In a post yesterday, we shared a clip of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in which a viewer argued that “Colorado” should be pronounced “colo-RAD-o,” not “colo-ROD-o,” which, in her opinion, makes the speaker sound snobby. We gave this guideline a “Hell, yeah” — but one of our reader’s didn’t…
Governor John Hickenlooper hit the ground running in January, quickly appointing a host of people to his cabinet and also coming up with some creative, cost-saving job combinations. Which made today’s announcement of his new “Director of Paper Distribution in the Department of Natural Resources” seem a little suspect. That,…
The story of Ichabod, a Boulder-based pit bull mix, warmed hearts on Thursday when we published the tale of the pooch that — we like to think, anyway, despite how unlikely — wandered across Kansas and most of Missouri and was found in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles…
This will be a weekend to remember, though I doubt I’ll remember much of it. The High Times Medical Cannabis Cup is at the Exdo Event Center this weekend. If you have trouble finding it, look for the rising cloud of deliciously fragrant smoke northeast of downtown…
Craft beer is in the air in Denver, and on April 16, it will hit the airwaves as well. John Turk, who produces the David Sirota show on AM 760, and buddy Gary Valliere, who works at Dry Dock Brewing in Aurora, plan to debut a new radio show that…
The Denver-bred Quiznos chain is an odd duck. While its toasted sandwiches are now sold coast to coast, it’s courted controversy because of its franchise practices. And its commercials, while memorable, are pretty damn strange, whether it’s singing mutant hamsters, sexualized talking ovens or its possibly NSFW “2 Girls, 1…
Starting tonight and running through Sunday, April 3, the University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology will host what organizers says is a first-of-its-kind conference, which will bring academics together to discuss one of the world’s hottest topics: human trafficking…
The fuel efficient cars shown at the Denver Auto Show this weekend will never be as green as the leaf-covered 1976 Mercury Capri II shown in the picture above. And alternative fuels and hybrid technology will never match the low energy-impact scores of Denver’s parade of parked classics…..
Nothing to fear from these three Denver blog posts — since it’s not April Fools’ Day yet. Roundball Mining Company’s Kalen talks about how a potential trap game against the Sacramento King became another testament to teamwork by everyone on the Nuggets — even J.R. Smith! Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic…
A couple in a small Colorado town are murdered and the gaze of the police settles on a boy too young to have his name publicly acknowledged at this stage of the investigation. Sound familiar? It should in light of the shocking deaths of Burlington’s Charles and Marilyn Long, allegedly…
In his latest medical marijuana dispensary review, William Breathes sets out to discover if A Cut Above earns its name. But there are plenty of other options, as you’ll see when perusing our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
The grower-owner of A Cut Above, a guy who goes by the name of Debo Newshoes, is one of the more entertaining “friends” I have on Facebook. He constantly posts photos of his floor-to-ceiling hydroponic trees, and lately the pictures have been getting better and better. So after he posted…
A year ago yesterday, Ichabod, a three-year-old pit-bull mix, found a new home after Nick Hooten and Jill Paros adopted him from the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. For much of the time since then, though, he’s been somewhere else. He vanished in August, only to resurface in, of all…
Last week, two editors of The Scout, the Overland High School student newspaper, appeared with representatives of the ACLU of Colorado to protest actions of the school’s principal, who was said to have ordered the pub to shut down for the year and removed its faculty adviser over a disputed…
Our post yesterday about rumors that the Denver Broncos might consider taking a quarterback with its top pick in the upcoming NFL draft drew a strong response from one longtime fan of the team. He makes it clear that ditching Tebow in favor of some even newer blood shouldn’t be…
Like the allegedly marijuana-related fatal crash involving Joshua Wittig, the January 2010 murder of Douglass Singleton, reportedly during a robbery involving medical marijuana, made a big splash initially, then fell off the media’s radar. Turns out a lot’s happened in the case, including a hung jury in the first trial…
Amid the controversy over a bill to set THC driving limits, and sponsor Claire Levy’s views about a 5 nanogram or 8 nanogram standard, we sought out details on two of last year’s most reported driving-under-the-influence-of-marijuana stories: crashes involving Joshua Wittig and Daniel Seilheimer. THC specifics are off-limits in the…
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, the Guerilla Urban Art Force will stage an event at Confluence Park that promises to be beautiful and moving. The message is conveyed in the event’s name, “I Didn’t Ask For It: Rape Is a Crime, Being Raped Is Not,”…
Last night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow tackled common names of people and places that tend to be mispronounced, at least according to locals — and praise be that the segment attempts to set America straight on the proper way to say “Colorado.” As one viewer writes, “we say it colo RAD…
The Rockies are the best team in baseball. As of this writing they’re a half game ahead of the defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. We’re not sure what all the talk of grapefruit and cactus is about or why the good players keep leaving after half a game,…
Supporters of the effort to recall Denver Public Schools president Nate Easley say they turned in more than 6,000 signatures yesterday to the Denver Elections Division. In order to place the recall question on an upcoming ballot, they need 5,363 valid signatures from voters. The Elections Division now has ten…
Update below: Denver mayoral candidate Doug Linkhart has been embraced by the local MMJ community — and earned a Teapot Party endorsement — in part because of his pro-marijuana-legalization views. But will this help him or hurt him in the long run? Altitude Wellness Center’s support of Linkhart may offer…
