Tim Tebow’s NFL rise has done more than boost the Broncos’ chances of making the playoffs. It’s inspired musical tributes, tattoos and Tumblrs, the naming of racehorses and a slew of testimonials from celebrities and pundits from beyond the world of sports. The latest examples of this last phenomenon: Bill…
When Sarah (not her real name) was laid off from her job as a medical assistant in April 2010, she wanted to “wing it,” she remembers. But the job situation didn’t turn around as soon as she’d hoped, and within two months, the single mother of four was applying for…
Denver’s B-cycle stations were buried under snow and subzero temperatures this week as real winter weather finally arrived, but there were still hardy bike riders out there. Come Friday, though, they won’t be battling the elements on a B-cycle. While Denver Bike Sharing had hoped to keep its 52 stations…
The last time Corey Donahue landed in jail, it took his friends four days to decide to bail him out. Given the number of times they’ve had to make this decision over the two months and two weeks of Occupy Denver’s brief life downtown — four, to be exact —…
It takes a while for Kerri Kellerman to remember the last time she had health insurance, and she laughs before she answers: 1995. It doesn’t really matter, though. Outside of her life with Occupy Denver, the 38-year-old has not seen a doctor since 1992. Outside of the occupation, she hasn’t…
For 24 years, counterculture magazine High Times has put on the Cannabis Cup in marijuana-tolerant Amsterdam to award the best in an admittedly underground community. A lot of Colorado folks made the trek this year, some even taking home awards. Local marijuana attorney Warren Edson also traveled to Holland to…
The Harm Reduction Action Center — whose very own Ruth Kanatser was honored recently with the inaugural Josephine Roche Award for direct service and advocacy — could soon be Denver’s second legal syringe exchange…
Denver blog posts are blogtastic. Roundball Mining Company’s Kalen is part of a debate over whether Nenê’s increasingly likely split means the Nuggets must start from scratch. Kalen says no. 5280’s Natasha Gardner asks: Was the 1993 summer of violence really so violent? Plants & Animals Denver presents a vegan…
Denver International Airport conspiracy theories just got a boost from one Stephen Colbert. Last night, as part of The Colbert Report’s preview to 2012, and those Mayan prophecies that are supposed to spell our doom, he intoned the phrase, “When the end times come, the last words you hear may…
In recent days, embattled KHOW radio host Tom Martino has taken much of the credit for breaking the Pat Sullivan sex-for-meth story thanks to interviews with meth-user sources conducted by his producer, Jonathan Elinoff. Turns out, though, that local cops didn’t need the Troubleshooter to bring Sullivan’s alleged actions to…
Andrew Romanoff returns his calls, but it may take him a while. We dialed the ex-Colorado House speaker and Senate candidate for our November 22 interview with Democrat Joe Miklosi, who’s taking on Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District, about rumors that he was being urged to throw his…
Update: At a meeting last night, the Denver City Council approved a $30,000 payment to settle a lawsuit over alleged Denver Police racial profiling. Equally important, says the ACLU’s Mark Silverstein, is a DPD agreement to improve training to try to prevent such incidents in the future…
Yesterday, Melanie Asmar posted about the renaming of the Denver Zoo’s ambitious Asian Tropics elephant exhibit as Toyota Elephant Passage in recognition of a $5.4 million donation from local dealers. For one reader, though, the moniker conjures up an unwanted image…
Update, 10:09 a.m.: The Denver coroner’s office has no identified the man who died after a report of a shooting on Robins Drive last Friday. The victim was Dwayne Morris, eighteen. He died six hours or so after being transported to Children’s Hospital with a gunshot wound to the neck…
Even Tim Tebow haters have got to be amused by the way his unconventional play has left so-called NFL experts tongue-tied and confused. And even long-established formulas are worthless when it comes to illustrating how he wins. Prime example: ESPN’s Total QBR quarterback ranking system, which can’t figure out The…
In June, political observers wondered if Mayor Michael Hancock would be damaged by alleged links to the Denver Players prostitution ring. But the story petered out, and Denver Police’s release of client lists and more, on view below, is unlikely to revive it, for reasons that frustrate Complete Colorado’s Todd…
Yesterday’s hearing for an injunction on behalf of Occupy Denver came with an unfair share of sarcasm and surprises, but one stood out far beyond the others: While one document from Officer James Henning suggested a plan to stay the current course until the occupation “wears itself out,” another found…
Update, 4:15 p.m.:. The Denver Zoo’s revealed how much money seven local Toyota dealerships donated to the newly christened Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit, slated to open in June 2012. The figure? $5.4 million, the zoo’s second-largest donation ever. Read on for more details…
We’ve been hearing a lot about the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012, whose petition passed the 130,000 signature mark last week and could be submitted to the state by year’s end according to proponent Mason Tvert. But what about a rival measure, Legalize 2012? Laura Kriho, among its…
Denver blog posts are easy to house-train. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein is still holding out hope Nenê stays with the Nuggets, in part because he could flourish as a forward instead of being required to hold down the middle. Big Media’s Jason Salzman makes a plea for talk-radio fairness when…
Update: After we published our review of The Station, on view in its entirety below, several of our commenters said the dispensary had closed — and they were right. However, it’s open again. What’s the story? City of Boulder spokeswoman Sarah Huntley has the answers…
Today’s hearing over an Occupy Denver lawsuit targeting the city and county the group calls home began promptly with a look at the group’s history. Protester and photographer Tanner Spendley took the stand to get at the bleeding heart of why the plaintiff has filed an injunction to protect what…
