Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, announced that the results of Project Wildfire. The operation, managed by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations, is said to have 976 gang members and others allegedly tied to them. The bustees represented 239 different gangs in 282 cities, ICE maintains. In Colorado, thirteen…
A bill currently in the Colorado Legislature could shake up the current Marijuana Enforcement Division leadership and install a governor-appointed five-member commission to oversee the state agency after the current rules sunset in July 2016. Under this proposal, sponsored by senators Pat Steadman and Chris Holbert, the governor-appointed commission would…
Our post about the Colorado Springs Police Department Facebooking photos of convicted johns asked readers for their opinions about the tactic, as well as whether police departments should be spending time and resources fighting what some people consider to be a victimless crime. In response, we received some passionate posts on…
Denver blog posts always pursue happiness. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Chris Utterback celebrates the five best happy hours in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic notes that Representative Mike Coffman has received $20,000 in campaign cash from disgraced Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock. Mile High Mamas looks at the…
Strain Gang is our new weekly critique of a cannabis strain at a recreational store. For MMJ reviews, read Mile Highs and Lows at westword.com/news. Broadway’s notorious dispensary row is known for cramped quarters and strong cannabis, but some shops can claim only the former. Sad to say, using popular…
In 2012, we told you about a court ruling in the case of Leonard Watkins, a convicted child molester and medical marijuana patient who challenged rules against smoking MMJ while on probation. Three years later, a new bill scheduled to be heard by a Colorado House committee tomorrow aims to…
In November 2013, three new school-board members were elected in Jefferson County. Ken Witt, John Newkirk and Julie Williams — or “WNW,” as they called themselves — ran as a group of fiscal conservatives who were in favor of school choice and opposed to Amendment 66, a statewide Democrat-backed tax…
Robert Carradine has made a career out of being a nerd. He’s best known for his role in 1984’s Revenge of the Nerds and its assorted sequels — and he’s still mining this territory in the TBS competition series King of the Nerds, which he co-hosts with Curtis Armstrong, best known…
Michelle Wilkins, whose baby was cut from her womb in Longmont, allegedly by Dynel Lane, is making it clear that she’s determined to embrace life. In recent posts, including one shared earlier this morning, she expresses her gratitude to first responders and those who’ve donated their time, energy and resources…
Aurora police have announced the arrest of Christopher Martinez, 34, in the April 1 murder of Clifford Wilson, 33. Not that Martinez was in Aurora when he was fitted with cuffs. He was taken into custody in Weld County. As for what happened, the working theory at this point is…
Last month, we shared a list of the Denver neighborhoods with the most bars. Today, we feature the opposite side of the coin — those neighborhoods with the fewest bars according to FindTheBest.com data as assembled by the Denver Business Journal. We’ve collected and photo-illustrated the twenty (presumably) thirstiest parts…
At this writing, the biggest story in the country is the arrest of South Carolina Patrolman Michael Slager for murder after gunning down Walter Scott, an unarmed man originally pulled over for a traffic infraction. The bust followed the release of shocking video of the incident posted by the New…
Yesterday, we gave you the details about CU Boulder deciding to open its campus to visitors on April 20 for the first time in three years. Operations won’t be entirely normal: Extra police will be on duty and Norlin Quad, once ground zero for the 4/20 celebration that was once…
Denver blog posts are just warming up. Viral again: Jonathan Shikes’s post about ten unusual places to stay in Colorado. Denver Egotist shares comedic web clips for New Belgium’s Slow Down Session IPA. Denver Stiffs’ Jeffrey Morton celebrates the election of ex-Nuggets Dikembe Mutombo and Spencer Haywood to the Basektball Hall…
Homeless advocates across Colorado hope to combat local laws banning individuals from sitting on sidewalks and sleeping on the street with a proposal scheduled to be heard in the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on April 15. If approved by legislators and signed by the governor, they say, the…
Glendale is proud to announce that it’s going backwards. City officials hope to restore Glendale’s reputation as a social hub with a $175-million dining and entertainment district along Cherry Creek. They unveiled plans Monday for the new development, called Glendale 180. Glendale 180 is slated to include 25 bars and…
Uber has become an ultra-popular way for people to get from here to there, despite warnings about safety from cab companies that are presumably losing business as a result of this new form of competition. Does the story of Gerald Montgomery bolster such claims? That’s debatable — but there’s no…
This morning, the Boulder Transit Center was reportedly shut down for a time after authorities found a “suspicious item.” It turned out to be a bong. Funny? Sure — but the response reflects concerns raised after two Jewish organizations in Boulder received threatening letters containing white power that, fortunately, turned…
Last week, we noted the defeat of an IUD bill in the Colorado legislature, along with statistics about how Colorado stacked up with other states when it comes to teen pregnancy. This topic got us to thinking about the topic of sex education — and judging by 2012 statistics from…
On April 2, Colorado Springs’s Corinne Munger posted a graphic on her Facebook page. It reads: “You are allowed to terminate toxic relationships. You are allowed to walk away from people who hurt you. You are allowed to be angry and selfish and unforgiving. You don’t owe anyone an explanation…
Controversy continues to swirl in many quarters about the law-enforcement approach to prostitution. Some people feel it’s a victimless crime that police should treat as such rather than wasting resources on what is essentially a moral crusade. Others believe arrests and stings are a worthwhile way to fight human trafficking…
For the past three years, the CU Boulder campus has been closed to visitors on April 20 in an attempt to snuff out the 4/20 bash that annually transformed the school into what NORML executive director Alan St. Pierre once referred to as “an orgasm of cannabis consumption.” For this…
