Last month, after we shared Denver Police Department concerns about trick-or-treaters possibly receiving pot edibles while trick-or-treating this Halloween, literally hundreds of readers (including these) dismissed such fears as unreasonable and reactionary. But the DPD isn’t backing down. The department has now issued a video in which Urban Dispensary owner…
We always appreciate it when men and women of genius acknowledge our work. So our imagine our delight when we discovered that Miley Cyrus, recently lauded by our own Kiernan Maletsky as pop’s greatest role model, used Instagram to put herself into a vintage Westword cover illustration. See what we…
Comments continue to accumulate on our post highlighting one website’s nine reasons people should move to Denver, with many locals expressing their disinterest in more newcomers relocating here. The opinion leaves this reader puzzled. See also: Photos: Nine Reasons HotPads Says You Should Move to Denver…
Denver blog posts are staying on the right side of the law. At our Backbeat blog, Gina Tron collects shots of national musicians buying legal weed in Colorado. Colorado Peak Politics asks: Does Betsy Markey even know what the treasurer does? Colorado Pols considers whether or not the National Democratic…
High-achieving East High School and struggling Manual High School will not partner to create a ninth-grade academy serving students from both schools, Denver Public Schools told the communities in a pair of letters. “We heard considerable feedback from both the Manual and East communities on this proposal, and we’re no…
Last week, we reported that Euflora, located at 6260 South Gun Club Road, would be the first recreational marijuana shop to open in Aurora — and the dispensary is indeed making its debut today. But that’s not the only item on our cannabis calendar. There are plenty more events to…
Determined to demonstrate just how far he believed Arapahoe County prosecutors had strayed over the line in the effort to obtain the death penalty against his client, defense attorney Jim Castle resorted to a visual aid. During a hearing late Friday, he presented District Judge Gerald Rafferty with a wheeled…
The Jefferson County School Board spurred a national controversy via a proposed history curriculum committee tasked with emphasizing patriotism and downplaying civil disorder. In an attempt to mute complaints, symbolized by multiple student walkouts at Jeffco schools, the board approved an amendment to add teachers and students on the committee,…
Last month, we featured the top ten back-to-school posts on the CU Boulder Confessions Facebook page. Turns out, though, that University of Denver students have some confessions of their own. The DU Confession Facebook page features the sort of candor that only comes with anonymity — and for those of…
As we know, expectations color perceptions, particularly in sports. Hence, the highly varied reactions to the Broncos’ 31-17 win yesterday over the New York Jets, a woeful team Denver’s top rival, the San Diego Chargers, blew out the previous week. Is the glass half-empty or half-full for Peyton Manning and…
It was a tragic and violent weekend in Commerce City. Two people are dead in a murder-suicide called in by a young girl present at the home during the gunfire, while two more are in custody following an officer-involved shooting prompted by the search for another murder suspect. Photos, details…
This story out of the Akron Weekly Pioneer circa 1921 is an odd one. Not for the ancient Chinese mysticism involved, though that’s plenty intriguing. No, it’s because we can’t tell if it was meant to scare the general public, bewilder them or truly inform. It speaks of a “Chinese…
In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader announced that it’s time to end the nightmare that is legal dope. To put it mildly, loads o’ commenters passionately disagreed with him, including this one. See also: Reader: It’s Time to End the Nightmare That Is Legal Dope…
Denver blog posts promote plenty of tasty things. A classic from the Cafe Society archive: Jenn Wohletz counts down the five dumbest restaurant promotions. The Colorado Independent’s Nat Stein on the fiery face-off between Udall and Gardner in Pueblo. Denver Egotist highlights the thrills at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bullish on the idea of increasing water storage at Chatfield Reservoir, plunging ahead with a reallocation project that its planners believe will help meet future water needs across the metro area without diverting more supplies from the Western Slope. But a lawsuit filed…
Last year, we told you about the shocking extremes to which Monty Turner went amid a custody dispute over his three-year-old son, Luke — actions that included allegedly assaulting Luke’s mom, Brandy, and fleeing with the boy to Canada. The case seemed bound for trial, but such proceedings are off…
Back in 2010, one of the more unusual stories to come out of Boulder (a place that generates eccentric news on a regular basis) involved Catharine Pierce, a 52-year-old woman who was threatened with eviction for gardening topless. Pierce was eventually allowed to stay, since her actions are actually legal…
With so much attention on the Broncos, you may have missed the start of the Denver Nuggets preseason. The team matches up tonight against the Phoenix Suns — and that means the Denver Nuggets Dancers are back in action as well. Meet the sixteen-person squad below, complete with photos and…
The folks at Colorado.com, the state’s official tourism office, set out to compile a list of 99 gorgeous places in Colorado — a mammoth task, but far from an impossible one given the abundant beauty in these parts. As proof, we present numbers 99 through 81, any one of which…
The lobby and bud-bar walls of Herbal Wellness are literally covered with framed head shots of random celebrities, all signed (I assume) to the owner, mostly from people who were big in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Some I got, like Cheech and Chong. But for most of them, I…
Our post about Cannabrand founders Oliva Mannix and Jennifer DeFalco, a PR firm that found its way into a PR mess after Mannix was quoted as saying “We’re weeding out the stoners” in the New York Times, spurred a strong reaction from many readers. Here’s the take of a person…
Denver blog posts are out of their gourds. At our Show and Tell blog, Jamie Siebrase counts down the ten best pumpkin patches to carve into your Colorado calendar. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on the differences between Colorado’s personhood amendment and all the other ones around the country. Mile High…
