Don’t be a salmon, don’t be a ninja, stop at red lights and carry a noisy bell. These are some of the messages behind a new bike safety campaign for the weekly Denver Cruiser Ride — one encouraging cyclists to ride with traffic and use lights. As Cruisers founder Brad…
Tom Murphy’s Marilyn Manson interview appears on our music-centric Backbeat blog, but much of the chat deals with news events: the ridiculous ways he was linked to the Columbine shooting, the passing of a certain gonzo pal who made Colorado home, the Aurora theater shooting and more. Click to read…
Last month, we reported about a medical marijuana court case with blockbuster potential — a ruling by an Arapahoe County District Court judge that state-legal MMJ is still illicit at the federal level, so all contracts pertaining to it are null and void. This conclusion has inspired a letter to…
Our post about two cyclists who caught a honking, bike-raging driver on video continues to collect comments, with accusatory fingers being pointed in many of them. That’s true of the one below, too — but the reader in question thinks there’s plenty of blame to go around…
Regan Benson is a supporter of Mitt Romney, but she’s not a big fan of the law enforcement officials in charge at the candidate’s recent Colorado rally. Benson says that when she was trying to get to her car after the Sunday night campaign event ended, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s…
Photos shared on the Facebook pages of CU Foundation staffer Kirsten Steinke and new husband Kallan Stithem depict a fun couple — a pair who loved good times and going to exotic places like New Zealand, where they traveled for their honeymoon. Let’s hope these images of them delighting in…
This week, Broncos coaches John Fox and Jack Del Rio were hit with a cumulative $55,000 fine for criticizing NFL replacement referees. Fortunately, the same penalty hasn’t been assessed on Twitter users, since it seems as if the majority of recent tweets have been ripping on gaffes in high-profile games…
Within days of the Aurora theater shooting, announcements were made about possible lawsuits over the horrific attack, in which James Holmes is accused of killing twelve people and injuring 58. Now, however, two suits have been filed against the theater’s owner by a total of three surviving victims. The documents,…
During his recent arrest in Boulder, Benjamin Szycher insisted that he was being fitted for cuffs in violation of his First Amendment rights; get details from the vivid police report on view below. And he certainly used his speech freely during a bizarre incident that allegedly included him punching a…
GRID Alternatives, a California-based nonprofit group that works on renewable energy, is launching a national expansion plan to bring solar panels to homes across the country — and its first stop is in the Denver metro area, which has a long and complicated history with alternative energy research…
Denver blog posts hit hard but clean. Bronco Talk’s Ian Henson on the price tag for Joe Mays’s brutal hit on Texans hurler Matt Schaub. Denver Egotist: Two CU grads go after the Big Ad Gig. Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic: Rural Republicans don’t know they agree with Democrats on immigration…
In the months leading up to the November election, Secretary of State Scott Gessler has devoted some of his resources to targeting immigrant voters who may be incorrectly registered — an effort aimed at cleaning up voter rolls. And the results in the state’s largest city are likely to fuel…
Last month, Crocs co-founder George Boedecker was busted for DUI despite — or perhaps because of — his alleged claim that a “batshit crazy” Taylor Swift had actually been behind the wheel. No telling if he’ll repeat this assertion if the case goes to trial — but for now, he’s…
Update below: While Washington and Oregon have marijuana measures on the November ballot, Colorado’s Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, continues to attract more than its share of national attention — and money from national organizations. Indeed, even as 64 opponents decry the out-of-state dollars fueling pro-Regulate forces,…
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office didn’t get a jury to agree with every charge leveled against Victor Sanders, who was accused of pimping and abusing a teenage girl — and that’s an apparent source of frustration. But jurors signed on to enough of them to earn the 26 year…
Yesterday, we shared a video of a controversial Mitt Romney volunteer registration video, featuring a young woman claiming to be from the El Paso County clerk’s office — which she wasn’t. But did she do anything illegal? One of our readers decided to explore the issue and come up with…
So the Broncos’ year hasn’t started off exactly like we hoped. That’s okay: It’s a long season. But if you still need some cheering up, you’ve come to the right place. As longtime fans of the NFL know, Peyton Manning can’t say no to a good (and often bad) commercial…
Last week, we shared our ten favorite item from the You know you’re from Colorado When Tumblr. When we shared the post on the Westword Facebook page, we asked for your favorite ways to complete this sentence — and you definitely came through. In fact, many of your answers were…
The alleged rape in a Denver International Airport concourse of a young woman scheduled to interview for a job at a convent was among the most shocking stories of last year — and now it appears to have a resolution. A jury has convicted Noel Bertrand of the crime, rejecting…
Since Mother Jones shared a video of Mitt Romney saying that 47 percent of the country believe they are victims, national news outlets have covered the fallout and gloom in the campaign, with a steady stream of negative headlines. On the heels of what some have called a particularly bad…
Last month, ex-United Way official Rich Audsley got involved in the committee responsible for disbursing millions of donated dollars to the families of those who were killed or injured in the Aurora theater shooting. He was brought on as a special adviser because of his expertise in an area he…
Earlier this year, we told you about the tragic death of Jimma Reat, a Sudanese immigrant who was killed after a 911 operator told him and his companions to return to Denver after escaping a racially motivated attack. Now, his estate, among others, is suing the city over the incident,…
