Talk about a timely crime. During the run-up to the release of the sure-to-suck Breaking Dawn — Part 1, a woman thought to be Emi Coleman allegedly took the vampire craze a little too personally. She’s accused of biting two people on the neck during a visit to a convenience…
I knew it was coming. I predicted it all week long, actually: This was probably going to be Denver dispensary owner Jim Rice’s last shot at $1 million on Survivor. But I still found myself cheering for Rice tonight as he fought to stay on the game show he’s been…
Colorado’s cantaloupes have gotten a bad rap lately — and perhaps rightfully so. A listeria outbreak traced to melons from Jensen Farms in Holly has been linked to 29 deaths. But not all of the state’s cantaloupes are to blame — a point Colorado Agriculture Commissioner John Salazar hopes to…
The number of late-night attacks and robberies on the streets of Capitol Hill is up significantly over last year’s pace, raising questions about the safety level in the city’s core and whether police are cutting back on patrols of the area to deal with Occupy Denver protesters and the weekend…
Update 2 by Michael Roberts below: Today, the state board of health approved decreasing marijuana registry fees from $90 to $35, as anticipated — and tweaks in language involving indigent patients and physician conditions and restrictions sailed through as well. But more intriguing was word that approximately 3,200 MMJ applications…
Denver blog posts happen. Mile High Report fan poster technopeasant accuses everyone from John Elway to the media of being afraid that by supporting Tim Tebow, they’ll lose face. Elephant Journal’s Mary Beth Ray: Over-the-top yoga marketing that makes you go “Hmmmm.” Denver Egotist finds Colorado Springs’ new logo to…
Update: It was a terrible story — a report that two small dogs, named Latte and Swag, were found dead on Sunday morning, apparently after having been shot to death by a BB gun or small caliber weapon. But appearances can be deceiving. After the Denver Police Department offered a…
The term “Obamacare” was originally conceived by opponents of President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms as a way of hanging what they saw as a political albatross around his neck. But now, a group of Colorado activists have embraced the word with ThanksObamacare.org, a website that celebrates the legislation by way…
Daniel Garcia’s Saturday night ended with an unwanted surprise. While driving downtown after the night’s police raid on Occupy Denver, Garcia chose to publicly support the group by honking his horn. This, he would quickly learn, is technically illegal. Thanks to “either two or three honks,” he says, Garcia was…
Kelsey Whipple’s recent post about Occupy Denver’s legal team exploring legal precedents involving tents as examples of speech drew a sharp response from a member of the occupation’s Legal Issues Working Group. His post focuses on both the aforementioned lawyers and the ACLU, which he feels could be doing more…
In 1987, Chris Gibbons was charged with revitalizing a Littleton economy that just saw it’s largest employer, construction aggregate supplier Martin Marietta, lay off about 7,000 employees amid a recession. And despite long odds, his Economic Gardening program was such a success that even Harvard has noticed…
Pueblo Democrat Sal Pace is giving up his post as minority leader of the Colorado House. But he’s not resigning as representative for House District 46, and neither is he making a break with politics. Far from it: He plans to run against Scott Tipton in the 3rd Congressional District…
Dino Costa was among the most controversial Denver sports-radio personalities in recent memory. But after the 2009 crash and burn of DenverSportsRadio.com and a brief stint on The Truth, he got a national gig on Sirius XM, and was soon kicking ass. Now, he’s returning to Denver for the Broncos-Jets…
OK, it’s not really a leak if the source publishes the info — more like a sneak-peek of Denver #WebAwards winners, we’re publishing ten award winners this morning, in advance of tonight’s party at Casselman’s. It’s open to anyone age 21 and up at 8 p.m.. (although anyone on our…
In the wake of the largest upheaval in the occupation since its eviction from Lincoln Park, Occupy Denver’s focus is firmly on taking the steps necessary to guarantee a safer and more permanent future. One option the group recently voted to support is taking steps toward financial security by establishing…
Westword recognized the best of the local Web again in 2011 with the Denver Web Awards, held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Casselman’s. Below are the winners for this year; here the 2011 Denver Web Awards finalists. — Nick Lucchesi Colorado Peak Politics is Denver’s Best Political Blog Because…
At noon today, Civic Center Park held a meager 12 protesters. It is the second home of Occupy Denver, and chances are it might not be the last, but it is this park where Charles Howe and Barbara Gawlowski are watching their 6-year-old daughter Jezebel pick up a “staple” she…
John Ray Enright died this past weekend at the age of 85, leading to some polite tributes here and there, with most focusing on his years as director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation in the 1970s and 1980s and his subsequent service as a member of the Colorado Parole…
First, it was Tebowing — the act of genuflecting in praise à la Tim Tebow — that stirred unholy questions about the mingling of faith and football. And now, here comes customized Tebow jerseys with the name “Jesus” on the back. Hard to tell how many people actually have one…
East High School’s principal is leaving — though under less dubious circumstances than the principal at West High, who suddenly resigned earlier this year. In an e-mail to parents, East principal John Youngquist announced that he’s accepted a job to become Denver Public Schools’s Director of Principal Talent Development…
Denver blog posts want you to want them. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein thinks K-Mart’s contract exemplifies the reason for the NBA labor deadlock. At 5280, Nicole Davis shares the next stage of her chemo journey. Denver Frank hypes a new and improved Dave & Buster’s — and offers a free…
Update below: Most of us don’t need to be told not to take hallucinogens before going rock climbing. But apparently Jon Schuttenberg is an exception to this rule. Rescuers called to help him and a buddy as they headed to the First Flatiron found them endangered mainly by their loopy…
