While Denver City Council members seem to be on track for allowing recreational marijuana stores within city limits, their compatriots in Colorado Springs aren’t nearly as far along. If it were up to Colorado Springs mayor Steve Bach, there wouldn’t be any recreational sales in his city: Bach has been…
Denver blog posts have to cover the bad news, too. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels on the Texas motorcycle crash that killed the parents of Broncos running backs coach Eric Studesville. Purple Row’s Jordan Freemyer on the Rockies proving that they can beat the Reds. Big Media’s Jason Salzman: Is…
Surprise, surprise: Two more non-dispensary-friendly cities across the state have enacted even additional ordinances to ban pot shops. The city councils of both Greeley and Montrose gave affirmative votes Tuesday evening on rules that would deny any future shops from entering their borders. Greeley’s ban actually involves not one but…
“It’s an event where we’ll be able to ask the public-health, prevention and treatment communities, ‘How can we all work together to end the war on drug users and place this issue where it belongs — within the umbrella of public health, as opposed to addressing it from a criminal-justice…
On Monday, Denver City Council members held a straw poll to determine if they wanted to continue toward regulations for the recreational marijuana industry made possible by the passage of Amendment 64 — and a 10-1 vote showed the majority did. Also shared was a draft of a proposed local…
Our post about Peter Boyles’s dismissal from KHOW after an incident involving his longtime producer, Greg Hollenback, brought out plenty of fans who are lamenting the move by Clear Channel, KHOW’s corporate owner. In contrast, those who dislike Boyles aren’t shedding any tears. Here’s a commentary point-counterpoint…
A lawsuit filed by a citizens’ group, seeking to put the brakes on a plan by Denver city officials to swap an open space area in the Cherry Creek corridor for an office building, contends that Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration has violated a provision of the city charter that prohibits…
Update: On Monday, we filled you in about a computer glitch that prevented people who wanted to access a B-cycle from doing so with a credit card — issues that cropped up during one of 2013’s busiest weekends to date. See our previous coverage below. Two days later, the system…
In recent days, residents of a Colorado Springs neighborhood emerged from their homes to find baggies containing fliers promoting…the Ku Klux Klan. This is not an isolated occurrence. Over the past six months or so, several cities have had similar incidents. However, most have been in the South and Southeast…
There were five impaired-driving crashes and 318 arrests for driving under the influence on Memorial Day weekend — and such busts are more common in certain parts of the state. NoDUIColorado.org has crunched the numbers for 2012 and come up with the top ten Colorado counties for DUIs — and…
Tomorrow at 1 p.m., Mission Hills Church in Littleton will host a memorial service for Tim Samaras, his son Paul and his longtime partner Carl Young — three storm chasers who dedicated their lives to documenting the sort of deadly weather from which most of us run. The three –…
Folks living near Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs can be forgiven for wondering if they’d awakened in the middle of a firefight. Suddenly, the night exploded with the sound of gunfire. Maybe a hundred rounds’ worth. Probably more. The man behind the trigger turned out to be Brandon…
Last night, the Aurora City Council gave an affirmative vote toward a moratorium on marijuana shops. This does not come as much of a surprise, as Aurora has never allowed pot businesses within its borders. Still, one council member insists that the vote doesn’t necessarily doom them forever. “We aren’t…
Our post featuring photos of a moose mounting a moose statue juxtaposed the pics with hilarious comments from folks on Facebook. And they prompted — yes, you guessed it — even more funny takes. Here’s one of our faves…
Denver blog posts are built to win. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons on rumors that Nuggets coach George Karl would consider jumping to the L.A. Clippers. At Free Range Longmont, Gordon Pedrow defends the town’s fracking rules. Colorado Pols’ Progressive Cowgirl won’t miss Peter Boyles…
In late April, onetime toast of Denver Tim Tebow found himself sans employment after being cut by the New York Jets — and since then, no other NFL team has given him a sniff. Fortunately, though, he’s got a career alternative: Controversial talk-show host Glenn Beck, who feels Tebow’s faith…
Colorado’s gun-control laws, which include a ban on magazines that can hold more than fifteen rounds, are under fire from numerous foes, including 55 Colorado sheriffs suing to stop them. Now, Magpul Industries, a weaponry business based in Erie, has announced that it will donate proceeds from the sale of…
James Holmes, accused of killing twelve people and wounding seventy at a July 2012 screening of The Dark Knight Rises at an Aurora theater, has been allowed to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge William Sylvester had previously entered a plea of not guilty on Holmes’s behalf. At…
Last week, we told you about a lawsuit filed by several pot publications over a portion of a newly signed law that essentially treats marijuana magazines like porn. Now, this portion of the statute has attracted another suit, which tackles the issue from a different angle. The plaintiffs this time…
Legislators working on bills pertaining to Amendment 64 nearly passed a repeal measure aimed at retail sales of recreational pot in part over fears that taxes modest enough for voters to approve might not cover costs. But a document revealing retail sales and state sales taxes in fiscal year 2012…
This months roundup of memorable mug shots is an extremely eclectic collection. Those represented include nationally known accused criminals, a celebrity, a collegiate athlete, a law enforcer accused of having gone awry, a man who many hoped would be dead within months, and a slew of others unknown to the…
“Can You Smell My Sack?” That definitely sounds a little offensive, right? But if you knew the slogan was related to a marijuana sack, would it still bother you? Security and PR at the Colorado Sky Sox stadium last Tuesday definitely thought so and asked those wearing the Weed Pimps…
