What’s the first question a Coloradan is asked when traveling outside this state? Inevitably, it’s something about the legal marijuana industry. How much money is the state making? How’s the experiment working? And, most often: Can you really just walk into a store and buy pot? Why, yes, you can…
Yesterday, we reported on the Denver Civil Service Commission ruling that Officer James Medina should get his Denver Police Department job back, despite having been fired for use of excessive force. Alex Landau could tell you just how difficult it is to hold DPD officers accountable for such actions: He’s…
When prominent people find themselves embroiled in public controversy, they’re frequently advised to keep their comments to a minimum. But Boulder cyclist Tom Danielson and former Lance Armstrong teammate took the opposite tack after being suspended from the Boulder-based Cannondale Garmin squad in the wake of a positive test for…
The Colorado crime stories from July 15 definitely ran the gamut. Included among them are tales of shocking tragedy and bizarre allegations — including the accusations against Jenessa Rosenbach, seen above, who’s accused of trying to kill her online date. Below, we’ve collected twenty of the most memorable images. Be…
The death penalty is still a possibility for Aurora theater shooting gunman James Holmes. Starting tomorrow, the jurors in his trial are expected to hear from the loved ones of the twelve people he murdered in the attack. Their testimony will make up the third and final phase of the…
To say that we received an enormous response to our post featuring an angry Denver Craigslist post is far from an understatement. The anonymous author’s “Beginner’s Guide for New Coloradans” featured plenty of arguments with which many if not most readers agreed. But his assertion that “real Coloradans…use the ‘N’…
Denver blog posts don’t always yawn in Technicolor — but sometimes it happens…. At our Music blog, Lindsey Bartlett introduces you to Vomitstep, coined by DJ Snails. Colorado Pols on a new friend for Representative Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt — a twice-convicted sex offender. Predominantly Orange’s Tylor Walden on the…
As if some of the exhibits of the Art District on Santa Fe weren’t already trippy enough, Rocky Mountain High Singles is taking a limo tour full of 4/20 favors to art galleries in the area to kickoff the weekend. Learn more and find some new industry networking opportunities in…
How rich is Prince Bandar bin-Sultan? Prince Bandar, who served as Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States from 1981 to 2005, just sold what’s reported to be his last Aspen-area property for $5.87 million. But an Aspen Times source suggests that it was never one of the Prince’s residences. Instead, he used the 5,980-square-foot…
FINDINGS and CONCLUSIONS 1. On July 10, 2014, Officer James Medina and Officer Cheryl Smith independently responded to assist DPD Officer Ramone Young with a sick and intoxicated male who had fallen over a chair at the Burger King at 3200 No. Downing St., in Denver, Colorado. Officer Young called…
Over the past few months, we’ve documented Denver’s red-hot housing market and noted that many properties are selling way above list price. But real estate sales in Colorado as a whole are scorching as well. FindTheBest.com has compiled facts and figures about how quickly properties sell after they’re listed, and Colorado…
In Denver, we’ve seen a number of major lawsuit awards in cases during which alleged brutality incidents in jail have been captured on video. A prime example involved Jamal Hunter, who received a $3.25 million settlement for, among other things, being attacked in his cell by two deputies. Now, similarly shocking…
Will Olson was a competitive cyclist from Edwards who was well-known and well-liked by competitors and organizers of Big Mountain Enduro, or BME, events. Such folks were understandably shattered by Olson’s death during a race on Saturday in Crested Butte — so much so that a Sunday competition was canceled…
The comments are still rolling in regarding the Centers for Disease Control’s decision to use the 2014 death of Levy Thamba in a nationwide warning about the risks of cannabis edibles. The Denver coroner’s office listed marijuana intoxication as a contributing factor in the accident that killed Thamba, a college student…
Dear Mexican: I wasn’t born in this country, but I got here as quickly as I could at the age of ten. I was born in Mexico and live in Houston, a city that is bursting at the seams with Mexicans and Latinos from every country south of the border…
Denver blog posts are all about offering alternatives. At our Food & Drink blog, Chelsea Keeney highlights her picks for the seven best veggie bowls in Denver. Denver Stiffs’ Mike Olson highlights his favorite trade in Nuggets history in a post about the notable players who the team’s lost over the…
The Niyakko Rush, a youth soccer club comprised primarily of refugees living in a single apartment house in Aurora, scored free tickets to the Major League Soccer All-Star Game at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Wednesday night. And that wasn’t even the best part of the week. The true awesomeness…
When CU Buffs basketballer Dustin Thomas decided to transfer from Boulder to Arkansas earlier this year, there was no indication that he was leaving Colorado due to off-the-court issues. Indeed, coaches made a point to praise him on the way out the door, suggesting that he’d handled the transition with…
Back in November 2014, our William Breathes wrote about the Fourth Corner Credit Union’s efforts to provide banking services for the marijuana industry. As Breathes noted at the time, FCCU was “set to open” — possibly as soon as January 1 — “and even has the backing of Governor John…
Can a pastor also be a schmuck? He can if he’s Walt Roberson. The senior pastor for Vinelife Church in Longmont, Roberson is one of four officials or elders at the house of worship to be sentenced for failure to report pervy sex allegations involving a church employee. The guilty…
Over the years, we’ve stumbled upon plenty of strange stuff in the Denver Craigslist Rants & Raves section. But we were still surprised by the manifesto entitled “Dear ‘New’ Coloradans: Here is a Beginner’s Guide to Help You Out!” Not that the post offers tips about the best local dive bars,…
Earlier this week, a post featuring maps of Denver homicides during the first half of 2015 noted that the number of incidents — twenty — was in line with the totals from recent years. For instance, there were also twenty Denver homicides during the first six months of 2012 and…
