We recently noted that the Washington Post listed an astonishing sixteen Colorado counties among America’s 100 best for climate and scenery. The state made an equally impressive showing in Livability’s Top 100 Best Places to Live ranking, predated to 2016. The bad news: No Colorado cities made the second half of…
Last year, as we reported, Jordan “Kootra” Mathewson, founder of a Littleton-based gaming group called The Creatures, was live-streaming Counter-Strike when police burst into the room. “Uh-oh,” Kootra said. “This isn’t good. They’re clearing rooms. I think we’re getting SWATted.” Since then, the phenomenon of SWATting — calling in bogus threats…
Kelley Johnson did not win the recent Miss America pageant, where she was representing Colorado. She came in third, actually, but she’s made a champion’s round of appearances nevertheless — on Ellen and the Dr. Oz Show, for example. She earned her newfound celebrity in the talent portion of the competition, where…
This afternoon, a public memorial service is planned for Simon Katz, a sixteen-year-old Chatfield High School student and budding musician for the group Boats Without Oars, whose death was caused by the simplest of mistakes. He thought a s’more he got at Chatfield’s homecoming celebration bonfire on Monday would be perfectly…
Dear Stoner: I am heading to Colorado a week after my 21st birthday. I lost my actual ID and only have a paper copy. Will that be enough to get me into dispensaries? Alan Dear Alan: It’s time to stop struggling. You’re supposed to lose your ID after turning 21,…
Our post about this past weekend’s broad-daylight armed robbery of RiNo Supply Company, a medical marijuana dispensary, raised questions about safety at such businesses. As we noted, hold-ups at pot shops are relatively rare in part because of the many surveillance cameras required by state law. But one reader believes dispensaries…
Denver blog posts are all about trying new things. At our Food & Drink blog, Jonathan Shikes recommends eight non-Colorado breweries to sample at the Great American Beer Festival. Colorado Pols weighs in on George Brauchler’s announcement that he’s running for Senate. Check out the brand new South Stands Denver…
Earlier this month, the backers of the Limited Social Marijuana Consumption Initiative, which would have allowed commercial establishments in Denver to offer a setting for cannabis consumption, unexpectedly withdrew the measure. The reason, according to proponent Mason Tvert? “City and business leaders agreed to work with initiative backers to develop…
Around midnight, there was a pounding at the door of the brick two-story rental house near City Park where Todd and Stan Lobato-Wright lived with their nine-year-old adopted son. It was the Denver police. They’d come to arrest the two men. Their alleged crime? Not drugs or robbery or murder…
In recent months, Denver’s housing market has been among the hottest in the country. But is it finally beginning to cool down? Hardly, according to two national surveys. But a local report maintains that the answer is “yes.” First, let’s take a look at July numbers from Weiss Residential Research. Nationwide,…
If any news source should know America’s sexiest cities, it’s Playboy. But folks in Denver may not be thrilled by its rankings. The venerable mag’s list of the sexiest cities in the U.S. includes the Mile High City. But D-Town isn’t exactly battling for the top spot. Playboy’s roster goes up…
“Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s office announced the introduction of the Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act, a bill intended to ensure that federal marijuana laws don’t exempt the Colorado voter-approved Amendment 64 and a similar measure in Washington state.” This sentence appeared in a November 2012 Westword post — but it could also…
We recently shared one site’s updated list of Denver’s eight most dangerous intersections. In addition, we invited readers to share info about problematic intersections that weren’t included. Plenty of folks weighed in — and there were more complaints about intersections on Colorado Boulevard than any other street in the city…
Denver blog posts are full of surprises. At our Arts blog, Brad Weismann highlights five underappreciated movies made in Colorado. Colorado Peak Politics weighs in on government shutdown schemes and who’s to blame. Predominantly Orange’s Tylor Walden asks: Should the Broncos bench offensive tackle Ryan Harris?…
Since the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, Colorado has been in the forefront of regulating the use of marijuana, both for medical and for recreational purposes – and Colorado State University’s library archive has begun collecting materials related to this historic event. “The Amendment 64 Collection is focused…
Three years ago, anti-virus pioneer John McAfee made several appearances in Westword — first as a major player in a feature article headlined “The Hot Yoga War” and later due to his status as a fugitive in Belize, where authorities wanted to question him in regard to a murder. These days, McAfee,…
We recently shared with you an updated list of Denver’s most dangerous intersections. Now, a look at the other side of the risk equation on the roadways. Allstate has just come out with its annual America’s Best Drivers Report, which looks at driving in the 200 largest cities in the…
Since last year, we’ve been reporting about the murder case against Harold Henthorn, who was accused of killing his wife, Dr. Toni Henthorn, by pushing her off Deer Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012. In the months that followed, the Henthorn story became the subject of a Westword feature and numerous…
As we noted last week, Colorado’s legalization of limited recreational marijuana sales was a topic at the most recent Republican presidential debate, staged in Simi Valley, California. But how do the GOP candidates, as well as announced Democrats, stack up when it comes to their approach to cannabis in general?…
Our Facebook friends definitely weren’t amused by the mocking Joy Behar and Michelle Collins gave to Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson during a recent episode of The View. In the segment, Collins dismissed Johnson’s monologue about nursing by joking that she was basically just reading her e-mails, while Behar wondered why…
Denver blog posts take all fevers very seriously. At our Food & Drink blog, Jonathan Shikes’s beer calendar offers a look at some of the first Oktoberfest events; find them toward the bottom of the post. Mile High Report shares an SB Nation piece in which sources say Peyton Manning…
It’s hard for any non-beer-related event to compete with Great American Beer Festival week and its long, long list of sudsy shindigs. But there’s still plenty of pot knowledge to be spread around through the numerous classes and meet-ups in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Meet and mingle over music and…
