A jury deliberated less than an hour last Thursday following a three-day trial in Denver District Court, and afterward, Hasan Jones was acquitted in a drive-by shooting case. But that doesn’t mean he’s the man shot almost two years ago by gang member turned anti-gang activist (and Westword cover-story subject) Terrance…
After weeks of speculation, the Denver Nuggets have announced a new basketball coach. Enter: Mike Malone. Malone, the former head coach of Sacramento Kings, went 39-67 in Sacramento before getting let go 24 games into last season. He was an assistant coach in the NBA for thirteen seasons before his…
The last Facebook photo posted by Fort Collins’ William J. Lujan — known by his friends and family as Julian — is the one above, in which he’s seen posing with his mom at his graduation from Colorado State University last month. The proud caption: “Yeah, I’m a total Momma’s…
In 2012, as we’ve reported, Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient fired by DISH for failing a drug test, filed a complaint over the issue in Arapahoe District Court. When he lost there, attorney Michael Evans brought the case to the Colorado Court of Appeals, where jurists also rejected…
Amid the ongoing trial of Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, the court hearing the case has released a number of previously unavailable documents to the public. The items include a notebook Holmes sent to psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton, which featured a section entitled “Insights Into the Mind of Madness.” The…
Last year around this time, we shared the results of the 2014 American Fitness Index. In it, Denver came in fourth — a fine finish, if not quite as good as its performance in a Sharecare.com survey on the same subject published earlier that year. In the latter, Denver was number…
Earlier this month, we told you about the narrow defeat of an amendment co-sponsored by Colorado Representative Jared Polis that would have protected recreational marijuana businesses from possible federal prosecution. Why revisit the subject? Due to Polis’s inspired rant in defense of the measure, which pivoted on his comparison between smoking…
One of our most read recent Comments of the Day involved a reader’s suggestion that people shouldn’t pay their photo-radar tickets. His argument: The letters sent to drivers “ARE NOT an actual citation, summons, infraction, etc.,” and the city will not serve violators because “it’s logistically cost-prohibitive, if not even…
Denver blogs know that envy isn’t the only thing that’s green. At our Food & Drink blog, Mark Antonation shares a New Mexico TV station’s response to the debate over whether New Mexico or Colorado green chile is the best. Colorado Pols: “Mike Coffman Compares Veterans Administration to ISIS, Makes…
Want to run your own marijuana business? There’s more to the industry than dispensaries and growing operations. Check out some of the socials, discussions and expos for up-and-coming ganjapreneurs in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Funky Buddha Lounge will host High Social Happy Hour by Blazer — a happy hour for…
Willie Clark could get a new trial in the 2007 murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams. The Colorado Court of Appeals has ordered a hearing to determine if juror misconduct tainted Clark’s first trial in 2010. One of the jurors admitted that he and some of the others conducted…
Last month, we reported about Arapahoe Basin extending the 2014-2015 ski season by planning to remain open on the weekend of June 12-14. This decision was greeted with delight by plenty of locals, who turned out in force: A-Basin estimates that more than 2,500 people headed to the hills “to get…
In our post about the decision not to charge officers in the shooting of Jessie Hernandez, a seventeen-year-old whose death behind the wheel of a stolen car inspired the Denver Police Department to change its policy allowing officers to shoot into moving vehicles, we noted that Denver District Attorney Mitch…
In recent weeks, a number of studies have been released that help explain why housing prices in Colorado are currently so high. One of the latest comes from FindTheBest.com, which set out to track housing prices in American cities today as compared to how much residences cost during the peak…
may 10 How grateful and blessed I feel to be Mom to a family of equines. ELLA, Equine Life Lessons and Artwork combines equine art and experience. While “hanging out with the horses at my ranch, Thunder Heart Haven,” kids can participate in their care, learn to ride if they…
The description of High Valley Farms on the website of Silverpeak Apothecary makes the place sound bucolic and environmentally friendly in the extreme — an idyllic piece of land just outside Basalt, in a gorgeous part of Colorado. But the farm’s neighbors aren’t singing its praises. Instead, they’re complaining about…
The high cost of rent in the Denver metro area is a popular commentary subject for our readers even on items that aren’t specifically about that topic. A case in point was a recent post about the Colorado places with the largest increases in poverty from 1980 to 2010. The…
Denver blog posts are going to work out this summer…really. At our Arts blog, Lauren Archuleta shares her picks for the ten sports groups to get involved with this summer. Denver Urbanism’s Ryan Dravitz tracks FasTracks progress via the overhead catenary system at Denver’s Union Station. At the Colorado Independent,…
Dear Mexican: Why are lowrider artists obsessed with surly clowns? I went to an exhibition of the art of Mr. Cartoon in Venice Beach years ago, and the clowns in his art were downright disturbing. I’ve seen these nasty clowns on T-shirts and in a bunch of other places, too…
When Amanda Davis Googled “how people got caught after bank robberies,” we assume she did so in an effort to figure out how not to be busted. But perhaps we’re terribly wrong. Maybe she wanted to get captured after sticking up a Fort Collins bank — in which case her dream…
The cameras put in place on roadways throughout the state by the Colorado Department of Transportation don’t only stream images of traffic jams and inclement weather. Sometimes they also capture video of potential disasters. Case in point: CDOT cameras were in the right place to see a rockslide that dumped…
Isaiah Hunter wasn’t only sentenced for one horrible crime this week. No, the 24-year-old received punishment for three — incidents so disturbing that they could add up to a life sentence. Assorted arrest documents on view below offer strong arguments for describing Hunter as a serial rapist — an extraordinarily…
