No memo. We are offering buyouts to a select group of employees: those over 55 with 10 years or more of service are eligible. 10 to 19 years get 2 weeks for every year plus 4 additional weeks and six months of Cobra in a lump sum payment. Those with…
Colorado communities are regularly listed among the most fit in the United States. And this year is no exception. In “State of Well-Being,” subtitled “2014 Obesity Rankings,” Gallup and Healthways crunched the numbers for the 100 most populous U.S. cities Which explains why Boulder didn’t make the cut. However, the…
If it had been a good day for the Denver Broncos, the lead story about the team yesterday would have been Von Miller’s revelation that he’s often been fined for farting at meetings. It wasn’t a good day for the Denver Broncos. That’s because TMZ featured a report about John Bowlen…
My experiences at chain dispensaries over the past few months have me worried about the quality of cannabis in Colorado. Yes, you can legally buy an ounce on almost any block in the city — but if that store has several other locations, that ounce may not be top-notch. I’d…
In a recent post, we noted that a felony DUI bill signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper earlier this week was opposed by the ACLU of Colorado. The organization contends that increased emphasis on treatment, more checkpoints intended to identify drunk drivers before they can harm anyone and targeted investigations…
Denver blogs make snap judgments. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett highlights the twenty best instagrammers in Denver. Colorado Peak Politics isn’t thrilled by Governor John Hickenlooper’s veto of a red-light-camera ban. The Colorado Independent’s Tessa Cheek on the possible repercussions for Twin Peaks Charter Academy as a result of…
Congress voted on two amendments to a Department of Justice spending bill Wednesday that would protect marijuana businesses in states where they’re legal, but only one of them passed. Introduced by Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Democratic Congressman Sam Farr, both of California, the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment will prohibit federal funding…
A police chase in Weld County yesterday ended with the death of Barbara Ann Blanton-Marez. She reportedly took her own life as police moved in following a crash at the end of a lengthy chase. The 39-year-old was wanted for walking away from community corrections in Mesa County — and…
Earlier this month, we reported about the sad and mysterious death of Alex Quiros, a 21-year-old cadet at the Air Force Academy. The cause of Quiros’s death has still not been made public two weeks since his passing. Now, there’s more concern for the Quiros family. Ksenia Quiros, Alex’s mom,…
Over 4/20 weekend, as we’ve reported, police officers raided and shut down two Denver pot clubs, Grassroots Colorado, at 2209 Larimer Street, and POTUS Club, 1395 Alameda Avenue (the old Sugar House location). The approach to doing preventing the businesses from reopening has involved declaring them nuisances and pressuring landlords…
A few years back, the Quality Health website named Denver the most sexually active city in America. Since then, we’ve apparently slowed our roll to some degree — but we still like to get busy. That’s the take-away from a new analysis conducted by Men’s Health magazine. The mag set out…
Dear Stoner: Some of the dispensaries I go to make me use a locked bag so it’s “childproof” when I leave, but others just let me walk out with a paper bag full of pot. What gives? Kenny Dear Kenny: Ever notice a pattern in the packaging your buds come…
In a recent Comment of the Day, we featured the take of a reader who believes that if people can drink at a bar, they should be able to smoke at a pot club. Lots of those who responded agreed with that theory. However, one person raised some interesting points…
Denver blog posts are available by the dozens. At our Food blog, Mark Antonation introduces us to Habit Doughnut Dispensary, located in the old Paris on the Platte space. Mile High Report offers a roundup of everything they know about Broncos OTAs. A grabby Colorado Pols headline: “Cory Gardner to…
Earlier this week, we reported that Twin Peaks Charter Academy valedictorian Evan Young, who was prevented from speaking at a commencement ceremony in May because he’d planned to come out as gay, had been given the opportunity to deliver his address at an Out Boulder event at which he received an…
While most of the fugly discussions in northwest Denver focus on new construction, one particularly ugly fight is getting old. It’s over the Bosler House, a circa 1875 mansion that was designated a Denver landmark, one of only 332 in the city, back in 1984. But three years later, the…
Just over a week after a scathing critique of the Denver Sheriff’s Department, Brent Miller, a civilian investigator who was recently fired by the DSD, has filed a federal lawsuit against the agency. Among the other parties named: the City of Denver, Manager of Safety Stephanie O’Malley, interim Sheriff Elias…
Shootings in Aurora have made headlines of late, no doubt displeasing city representatives, who continue to fight against the reputation that the community has a violent-crime problem. And an episode that took place late Friday night, May 29, will only make the need for an image makeover that much more…
Juggalos — fans of the band Insane Clown Posse — frequently complain about getting a bad rap. As we’ve previously noted, they see themselves as peaceful, music-loving members of the extended ICP family, even though plenty of cops and the like think they’re part of a potentially dangerous quasi-gang. But…
The stories told by the most memorable mug shots from May are often worth a lot more than 1,000 words. The majority of the tales are sad and disturbing — none more so than the one involving Ben Edwards and Shyanne Sexton, a fugitive and his teenage niece, who are…
Last month’s election in Denver wasn’t packed with surprises. True, Tim O’Brien upset Chris Nevitt in the auditor’s contest. But Mayor Michael Hancock won reelection easily, as did clerk and recorder Debra Johnson, and Debbie Ortega, Paul López, Mary Beth Susman, Christopher Herndon and Albus Brooks retained their seats on the Denver…
Colorado Representative Jared Polis is considered to be among the most marijuana-friendly legislators elected to national office. Earlier this year, for instance, he was cited as a role model by the #IVoteCannabis campaign. But that doesn’t mean pot activists universally support his policies. Case in point: He’s already getting pushback…
