The Broncos’ convincing victory over the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday night revved up fans on Twitter. That was particularly true of Peyton Manning defenders who took delight in telling those who’d written him off to suck it. But not everyone who responded to our top twenty tweets collection was drinking…
Denver blog posts remember. At our Arts blog, Brad Weismann celebrates ten weird monuments in Colorado, including a shrine to the late Hunter S. Thompson. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Keefe imagines the Founding Fathers drafting the Second Amendment. Coyote Gulch features Jennifer Mahaffey’s memories of what it was like to…
Englewood’s City Council postponed its decision on marijuana consumption clubs Monday night as it gathers more information and waits for the results of tonight’s local election, in which four new council seats will be assigned. In October, the Englewood Liquor and Medical Marijuana Licensing Authority presented a drafted ordinance that…
A few weeks back, we told you about major changes to panhandling enforcement in numerous Colorado cities after a judge in a Grand Junction case threw out that many of that community’s restrictions on solicitation. As we’ve reported, Grand Junction’s ordinance, adapted in early 2014, “made it a crime to ask for…
The Rocky Flats Lounge has been a landmark on Highway 93 for more than sixty years. Before the building became a bar, it was the original payroll office for the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, and when it was moved from that top-secret facility to this nearby spot on the…
Commuters on 6th Avenue driving toward downtown Denver from the west yesterday morning found the route closed at Wadsworth — a sure sign that something awful had taken place. Unfortunately, that proved to be true. A single-car accident near 6th and Sheridan resulted in the death of nineteen-year-old Kayla Flinchpaugh,…
Apparently many of the NFL’s best fans can also be the most annoying. That goes for supporters of your Denver Broncos, too — even the Peyton Manning fans who resisted ripping doubters after Denver’s incredible win over the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday. Last year, we shared Forbes’ roster of the…
It’s a strange and tragic situation with more questions than answers thus far. Examples: Servando Flores was busted in the wake of a murder at his Thornton apartment, only to be freed, at least temporarily. Meanwhile, brothers Brett and Paul Yamigawa were jailed for burglary and more — and they’re…
Last year, the Denver Police Department and Smart Colorado, an organization concerned about youth access to marijuana, hyped up the possibility of pot edibles being handed out to Halloween trick-or-treaters. Afterward, as we pointed out, the number of reports about such issues topped out at zero — meaning that there…
We recently posted about an anti-marijuana billboard near Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Its message about the increased potency of Colorado cannabis is underscored by a photo of a child and the question, “Mom, is today’s Pot a hard drug?” Marijuana reformer Mason Tyvert called this message irresponsible, arguing…
Denver blog posts know that for everything, there is a season. At our Food & Drink blog, our restaurant roll call documents five Denver-area restaurant closings, 21 openings and a name change. Colorado Peak Politics puts a 9News truth test about the Jeffco school board recall in the cross-hairs. Predominantly Orange’s…
Last week we told you about the city of Denver’s Marijuana Management Symposium, where politicians and potential regulators from around the globe will listen to some of Colorado’s legal marijuana administrators share their experiences with taking on the world’s first major legal cannabis market. On Thursday, November 5 and Friday,…
The Office of the Independent Monitor has released its 2015 semi-annual report, and it contains plenty of good news — or at least better news — for the Denver Police Department. In the document, on view below, Independent Monitor Nicholas Mitchell praises the DPD for changing its policy toward shooting…
Tonight, Denver City Council will vote on whether to rezone a portion of the Emmaus Lutheran Church property off of Speer Boulevard at West 32nd Avenue. Built in 1907, the church is surrounded by other businesses and is close to Highlands Square which is filled with restaurants, bars and shops. Approving…
Golden Globe-winning actress and part-time Colorado resident Melanie Griffith wants you to stay at her spectacular Aspen abode — either temporarily or permanently. And she’s invested enough in the process that she actually appears in a video about the $9 million property. That’s a first for a celebrity according to…
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted list currently features sixty individuals — most of them men, a few women. But just because they’re on this roster doesn’t mean they’re either famous or infamous. Indeed, the majority of suspects will be unknown to the public as a whole — and not all…
Last week, I purchased some Broncos socks at a store in San Diego — a purchase that caused the Chargers-fan clerk to go into conniptions about his own team’s woes and Denver’s 6-0 record. And I’m ashamed to admit that to make him feel better, I predicted that the unbeaten…
After hysterical Halloween 2014 headlines, this year the Denver Police Department and Smart Colorado have abstained from warning the public about crazed criminals who give pot-laced candy to trick-or-treating kids. Maybe that’s because no such criminals were reported last year. Or because cops and concerned parents alike realized that the cost…
The Colorado Independent’s in the money! Once Halloween’s over, what are you going to do for fun? How about hit a movie theater? Our list of the Ten Best Film Events in Denver in November is packed with options, starting with the 38th annual Denver Film Festival. The election…
Much of Heritage Square, the faux Western town/amusement park in Golden, will soon be history. The Alpine Slide came to the end of the line earlier this month, and this weekend will be the last time you can visit the central village and Miner’s Maze Adventureland. The music hall went silent…
Psst, hey you! Want some tickets to the Broncos-Packers game? Well, then you’re gonna have to pay up. Much has been made of the game between these two unbeatens, which takes place Sunday night at Sports Authority Field – and in front of a national TV audience – since it…
It’s been a rough time for people who rely on the Animas River in southwestern Colorado, ever since the August 5 blowout at the Gold King Mine that released three million gallons of toxic, heavy-metal-laced gunk into the river. A consortium of businesses, public agencies, environmental groups and other stakeholders…
