Our post about an incident in which a man moving into an Aurora condo shot three juveniles who allegedly tried to rob him, killing one of them. got a lot of reaction from readers. Most of them supported the actions of the mover. Likewise, few expressed much sympathy for the…
Denver blog posts are always open. The folks at our Food blog offer the May restaurant roll call, which includes more than twenty restaurant or bar openings and ten closings. Colorado Peak Politics on the surprising decision by Congressman Mike Coffman not to challenge Michael Bennet in the 2016 race…
Denver International Airport and Westin DIA officials said on Monday that they plan to open the fourteen-story, 519-room airport hotel on November 19. The Westin will be part of the new Hotel and Transit Center — yes, that giant mustache-looking thing (or does it resemble a pirate ship?) — that…
The gallery that accompanies substitute teacher Matthew Lonie’s Facebook page, which remains online at this writing, includes a handful of photos in which he’s the only person in the frame. However, the majority of shots, including his current profile photo, feature children — sometimes alone, often posing with him. These…
At last, the weather in Colorado is heating up. But with the rise in temperatures comes increased dangers of avalanches in the high country, with numerous slides in recent days — one of which prompted a daring rescue operation. A man on Buffalo Mountain was reportedly swept over a waterfall by…
Over the past year or so, we’ve shared tweets from two different accounts catering to high-school and college students with explicit stories to share: Colorado HS Confess and ColoradoSexConfess. But the graphic anecdotes don’t stop there, as the Colorado Confessions Twitter feed proves. If you’re a parent of a teen, these tweets…
May 27, 2014 My favorite picture from the weekend. Such a gorgeous man when he smiles! Christopher Winters…
In mid-April, a former Colorado Springs-area Fox Sports radio outlet switched its format to K-HIGH, a marijuana-talk station. Now, a Denver station has followed suit. What had been KDCO-FM/Mile High Sports Radio is now KBUD-FM, also known as Smokin 94.1. In March, the station and its sister signal at 1550 AM…
A marijuana consumer group protested outside a LivWell location on South Broadway over the weekend, claiming the dispensary chain uses potentially harmful pesticides and doesn’t care about consumer health. But LivWell says those accusations are simply untrue. Up to a dozen members of the Cannabis Consumers Coalition demonstrated outside the…
Denver blog posts are superheroic. Our Arts blog highlights the people and costumes of Denver Comic Con 2015. The Colorado Independent’s Nancy Watzman: “In Aspen, Even Doctors Need Affordable Housing.” Big Media’s Jason Salzman thinks that Representative Mike Coffman is more interested in looking like he supports immigration reform than…
After reporting about pot club Grassroots Colorado’s fight against prosecution and eviction, we shared a very different kind of story on the same subject. Turns out iBake Denver has been able to operate without police interference for more than two years — because it’s located just outside the Denver city…
As the less attractive but smarter sister of marijuana, hemp rarely gets the political or social attention it deserves. Now that there’s some hemp events happening in this week’s Cannabis Calendar, be sure to show the Jan Brady of the marijuana movement some love. Colorado Rocky Mountain High Singles is…
Last year, a bill to make driving under the influence a felony under certain conditions fell short in the Colorado general assembly — and the ACLU of Colorado, which opposed the measure, was pleased by the development. This year, however, a tweaked version of the measure passed, and Governor John…
Evan Young was the class valedictorian for Twin Peaks Charter Academy in Longmont. But the school didn’t allow him to speak at his May 16 commencement. Why not? Because he planned to come out as gay during the address — subject matter rejected by the school for reasons spelled out…
Last week, we updated our list of the ten Denver neighborhoods with the most-expensive rent for a two-bedroom apartment, based on data from ApartmentList.com. However, the post didn’t address a more fundamental question: Why are rents currently so expensive? ApartmentList.com compiled eight theories in a post about the soaring figures…
Of late, we’ve reported about numerous suicide-by-cop scenarios, many of which have ended in the suspect either killing himself or being fatally shot by officers. That didn’t happen in the case of Richard Martinez, who called 911 on late Saturday, May 30, and told the operation, “I’m going to kill…
People perusing Craiglist are typically looking for love or searching for bargains. This ad one of our readers stumbled upon certainly appears to offer the latter. It features a 1979 Volkswagen Bus — the kind of vehicle that generations of free spirits have transformed into hippie vans — selling for the incredibly…
A reader recently argued that thanks to some recent changes for the worse, even Colorado natives don’t like their home state anymore. To say that sentiment received some push-back is a large understatement. Plenty of readers say they adore Colorado as much as ever, whether they were born here or…
Denver blog posts can get very animated. At our Arts blog, we’ve collected the winners of Westword’s third-annual comics contest. Colorado Peak Politics wonders: “Have fracktivists abandoned the fight?” Denver Egotist spotlights a poetic look at the work of the Denver Foundation. Send your story tips to the author, Michael…
Dear Mexican: From what I’ve seen and heard, Mexicans are very family-oriented. They take the names of their mothers and fathers, live with extended family, take carpooling to the nth degree, and tattoo the names of their children across their bodies. We recently had a party and invited one of…
As anyone familiar with the condition known as meth mouth knows, users of methamphetamine often grind their teeth. But the desire to bite something/anything can be a problem — especially if the something/anything within chomping distance is an officer of the law. Which brings us to 31-year-old Victor Aguayo, our latest…
In our report earlier today about a deadly police shooting at a Northglenn house with three children inside, we cited the case of Kyle Moore, 21, a suspected Greeley-area identity thief who crashed at the conclusion of a police chase that followed an officer firing a shot at him near…
