Beyond the Bedroom is described by co-organizer Dan Powers, aka Daka-Dan, as an October 16 educational event about sex. But police in Lakewood, where Beyond the Bedroom was originally scheduled to take place, weren’t so sure, due in part to a possible live demonstration of orgasmic meditation, not to mention…
Jonathan Shikes’s most recent Shmuck of the Week post highlighted Michelle Manzanares, accused of giving her teen daughter booze and weed — gifts allegedly commemorated in photos and video. One reader had unkind words for such parenting, but the following commenter offered a different point of view…
What’s better — being stuck in a hospital or going to jail? The choice was easy for a man in Littleton yesterday, who apparently wanted to be behind bars so badly he didn’t even get dressed before committing a crime that landed him back there…
Back in June, we spoke with once-and-future Colorado Public Radio staffer Mike Flanagan about the impending debut of a new indie-rock station at 1340 AM. At 6 a.m. this morning, the outlet, dubbed Open Air, made its bow, and while it’s clearly in soft-launch/preview mode at this writing, the message…
Yesterday’s 49-23 Broncos loss to the Packers wasn’t the first time Denver inspired chants of “TEEE-BOW!” on the road, but it may have been the most telling. At this point, the Broncos are so uninteresting, so unlikely to inspire the passions of longtime rooters and haters alike, that fans of…
About 200 people brought their voices to the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, starting at noon on Saturday for the Denver version of the Occupy Wall Street ongoing protest that originated — where else — on Wall Street in New York. Photos continue below…
After concerns about North High School’s credit recovery program were raised in the Westword cover story “Passing on Education,” Denver Public Schools asked the Colorado Department of Education to investigate allegations that students were allowed to cheat on online courses. The results of that investigation are now in — and…
Aaron Perry, CEO and CFO of recycOil, a Boulder waste oil recycling firm also known as Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises (RMSE), has been found guilty of trespassing on a competitor’s property, but not guilty of harassment and a misdemeanor trespassing charge. After a two-day trial, a Boulder County jury found…
Last year, when state lawmakers set about reining in the sky-high interest rates of payday lenders in Colorado, the industry howled and moaned that tighter regulation would cost bunches of jobs. But a new report from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office suggests the biggest impact of the reform has been…
Identity theft is great for collecting stuff. But what’s the best way to convert it to cash? Teresa Porter and her four helpers, who needed to cover daily living expenses and a meth habit, figured out an efficient formula involving jewelry stores and pawn shops…
These Denver blog posts would like to meet you. Mile High Report’s Tim Lynch calls the Tim Tebow electronic billboard put up by a business (it’s not the one fans planned to purchase) an attention-grabbing ploy. Colorado Pols: Now Scott Gessler wants to stop some soldiers from voting, too? Denver…
Update: Another day, another development in Troubleshooter Tom Martino’s bankruptcy. The latest? Martino is suing the bank that floated the possibility he’d shifted assets in his filing — and he hints in court paperwork that he may whack Fox31, the station that employed him until this summer, with a claim…
Next month, Alicia Vargo, the proprietress of Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie in Englewood, will open a new outpost of her much-lauded house of bras and panties with an unlikely address and a noble cause. The boutique, to be called Pampered Passions Care Wear, will cater to the needs of women…
Most moms want to be cool. But being the “cool mom” is almost never a good idea — especially when your teenage daughter gets video of you offering her vodka and pot. In fact, there is a special place for cool moms like this: jail…
The Denver Drug Court’s treatment program is split into more than a handful of individualized tracks, but until earlier this month, none catered specifically to the needs of veterans. While they make up 5 to 8 percent of the 850 people enrolled, vets remain the least likely to receive help…
Wednesday night’s first meeting of the latest Medical Marijuana Workgroup at Denver’s Wellington Webb building has generated mixed reviews. It was either a successful forum for lively debate or an incestuous assembly of business and government leaders who all stand to make a buck off the MMJ industry in one…
Update: Earlier this month, CU-Boulder spokesman Bronson Hilliard speculated that Michael Hoffman, a 21-year-old student from New Jersey who passed away after being found unconscious near an apartment house in the neighborhood known as the Hill, died of an alcohol overdose. Turns out he was mostly correct, although there was…
In our post about Denver settling the Jason Graber police-brutality case, attorney David Lane argued that while officials bought time regarding release of past excessive-force complaints, they would be required to provide them for another case, by Judge John Kane’s order. These assertions prompted the following from one reader:…
The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected two title-board-related challenges to the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 — one by gadfly Doug Bruce, another from advocate Corey Donahue. Although these matters may have seemed like distractions, Regulate proponent Mason Tvert insists otherwise. He’s more focused on gathering petitions for…
Yesterday, Jarome Blackmon, 21, died after being shot by Aurora Police officers, making him the latest member of a club no one wants to join. He’s the sixth person to be killed by the APD this year, following Richard Arreola and four others. Thus far, four of the shootings have…
Anwar al-Awlaki, a cleric with alleged ties to the Fort Hood shootings and the underwear bomber, was reportedly killed in Yemen, but his death strikes close to home. Born in New Mexico, he attended Colorado State, where he studied civil engineering and attended a mosque near campus. As such, he’s…
Lazarus Pino was once a medical marijuana rebel fighting against a move to shut down his dispensary. Now, however, he’s accused of being a common (or maybe uncommon) goon. Along with members of his family, including his mom, Pino has been charged with beating, torturing and shooting at a man…
