Our perception of hackers is that they greatly prefer up-to-the-nanosecond technology over the sort of gadgetry used by previous generations. But that doesn’t mean they reject any methodology more than twenty minutes old. Case in point: Denhac, the Denver hackerspace located at 975 East 58th Avenue, is in the midst…
Building and moving a bridge into place at Interstate 70 and Pecos was an incredibly time-consuming task. But that doesn’t mean watching it happen will take all day. The Colorado Department of Transportation, which tackled this enormous undertaking, has created time-lapse videos showing the bridge’s construction, as well as the…
The Biennial of the Americas paid tribute to the Mile High City on Friday with its Denver Night. And the event at Civic Center Park drew a sizable and varied crowd thanks to attractions such as the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and a performance by Isaac Slade and Joe King, from…
The Courage Classic concludes today. But the Children’s Hospital cycling fundraiser, now in its 24th year, has already been marked by a first-of-its-kind tragedy: the death of a participant. Rick Lester, 61, a major figure in the Colorado Springs arts community, and a four-time Courage Classic rider, passed away on…
Last month, we shared a post about Denver’s top twelve tourist attractions based on attendance, as calculated by Visit Denver. But what about those places that are well worth checking out but aren’t nearly as well known as Red Rocks and the 16th Street Mall? Visit Denver’s Denver.org site features…
Ryan Joseph was originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but his love of the great outdoors drew him to Vail. And after relocating, he took every opportunity to head to the mountains, whether they were covered with snow or not. Unfortunately, though, Palmer has made his last climb. He died while attempting…
If you had to choose an ideal place and time for street racing in the Denver metro area, would you pick Kipling just shy of 10 p.m. on a Saturday night? Most of those with an I.Q. over fifty probably would answer “no.” But a pair of drivers apparently decided…
Pro-gun advocates, including members of the NRA and the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners club, held a rally today at Cherry Creek State Park, near where a memorial ceremony was being held for the victims of Aurora theater shootings, on the eve of the first anniversary of those events. The memorial…
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has formally charged a group of men accused of assaulting two victims and intimidating a witness early last Saturday morning in LoDo, at about the same time that Shaquille Hargrove, an airman stationed at Buckley Air Force Base, was fatally shot in the same area…
Here’s another cannabis-related ad, this time from the Ouray Plaindealer from August 30, 1907. Though unlike past advertisements for medicines that contained cannabis, this is one touts the medical benefits of Dr. Franklin Miles’ Pain Pills despite not having any cannabis in the product. And while the pills probably did…
Life’s not easy, but when things get you down — even when you’re in trouble with the law — there’s always one person who understands, one person who will pinch your cheeks, give you a big smile and feed you cookies: grandma. After all, grandma always loves you, no matter…
Back in April, we told the story of Aurora theater shooting survivor Carli Richards — whose victimization didn’t end when she escaped the Century 16. In the months after the shooting, Richards was harassed online by people who labeled her a liar, a publicity seeker and a pawn in a…
Should Colorado’s Make My Day Law be expanded? That was one of the questions posed by Alan Prendergast’s cover story this week, which looks into the almost-thirty-year history of the 1985 law that helped shape Colorado’s favorable approach to defensive gun use in the home, even as state lawmakers have…
In our Off Limits column this week, we wrote about how urban explorers have been sneaking into the old air-traffic control tower at the former Stapleton International Airport — a vacant landmark in the middle of what is now the Stapleton neighborhood. Although the tower has been empty for nearly…
It’s no surprise that Westboro Baptist Church is up to its usual well-publicized and well-hated shenanigans, but members of the “God Hates F*gs!” gang have gone and done it now — they pissed off a group of New York City Satanists (a group you really don’t wanna piss off) by…
Colorado: the eighth healthiest state in the nation — and gunning for number one. Home to Denver, a town that’s been nationally recognized for its low obesity rates, high level of physical activity, bird-like flocks of young people and, now, attention-grabbing headlines about the city’s purported distaste for group exercisers…
With every trip back and forth to Denver International Airport this summer to pick up visiting friends and family, I’ve become increasingly excited for the light-rail train to DIA. Not only will it finally put Denver up there with other real cities that have real public rail transportation from their…
The world — or at least the Western Hemisphere — has come to Denver for the Biennial of the Americas. And tomorrow, July 19, the city gets its big chance to show off at Denver Night, night, when artist Nick Cave will transform Civic Center Park. Cave has an exhibition…
Dueling gun-related events — one condemning gun violence, the other condemning “big-city gun-grabbers” — are scheduled tomorrow in Colorado. The first is sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns and will coincide with the anniversary of the Aurora theater shooting. The second “counter-rally” is being organized by the Rocky Mountain Gun…
Update to our update, July 18, 4:10 pm: In response to Judge Robert Hyatt’s ruling, below, Governor John Hickenlooper has signed an executive order designating September, 10, 2013, as the date for the recall elections of state senators John Morse and Angela Giron. “We appreciate that the court acknowledged we…
The hearse carrying the remains of airman Shaquille Hargrove, who was shot dead on the streets of LoDo early Saturday morning, drove through Buckley Air Force Base this morning on its way to North Carolina, where Hargrove’s services will be held. It was sad moment for the staff at Buckley,…
Does that fellow on the right look like the face of the University of Denver to you? (No need to answer if you had a few too many brewskis at the Stadium Inn last night — we know your answer is yes.) Last month, DU sent a survey to 75,000…
