The topic of high rent prices in Denver continues to be one of the hottest topics among our readers. A recent Comment of the Day in which a reader argued that the pricey rent will cause the real estate bubble to burst is a case in point. A post offering four…
Denver blogs are all about the nineteenth hole. At our Arts blog, Brad Weismann highlights his picks for the eleven best miniature-golf courses in the Denver area. Coyote Gulch: Figuring out Colorado’s water future is no easy task. Purple Row’s Jeff Aberle polls readers about the Colorado Rockies’ thirty best…
Last month, we told you about the Limited Social Marijuana Consumption Initiative, a proposal that would allow businesses to provide an area for people 21 and over to consume marijuana within the Denver city limits. The City of Denver has now approved the final language for the measure — read…
Dear Mexican: Your column about Chicanos loving the Aztecs had me both cracking up and intellectually fortified. In the end, you wrote: “But, hey: If you want to change your name from José González to Nezahualcoyotl Moctezuma and go to sweat lodges on weekends even though you’re lighter-skinned than a…
Any close observer of the Denver retail marijuana scene has no doubt noticed the proliferation of chain pot shops at the expense of individual or standalone dispensaries, often referred to as “Mom and Pops.” One reason, according to attorney Nick Richards, is aggressive auditing being conducted at the state and…
In 2008, the Denver Post published an article set at East Colfax’s Sand & Sage under the banner “Families Reach Last-Stop Motel.” Sadly, this headline proved to be prophetic in the case of a woman in her twenties. She’s dead and the person who shot her is on the loose at this writing. Here’s…
During the run-up to July 4 a couple of years ago, we shared some amazing ads spotlighting weird and/or offensive fireworks from days gone by from a collection curated by FireworksLand.com. A return trip to the site reveals another treasure trove of images — a gallery of antique fireworks postcards…
“Brett Ryan Mosher is 27 years-old and is a Parker resident.” He was arrested by the Parker Police Department for “Soliciting for Child Prostitution after engaging in communication with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a child.” “Also as a part of the April operation effort, 31 year-old…
Dear Stoner: I could really use instructions on how to break apart a nugget, clean a grinder and roll a joint. Is there an intro-to-marijuana class somewhere? New to Nugs Dear Nugs: Most people take Pot Smoking 101 during high school or college, but there are plenty of ways to…
We regularly receive interesting comments, memorable comments, pointed comments, passionate comments and hilarious comments. But it’s not often that a comment manages to combine all of these qualities. Fortunately, one that fits this last description was shared on our recent post about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage…
Denver blogs generally like whatever Taylor Swift likes. At our Music blog, Isa Jones argues that it’s time to take Ed Sheeran seriously. Excellent Colorado Peak Politics headline: “BUG OUT! Chinese Wasps to Battle the Ash Borer for Supremacy in Boulder.” Roundball Mining Company’s Colin Deaver addresses the Denver Nuggets’…
Elijah Huff calls himself a “’hood-walker.” “It’s amazing when I walk around…. When you walk past, you never know where your next house will be,” explains the recent Manual High School graduate. The location of Huff’s next home weighs heavily on his mind as he prepares to head to Fort Lewis…
It sounds a bit like the Dave Chappelle sketch about a blind white supremacist who doesn’t realize he’s actually black. But according to police, it actually happened in Colorado Springs. That’s where members of a historically black church have been terrorized for weeks by racist messages referencing the Klu Klux Klan…
Property Type: Single Family, 3+ Story County: Eagle Bedrooms: 7 Bathrooms: 6 Full/3 Three-Qtr/2 Half Lot Size: 0.79 Acres Square Feet: 11,629 (approx) Price per Sq. Ft.: $571.85 Year Built: 1983 Garage: Yes-2 spaces Stories: 4 Construction: Wood Frame, Stucco, Stone Room Information Recreation Room Great Room Den/Study Wine Cellar Bathrooms Full Baths:…
Back in March, we told you about the arrest of Sky Wodraska. The Breckenridge man was busted for attempted murder, assault, kidnapping and child abuse, with one of the victims being a fourteen-year-old girl who reportedly greeted the officer who rescued her after being stabbed with these words: “Don’t let…
Pity the folks behind the MSU Denver Confession Facebook page. They tried for over a year to get the page going, with a stated goal of rivaling or surpassing the biggest page of its type in the area, CU Boulder Confessions. But alas, the mission failed: The last post went…
The flooding that took place in Boulder County in 2013 wasn’t expected to repeat itself anytime soon — and thus far, it hasn’t. However, our recent wet spell has resulted in several Colorado rivers to flood on a smaller scale, and waters are running high enough to be more dangerous…
Over the past few years, one state after another has blamed Colorado’s marijuana laws for endangering its citizens — and prompting cannabis crackdowns within its borders. We’ve posted about alleged pot profiling in Kansas and Wyoming, accompanied by assertions that Colorado is likely the source of the weed. And, of course,…
In recent days, a December post about micro-apartments in the old Hotel VQ building renting for nearly $1,000 even though they’re around 330 square feet went viral again. Why? Likely due to reports such as this one about how quickly they’re filling up despite the big bucks required to reserve such a space…
Denver blog posts work at all hours. At our Food & Drink blog, Lindsey Bartlett highlights the ten best places for late-night eats in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Nancy Lofholm tells the tale of cops who tried calming a mentally ill man with a stun gun. Big Media’s Jason Salzman…
Cannabis has poured money into our state’s economy, including a whopping $76 million in taxes in 2014. And many dispensary owners and progressive marijuana advocates do much more than just provide jobs, pot and tax money; they also give back to the community. These ganja do-gooders are proof that the…
The pockets of marijuana investors are getting deeper as more states warm up to medical and recreational marijuana, and pot entrepreneurs were trying their best to capitalize on the opportunity at the ArcView Investor Pitch Forum — an investment conference for ancillary marijuana businesses held in Denver’s Exdo Event Center…
