Should House Speaker Frank McNulty work as a fry cook at a certain “hate chicken restaurant”? Fight Back Colorado, a group devoted to defeating lawmakers in November’s election who voted against a bill to legalize civil unions, wants to know. Though the group hasn’t announced which lawmakers it will target,…
In the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora a month ago, gun-control advocates in Colorado and across the country have upped the ante in pushing for stricter policies. And at the same time, some people in Denver are wondering why the federal government is trying to shut down a…
Stories on urban planning rarely inspire heated discussion, but Alan Prendergast’s “Trouble in the Rubble,” which details how a University of Colorado student filed an application to get historic landmark designation for the old Gates Rubber buildings, is a definite exception…
OK, so the Broncos lost their preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks over the weekend. Sure, they lost it 30-10. But in case you didn’t notice, that was Peyton Manning’s first game with the team, and hope and hype rode on his performance in equal measure. On Saturday, Westword photographer…
Metro started classes yesterday, with a new name — Metropolitan State University of Denver — as well as new buildings (including a hotel filled with art by Metro students, faculty and alums), new programs and a controversial new tuition structure for undocumented students. That Metro move earned the school a…
How will Denver’s ban of all outdoor advertising for medical marijuana businesses — approved last night in a quick, unanimous vote by Denver City council members — be enforced? A note sent to councilmembers last week by Tom Downey, head of the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, gives some…
This week’s feature, “Trouble in the Rubble,” looks into the controversies triggered by student Eugene Elliott’s effort to save what’s left of the Gates Rubber Company complex on South Broadway from demolition by filing for landmark preservation status. Response to the story has been sharply divided, with some readers denouncing…
Since James Holmes killed twelve people in Aurora, catalyzing heated gun control debates across the country, many have focused their attention on the suspect’s past psychiatric care. As officials debate what can be done to keep guns out of the hands of those with a history of mental illness, a…
Denver blog posts try to make the best of every situation. Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic drills into Longmont’s fracking ban proposal. Big Media’s Jason Salzman thinks radio hosts shouldn’t let politicians get away with calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” without backing up the comment. Denver Egotist: What do you…
No, we’re not making this up: In discussing Missouri Representative Todd Akin’s bizarre claim that “legitimate rape” victims seldom get pregnant, Colorado state Senator Shawn Mitchell used the phrase “explosive boners.” And then he may or may not have tried to make a joke about it, as you’ll see in…
In March, two years after adding Nerf guns to its list of banned weapons, CU was ordered by the Colorado Supreme Court to allow concealed-carry-permit holders to pack heat on campus. Now, CU-Boulder has announced new rules restricting access in undergrad dorms and at events — but a spokesman doesn’t…
Sam Levin’s interview with Denver mayor Michael Hancock, who said he won’t use the Aurora theater shooting to push for gun control, led a number of readers to discuss whether bans and prohibitions make us safer or less at risk. Below is a conversation in which both parties use facts…
18th Judicial District DA Carol Chambers is in the national spotlight as the district attorney in charge of prosecuting James Holmes, the accused killer in the Aurora theater shooting. But shortly before questions about whether Chambers would seek the death penalty against Holmes, her office filed a motion in another…
Tonight, despite a lawsuit threat, Denver City Council is expected to ban outdoor advertising at medical marijuana dispensaries — a move largely motivated by dislike of MMJ sign spinners. Yet as outlined by Kelsey Whipple’s recent feature “Spin City! Denver’s sign spinners want you to give them a twirl,” sign…
On Saturday, Colorada welcomed back Missy Franklin and home-state Olympians at a Centennial Center Park event. As Governor John Hickenlooper noted, Colorado athletes won nine of 104 U.S. medals at the Olympics this year. By his math, that’s 8.65 percent of the total, though Coloradans only make up 2 percent…
Accusations of animal cruelty tend to inflame passions — and that’s certainly true in the case of Anthony Ortolani and his German Shepherd, Missy. Ortolani reportedly left an injured Missy on a mountain but now wants the dog back — a prospect that’s inspired Facebook criticism and a petition trying…
A lot of Broncos fans shrugged off Peyton Manning’s first interception of the preseason against the Chicago Bears. And plenty of those boosters are also writing off the two additional picks he threw in his second outing, a 30-10 Seattle Seahawks victory in Denver. But should they be? After all,…
Cannabis might not be the cure for my stomach condition, but it sure helps. This week I stopped by Cure Colorado Dispensary to see if they had anything on the shelf to sooth what ails me…
Nearly 4,000 registered voters in Colorado received a letter this week from Secretary of State Scott Gessler asking that they prove their citizenship or otherwise remove themselves from voter rolls. Gessler, who says he is preventing fraud, identified these residents through the Division of Motor Vehicles — but watchdog groups…
New Nugget Andre Iguodala met the press yesterday, and pretty much every word out of his mouth — including his interest in a long-term deal — reassured fans that the move was a positive one. And the Nuggets have wasted no time in promoting their latest star, featuring him in…
Denver blog posts are getting physical. Colorado Pols notes that Western Slope Democrats are trying to convince Dee Coram, the gay son of Representative Don Coram, who stepped forward during the civil-unions debate, to run against his dad. Good luck with that. Denver Egotist: Copywriter Jay Roth is ready for…
Drunk and belligerent is now way to go through life. But drunk and belligerent and the mayor of a town? Well, that takes a special kind of shmuck — one like Ron Hinkle, the mayor of the town of Florence, who resigned on Wednesday, two weeks after resident C.J. Youngs…
