Once again, the holidays have me broke. Between buying flights to see family and gifts for my wife and nephew, the wallet is a little thin. But as the song says, “First take care of head.” So I shot down to South Broadway’s Discount Dispensary Land to cash in on…
The news that the Denver Police Department will now be enforcing state drunk cycling laws and giving out DUIs to intoxicated riders has sparked a lot of debate. But as word spread earlier this week, DPD officials said it was unclear how DUIs for cyclists would affect their driving licences…
Denver blog posts are a rainbow coalition. South Stands Denver’s Colin D. on how race has impacted talk-radio coverage of CU Buffs coach Jon Embree’s firing. Square State’s Zappatero on the media, lies and the fiscal cliff — which may or may not be looming. Colorado Pols posts the odds…
This week’s feature, “The Old Boys,” explores an emerging quandary in the criminal justice arena. Colorado has 51 state inmates serving life without parole for crimes committed when they were under eighteen — and thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision declaring such sentences unconstitutional, this special population may have…
Former Congressman and Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo was arguably the most prominent Colorado Republican to publicly back Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act — and even after voters approved it, few GOP members are rushing to laud it. Should they? Yes, Tancredo believes, but because it fits…
According to the Transportation Security Administration, if medical marijuana patients’ paperwork checks out, they can board a flight with meds in tow as long as they are headed to a medical marijuana state that honors Colorado red cards. So…now that voters in Washington and Colorado have legalized small amounts of…
The National Enquirer’s story about James Holmes’s alleged confession to the theater shooting included the assertion that something in The Dark Knight Rises’ soundtrack set off the lethal rampage. One reader believes this tale is possible and connects the concept to Tipper Gore’s campaign against musical profanity during the 1980s…
The more details that emerge from the death of William Jensen, age two, and the hospitalization of his four-year-old brother Tyler, the more disturbing the story becomes. According to an affidavit, investigators believe there’s probable cause to charge the boys’ mother, Heather Jensen, with neglect — for allegedly leaving them…
Restrictions on campaign finance are ultimately violations of free speech rights and do little to foster fair elections. At least that’s the argument of Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler, who, in a speech yesterday, said he would like to see fewer limitations on campaign finance, arguing that reform efforts…
We’ve saluted our favorite Texts From Last Night by focusing on three Colorado area codes so far — the 303, the 720 and the 970. Which means it’s 719’s turn — and the folks with these digits definitely didn’t let us down. In fact, this may be the weirdest batch…
After the passage of Amendment 64, opportunities abounded for its main proponents, Mason Tvert and Brian Vicente. But while Tvert said he had no immediate plans to spread the gospel about the measure to other states, despite being invited to do so in California by HBO’s Bill Maher, Vicente is…
Update: Dylan Redwine, who vanished on November 19 during a court-ordered visit to his father’s home in the Vallecito Lake area, continues to be the subject of a massive search. And while clues about his whereabouts remain elusive (see earlier coverage below), new developments have surfaced in the case. Law…
The day his old life ended, Jeff Johnson was jonesing for a cigarette. He was tall and gangly, a bit of a rebel and a goof. He liked to shoot pool and flirt with the girls at Scores, a teen dive in Aurora, and a coffin nail dangling from his…
“Santa’s Nightmare Before Christmas,” Melanie Asmar, November 22 Reindeer Games I’ve known Bill Lee for over fifteen years; five or six of those years were spent working next to him and his animals. Bill always put his animals first. Just because most people need to be overfed, over-heated and over-cooled…
The passage of Amendment 64 had barely been projected — making Colorado the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, even if it’s officially “regulated like alcohol” — when the texts started arriving at the Westword office. “Moving to Colorado, bro,” said one. “Dude,” exhaled another. For a city that so…
The state medical-marijuana registry continued to grow in September, with 107,666 people in Colorado signed up for the program. The official September tally of valid red cards marks an increase of 3,528 cards from the month before…
After several negative headlines around solar energy locally — including the bankruptcy of Abound Solar and news of major delays on a planned Aurora solar plant — Colorado has some good news to share about renewable energy. Denver officials announced yesterday that the city is the first to be recognized…
Denver blog posts make a statement — and sometimes more than one. Bronco Talk’s Jon Heath notes that injured Ravens mainstay Ray Lewis hopes to return for Baltimore’s match-up against Denver. But we think he shouldn’t rush back…. At WhoSaidYouSaid, Ben De Grow argues for an opt-in for teacher’s union…
Jailhouse confessions tend to be treated skeptically by judges and juries, and with good reason; inmates have a bad habit of lying about their crimes, either to brag or to blame someone else. But the confession that inmate Jeff Johnson says he obtained from co-defendant Johnathan Jordan, stating that Jordan…
After a long delay, the state Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division has begun implementing a private caregiver registry — despite caregivers being handled by a separate government agency. State law crafted in response 2010’s House Bill 1284 requires the MMED to keep track of private caregiver grow locations — a useless…
Update: We’ve been following bizarre developments involving antivirus pioneer John McAfee, a co-star in the July feature “The Hot Yoga War,” who’s wanted for questioning about a murder in Belize that he says he didn’t commit; read previous coverage below. At this writing, McAfee remains on the run from authorities,…
Ken Foster, the New Orleans-based author of I’m a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet, spoke to a crowd of dog owners and advocates at the Tattered Cover Colfax last night. Foster’s stop here was significant: Not only does Denver have a controversial breed ban on…
