At a time when there’s more scrutiny than ever on police shootings in metro Denver, it’s more than a little surprising how little information has been released about the killing of a man near Laredo Elementary School in Aurora. Days after the man was gunned down by officers in broad…
What are the priciest Colorado colleges as measured by in-state tution? The rundown by CollegeCalc.org, using U.S. Department of Education statistics for the 2013-2014 academic year, is filled with surprises. Continue to count down the photo-illustrated top ten, featuring CollegeCalc.org statistics. And be sure to click on the links to…
Whenever there’s a homicide related to marijuana, critics frequently use it as an example of how pot legalization leads to crime. This case will be more difficult to make when it comes to Lucas Johnson. The man accused of killing Edward Zimmerman, reportedly a marijuana grower in Routt County, has…
Melanie Asmar’s recent post asking how much landlords need to tell tenants about bedbugs inspired many commenters to share their own battles with the invidious pests. Many of them qualify as domestic horror stories. This one is a prime example. Here’s what happened. Kelly Mershon writes: I lived at Dayton Place…
Denver blog posts crave entertainment. At our Music blog, Kat Bein offers up five reasons your party sucks. According to Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons, the glass is always half-full for Nuggets interim coach Melvin Hunt — despite the Nugs losing the last two games, albeit to strong opponents. Denver Egotist…
Today at the State Capitol, Colorado faith leaders, as well as local business owners and community leaders, will appear at a press conference in opposition to two pieces of legislation they see as religious right-to-discriminate bills. We previewed one of them — House Bill 15-1161 — last month in a…
The Colorado Children’s Caucus wants to talk to marijuana and growing expos want you to be ready for spring after this week with several opportunities to learn from experts in this week’s cannabis calendar. Today at noon, the Colorado Children’s Caucus will discuss the dangers children face since recreational legalization…
This past week wasn’t a particularly bright one for criminal justice reform advocates in Colorado, as two high-profile parolees fell under scrutiny for less-than-stellar behavior. First came a 9News report about how Joaquin Garcia, a 30-year-old man with a criminal past that includes gang activity and car theft, is currently…
In September 2012, we noted that Melissa Benoist, who’d just been introduced as a character on Glee, was born in Littleton and attended Arapahoe High School. This gig turned out to be a mixed blessing, given that the show had already peaked by the time she arrived and steadily declined afterward;…
It’s been a while since we’ve gathered a new collection of Colorado-pride tattoos. Our previous versions were published in 2012 and 2013. Since then, the variety of ink online has only gotten more amazing. County down our ten favorites below. Number 10: The Eagle Has Landed Number 9: Our Kind…
Last year, we shared multiple reports about the murder of Aspen socialite Nancy Pfister. Three people were arrested for the crime: William Styler, a former Denver-area doctor, his wife, Nancy Styler, and ex-bank employee Katharine Carpenter. However, only William Styler was convicted, despite an affidavit suggesting that he would have…
This week’s time capsule is a mere 83 years old. It first appeared in the March 4, 1932 edition of the Eagle Valley Enterprise. Randomly inserted in page six of the paper, this tiny little mention of hashish actually makes it seem as if the author wasn’t all that opposed…
Our post about a new lawsuit against Colorado’s marijuana laws by a number of sheriffs in the state prompted a blizzard of Facebook comments. Most of them took the law-enforcers to task, although the reasons varied widely. This reader is baffled as to why the plaintiffs wouldn’t be celebrating Colorado’s laws,…
Denver blog posts like to serve themselves. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Mark Antonation previews First Draft, slated to be Denver’s first self-service beer bar. Mile High Report’s Jon Heath tells a tale of Twitter confusion involving the Denver’s Brandon Marshall, Chicago’s Brandon Marshall, and confused Bears fans on…
Colorado Senator Cory Gardner is co-sponsoring a bill to legalize hemp nationwide. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 (on view below) would remove industrial hemp from the definition of “marihuana” in the federal Controlled Substances Act, making it legal to use the crop commercially. “Industrial hemp is a safe…
Earlier this week, we shared some jarringly homophobic remarks offered up by Gordon Klingenschmitt, a recently elected member of Colorado’s House of Representatives. But Klingenschmitt is hardly the only person publicly peddling gay hatred. Witness conservative-Christian-speaker David Barton, who recently visited a Colorado college to share “wisdom” like this: God won’t…
Dear Mexican: Recently, I visited a viejecita in an assisted-living home and wondered how I would fare in such a place. Fortunately, I like to eat cottage cheese, but I would like some salsa with it, or better yet, an occasional jalapeño en escabeche. Are there places for those of…
Here at Schmuck of the Week HQ, we are frequently at a loss when it comes to figuring out what the hell some of our schmuck nominees were thinking. Like, for instance, Daniel Ruiz. Although he reportedly wanted to become a Denver cop, he wasn’t welcomed to the force with open…
We’re currently in the midst of National Consumer Protection Week, described as “a coordinated campaign that encourages consumers nationwide to take full advantage of their consumer rights and make better-informed decisions.” To mark the occasion, the consumer protection section of the Colorado Attorney General’s Office has released its annual list…
Last October, we told you about the arrest of Brandon Hansen, who was accused of surreptitiously taking videos of naked women in tanning booths. Additionally, he allegedly spent a full day grabbing up-skirt footage at a Denver Pavilions escalator. Now, Hansen has reportedly pleaded guilty to forty charges that had been…
One of the long-held claims about Major League Baseball is that fans of every team are filled with hope during Spring Training. Unfortunately, the Colorado Rockies, whose Spring Training schedule got underway this week, put the lie to this theory. Even though the team finally fired general manager Dan O’Dowd after…
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