Originally found along the banks of Bear Creek, the vitamin-rich medicinal qualities of Bear Valley watercress attracted seniors in search of better health to settle the neighborhood in the mid-1960s. Now grown in water gardens across the city, Bear Valley watercress is highly prized for it’s ability to turn back…
This morning, Detra Farries pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and several other charges in relation to one of the most gruesome incidents in recent memory. The victim: Colorado Springs tow-truck driver Allen Rose, who was dragged over a mile to his death…
Given the recent rash of storms in these parts, it’s been at least a week since most of us have seen anything other than clouds illuminated by the occasional lightning strike when we’ve looked to the skies. But YouTube user magnetflipper has been luckier. On Tuesday, he spotted a UFO…
Last week, a spokesman for Representative Jared Polis expressed disappointment with a Justice Department medical marijuana memo that some in the MMJ industry saw as paving the way for DEA raids on dispensaries. Polis doesn’t think such incidents are imminent, and neither does Colorado Dispensary Service’s Jake Browne — although…
Our recent post about a petition to name the east peak of Mount Sopris for John Denver drew a couple of very strong “no” votes from a pair of readers. Check out their one-two punch…
In June 2010, Stephanie Rochester was accused of smothering her infant son, allegedly because she feared he was autistic. A year later, a state psychiatric evaluation still hadn’t taken place due to systemic delays. But the report’s finally in — and Rochester’s been determined to have been legally insane at…
Shockingly enough, the latest crackpot scheme by Richard “Father of Balloon Boy” Heene didn’t exactly go as planned. As we reported last month while designating Heene Shmuck of the Week, the former Fort Collins resident planned to auction off his “experimental craft” to earn money for Japanese tsunami victims –…
A monsoonal weather pattern has made the Front Range soggy for at least a week now, resulting in the first-ever in-progress cancellation of Film on the Rocks, not to mention some spectacular lightning shows. But the folks near the Fourmile Canyon burn zone have had enough. After all, another rainstorm…
One of the odd quirks of the social media explosion has been the proliferation of folks pretending to be someone else — a phenomenon that no doubt annoys the typically notable person being identity-jacked but can be entertaining for the rest of us. As an example, let us juxtapose the…
What’s the scandal involving Rupert Murdoch’s media empire got to do with Colorado? Plenty, according to none other than Stephen Colbert, whose report last night about the “five-time Illuminati Dark Lord of the Month” contained not one but two references to our fair state — which, if Colbert’s “sources” are…
Folks who have tried to start taxi companies in Denver — an industry fraught with controversy — often butt heads with the Public Utilities Commission. Lately, PUC officials seem to swing back and forth as to whether the city needs more taxis, and many of decisions appear to benefit the…
Chaz Moore, sixteen, is a Colorado Springs student with a rare medical condition whose flareups are radically improved by medical marijuana. However, his high school won’t allow Chaz (originally known by the pseudonym “Bill Smith”) to medicate on campus. So now, after months of fighting, Shan Moore, Chaz’s father, is…
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced federal approval of four large renewable energy projects in the West today, touting the new jobs and clean power that those projects and others in the pipeline will bring — and described his department’s approach to renewables as so aggressive that it’s “on…
Who is the man prosecutors say Robert Walters, accused of murdering his girlfriend, hired to kill his wife in order to keep her from telling his secrets on the witness stand? As explained in this week’s cover story, “Dead End,” his name is Rodrick Williams, and he’s a forty-year-old career…
Consider perusing these three Denver blog posts. Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic notes that 95 members of Colorado’s clergy have joined 4,000 pastors nationwide asking that President Obama and Congress don’t make poor people bear a disproportionate burden when it comes to a budget deal. Colorado Pols: Is Dick Wadhams sick…
This week, medical marijuana critic William Breathes gives Boulder’s High Grade Alternatives a, well, high grade in his latest review. But if it’s not in your neighborhood, you can find a dispensary that is in our just-updated MMJ listings. Click to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. High Grade Alternatives has been around since October 2009, and I’ve heard nothing but good things about the place. Owner Adam Mahon said HGA developed a strong following from the start by buying small-batch herb from caregivers. Laws have changed, but Mahon says the shop’s been…
Valverde is a historic west side neighborhood that is a complex blend of light industry and single-family housing. It is the perfect place to grow Valverde tomatillo. A member of the tomato family, the Valverde tomatillo plant bears bright green fruits with a taste that is a complex blend of…
Here’s proof that self-defense training really pays off: A woman schooled in martial arts reportedly managed to fend off an attacker who’d gotten into her home. Now, the Aurora Police Department is circulating a computer composite of the man, who’s suspected of burglary and attempted sexual assault…
As you may have noticed, comment sections are often full-combat zones — and that can be entertaining and enlightening (as well as sometimes irritating or offensive). No wonder the following post, which strongly but politely disagrees with a comment on our report about an assault charge against prosecutor Christy Ausmus,…
Our roundup of Coloradans at the ESPYs focused on Tim Tebow, Lindsey Vonn and expatriate LaLa Vasquez. But another prominent person with ties to the state received both an on-stage shout-out and some notable camera time: Whitney Wonnacott, girlfriend of super-shooter Jimmer Fredette. What’s her Colorado connection?…
Is Ann Coulter a fearless truth-teller in the highest traditions of American punditry? Or a vile harridan capable of appalling people of every ideological description? Opinions vary, but they’re always strong, as evidenced by her appearance on KHOW yesterday for a debate with attorney Jessica Corry, who focused less on…
