Back in November 2013, 9News’ Kyle Clark became a hero on Buzzfeed and Reddit for his rant about viewers sending the station so many photos of snowy patios and backyards instead of actually venturing beyond their doors. Just over a year later, the station for which Clark toils seems to have turned…
This weekend’s snowstorm wasn’t of historic proportions, but plenty of people treated it that way: In much of the city, traffic ranged from much less than usual to practically nonexistent and usually crowded store aisles were all but deserted. What did folks along the Front Range do to pass the…
Last month, our Music blog told you about the arrest of Puddle of Mudd lead singer Wes Scantlin for trespassing at Denver International Airport — by riding the oversize luggage racks there. In recent days, Scantlin was supposed to appear in local court on that incident and a previous one in…
Some things don’t change. Like, for example, the flow of “dope” over the Mexican border into the United States as this April 23, 1923 Telluride Daily Journal article illustrates. Yes, Americans have been wanting to get high and Mexico has been supplying our habits for a century or so. But…
Our post about Eric Brandt, well-known for riding his bicycle in Westminster beneath a finger-flipping sign that reads “FUCK COPS,” getting sentenced to ninety days in jail for messages he chalked on a sidewalk inspired an energetic back-and-forth among readers over freedom of speech and whether there should be any limits…
Denver blog posts have lots of tips for visitors — and people who live here, too. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Mark Antonation lists the nine best places for Texans to eat in Denver. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein isn’t exactly wowed by the Nuggets’ deadline day trades involving Arron Afflalo…
Shortly after we published a breakdown of two lawsuits filed by Washington, D.C.-based Safe Streets Alliance against Colorado’s marijuana laws, the Marijuana Policy Project announced a call for a nationwide boycott against Holiday Inns. The reason: One of the SSA suits was filed by the owners of a Holiday Inn…
Dear Mexican: What’s with the surge in restaurants, from other grupos like Filipinos, Chinese, Salvadoran and other Latin Americans, that advertise Mexican food on their menu? They go so far as add “and Mexican Food” to their logos! Isn’t it hard enough to make authentic food for a respective native…
Not every Schmuck of the Week is a moron, as David Warmack demonstrates. According to federal investigators, Warmack came up with a clever scheme to “review” massage parlors on a now-defunct website dubbed SoWet.com — and his payments allegedly included cash as well as “services” from the women who worked…
A search in Boulder for a missing man has ended tragically. The body of Randal Evans, a 52-year-old marathon runner, was found near Cobalt Trail north of the city. On Tuesday, the Boulder Police Department issued an alert for Evans, who was last seen near his residence on the 1600…
So…you’re having a baby and you don’t want him or her to have the same name as a slew of other kids in school? The folks at (of all places) the Social Security Administration are here to help. The agency has compiled a list of the most popular baby names…
When we previewed the announcement of new lawsuits targeted Colorado’s pot laws (filed by Safe Streets Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based group that misspelled “marijuana” in its press release), we noted that one of the challenges for the plaintiffs would be establishing standing in court — in other words, demonstrating that…
One sex assault in a neighborhood is terrifying enough. Two sex assaults are even worse, particularly when the reports come barely 24 hours apart. That’s what is happening in the vicinity of Capitol Hill. Denver police are seeking a suspect or suspects in cases that are said to have taken place…
When I was in high school, I used to get my hair cut at a Korean-owned hair salon called Vicky’s. It was cheap and the staffers did a decent-enough job. Nothing fancy though: They pretty much used an electric razor for everything. But the part I remember most was the…
A pair of law professors from Concordia University argue that Colorado should pay Oklahoma and Nebraska for the headaches caused by limited marijuana legalization, just as the government here could be responsible for pollution that flows by river into their territory. The theory engendered a great deal of debate among…
Denver blog posts make sound decisions. Our Music blog names Denver’s ten best small venues. Colorado Peak Politics isn’t exactly wowed by the campaign to ban fracking in Denver. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons surveys rumors that the Lakers and Bucks might be interested in trading for Ty Lawson. Send…
Artopia, Westword’s annual celebration of art, culture and fashion, returns to City Hall on February 21. In addition to plenty of visual artists and the Whiteout fashion show, the event will feature some highlights from Colorado’s music scene — this year, over a dozen groups and artists will perform on four stages. Tickets…
The campaign to seek national monument designation status for a rugged stretch of canyons, meadows and forests between Buena Vista and Salida, which recently shifted from a long-running battle in Congress to a call for executive action, is about to pay off. President Barack Obama is expected to announce this…
In January, Denver police officers shot and killed Jessie Hernandez, a seventeen-year-old who’d been driving a stolen car. Since then, her death has sparked protests, as well as debate about the Denver Police Department’s policy about shooting into moving vehicles — and events today demonstrate how local and national organizations are working…
The Denver Police Department didn’t immediately brand a death that took place in Green Valley Ranch late Tuesday night as a crime. But now, the DPD is investigating it as a homicide. The details about what took place remain scarce at this writing — but here’s what we know thus…
In December, the states of Oklahoma and Nebraska filed suit against Colorado over its marijuana laws. Today, a second federal lawsuit against Colorado is scheduled to be unveiled. But this time, the plaintiff isn’t another state, but an anti-drug group, Washington D.C.-based Safe Streets Alliance. At this writing, the suit…
The Internet Movie Database is a meritocracy: Whatever users search for most moves to the top of the list. So what are the top ten TV-episode plot summaries that mention Denver? We’ve got the answers below, and a lot of them caught us by surprise. Count down the top ten below,…
