Yesterday was a busy day for Matthew Burry. He appeared in court after being formally charged with child abuse resulting in death. The victim was his four-and-a-half-month-old son, Dominic. Meanwhile, a report revealed that Burry is a registered sex offender whose parole was revoked last year. As noted in his…
Back in January, we noted that the Denver Police Department had started posting stupid criminal stories on its Facebook page, and shared some of the funniest examples. Since our original post, the DPD definitely hasn’t run short of material. Indeed, the department has shared a whole new batch of tales in which…
We at Westword love Capitol Hill’s Nob Hill Inn. The venerable watering hole was the subject of a feature in 2009, the same year we named it Best Dive in our Best of Denver issue. The venue also ranked highly in our 2014 roundup of best dive bars — and a few months…
Last month, we noted that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has promised to crack down on Colorado marijuana laws if he’s elected president. Based on this statement alone, Christie would seem likely to receive the poorest marks from marijuana advocacy groups when it comes to the cannabis policies of presidential candidates. But…
Missouri is the latest state to express concern about alleged imports of Colorado marijuana. The state patrol in the state isn’t sure about the origin point of all the cannabis they’ve been seizing lately, but Colorado is their prime suspect, especially since the pot in question is of such high quality…
Denver blog posts are bacon-friendly. At our Food & Drink blog, Lauren Monitz highlights seven dishes that prove bacon is alive and well — and totally American. Colorado Pols has the scoop about state senator Morgan Carroll going after Mike Coffman’s Congressional seat. Predictably, Colorado Peak Politics is less enthusiastic…
A few months back, Evans-based Jenessa Rosenbach posted the following on her Facebook page: “Is every man on this planet on a fucking dating website! Losing hope there are good men out there. Is the man not being on dating websites really that big of a request lol. Can’t you…
There’s no question that RiNo is changing. The once-industrial neighborhood of warehouses and factories is now home to at least ten breweries, two wineries and two cider-makers. There are several hip restaurants that serve kale salad and $12 hamburgers, and there’s the Source, an artisan market with a coffee roaster,…
Denver home sales reached a record high in June, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. “Despite the slight cooling in the market, June still set records in home prices and closed dollar volume, as the lack of inventory available in the Denver-area over the last eighteen months is continuing…
Back in July 2012, we reported about a controversy that arose after Masterpiece Cakeshop refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, Charlie Craig and David Mullins. For the three years since then, the case has been winding its way through the legal system. In May 2014, the…
This past month, John Bowlen, son of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, was busted on a domestic violence beef that involved booze and whippets. He also told the 911 dispatcher that he not only owned the Broncos personally (he doesn’t), but also claimed to be the “blood of the city” in…
Greeley-born Amanda Peterson co-starred in Can’t Buy Me Love, an iconic teen comedy of the 1980s, alongside a young Patrick Dempsey, still years away from being christened McDreamy on Gray’s Anatomy. But after her Hollywood career wound down, she returned to her hometown. She died there yesterday, July 5 —…
Back in March, we wrote about “Clearing the Haze,” a Colorado Gazette series about the fallout from marijuana legalization in Colorado. The resulting package was a relentless anti-pot screed co-written by Christine Tatum, wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, one of the area’s most prominent physicians against greater access to cannabis by young people…
A recent Ask a Stoner column concerned classes for pot newbies. Among the responses we received was one from a dispensary employee who’s had a lot of experience with people with varying levels of marijuana knowledge. Most irritating, though, are folks, many of them visitors, who think they know more…
Denver blog posts are getting better all the time. At our Music blog, Jon Solomon offers a photo tour of the Marquis Theater’s upgrades. Ken Schroeppel celebrates Denver Infill’s tenth anniversary by recalling the site’s most viewed post ever. The Colorado Independent’s Susan Greene asks: “What’s the Plan in the…
Couldn’t afford the $895 to attend last week’s Cannabis Business Summit? There’s another marijuana industry conference this week at the Denver Mart, and this one will have a job fair for those trying for a foot in the industry. Find out more below, in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Join author,…
A century ago, there were no free schools for would-be students over the age of eighteen. Emily Griffith changed that. The longtime Denver Public Schools teacher and two-time deputy state superintendent of schools had a dream of starting a school that was open to everyone, regardless of age, income or previous…
If you’re among the loyal subscribers to the Denver Post’s print edition, you probably noticed that there are fewer sections in today’s paper than there used to be — even last week. That’s because the Monday and Tuesday print Posts have undergone some shrinkage, from three sections to two. However,…
The daughter of Kathleen and Kenny Sanchez may be alive today because Kenny hit her in public when she was three-years-old. This may sound like a strange statement, but the facts of the case, as spelled out in an arrest affidavit on view below, provide a strong argument for it…
We love Colorado pride around here. But we’re even more fond of showing it in a slightly unusual way — which is why, just a little over a year ago, we shared a post featuring out-of-the-ordinary Colorado symbol T-shirts. Fortunately, there are more where those came from, as a visit…
It was a grisly discovery. Patricia Richmond, 23, was found dead at a home owned by her future in-laws in Routt County, not far from Steamboat Springs. She was tied up and face down — and at this writing. At this writing, it’s unclear how Richmond died. But as those…
Since opening its doors at 1 Broadway in 2009, Denver Relief has made quite an effort to get involved with the community. I’m not talking about persistent self-promotion or hyping roles in cable “documentaries” about Colorado’s pot industry, but by pushing true community projects, like helping local kids through college…
