People from around the country took part in CannaSearch, Colorado’s first cannabis job fair, at which twelve marijuana-based companies set up tables offering job opportunities. O.Pen Vape presented the event, and it was open for anyone ages 21 and older. Jobs included photojournalism, marketing, sales, tour guides, bud tenders and…
Update below: Yesterday, we shared a post about Patricia Lucero, who was bloodied during an incident involving a Denver police officer. The Office of the Independent Monitor recommended that the officer be disciplined, but the Manager of Safety’s office disagreed. We’ve now obtained surveillance footage showing what happened. It captures…
Just as the Broncos are readying for next season by stocking up on free agents, the Broncos cheerleaders are preparing for annual tryouts, in order to determine who’ll be on the sidelines when the action kicks off again. Auditions begin on March 30, but 9 a.m. tomorrow at Sports Authority…
Receiver Eric Decker has reportedly signed a five-year, $36.25 million contract to play for the New York Jets. That means the Broncos will be without his services on the field, and Denver fans will be weaned of off-the-field glamour shots of Decker and wife/country singer Jessie James, generally regarded as…
The national media continues to be fascinated by Colorado cannabis, Stephen Colbert included. Last night, less than two months after his amusing tribute to the marijuana Super Bowl, he devoted the lion’s share of his program to the subject via two segments: one exploring the scene in what he dubs…
Remember when you’d go over to your friendly neighborhood pot dealer’s house and he would only have one strain of herb to offer you — but, hey, it was weed, so it didn’t really matter? Me, neither. It’s been way too long since that’s been the case, considering the hundreds…
Our recent Comment of the Day culled from responses to a post about a Gallup list of the most and least obese states prompted a debate about the accuracy of such a roster and whether the issue revolves around health or vanity. Here’s one telling exchange…
Denver blog posts are all about the green. At our Show & Tell blog, Bree Davies lists a dozen great ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Big Media’s Jason Salzman asks: Can Tom Tancredo really ride a joint into the governor’s office? Coyote Gulch spotlights Google Maps’ #ColoradoRiver Street…
Supporters and family members rallied in front of the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center yesterday afternoon in remembrance of 56-year old Marvin Booker, who was killed by Denver sheriff deputies in July 2010. The rally came a day after the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals released its opinion on Booker’s case…
Attorneys for Aurora theater shooter James Holmes have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to compel Fox News reporter Jana Winter to reveal her sources in court. Specifically, they’re asking the high court to overturn a New York appeals court ruling that Winter, who is based in New York, is…
The folks at the Colorado Bar Association have weed on their mind. For the December edition of its “Legal Lines” column, the CBA considered whether marijuana attorneys are violating professional ethics by representing clients who break federal law (even if what they’re doing is perfectly fine in Colorado). Now, “Legal…
Martin Espinoza has been formally charged with 55 counts in relation to a giant condominium fire in Adams County that forced hundreds of people out of their homes. But in a sprawling post shared on his Facebook page, Espinoza, twenty, claims his innocence, complains about being singled out as a…
Earlier today, we highlighted one section from the Office of the Independent Monitor’s annual report — a recommendation for discipline against an officer who bloodied a handcuffed Patricia Lucero that wasn’t accepted by the Manager of Safety’s Office. But there’s plenty of other interesting information in the seventy-page document, including…
The Colorado Memes Facebook page has attracted more than 50,000 likes, and no wonder. Clearly, the folks who administer and contribute to it have no interest in getting out of the state they’re in. They love it here, and their passion for the place comes through even when they’re having…
Update below: This morning, the Office of the Independent Monitor, charged with overseeing and evaluating the actions of the Denver Police Department and the Denver County Sheriff’s Office, issued its annual report. We’ll be digging into the complete document in a separate post. But first, we’d like to focus on…
Yesterday, we recapped the wild, hour-long chase that resulted in the arrest of Ryan Stone, who’d stolen a car with a four-year-old inside. Given that a number of cars were struck during the pursuit, and a state trooper was seriously injured, should authorities have backed off, especially after the child…
“Poem on the Range,” Off Limits, March 6 Grand Slam What is the matter with the City of Denver? You would think that with all the study they’d done to create Imagine 2020, the new cultural plan, they would have discovered that Denver’s slam poets have won awards around the…
It was just a spring musical — a ritual, like homecoming, familiar at nearly every high school in the United States. But when the lights came up on Zoot Suit Riots at North High in May 2004, they revealed a very special show. The twenty teenagers who made up the…
Dear Stoner: If I have a half-ounce of raw herb, how many milligrams of THC edibles can I also have before I am technically over the one-ounce recreational limit?Frank the Tank Dear Frank: This is the type of ninth-grade math question we wish our teacher had asked us back in…
The family of a seizure-stricken little girl who became the face of medical marijuana in New Jersey has moved to Colorado after that state’s MMJ program completely failed them, the parents say. Meghan and Brian Wilson maintain that they aren’t angry with New Jersey officials. However, they felt they needed…
When we shared our post about the $3.5 million in marijuana tax revenues collected by the State of Colorado in January, we asked if readers think cities and counties that have banned recreational sales will reconsider when they see how much money is coming in. Plenty answered “yes,” often passionately…
Denver blog posts always try to be well-done. At our Cafe Society blog, Lori Midson talks to Luca D’Italia’s Eric Cimino, who thinks the gourmet burger trend should call it quits. Colorado Pols on the Jeffco GOP and Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. Mile High Report’s Jon Heath on the Broncos’…
