Lots of commentary on our post about the ten most expensive places to get a speeding ticket in Colorado. But one reader doubts many people are busted for too enthusiastically mashing the pedal to the metal…
Denver blog posts understand the name of the game. At our Cafe Society blog, Jonathan Shikes cuts through the confusion when it comes to Prost Brewing and Prost Fine Beer and Sausages, which aren’t connected despite similar names and locations in the same neighborhood. Big Media’s Jason Salzman explores the…
Update: The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear the petitions filed on Monday by James Holmes’s attorneys. Read the high court’s (brief) orders at the end of this post. Original post: Attorneys for Aurora theater shooting gunman James Holmes have filed two petitions with the Colorado Supreme Court. One…
Update: Since the publication of our post about the retirement announcement of Mike Landess from 7News (see our previous coverage below), we’ve gotten a chance to chat with the longtime Denver TV anchor — and his comments are frank and forthright. “When someone my age leaves, the first question you…
Ashton Kutcher could film a new movie in Colorado. Earlier today, the Colorado Economic Development Commission approved a film incentives package for a movie called The Violent Separation of Flesh and Blood, in which Ashton Kutcher is slated to star. The film is projected to spend $7.3 million in Colorado…
In November 2012, we told you about the friendly fire death of James Davies, a Lakewood police officer, during the investigation of what turned out to be a rather minor incident. The following January, First Judicial District DA Peter Weir determined that no criminal charges would be pressed in Davies’s…
Update: Earlier this week, we reported about an incident at a Lakewood Walmart in which police officers shot a domestic-violence suspect who’d aimed a weapon at them, only to discover afterward that he possessed an Airsoft gun as opposed to the real thing; see our previous coverage below. The Lakewood…
Update: Earlier this week, we reported about legislation that would have established a felony DUI law in Colorado, as well as the arguments in favor of the bill made by Mother’s Against Drunk Driving; see our previous coverage below. In the end, however, the measure fell short, and a representative…
Over the past week or so, we’ve listed the ten most dangerous Denver neighborhoods, as well as the ten neighborhoods where you’re most likely to get your car stolen or be an aggravated-assault victim, based on Denver Police Department data from 2009 to 2013 as compiled by Fox31. Now for…
In anticipation of today’s 2014 NFL draft, we recently posted our choices for the ten worst first-round draft picks in Broncos history. Now, we look at the more positive side of that coin: the team’s top ten first-round selections. We’ve included greats from yesterday and today, including three players on…
For years, the Bolder Boulder, which takes place this year on May 26, has used the slogan “Sea Level is For Sissies.” There’s even a separate tab for “Sea Level Is for Sissies” merchandise on the race’s website. But now, Out Boulder, one of the community’s most prominent LGBTQ advocacy…
“Queer Warriors,” Kyle Harris, April 24 Disconnect I feel so empty and sad. I am only a decade or so older than most of the folks in this story, but it seems like a huge decade. (I didn’t get e-mail until after high school, and they seem to have grown…
Neon lights cut through the darkness that filled Red Rocks Amphitheatre just before 1 a.m. on September 11, 2011. On stage, Sound Tribe Sector 9 started to play the final song of its encore, a meandering track called “Baraka” that starts out like a trippy lullaby punctuated by throbbing bass…
Dear Stoner: Last week you talked about vaporizers and vape pens. What kind do you recommend?Eager Edgar Dear Edgar: It really depends on whether you want a desktop vaporizer or a portable vaporizer, and how much dinero you’re willing to drop. Vapes are like tattoos — good ones aren’t cheap,…
Medical marijuana patients whose physicians have recommended increased plant counts beyond the legally allotted six are on their own in court, since state officials said last week that they will no longer defend the practice…
We recently posted about a call by Mothers Against Drunk Driving to support a bill creating a felony DUI law in Colorado; the initiative failed yesterday. Readers were split on whether the measure was a good idea or not, with some arguing for harsh punishment and others decrying the current…
Denver blog posts love eating between meals. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares a comment by a reader weighing in on the interactions of Ballpark neighborhood residents and the homeless. The Grazing Mind’s Sarah Lovejoy on a partnership to help restore the Colorado River basin. Denver Egotist previews…
Update: Last month, we reported about the kerfuffle over a planned art project: a giant red “Yes!” slated for installation at Boulder’s main library branch that inspired numerous locals to say “no.” Now, the nays officially have it. At last night’s Boulder City Council meeting, city manager Jane Brautigan announced…
This week’s feature, “Rocks and Roll,” tells the story of four concertgoers who were injured by falling rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in September 2011. They’re now suing the City of Denver, which owns Red Rocks. They allege that the city was lax in its efforts to prevent such an…
Update: Both House Bill 1361, which limits hash sales, and House Bill 1366, which further regulates edibles sales, were approved by the state Senate on third reading yesterday and now head to the governor’s desk for signing. For more on what the bills will do, see our previous coverage below…
Last week, a bill intended to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of approved conditions for treatment by medical marijuana failed in the Colorado legislature– a decision one advocate called “shameful.” Roger Martin agrees. He’s the executive director of Operation Grow4Vets, a new project intended to provide cannabis for…
Over the years, we’ve written plenty about morons who burglarize marijuana businesses, even though cash and product is tough to come by and first-rate security systems are required by law. Witness the 2012 break-in that netted a broken scale and $8 from the karma jar or the 2013 incident during…
