“Abortion, sex — these are all forbidden topics. The good news about this organization is that because these are forbidden topics, you don’t usually expect to have a pro and affirming religious voice, and that’s what we want to be,” says Reverend Valerie Jackson, the new president of the Colorado Religious…
A case currently making national news deals with incidents that took place in California and Utah. But it has two notable Colorado connections. Thirty-year-old California resident Michael Cavallari vanished on November 27 after abandoning his car just off Interstate 70 in Grand County, Utah. Cavallari is the brother of Colorado-born…
Back in September, when we told you about a man who nearly set himself ablaze while making a flaming deposit at a Colorado Springs bank, we thought we might be heading into Schmuck of the Week territory. But we had no idea how complicated the story would get by the time…
Unfortunately, there have been no shortage of police brutality lawsuits filed against officers and departments in metro-Denver communities during recent years. However, the complaint just filed by Kent Lasnik against two Federal Heights police officers, Mark Magness and David Romero, and the department’s chief, Karl Wilmes, stands out for the startling…
In recent months, we’ve been telling you about a new Peak Period Shoulder Lane — shorthanded as PPSL — constructed along a thirteen-mile stretch of Interstate 70 from Floyd Hill to Empire. Tomorrow — Saturday, December 12 — the lane will finally be available for drivers to use during what…
We know we’ve entered in to the holiday season when our friends from ARC Thrift Stores unveil their annual list of top ten White Elephant gifts. Each year since 2010, we’ve shared selections from the often wacky merchandise available for purchase at ARC — and each year, the items seem…
At this writing, news crews from multiple Denver TV stations are set up outside Denver Health Medical Center. The reason: the shooting of Denver police officer Tony Lopez Jr. — an officer who the Denver Police Department had credited as being among its best cops in 2014 thanks to a…
A visit to the Appreciation of Booted Newswomen blogspot was a revelation. We had no idea that there’s an entire subculture of folks (dudes, most likely, but we hate to presume) who get hot and bothered at the sight of female news personalities in skirts and high boots. But this…
Momentum is a hard thing to ignore. Bigger and better usually leads to more interest and attention, and that’s what Colorado Harvest Company has been gaining as it continues to expand. With new stores this year in Denver and Aurora and another Aurora location on the way, the snowballing-in-size dispensary…
There were tears in the courtroom this afternoon when friends, family members and supporters of East High School student Elhadji Samba Dioum heard Denver County Court Judge Jonny C. Barajas announce that Dioum’s bail would be reduced from its original $100,000 to $5,000. Dioum’s lawyer, Gary Lozow, said that his…
Assorted reports have suggested that rent prices in Denver are beginning to level off, with the average price dipping beneath $1,000 for a one-bedroom apartment in sixteen metro-area neighborhoods. But costs remain high in many other Mile High City places. And they’ve certainly taken their toll on this reader, who…
Denver blog posts aren’t afraid to cross state lines. At our Food blog, Patricia Calhoun writes about protests in Tucson, Arizona over the Illegal Pete’s name. Denver PR Blog remembers CH2M Hill Vice President of Media & Public Relations John Corsi, who passed away this weekend at age 48. Denver Stiffs’…
Some marijuana dispensary stick-ups devolve into unintentional comedy — like, for instance, the case of Hayden May, who is said to have known everyone at the pot shop he tried to knock over earlier this year and actually apologized during the crime. The robbery of Sweet Leaf Pioneer Carbondale was infinitely more…
Earlier this year, we interviewed Amy Hasinoff, a CU Denver communications professor and the author of Sexting Panic, a book highly critical of the way our society deals with the sexting phenomenon — often by criminalizing teens who take part in the activity. “One of the reasons we have such terrible…
It may have simply been emotion talking, spurring Fern Delise to mention something she had no intention of putting into action. But given the concerns about violence in the wake of the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shootings — exemplified by killer Robert Dear’s courtroom declaration yesterday that he is a “warrior…
Just in case you hadn’t heard, there’s a new Star Wars movie coming out this month. Really. We’re serious. In honor of the forthcoming flick, the folks at the Match dating website have crunched the numbers to determine which cities offer Star Wars fans the best chance to meet either males or females…
What to do when you’re stuck in an airport for an extended stretch? How about creating an incredible video that goes viral? That’s what happened for dancers with Santa Barbara, California’s State Street Ballet. Instead of just hanging out during a five-hour layover at Denver International Airport, they used their…
Police suspect that Colorado Springs’ Marjorie Dietrich and her boyfriend, Ryan Kollman, sold MDMA, a drug nicknamed Molly, to Megan Pacheco, age seventeen, earlier this year. Pacheco later died after taking the substance. Now, Dietrich has pleaded guilty to a drug-related offense. And while the substance she’ll be punished for…
Dear Stoner: What’s the best way to renew your medical card and avoid a disruption in service? What if you don’t have the cash flow to stock up before the wait? Mario Dear Mario: The answer is simple: Take care of it early. You don’t want to be the kid…
The responses continue to roll in to Andrew Kenney’s feature article on Stoner Hill, as well as to a previous Comment of the Day in which a reader called the location beautiful — a sharp contrast to those neighbors who deem it an eyesore. The latest batch of opinions is…
Denver blog posts are ready for signing. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett highlights Denver’s seven funniest marquee signs — including this one from KFC/Long John Silvers that hasn’t been changed in over a year. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels on the January 3 shut-down of 105.5 ESPN. Predominantly Orange’s…
It’s not uncommon for hundreds of Colorado College students to read or submit posts on Yik Yak during an average weeknight. The app, which allows users to post, or “yak,” anonymous text and picture messages that become visible to anyone with the Yik Yak app within a five-mile radius, is…
