As a hard-hitting journalist, I’m always looking for breaking stories that are essential to the public interest. So when I saw that a Green Solution had replaced a failed McDonald’s at 3179 Peoria Court, next to Nine Mile Station in Aurora, I figured it was my duty to stop in…
Back in 2012, a Denver radio station at 107.1 FM that had been playing EDM transformed into Pot 107.1, a marijuana-themed format. The whole thing turned out to be an attention-getting joke that was never intended to last. The station quickly ditched the sound and is currently playing throwback hip-hop. Now,…
The Holly Square basketball courts are empty this afternoon. Four boys are goofing off by a nearby picnic table, brandishing make-believe guns and pretending to blow each other away: “BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!” Like a lot of kids in northeast Park Hill, the four spend most of their afternoons here, playing…
Last December, we told you the story of Ian Santamaria, who killed himself in his car after being pulled over by deputies. The events that ended with the death of Loveland’s Christopher Bush has similar elements, but there was a key difference. In Santamaria’s case, police opened fire after a weapon…
Back in February, questioning of jurors in the trial of James Holmes, the shooter in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, got underway. Just over two months later, 24 jurors — twelve who’ll serve as the jury, plus twelve alternatives — have been selected. The nineteen women and five men, whose identities…
Earlier this year, we posted about the Urban Dictionary term Coloradon’t, defined as “Douchey things you shouldn’t do in Colorado” — and came up with our own Coloradon’t list. But Coloradon’t is hardly the site’s only creative twist on our great state’s name. There’s also ColoradOwned, which means “to be owned…
In a recent post about the third volume of a report attacking Colorado’s legalization of limited marijuana sales, we noted that those opposing the state’s policies have yet to mute their criticism even though more than a year has passed since recreational shops began doing business. But judging by a…
Our post about sex times by state noted that Coloradans timed by a new app didn’t seem to last as long as lovers in plenty of other states. This wouldn’t seem to be a positive in the cosmic scheme of things. But according to one of our readers, he would have…
Denver blog posts think it’s possible to look forward and look back at the same time. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies highlights the five best sites for looking at Denver’s past. At Mile High Report, Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann notes receiver Emmanuel Sanders’s take on the world-championship message being delivered by…
Dear Stoner: I love Colorado craft beer and our great ganja. Are there any events happening during 4/20 that would help readers to compare the vast flavor combinations of food and cannabis? Also, what combination of Colorado products would you recommend to your readers? Flavor Savor Dear Flavor Savor: There…
Scouts for Equality, a national nonprofit dedicated to overturning decades-long prohibitions against homosexuals in the Boy Scouts of America, will hold its national spring gathering in Estes Park this coming week, when members will discuss their agenda for continuing the fight in 2015 and beyond. The BSA lifted its ban…
Any lawyer worth his or her credentials will tell clients thinking about skipping out on court dates that doing so will only make things worse. Given that, it makes a certain kind of sense that Boulder attorney Emily Cohen is a wanted woman at this writing, after failing to appear…
The bloodshed continues near Martin Luther King Boulevard. Last month, one of three gang-related homicides on the same weekend took place near Pontiac and MLK Boulevard. Saturday night brought another killing, this one on Franklin between Martin Luther King Boulevard and Bruce Randolph. At this writing, no arrests have been made…
As you know, we love Denver and regularly celebrate the neighborhoods that make up the city. Now, however, one of those neighborhoods has been singled out as among the ten most beautiful neighborhoods in the country. Thrillist is the site behind the latest rankings. Below, find the photo-illustrated top ten,…
One of our most popular posts of 2014 was our collection of the most twisted posts on the Denver Dance Memes Facebook page. Fortunately, there are more where more where they came from. Our latest Denver Dance Memes gallery is just as crazy. But be warned: At least one of…
Back in February, we collected videos from major news organizations such as CBS and the New York Times to demonstrate that the national media is still hooked on Colorado pot. More evidence will arrive this weekend, when CNN will debut High Profits. The new reality-TV series focuses on the pair behind…
This week, the White House spoke out in favor of banning gay conversion therapy for those under the age of eighteen. On the same day this statement surfaced, however, three Republican state senators combined to kill a Colorado bill that would have done the same thing here. Plenty of folks…
Denver blog posts leave a mark. At our Arts blog, Nathalia Vélez shares her picks for the ten best tattoo shop names in Denver. For those of you (unlike yours truly) who didn’t see the Rockies blow a ninth-inning lead to the Cubs yesterday, Purple Row’s Jay Milnes will make you…
Nine candidates have applied to fill a vacancy on the five-member Adams 12 Five Star school board. They are: Merylee Appel, Amira Assad-Lucas, Brian Batz, Andrew Been, Jessy Hamilton, Joseph Holt, Nicholas Jonson, James Joy and incumbent Rico Figueroa. The board has until May 1 to fill the vacancy. If…
Yes, we know that 4/20 isn’t until next Monday — but most of the big events will take place this coming weekend, if not sooner. In fact, the Mile High City might never be higher than it is over the next few days; keep reading for a hit of our…
In December 2013, Araphaoe High School student Claire Davis died days after she was shot by another student, Karl Pierson. Davis’s name isn’t mentioned in Senate Bill 15-213, a measure expected to be heard by a Colorado state Senate committee today. However, she was the inspiration behind the legislation, which would…
In December 2013, we told you about the arrest of Kenneth Mackey for homicide in an incident that left two men dead. The location? An area that recently gained attention for being arguably Aurora’s most dangerous block. Turns out the crime also had a link to the police shooting of Sharod…
