High Times Magazine threw arguable the biggest private pot parties in the nation over the weekend, drawing thousands of people over two days to the Exdo Events Center for the mag’s third cannabis contest in as many years. The past two years, only medical marijuana patients were allowed to puff…
We’ve been reporting about the shootings at the 4/20 Civic Center Park rally on Saturday, as well as the continuing search for a suspect caught on video. Watching developments closely is event organizer Miguel Lopez, who’s having difficulty getting around the better part of two days since the startling incident…
Tom Clements, the reform-minded head of the Colorado Department of Corrections who was murdered at his home last month by a parolee, makes a posthumous appearance in a new video advocating for one of his favorite causes: more substance abuse treatment for chronic, low-level offenders, freeing up costly prison beds…
On Saturday, the Colorado snowboarding community was still reeling from the avalanche death of Mark McCarron (announced by authorities along with a controversial marijuana reference) when another tragedy struck — this one with an even greater loss of life. Five people died near Loveland in what is the deadliest Colorado…
How do you commemorate Earth Day? By planting a tree? Cleaning up around a park? Biking to work instead of driving your car? Kissing the ground your beloved walks on? Whatever your celebration of choice, we suggest you supplement it with a little laughter courtesy of the following Earth Day-centric…
On Friday, we reported about the tragic death of a snowboarder in an avalanche near Vail Pass; see our original coverage below. The victim has now been identified as Mark McCarron, 38, of Westminster. As part of its original release, the Eagle Police Department noted that McCarron and friends accompanying…
Update below: For months, anticipation has built toward this year’s 4/20 Rally at Civic Center Park, touted as a mix of pot, hip hop and serious politics to be witnessed by locals and visitors from all over the country. Yet the positive nature of the event was countered by a…
This week’s multi-part cover story about the state of the state of marijuana takes a look at Amendment 64 and how legislators will address implementing the legalization of small amounts of cannabis and the shops that will sell it. Our print edition also features a Q&A with Amendment 64 proponent…
This week, we shared the schedule for the Denver 4/20 Rally, which is widely regarded to be the largest gathering of its type in the U.S. And given the passage of Amendment 64 this past November, most observers think it’ll be bigger than ever. One reader sees these factors as…
Denver blog posts think it’s appropriate the Nuggets will be playing the first playoff game when the clock strikes 4:20. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons is one of four regular bloggers on the site to predict the Nuggets will win their first-round playoff series in five games. Colorado Pols checks in…
Earlier this week, we chatted with CU-Boulder Police’s Ryan Huff about the school’s preparations to close campus on 4/20 for the second consecutive year. He said many of the 100 or so people who’d requested visitor passes for tomorrow seemed more focused on attending tonight’s Macklemore concert than protesting the…
Immigration has become more than a “hot-button” issue in the United States. It is a critical component to how the country functions in the foreseeable future. Undocumented immigrants are not going to stop coming into the country simply because there might be rules or laws against it. Instead, it’s up…
In many situations, Longmont bookkeeper Mary Sanders’s try-try again attitude would be a real positive. Problem is, the thing at which she allegedly didn’t succeed the first time around was stealing a shitload of money from a couple of Burger Kings. And we’re guessing the folks at the company that…
Isabel Perez, nicknamed Bella, has beaten tremendous odds simply by being alive. Back in February, she was shot by Mayra Nunez, her mom, in a burst of violence that ended the lives of her siblings, Nivek and Eric. Nunez later took her own life, and Bella wasn’t expected to survive…
The video kicks off with a couple awkwardly sitting next to each other as glasses of wine on a nearby table and the sound of Marvin Gaye singing “Let’s Get It On” encourage them to do…something. What happens next? Rather than succumbing to Marvin’s entreaties and ripping each other’s clothes…
We at Westword strive to be your go-to source for news about 4/20 — and we’ve been covering the big event at Civic Center Park for years. As proof, we offer the following photos, culled from five different 4/20 slide shows snapped between 2009 and 2012. Be sure to click…
An emotional case came to a head when an arrest warrant was issued yesterday for Jeremiah Aguilar, an Army veteran who’s been living in Montrose. Aguilar’s crime? He’s refused to turn over his service dog, Dutch, for euthanization after the animal severely injured its previous owner. Despite the injuries, many…
It’s not so much that Artisanal Medicinals looks sketchy from the outside. It’s…ummm…okay, the place looks sketchy from the outside. It’s in a forgotten corner of Denver that you probably only visited back in the day if you were buying paint, having a car repaired or spray painting murals at…
Yesterday, we wrote about Kitty’s South, a classic movie theater turned porn palace that’s now been vacant for more than six years. A number of readers suggested that the building would make a great music venue, like ex-porn house the Bluebird has become. Here’s one such take…
Denver blog posts are warming up. Purple Row’s Jay Tymkovich previews the latest Rockies game to be played in football weather. Big Media’s Jason Salzman listens to the gun activist who thinks Colorado sheriffs should arrest federal officials if necessary to protect the Second Amendment. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels…
It’s been an exciting NBA regular season for a lot of reasons, including the Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak and the epic battle between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant for the scoring title. But don’t overlook the Denver Nuggets, who had one of the best season’s in franchise history. The…
This week’s multi-part cover story about the state of the state of marijuana takes a look at Amendment 64 and how legislators will address implementing the legalization of small amounts of cannabis and the shops that will sell it. Our print edition also features a Q&A with Amendment 64 proponent…
