What time is it? It’s Denver blog post roundup time! Priceless Colorado Pols headline: “(Newly) Responsible Republicans Beg Tea Party To Shut The Hell Up.” The Ralphie Report’s got the skinny on Nate Solder and Jimmy Smith, both first-round NFL picks. Mile High Mamas consider pros and cons of the…
Eighteen years ago this week, Westword published my interview with CU students Trey Parker and Matt Stone about their in-progress film Alferd Packer: The Musical. Did I predict in that piece that they’d someday create an acclaimed Broadway show? Sadly, no — but the South Park creators managed to do…
No doubt there are many fine youth pastors and church volunteers in Colorado Springs — ones who aren’t creepy molesters looking for a chance to diddle underage victims. But Charles Jenkins is the third person with such a job on his résumé to be either arrested or convicted for sexual…
Once again, the thin air over Denver has created some, um, baggage for an airline passenger — something we’ve had plenty of experience with. This time, it was an Army recruiting officer from Montana named Thaddeus Rule, who found himself on the wrong side of the law and on the…
Broncos fans had plenty to celebrate last night after the team chose Von Miller with the second overall pick in the NFL draft — and they did so during a draft party at Jackson’s. Denver great Terrell Davis got plenty of attention, but so did the 2011-12 Broncos cheerleaders, making…
Nothing says springtime in Denver like a clown painting leaning against the front wheel of a car parked before an open garage door on a driveway teeming with junk. The clown painting practically promises that the open garage is the portal to a secret kingdom of junky treasures…..
U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s letter objecting to elements of HB 1043, a bill meant to clean up parts of last year’s medical marijuana rules, has alarmed activists and confused legislators like Senator Pat Steadman, the measure’s co-sponsor. Could dispensary raids like those taking place in Spokane this week be in…
Location: Alameda light-rail station. Number: Unknown. Status: Operable. Price: 50 cents for local calls. Photo: Taken 3:30 p.m. on April 28…
Our post-mortem about the Nuggets’ playoff-series loss to Oklahoma City heaped praise on the Thunder in general and blossoming superstar Kevin Durant in particular. But one reader wonders if Durant will be content to stay long term in a small market — or if he’ll be lured by the bright…
In an interview earlier this week, Michael Ledwitz, publisher of now-defunct Denver Magazine, vowed that a deal was in the works to compensate the publication’s subscribers, although he declined to say how many of them there were. Now, 5280, which purchased Denver Magazine’s key assets, confirms that it will take…
During the blessedly completed Josh McDaniels era, top picks like Knowshon Moreno and Tim Tebow defied conventional wisdom — and we still don’t know if they’ll pay off in the long run. In contrast, the choice of Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller makes perfect sense from the start — and…
Last October, 73-year-old Brooks Kellogg, a businessman with roots in Colorado, Kansas and Illinois, was arrested at Denver International Airport after allegedly meeting with what he thought was a hit man to arrange the murder of Stephen Bunyard, who’d won big bucks in one lawsuit against Kellogg and had launched…
As we reported yesterday, downtown Denver will finally get a full-service grocery store thanks to a new development at 20th Street and Chestnut Place. But other than hints that it will be a “national brand,” there’s no word yet as to which grocery store we’re gonna get. Here are ten…
Jenny is a mother of three whose husband has cancer. Faced with the decision of whether to renew her car registration or buy food for her family, she says she chose the latter. One night, as she was leaving her job, she was pulled over the by police for having…
Earlier this week, protesters marked the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster with a Capitol steps protest. Among the speakers: Wes McKinley, a state rep and onetime foreman of the Rocky Flats grand jury, which tops Alan Prendergast’s list of Colorado’s greatest whistleblowers…
Ouch! These Denver blog posts are hot off the Internet! The final 2011 mock draft by Mile High Report’s Sayre Bedinger before tonight’s festivities predicts the Broncos will take Von Miller, not Marcell Dareus. Colorado Pols on those skewy GOP redistricting maps. As featured in Unseen Denver — a Cheesman…
This week’s cover story, “A Dam Shame,” looks into the controversy generated by a state dam inspector named John Redding, who raised concerns about ethical violations inside the Colorado Department of Natural Resources–and ended up paying a high price for his concern. People who speak out about possible wrongdoing in…
With Charlie Sheen’s My Violent Torpedo of Truth in town tonight, I decided to check the latest thoughts on Chuckles from members of the Twitterverse — and I was instantly overwhelmed by the number of people using him as a punchline.. and pretty well, too. Here are the ten funniest…
Do the ladies love David Sirota? Apparently so. The AM 760 morning-show host’s ratings have doubled in most categories over the past year — but his audience among women, not traditionally a group that prizes commercial talk radio, has increased by leaps and bounds — more than ten-fold in one…
This week, medical marijuana critic William Breathes visits MariTrust, a dispensary previously criticized for selling spider-mite-infested products — and gives it an insect-free bill of health. The review shows the importance of shopping around, and our newly updated MMJ listings can help. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
Last year, MariTrust got called out by Kind Reviews for selling spider mite-infested herb. I’m glad to say I didn’t find any bugs when I recently checked out its herb; the shop seems to be selling clean meds. That doesn’t mean I’ll hurry back, but at least customers can be…
Is this thing still on? The only way to save the My Violent Torpedo of Truth show would be to showcase Charlie Sheen’s message with the talent of local acts…..
