Among those speaking about medical marijuana at last night’s Fort Collins City Council meeting was Fort Collins Police Department Lt. Jerry Schiager, commander of the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force. In his remarks, he used a handful of grabby stats to contradict claims by weed advocates that the proliferation of…
Sarah Palin, who’s monopolizing the airwaves as part of her publicity tour for her new book, Going Rogue, is widely viewed as one of the more pro-life politicians on the current scene. After all, her youngest child, Trig, received a pre-natal diagnosis of Down Syndrome, but she rejected any and…
Handmade decorations allow celebrants to use traditional holiday images to craft deeply personal messages. In the painting pictured above (spotted on South Cherokee Street), the typically pudgy Santa Claus appears as a muscular hunk who wears a sexy off-the-shoulder tank top and summons that special someone with a glowing hand…
View Larger Map Early this morning, the Denver Police Department responded to a call at 3356 Blake Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). There, they found a man who’d been shot to death. No name of the…
We’ve reached the point in the Dan Hawkins saga where no one is even pretending he can survive as coach of the CU Buffs. After this past weekend’s catastrophe against the Cyclones of Iowa State, talk among members of Buffs nation has transitioned from silly discussions about bowl eligibility to…
Late Monday evening, Raymond Rivera, 48, tried to cross Harlan Street at Alameda Avenue. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it — and the vehicle that struck him didn’t stop. According to the Lakewood Police Department, Rivera was struck by a van driven by 48-year-old Thomas William Boyle, who was later booked…
In our recap of the Ed Harris appearance at the Starz Denver Film Festival last Friday, I noted that organizers of the event have a hard time getting big-name actors to show up. Example: Harrison Ford was in town for a weekend gala at Wings Over the Rockies museum but…
The word “emergency” has been bandied about frequently in relation to medical marijuana, as in the recent Board of Health meeting to change the definition of caregiver — a decision that was subsequently tossed in Denver District Court due in part to the lack of lead time given to various…
Channel 7 led its newscast last night with a John Elway story — not exactly a unique occurrence. Number 7 probably didn’t enjoy it much, however, since it focused on Speed of Wealth LLC, an organization that paid Big John to appear at assorted events — and which the Securities…
I thought everyone had seen Hollywood movies in which an armed criminal brazenly sticks up a bank, then races his bags of cash outside and hops into a souped-up vehicle capable of outrunning any cop car that dares to follow. But apparently Dion K. Morgan was movie-deprived, because after allegedly…
A funeral director allegedly tells a family that the county coroner recommended him to bury their twelve-year-old child — when the law prohibits such recommendations. A mortuary embalms a body without the final okay from the family; in the meantime, the family decides to use a different mortuary. A funeral…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Denver film. For starters, we’re smack in the middle of the Starz Denver Film Festival. And last week, the locally filmed cult fantasy INK received a huge publicity boost after it popped up on various torrent servers, which probably won’t make a…
Editor’s note: This year’s Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12-22, features more than 200 films. To help navigate this cinematic abundance of riches, we asked fest artistic director Brit Withey to highlight some worthy selections off the beaten screening-room path. Look for Brit’s Picks each weekday through the extravaganza’s close…
Update below: King Soopers and Safeway told United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 reps they’d submit their “last, best and final” offer by the end of yesterday — and they almost missed their own deadline. Just shy of 6 p.m., UFCW rep Laura Chapin confirmed via e-mail that nothing…
The movies teach us that there are good guys and bad guys — and then there are bad guys named Angel, as in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. But two new books by former Colorado prisoners trace wildly divergent paths through the thickets of crime and punishment –…
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey is psyched. For the past several years, he’s been working with colleagues in the Denver Police Department’s crime lab, among others, to prove the efficacy of a method able to connect DNA not in law-enforcement databases to samples from family members of the scofflaw that…
Back again in our old “three Twits to follow” form for a special Holiday prep edition to get your burgeoning Twitter feed feeding you stuff you can use as the holiday season descends. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @Colorado_Moms: If it’s your first holiday away…
We call this feature “Denver Blogs” for a reason. Check out these blogs from Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Kate Redding reports that the insurance lobby is promising to fight any legislation “that would force insurers to offer individual plans that would cover maternity care.” Celibate good times, come on! David…
Next Thursday, just as you’re waking up from your turkey-induced coma and reaching for your fourth piece of pie, the Broncos will welcome the New York Giants into their homes and then try to slaughter them. (Just like the pilgrims! How fitting!) But while the Broncos are surely glad to…
At 6 p.m. tonight, the Fort Collins city council will consider an emergency ordinance to place a moratorium “upon the acceptance of applications for the issuance of licenses or permits related to businesses that seek to dispense medical marijuana.” This action concerns Terri Lynn, a caregiver who operates as a…
Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue Lego Systems moose-hunting snowmobile helicopter… Assembly required. Choking hazard…
Allen Iverson stands as proof that Denver brings out the best in people. When he was in Philadelphia, he was clearly a brilliant talent, but he could also be cranky and petulant, as demonstrated in this classic news-conference meltdown about missing a practice. Denver fans were braced for more of…
