Running back Christian McCaffrey, who was born and raised in Colorado and starred for Valor Christian High School before moving on to Stanford, is one of three candidates for college football’s Heisman Trophy, along with Alabama running back Derrick Henry and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson. But even as locals celebrate McCaffrey’s…
It’s not often when parents and students rally on behalf of a person accused of wielding a gun at a school. But that’s the case for nineteen-year-old Elhadji Samba Dioum, known by his friends and family as Samba. Dioum was arrested and formally charged after what’s been described as a robbery…
As 2015 winds down, we’re starting to look back at what helped define the year. And what better way to do so than to listen again to what you had to say. What follow are the ten most viewed 2015 posts from our Comment of the Day archive. As you’ll…
In the wake of Robert Dear’s attack on a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood facility, which killed three people and injured nine, we noted the response of one anti-pot crusader to reports that Dear was a marijuana enthusiast. Specifically, Christine Tatum, a writer and wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, among the most…
In a recent post, Chris Walker offered the cold, hard facts behind six myths about homelessness. His top myth: “Legalizing pot has caused more people to be homeless.” Plenty of readers agreed with this conclusion. However, the approval wasn’t universal, as this post indicates. Melanie Barnhart writes: This article is…
Denver blog posts appreciate the art of it. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett takes you on a visit to one of Puff, Pass & Paint studio’s cannabis-and-pottery classes. Colorado Pols isn’t wild about Tom Tancredo’s gun stamps proposal. Denver Infill’s Ken Schroeppel looks into a new Arapahoe Square project, Renaissance…
Last year, we told you about the federal murder charge against Harold Henthorn, who was accused of killing his wife, Dr. Toni Henthorn, via a 2012 fall at Rocky Mountain National Park that was originally ruled an accident. We also told you about a renewed investigation into the death of…
A local support group spent its Saturday handing out a medication that many of Colorado’s veterans are scared to apply for: cannabis. In an effort to supply Denver’s veterans with alternative medication for conditions like chronic pain, post-traumatic stress and insomnia, Grow for Vets— a support group dedicated to supplying…
Joyce Lisbin doesn’t shy away from crabs, chlamydia or controversy. At seventy, the longtime sex educator is now spearheading a multi-faith operation designed to guarantee religiously affiliated women and their families something they don’t always have when faced with an unwanted pregnancy: a choice. A choice that shouldn’t endanger their…
Joel Sovine says he and Greg Carlson were best friends for years. Yet Sovine admits to shooting Carlson in the face, killing him. Why? Sovine characterizes the slaying as either a terrible accident or an effort by Carlson to have his pal end his life. But he tells this tale…
Etsy is an online shopping site that specializes in the unique and the unusual. That’s certainly the case when it comes to Colorado pride items — like, for example, Colorado Rockies lingerie, which might be the only way the struggling team will get to first base. It’s available for $44.50;…
Zoie Martin-Macko, known on Facebook as Zoie Alexa, died at age 22 under awful circumstances. Her body was found on November 16 in an alley near West Bayaud Street, between South Alcott and South Bryant. Court documents obtained by 7News note that a “caustic liquid substance appeared to have saturated…
Paige Yore’s story says plenty about the way we live today — but its ultimate meaning has yet to be told. On Friday, Yore posted a Facebook message about an experience at a Pueblo Walmart. She says that after an angry customer berated a young employee, the staffer confessed to…
Is Colorado’s experiment with marijuana legalization a success story or an abject failure? Depends on who you ask. Studies from organizations such as the Brookings Institution have praised the state’s roll-out of cannabis-related rules and regulations. But law-enforcement groups such as the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area continue to…
Andrew Kenney’s feature article about Stoner Hill, located near the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River in Commons Park, highlighted the often negative reaction of neighbors to the homeless youths who regularly gather there. But as demonstrated by many of the comments shared on the piece, plenty…
Denver blog posts are as good at looking back as looking forward. At our Food & Drink blog, Mark Antonation lists the bars and restaurants that he’ll miss the most in the wake of their 2015 closures. The Nuggets had to mount a furious comeback to beat the worst team…
It’s hard for a lot of people over the age of six to get excited for a drive around the neighborhood to check out Christmas lights. Believe it or not, some of us would rather just stay at home. But for those who have lost their holiday spirit, the Tacky…
The Colorado Department of Corrections has committed to spending more than $4.7 million to build outdoor recreation areas at the state’s highest-security prison. The move is in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by prisoners in lockdown at the Colorado State Penitentiary and a federal judge’s ruling that conditions at…
As we’ve noted, San Diego Chargers quarterback/cry-baby Philip Rivers didn’t really enjoy Von Miller putting him on his backside so often in yesterday’s Broncos win. But was Rivers upset because he doesn’t enjoy watching Von Miller dabbin’? No, we’re not talking about the top Urban Dictionary definition of dabbing: “To…
Last week, we told you about the fatal police shooting of Phillip Munoz in an incident that wounded SWAT officer John Ruddy. Since then, plenty of disturbing information has surfaced about Munoz. His estranged wife had detailed his abusive past, which apparently was repeated in a subsequent relationship. At the…
Those of you who wish people would stop moving to the Mile High City may have reason to dislike the Instagram page of Visit Denver. But we love the spectacular images of our hometown that pop up regularly on the site — which explains why we’ve created multiple galleries highlighting…
Yesterday’s Broncos-Chargers game, won by Denver 17-3, wasn’t a particularly entertaining contest for the average football fan. At one point, announcer Kevin Harlan actually rhapsodized about how much fun it would have been to call the Panthers-Saints barn-burner (final score: 41-38 Carolina) as opposed to the one to which he’d…
