Good news: The highways and streets in the Denver area appear to be in much better shape this morning than they were at this time yesterday, when the commute was like either a tobbagan ride or a still photo, depending on where you were. And for that, we likely have…
The headline of our post reporting that Colorado marijuana sales topped $100 million in August asked the question, “How long will they keep climbing higher?” We now have the answer to that question. Sales dropped from that peak in September, and again in October, the most recent month for which…
While anti-marijuana law-enforcers appear to be getting less attention in Colorado than they did prior to the passage of Amendment 64, their warnings are turning heads in other states. A Comment of the Day on this topic, prompted by a decision to ban medical marijuana made by representatives of a California…
Denver blog posts like to buy in bulk. At our Food blog, Mark Antonation hips you to the eight best spots in Denver for tamales by the dozen. Colorado Peak Politics says that Jared Polis was cleared of ethics violations because he didn’t know any better. Denver Stiffs’ Gordon Gross…
When Wanda James and Scott Durrah shut down their edibles company, Simply Pure, in 2012, the enterprising Denver couple knew that they weren’t saying goodbye forever to the pot industry. And they weren’t saying farewell to the Simply Pure brand, either: Their dispensary of the same name opened for recreational…
The attack came without warning. It was carried out swiftly, with ruthless, mechanized efficiency. And when it was over, it was as if the trees had never been there in the first place. Rich Grant had never seen anything like it. A forty-year resident of the Washington Park area and…
Getting famous in 2015 can be as easy as taking off your shirt. If you look like Ethan Renoe, that is. The Littleton resident has suddenly become Internet famous thanks to an interview with WGN in Chicago during which he was sans top — a clip that has been viewed…
We recently asked our Facebook friends about a topic that’s particularly timely on a snowy, school-closing day like today: driving in Denver. Specifically, we invited folks to share their biggest Denver-area driving pet peeves. And you definitely came through. Look below to see a selection of your responses, capped by…
Ian Scheuermann and Sean Hudson were both students at CU Boulder. Scheuermann is listed as a junior pursuing majors in computer science and physics, while Hudson was a graduate student focusing in psychology And while they don’t appear to have been friends, the Boulder Police Department maintains that they had mutual acquaintances —…
Following the officer-involved-shooting death of Tuan Hoang on November 30, the Aurora Police Department released an unusual amount of material in relation to the case, including radio transmissions and photos related to Hoang’s meat cleaver attack, including a gory image of a gash the weapon left in the head of…
Each year around this time, Rolling Stone magazine unveils its “Hot List” — the hottest musicians, actors, actresses and what-not on the current scene. And this time around, Colorado — and more specifically, Colorado marijuana — made the cut. The mag’s Steve Knopper — a Colorado-based writer we recently profiled in…
In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader said that people who buy cannabis here with the intention of bringing it back to their state should stay home and work toward legalizing marijuana there. One reader saw this take as an example of Colorado natives who’d like to keep…
Denver blog posts love to dress up. The folks at our Arts blog highlight Denver’s most excellent 2015 cosplayers. The Colorado Independent’s Susan Greene reports that the rift between Denver mayor Michael Hancock and black leaders is deepening. The Broncos may have lost, but Mile High Hockey’s Ryan Murphy notes…
Frosty the Snowman might be packing something different in his pipe when he comes to Colorado for Christmas, especially if he pays a visit to the Bong-a-Thon Holiday Party or Tacky Light Comedy Tour over the weekend. Expect to find influential members of the cannabis community, dank herb and laughs…
Ask any corrections officer: Guarding high-profile criminals is one of the most difficult parts of the job. Not because the most notorious are more dangerous than the rest, but because other inmates know that one way to get famous is to go after the infamous. Serial cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer found…
Our roundup of 2015’s most memorable booking photos features images that run the gamut of human emotions. Anger. Pain. Defiance. Sorrow. Cockiness. And plenty more. Today’s post spotlights women’s mug shots. A post devoted to men’s mug shots is forthcoming. Check out the forty pics that stuck in our mind…
We knew Brock Osweiler wouldn’t go undefeated as an NFL starter. But that didn’t lessen the sting of the Denver Broncos’ completely dispiriting 15-12 loss to the hated Oakland Raiders yesterday. Reasons why not? The Broncos were home, the Raiders are mediocre, the Denver defense played another stellar game in…
American Horror Story: Freak Show actress Rose Siggins, who grew up in Pueblo, died in Denver on Saturday, December 12. She was just 43-years-old. Siggins’s death is the second this year to strike a member of the Freak Show cast, and her fellow actors have responded with grief mixed with gratitude for…
It’s cold outside, but plans are heating up for Artopia 2016, on February 20 at City Hall — our annual celebration of art, culture and fashion. And cocktails, of course, which you can enjoy as you move through seven rooms of art installations and exhibits, showcasing this city’s most talented,…
We recently posted about Indio, California deciding to ban medical marijuana after a committee of officials did cannabis research in Colorado. They were guided for much of their tour by law-enforcement representatives here, who took them to Stoner Hill and otherwise emphasized problems they say are associated with legal pot…
Denver blog posts are on the lookout for mistletoe. At our Arts blog, Lauren Archuleta highlights five Denver holiday dates that will warm up any relationship. Colorado Peak Politics on a tweet in which an ACLU board members appears to call for the shooting of Donald Trump supporters. Denver Urbanism’s Ken…
Dear Mexican: Mexicans always talk about the Reconquista. However, I think you should be invading Spain instead. The Spanish did to the Native Americans in Mexico what the whites did to the Native Americans in America. In fact, we treated them better. We gave them reservations, they pay no taxes,…
