This week, Dean Singleton announced that he would be stepping down as chairman of MediaNews Group, the nation’s second-largest newspaper company, and publisher of the Denver Post. Singleton is loved and hated with equal fervor within the journalism industry, but he’s always been the most accessible of moguls. And in…
We usually associate the crossed-arms, look-over-one-shoulder pose with senior pictures. But as you can tell by Floyd Sandoval’s outfit, this particular photo was snapped for a very different reason — in his case, an arrest for first-degree murder. It’s just one of the memorable images from October. Check out the…
Our post yesterday featuring ten Denver women you’ve probably dated inspired some love, some hate and seven great suggestions from one reader, CapHillCowboy, for other women that he feels are even more Denver-specific. And he definitely nailed them…in a manner of speaking. Look below to check out a photo-illustrated tour…
UPDATE: A court has sentenced Robert Gonzales to 112 years to life in prison. The sentence is more than twice that handed down to Thomas White, who was convicted of a similar crime in early January 2015. The First Judicial District DA’s office has filed fifteen charges against 39-year-old Robert…
Should Willie Clark, who was convicted of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, be kept in solitary confinement in prison? That’s the question at the heart of this week’s cover story, “Blue in Orange,” which also details Clark’s criminal appeal. Clark says that he’s innocent and furthermore, he says that…
Denver blog posts believe in picking up after your pets. Colorado Peak Politics thinks Michael Bloomberg’s backing of Amendment 66 hurt the measure despite his giant wallet. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz shares the latest update of the Skyline View Apartments project in Lower Highland. Colorado Pols: Was Senator Owen Hill…
Patricia Calhoun’s post revealing that only about 15 percent of odor complaints in Denver were connected to marijuana inspired many of our readers to volunteer their picks for things that smell worse that weed. This reader went above and beyond. She listed off four…
If you thought the folks behind the 51st State Initiative were discouraged when only five of eleven counties where the ballot measure ran voted to secede from Colorado, you’d be wrong. The organizers are thrilled by what they describe as an “OVERWHELMING success” (the caps are theirs). They’re also readying…
Update below: If you have visited DIA recently, and either taken a SuperShuttle or watched them pass by while waiting for your ride, you might not think anything is out of the ordinary. They are coming and going as frequently as ever. But behind this, “everything is normal” facade lies…
“The life of an NFL player is not Peyton Manning’s life,” says former Denver Bronco Nate Jackson. “It’s not even Peyton Manning’s life for Peyton Manning — that’s the weird part.” Jackson, the author of Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile, was…
Yesterday, we reported that a videographer at the Million Mask March on Tuesday in downtown Denver had alleged police brutality against her and others at the City & County Building, and offered footage of the incident as evidence; see it below. Since then, we’ve spoken at length with another marcher,…
It’s a dating jungle out there, and in order to survive, you need to know how to identify the animals — especially the ones likely to tear you to shreds. With that in mind, Westword consulted with dating experts to zero in on the people who’ve contributed to the longest,…
Jason Grimmer, sixteen, was killed by a hit-and-run driver this past New Year’s Eve in a troubling incident that resulted in the arrest and subsequent release of a suspect and lawsuit threats over alleged police bungling. Meanwhile, though, the person responsible for his death remains at large and unpunished. Now,…
Back in September, we told you about the arrest of youth pastor and musician Jason Roberson for child sex assault, after a former church member accused him of an inappropriate relationship that lasted seven years, beginning when she was fifteen; see our previous coverage below. Now, five church officials have…
Dear Stoner: I’m a new mom. While I never smoked during my pregnancy, I really miss my doobies. The only problem now is my boobies. Specifically, I’m breast-feeding, and I’m wondering if I can pass THC on to my baby through breast milk. Also, could that lead to my child…
When the Ballpark Neighborhood Association announces its “Neighbor of the Year” on November 13, it’s a cinch that Mayor Michael Hancock won’t be winning top honors. In fact, he’ll be lucky to get an invitation. The neighborhood group of residents and businesspeople around Coors Field have been trying to talk…
Willie Clark knows he’s not popular. “I understand that I’m Colorado’s most hated person,” Clark writes from prison in neat script, all caps. “But I’m still human and what I’m being forced to endure is not right.” For five years, ever since Clark was indicted in October 2008 for the…
“How an Indictment Became an ‘Exoneration,'” Alan Prendergast, October 31 Colder in Boulder Alan Prendergast’s assessment of the Boulder District Attorney’s Office’s “exoneration” of John and Patsy Ramsey for the death of their daughter JonBenét was the clearest account I’ve read yet. And I was particularly moved by the last…
Impulse Theater has been putting on improv shows for 21 years in the basement of the Wynkoop Brewing Company. It’s been there so long, in fact, that one of the FAQs on its website is: “Are you and the Wynkoop the same business?” The answer is: “No. But we complement…
New ski terrain, massive capital improvement projects, and an eye toward training top athletes for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games will have every ski area in Colorado looking to the future this season, while important anniversaries like the 100th birthday of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club serve as fun…
It’s been called the “sniff-test” proposal, “prudey-pants” ordinance and the Gladys Kravitz rule, in honor of that nosy neighbor from Bewitched. And even though Denver City Council, which faces considerable opposition from residents who don’t want the city interfering with what happens on their private property, dialed down the initial…
Earlier this week, we posted about very different sports-talk takes on Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov’s bust for allegedly beating girlfriend Evgeniya Vavrinyuk, with one focusing on the charges and the other essentially arguing that bitches be crazy. Our readers had an equally wide range of reactions, with this one among…
