Either the economy’s finally improving or folks selling homes think it is — because the number of eight-figure Colorado homes for sale is definitely on the rise. Whereas the priciest property on our winter roster of the most expensive homes for sale in Denver was going for a mere $9.2…
On Sunday night, the Broncos start the 2014 NFL season with a nationally broadcast home challenge against quarterback Peyton Manning’s old team, the Indianapolis Colts — and these samples from the Denver Broncos Memes Facebook page should get you ready for the game and the season quicker than a twelve-pack…
Update: Abigayle Wietharn, a fourteen-year-old from Olathe who disappeared on September 1 under what the Colorado Bureau of Investigation described as “suspicious circumstances,” has been found safe with two boys whose names appear in our original post below — and those circumstances apparently weren’t so suspicious after all. Always nice…
“Off Key,” Michael Paglia, August 28 Ground Round It would be a terrible decision to demolish Boettcher. Why would this even be an option?Tyler ChristophersonPosted on Facebook Idiotic idea. Get good acts in there and the people will show up.Kevin DoylePosted on Facebook I’m not sure you can trust any…
Dear Stoner: I’m considering growing herb for the first time this winter in my basement. Should I do a hydroponic or a soil setup?Bobby Plantaseed Dear Bobby: Hydroponic was the wave of the future in the ’90s — especially in High Times, where high-tech setups were all the rage. And…
All summer long, champions and foes of same-sex marriage have barraged Colorado Attorney General John Suthers with phone calls and e-mails. Boxes of messages and missives fill a corner of his communications director’s office. She reports the public’s comments to her boss, and he shrugs them off. Suthers wants to…
Despite lawmakers’ claims that MMJ patient numbers are growing because of people trying to avoid recreational taxes on pot, patient numbers actually dropped slightly between May and June to 113,506 total red-card holders (down about 1,700 people). In fact, the only population that seems to be increasing on the registry…
Our item spotlighting one poster maker’s twenty reasons why Denver sucks and you shouldn’t move here made it clear that the items come from a place of love, not hate, for the Mile High City. But some people still had a problem with a number of the entries. Take this…
Denver blog posts try to stay on the right side of Officer Friendly. At our Backbeat blog, Gina Tron documents friendly interactions between police and Phish fans, include the cheers that greeted a cruiser pumping out the Jaws theme. Colorado Peak Politics: Denver mayor Michael Hancock “Yells Out Wrong Name…
The U.S. Justice Department has decided to join in a federal lawsuit filed by two Colorado whistleblowers; it alleges that a national palliative care provider improperly billed Medicare millions of dollars for hospice services provided to patients who weren’t terminally ill. The suit against Optum Palliative and Hospice Care claims…
It’s no surprise that the commenters at yesterday’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) public hearing for proposed rule changes to marijuana legislation brought up an array of associated social issues. And yes, they included representatives from Smart Colorado, including attorney Rachel O’Bryan, who noted that although increased regulation of marijuana edibles…
In May, the Lakewood Police Department shared data showing that at least 75 percent of DUI arrests in the city between 2009 and 2013 involved alcohol, not drugs — and in many years, the disparity was even greater. In the months since then, however, LPD spokesman Steve Davis tells us…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment isn’t known as the biggest booster of medical marijuana. Nonetheless, the CDPHE has been tasked by the state legislature with overseeing $10 million worth of grants intended to fund “objective scientific research regarding the efficacy of marijuana and its component parts as…
Keith Gardner is very comfortable showing off his physique, as is clear from his Facebook profile pic, seen here and in wider angle, maybe-safe-for-work-but-maybe-not version below. But Colorado Springs cops say he went a little too far yesterday — by stripping down in a police station. And the story doesn’t…
Looks like Broncos receiver Wes Welker will have more time to recover from his latest concussion; he’s been suspended for four games after reportedly testing positive for amphetamines. Welker’s not alone. He’s the second Bronco so far this year to violate the NFL’s substance abuse policy (kicker Matt Prater was…
To generate a little community spirit — and to prove that it is hip — Denver’s Department of Community Planning and Development is asking residents to name their favorite places in town. To participate, you just need to share your spot via Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, using the hashtag #favoriteplacedenver…
In May, we shared a Complete Colorado report featuring video evidence that Colorado drivers in Idaho were being pulled over for extremely minor infractions — at which point law enforcers would search their vehicles for marijuana. Now, in a followup, Complete Colorado shares a new clip suggesting that vehicles with…
Update: We previously told you about the reports of people with long guns that shut down C-470 Monday evening right before a OneRepublic concert at Red Rocks; see our previous coverage below. Now, law enforcers say the incident was caused by a homeless man, Travis Johnson (accompanied by a woman,…
It’s 4:20 — which makes it the perfect time for another visit to our Marijuana Memes Facebook pagegallery. As we noted earlier this year, some of the material at the address is political, some of it’s funny and a lot of it is both. Check out our twenty favorites below…
Denver blog posts know the difference between open and shut cases. Our Cafe Society blog’s August restaurant roll call tallies up more than twenty openings in the Denver area during the month…and six shutterings. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin: “So much money, so little speech.” Denver Egotist shares a late-summer…
Drug Warriors have long implied that marijuana causes violent behavior — which explains why recent incidents such as the tragic killing of Kristine Kirk, who was shot to death by her husband after he’d consumed a marijuana edible, have been major talking points for opponents of pot legalization. But now,…
Update: Earlier today, we told you about a late-night shooting at a residence near the intersection of East Colfax and Verbena during which the victim was critically injured. Now, the Denver Police Department has tweeted that the individual has been pronounced dead. As a result, the case is now being…
