While war in the Middle East seems unwinnable, a book that profiles three women who’ve served in the National Guard just won a major victory. Helen Thorpe, whose Just Like Us was given the Colorado Book Award for Creative Nonfiction in 2009, published a second book this year, Soldier Girls:…
Every year, we bring you the best examples of the worst behavior we can find from the past 365 days of news stories in Colorado. And from a shady sheriff to a cancer faker to the people who cursed us with exorcist politician Gordon Klingenschmitt, there was, as always, plenty…
Now that Sony has officially canceled the theatrical release of The Interview, a film depicting the assassination of North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un, the nation is evaluating how to respond. Dad & Dude’s Breweria thinks an apology would be the best course of action. But not just a typical, boring…
In the throes of the holiday season, even Tiny Tim’s charitable instincts can be severely tested by all the industrial-strength appeals to give, give, give. So it’s encouraging to report that some very local, decidedly grassroots campaigns on behalf of quixotic projects — call ’em labors of love — seem…
Holiday revelers at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center suddenly found themselves surrounded by police-brutality protesters last night. The scheduled “die-in” started around 6:15 p.m., when the assembled activists began to sing together. After someone gave the pre-arranged signal — one blow of a whistle — the hundred or so protesters…
Everyone in the industry is gearing up for 2015, so grab those datebooks and start marking your calendars. And get ready for another round of national press, as Colorado marks the end of its first year of legal recreational marijuana sales. Among the reports you can expect is CNBC’S “Marijuana…
You would think that Nebraska and Oklahoma might have bigger things to worry about than acting like narcs regarding their more enlightened neighbor. You would think that, but you’d be wrong. For months Nebraska cops have been pulling over cars coming out of Colorado, on the offchance they might contain…
WalletHub, which calls itself the ‘Social Network for your Wallet’, recently released the best and worst cities for singles. After calculating for 25 key metrics, Denver came in third out of 150 of the most populated U.S. cities. Denver scored high in Mobile Dating Opportunities, Number of Nightlife Options per…
Denver blogs are are edgy, friendly and edible. Just in time for the season, Cafe Society runs down five of the best — and worst — specialty holiday foods this year. Backbeat’s Tom Murphy pens an ode to Crash 45, which closed over the weekend, calling it one of Denver’s…
In honor of the holiday season, Denver International Airport is giving away 100,000 presents to travelers who shop at any of the numerous retail and dining venues at the airport. Visitors who spend at least $20 at any single or combined retail store or restaurant in the airport can present…
Sit, Guinness. Roll over, Merlot. A website called rover.com, which bills itself as “the nation’s Airbnb for dogs,” has released a survey of the most popular dog names in 2014, and it turns out that people — especially in Denver — love to label their Labs after booze. In fact,…
The Christopher Nolan blockbuster Interstellar hit theaters in time for the holidays, and although the post-apocalyptic space journey flick is mostly concerned with actor Matthew McConaughey, it does feature Colorado in a very supporting role. Playing a corn farmer/engineer, McConaughey eventually journeys across the plains to NORAD — the North…
For many Colorado football fans, the name G-Man conjures up memories of 25 seasons ago, when local radio sportscaster Rich Goins, inspired by another rough start for the Denver Broncos, promised to live on a billboard until the team won a game and broke its losing streak. The Fox reporter…
Last Wednesday evening the garish holiday lights on the Denver City & County Building were dimmed to allow a smaller glow to brighten the front of the structure: the flicker of about 200 candles held in honor of the homeless who passed away on the streets of Denver this year…
In a highly unusual case, a female correctional officer who worked at the state prison in Sterling has been charged with multiple counts of unlawful sexual contact, after inmates reported being groped by the officer during pat-down searches. And one prisoner who claims to have triggered the investigation says it…
Anna Cozy, the owner of Colorado Alternative Medicine in South Denver, has been arrested and accused of faking documents related to her marijuana business and supplying them to inspectors. According to a report from the Denver D.A.’s office, Cozy was charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public…
Our post about an announced December 29 protest against same-sex marriage in Pueblo by the homophobic Westboro Baptist Church was a comment magnet. Many readers argued against giving the WBC publicity, while others offered suggestions to counter-protesters — including this one. See also: Westboro Baptist Church Announces Pueblo Protest Over…
Denver blog posts are flavorful. Our Cafe Society blog shares its list of the fifteen best new restaurants in Denver. After reading it, bet you’ll be hungry. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on Ken Buck, the budget bill, left-wing bloggers and right-wing talk-show hosts. At Mile High Report, Bronco Mike puts…
Is Gregory Gauna a thief? A schmuck? Or a combination of the two? These burning Schmuck of the Week questions are prompted by Gauna’s arrest for swiping $1,250 in gift cards intended as Christmas presents — or did he simply “find” them? See also: Andres Sanchez-Luevano After Allegedly Killing GF’s…
Update: A number of Republican officials from Oklahoma have publicly questioned the state attorney general’s decision to file a lawsuit over Colorado’s legalization of pot. In a letter to AG Scott Pruitt co-signed by six other Republican lawmakers, Representative Mike Ritze called preservation of states’ rights a core conservative value…
Television shows like CSI have given us, the channel-surfing American public, an almost mystical faith in the crime-solving abilities of DNA. We expect the presence of foreign DNA in the victim’s bite wound to nail the perp, and the absence of any traces of the stuff to help absolve the…
Last week, we noted that of the ten most popular apres ski hotels in America listed by CNN, five are in Colorado. Not to be left out, our friends from VISIT DENVER have now declared the Mile High City to be “the world’s largest après ski town,” as well as…
