls off nugs to the bottoms of bags, jars and other containers, while trim is a collection of pot leaves that have trichomes on them. Although I’m not…
Beginning Wednesday and running through Monday, January 4, “The heat is on,” as the Colorado Department of Transportation steps up its DUI enforcement program that bears that name. As the twelfth and final DUI enforcement period of 2015, CDOT is teaming up with 74 Colorado State Patrolmen and local law enforcement…
We stepped onto the rooftop of the Sheraton Downtown recently to see the New Year’s Eve fireworks, all lined up in careful rows, excitedly awaiting their chance to blow. The roof was unforgivingly slick, and clear tarps were put down to protect the massive amount of pyro-technic engineering marvels that…
Sex and murder, sports, pot and, of course, our quality of life in growing Colorado. These were the headlines that shook us, made us laugh, made us cringe and made us cry in 2015. In between, there were plenty of other strange but true tales, many of which you can…
To everything and everyone, there comes an ending. Here at the end of 2015, we’d like to offer up this handful of people for nomination to Colorado’s mutual “unfriend” list. It’s nothing personal (okay, in some cases, it totally is), but in the spirit of new beginnings and resolving to…
During the last legislative session, lawmakers encouraged the Colorado Medical Board to come up with new guidelines for recommending marijuana. And after considerable controversy, the board did just that last month. And while the responses to this revised proposal have been more supportive, the issue still inspires plenty of comments. Says…
Growth and development, newcomers and Mile High rent dominated much of the conversation in the city in 20015. But there were also lighter, funnier and just plain weirder stories, too. Here are some of our favorite strange but true events involving planes, trains and automobiles. Find the rest of our…
Even as Colorado boomed in 2015, gaining jobs and developments and over 100,000 new residents, there were losses. Big losses. History became an endangered species this year, as institutions ranging from restaurants like Le Central and Andre’s Confiserie Suisse to stores like the original Wizard’s Chest closed their doors. And…
Growth and development, newcomers and Mile High rent dominated much of the conversation in the city in 20015. But there were also lighter, funnier and just plain weirder stories, too. Here are some of our favorite strange but true events involving crime. Find the rest of our Year in Review…
Growth and development, newcomers and Mile High rent dominated much of the conversation in the city in 20015. But there were also lighter, funnier and just plain weirder stories, too. Here are some of our favorite strange but true events involving marijuana. Find the rest of our Year in Review…
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As the cold weather hangs on, the discussion is heating up about Denver’s homeless. Many of the most heated comments have been about those who were left out in the cold this Christmas after their possessions were removed by Denver police officers. Says Marion: What the DPD is doing is NOT…
Earlier this week, I published an essay about moving to Denver from Los Angeles in my four-cylinder Kia Rio, and how I adapted to a new life as a transplant. My first year in Denver was filled with important lessons and discoveries, but I still have a way to go before…
The Denver Broncos managed to flip the script in Monday night’s epic game. For the past three weeks the team has generated an impressive first half, followed by scoreless second-half collapses. But last night, a punchless opener gave way to a dominant second half — well, except for a fumble…
Will wonders never cease? Back in 1926, when Charles Gregory built his Wonder View Tower on a hill rising 5,751 feet above the small plains town of Genoa, Colorado, he swore that you could see six different states from the deck at the top. That claim was backed up by…
