By the time the 2009 football season rolled around, the University of Minnesota hadn’t won a Big 10 title in 42 years. The Gophers largely spent those decades serving as target practice for the conference’s higher powers, yet they weren’t without occasional bursts of second-string glory. One arrived two years…
By mid-January, as many as 4,200 potential medical marijuana patients will be told they are as much to blame for a “fraudulent” MMJ application as the doctor who signed off on a physician assistant’s evaluation of that patient. The punishment? Waiting six months before they can apply again for the…
Yesterday, amid an unusually genial gathering of environmental and energy leaders, Governor John Hickenlooper unveiled new state rules requiring detailed disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) methods of drilling for oil and gas — a major step toward transparency in the controversial drilling practice and a…
Neighbors can be scary, shrill, suffocating things. They listen to country radio, smoke on your shared patio, leave passive-aggressive notes about how you parked your Yaris, and borrow eggs almost as often as they “borrow” your copy of the New York Times. But no matter how often you interact with,…
Denver blogs posts are having a helluva week. Who Said You Said hypes a video of John Hickenlooper expressing disappointment with the redistricting process. Didn’t the results supposedly benefit Hick’s fellow Democrats? Burning Down the House’s Andi shares a moving essay about loss a year-plus after the fact. Denver Egotist…
Update: According to the final numbers released from the Loveland Police Department, thirteen total arrests resulted from Occupy Denver’s attempt to shut down the area’s Walmart distribution center on Monday. Charges included obstructing a public roadway, hindering transportation and resisting arrest…
Applications were due yesterday for schools wishing to continue under the banner of the Charter School Institute, a quasi-state agency created in 2004 to approve charter schools rejected by districts with an ax to grind. The Ricardo Flores Magon Academy — the subject of our cover story, “A Hard Line”…
Fox News’ fascination with Tim Tebow continues unabated — but with a new twist. Prompted by icy-hot hostess Megyn Kelly, longtime sports reporter and pundit Bernie Goldberg suggests in an interview on view below that most people who criticize Tim Tebow for public expressions of Christian faith wouldn’t have a…
According to this report, CBS4 has information that points to a potential federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries and grow operations within 1,000 feet of schools. But it’s unclear when any federal action would happen, or what it might look like if it does…
Hawaii Five-0’s executive producer has apologized to members of Denver’s The Greatest Generations Foundation, whose members were “unintentionally offended” when a ceremony on the seventieth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor coincided with filming. But the event’s host, KOA’s Steffan Tubbs, calls the apology insincere and shares e-mails with…
In the post-Carmelo Anthony trade world, sought-after players almost always target the biggest markets — New York, L.A., Miami — in an effort to maximize their profitability and win championships aided by an uneven playing court the NBA lockout has done little to level. So, in that environment, the decision…
Our post yesterday about the Colorado Latino Forum calling for former AM 760 host Mario Solis-Marich’s reinstatement brought out some fans of the yakker, who broadcast from Los Angeles but focused on Colorado concerns. Here’s one listener who misses him on local airwaves…
Word has it that disgraced but nicely coiffed former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich would like to complete his prison sentence at FCI Englewood, a facility Forbes called one of the best places to serve time a few years back. But ask about its reputation as a country club prison and…
No question about it, the ascension of Tim Tebow has established a unique style of football in Denver. The Broncos have managed to distill all the heart-pounding excitement and nail-biting competitiveness of NFL action and compress it into the final couple of minutes (and sometimes the final couple of seconds)…
And you thought that 9News graphic from February that read “Shit Off My Back” was a lock for local TV blooper of the year? You’ll reconsider after seeing the following video, in which weather guy Ashton Altieri tells a female colleague, “Congratulations on your big hooters.” It’s funny because it’s…
It’s time to dust off the Westword glitter cannon, because the Best Of… iPhone app has earned some prestigious year-end acclaim. The Best Of… app (also available for Android!) has made it onto Apple’s iTunes 2011 Rewind, which shows off the top apps of 2011 as chosen by the editors…
What’s Phat Daddyz Super Baked Pop? A surprising little frosting-coated brownie on a stick. I had no intention of reviewing this treat or even buying it. But it has gone in the books as one of the more potent edibles I’ve reviewed so far. Plus, it’s got one of the…
B-cycle wrapped up its second season last Friday, and the official numbers are in: 202,731 total rides from when B-cycle rolled out in March until 11 p.m. on December 9. That’s nearly double last year’s numbers, though a teeny bit short of the bike program’s goal of 206,000 rides –…
Denver blog posts enjoyed a lovely three-day weekend. Colorado Pols isn’t buying the reasons Scott Gessler says Colorado’s finance laws need a rewrite. In contrast, Free Colorado’s Ari Armstrong says Gessler has emerged as the state’s free-speech secretary of state. The Denver PR Blog shares “Great Moments in Journalism XXXVIII.”…
On Friday, the Denver Anarchist Black Cross, a collective that defends the rights of those involved in mass political and social movements, announced its intention to firmly remove itself from the arena of Occupy Denver. By the time of its decision, the twelve-person group had drawn together more than $15,000…
Glen Godec’s Photobucket page features well over 1,000 images, most seemingly benign. But the closer you look, the more you notice that the preponderance of shots feature little girls — a fact that’s been rendered ultra-creepy by news that Godec has been busted on a couple of sex-crime charges in…
Update: Yesterday marked exactly eight years since officers in Greeley arrived at the home that then-UNC student Tom Mink shared with his mom, confiscating his computer and more because of complaints about the way he’d portrayed a professor in his fledgling Internet publication, The Howling Pig. And it also corresponded…
