In real life, Santa is jolly. But on Twitter, he can be an a#$hole. There are dozens of fake Santa Twitter accounts. While some of them are earnest — like this tweet from @NorthPolePost: “Ho ho ho! What a busy few days. First chance to put my feet up in…
Things are about to get strange. In recent days, we’ve shared mug-shot roundups featuring intimidating images, celebrities and notables, tattoos and women. But now, here are the weirdest shots 2011 has had to offer. And as those who lived through it know, it was a mighty weird year. Give the…
Has Occupy Denver finally worn out its welcome? If twelve inches of snow aren’t enough to discourage the last of the protesters in Civic Center Park, the backlash over the trash in the park, the fires in the park and heckling the mayor at a vigil for the homeless who…
Doing it right: This fall, Westword created an anonymous sex survey aiming to lay out the sexual habits, preferences and, yes, even the kinks of the Centennial State. To mix things up, we included vanilla questions about age, sex, orientation and the like alongside some edgier queries. Well, the results…
The Occupy Denver encampment is not the only city feature to be called an eyesore in recent weeks. Plans to add more, bigger and brighter corporate signage to the Sports Authority Field (previously known as Invesco) are already under attack by neighbors who worry about light pollution from the stadium…
The amount of money Colorado spends on children is shrinking at a time when the number of children — and the number of children in poverty — is rising, according to a report released today by the Colorado Children’s Campaign. President Chris Watney says it’s disheartening to watch the safety…
Updated, 12:40 p.m. December 22: Michael Clapper, one of nine arrested at Monday’s raid on the Occupy Denver encampment, has officially been charged with four counts of 4th degree arson. Behind the charges are the allegation that Clapper intentionally set fire to an encumbrance and other items in the area,…
The holidays are upon us here at Westword. Editors have begun leaving for vacation, and the gaggle of unsupervised reporters have already begun dipping into the egg nog, singing dirty Christmas carols and wrapping up interns like presents…
Seven years ago inmates at a private prison in southeastern Colorado went on an all-night rampage, chasing the shorthanded staff from the premises, attacking suspected snitches, setting fires and causing millions of dollars in damages. Now documents filed in a long-running legal battle confirm what many prisoners have been saying…
This fall, Westword created an anonymous sex survey aiming to lay out the sexual habits of the Centennial State. We’re now happy to announce these results of the first-ever Westword sex survey, of which more than 1,600 respondents participated. Read on to see our favorite answer regarding what would be…
Two nights ago, Occupy Denver protester Ben Meyer woke up on the sidewalk of Broadway, put on his shoes and spent the rest of his evening with the Denver Police Department. The next night, he spoke on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Last night, the fire-forged raid on Occupy Denver earned…
Civic Center Park is one of Denver’s most lovely public places…but it’s become ground zero for increasingly ugly encounters between the city and Occupy Denver. Eighteen hours after the police had pushed everyone out of the park, protesters were back in time for last night’s vigil to honor the homeless…
From regulations changing and shops being raided, to pizza delivery guys calling the cops on tokers, it has been an interesting year for medical marijuana in Colorado. Below is our top ten list of Westword’s most popular marijuana stories of 2011 as well as links to the original posts…
Mug shots of women are less common than those of men. But this year, there was a bumper crop of the former. Now, in the wake of collections that spotlighted intimidating images, celebrities and notables, tattoos and hairstyles, here are the fifty most memorable images of female arrestees in 2011…
Update by Melanie Asmar, 3:30 p.m. December 20: Oscar Ponce has been formally charged with two counts: sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, pattern of abuse. The charges allege…
Kenneth Scott, abortion protester extraordinaire, recently added more firepower to his legal defense: He is now being represented by the Thomas More Society, a national pro-life law firm. In June, Scott and his wife, Jo, were served with a civil complaint by the U.S. Justice Department, alleging that the Scotts…
The Denver area seems to have a lot of bank robbers, and the FBI and local law enforcement officials like to tell them apart with funny or clever nicknames. We’ve had the Shaggy Bandit, the Perennial Bandit, the Snowboard Bandits, and the Band-Aid Bandit, just to name a few. But…
Last night’s Occupy Denver eviction is unlikely to be the last one in the near future. In a statement on the subject, Mayor Michael Hancock supported the city’s actions and cited the now commonly repeated concerns of public safety and access. Accompanied by new Police Chief Robert White, Hancock confirmed…
In a telephone conference with journalists this morning, officials of the Canadian energy giant Encana sharply disputed an EPA draft report that linked the company’s gas drilling operations in Wyoming to contamination of residents’ drinking water, calling the report badly flawed and demanding an independent review of the study’s findings…
Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl recently said in a radio interview on KKFN: “screw all the guys out there that think you gotta have a superstar to win a championship.” It’s a little lengthy, but it could be the Nuggets motto for the season and last night’s re-signing of…
About a week and a half ago, Occupy Denver protester Tanner Spendley became the main character in a situation that could easily be a bar joke. Three days before the local group occupied the Walmart distribution center in Loveland, Spendley heard a knock on the door of his Denver apartment…
While other teams like the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are spilling money on free agents like a drunk at the bar who just won the lotto, the Rockies are making un-sexy yet sound acquisitions. The latest and best came Friday when word leaked that the Rockies…
